NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes are holding near their records Wednesday ahead of an announcement in the afternoon that's expected to kick off a series of cuts to interest rates meant to prevent a recession. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in midday trading and sitting 0.7% below its...
Instagram’s New Protections for Kids Don’t Go Far Enough
Opinion by Zeynep Tufekci on Sept. 17, 2024. Instagram just announced “sweeping” changes to how it handles minors’ accounts, a belated acknowledgment that a social platform that seeks to encourage engagement can have pernicious effects on children. Accounts whose owners self-identify as minors will now be private by default, stop...
Ukrainian Drones Strike a Major Military Depot in a Russian Town Northwest of Moscow
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian drones struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge fire and forcing some residents to evacuate, a Ukrainian official and Russian news reports said Wednesday. At least 13 people were injured, Russia's Health Ministry added. Zelenskyy's Plan for Ending...
Blake Snell Gets 12 Ks as Giants Blank Skidding Orioles
BALTIMORE — Blake Snell struck out 12 over six innings and allowed just one hit to carry the San Francisco Giants past the faltering Baltimore Orioles 10-0 on Tuesday night. The Orioles have lost seven of nine to fall four games behind the first-place Yankees in the AL East. Baltimore...
Longshoremen at Key US Ports Threatening to Strike Over Automation and Pay
Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1, a move that would shut down ports that handle about half the nation's cargo from ships. The International Longshoremen's Union is demanding significantly higher wages...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Makes Fresh Bid for Bail in Sex Trafficking and Conspiracy Case
NEW YORK — Lawyers for Sean "Diddy Combs asked a judge Wednesday to let him await his sex trafficking trial at his luxury home on an island near Miami Beach, rather than a grim federal jail in Brooklyn. Combs' lawyer planned to argue before the Manhattan judge that would preside...
What to Know About the Deadly Pager Explosions Targeting Hezbollah
NEW YORK — In what appears to be a sophisticated, remote attack, pagers used by hundreds of members of miliant group Hezbollah exploded almost simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria Tuesday, killing at least 12 people — including two children — and wounding thousands more. An American official said Israel briefed...
Jesús Sánchez Leads Marlins in Win Over Dodgers
MIAMI — Jesús Sánchez doubled twice and drove in three runs, and the Miami Marlins beat Shohei Ohtani and the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 11-9 on Tuesday night. Up Next Dodgers RHP Landon Knack (2-4, 3.70 ERA) will start the second game of the series against Marlins LHP Ryan...
South Korea and Japan Say North Korea Test-Fired Ballistic Missiles in Latest Military Display
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Wednesday test-fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern seas, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said, adding to its military demonstrations as tensions with Washington and neighbors escalate. The launches come days after North Korea offered a rare view into a secretive facility...
FBI Investigates Suspicious Packages Sent to Election Officials in More Than a Dozen States
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on Tuesday were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to or received by elections officials in more than a dozen states, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or that any of the...