(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's path to interest rate cuts starting in September appeared to widen on Thursday, after a pair of government reports pointed to cooler inflation and signs of potential weakening in the labor market. U.S. producer prices advanced 2.6% in May from a year earlier, after rising...
Air India Plane Crash: Reactions From Across the World
(Reuters) - More than 200 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India's western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, authorities said. Here's what world leaders have said so far: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, On...
UN Nuclear Watchdog Says Iran in Breach of Obligations, Iran Announces Counter-Measures
VIENNA/DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's board of governors declared Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations on Thursday and Tehran announced counter-measures, as an Iranian official said a "friendly country" had warned it of a potential Israeli attack. U.S. and Iranian officials will hold a sixth round of...
This Charming Cherry Is Ready to Sweeten Your Life
Adorable Cherry is the sweetest 11-month-old kitty you’ll ever meet! Very vocal, she loves to cuddle and snuggle up for naps with her human. Always on the lookout for her foster mom, she meows lovingly and enjoys plenty of pets and affection. When she’s not cuddling, she can get a...
Life-Threatening Meals: Restaurants Would Identify Food Allergens for Diners Under This Proposed Law
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. If Kim Nickols eats dairy, peanuts or wheat, her blood pressure drops and she loses consciousness. When Amy Lewis touches shellfish, hives erupt on her body and her throat swells. And if Addie Lao consumes even small amounts...
Iran Threatens to Strike US Bases in Region if Military Conflict Arises
(DUBAI) (Reuters) -If nuclear negotiations fail and conflict arises with the United States, Iran will strike American bases in the region, Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said on Wednesday, days ahead of a planned sixth round of Iran-U.S. nuclear talks. "Some officials on the other side threaten conflict if negotiations don't...
Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades
The National Science Foundation, which funds much of the fundamental scientific research at American universities, is awarding new grants at the slowest pace in at least 35 years. The funding decreases touch virtually every area of science — extending far beyond the diversity programs and other "woke" targets that the...
Fresno Measure C Transportation Tax Talks Continue Amid Renewal Uncertainty
Potentially competing sales tax measures to fund future Fresno County transportation projects could merge — if continued negotiations are successful. Representatives of the government coalition behind Measure C are optimistic that they can work a deal with Transportation For All, a coalition of social justice groups. Both have differing ideas...
Judge Bars Trump Administration From Detaining Mahmoud Khalil
A federal judge on Wednesday barred the Trump administration from continuing to detain Mahmoud Khalil. However, the judge, Michael E. Farbiarz, paused his own order, saying that it would not go into effect until 9:30 a.m. Friday, which would allow the administration to appeal. Khalil, whose wife and infant son...
Is a Waxed Apple ‘Ultra-Processed?’ CA Bill Could Trigger a Lawsuit Barrage
A new California bill could pit farmers and food processors against state legislators as one lobbyist says it opens up a new field of class-action lawsuits similar to Proposition 65. Assembly Bill 1264 from Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) would require the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to define "particularly...