WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Friday defended the central bank’s extraordinary efforts to fight the Great Recession and said they might be needed again. Continue Reading Below During the recession, the Fed pushed short-term interest rates to zero. When the economy needed more help, it took the […]
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The international hunt for Russian fugitive Viktoria Nasyrova
Produced by Chris O’Connell and Jonathan Leach [This story first aired on Oct. 21, 2017] A glamorous seductress with a love for furs made an error while driving through Russia. It seems she forgot to hide the body of her alleged victim — whom she had in the front seat […]
Venezuela Maduro warns of repeat elections in states won by opposition
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro poses for a picture with new elected governors after a news conference at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela October 17, 2017. The placard reads, “Popular victory, 54%, we are joy, we are majority”. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins October 20, 2017 CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan state elections may […]
Alphabet balloon project to provide limited internet in Puerto Rico
A woman stands on an overturned refrigerator while trying to get a mobile phone signal in Toa Baja. REUTERS/Alvin Baez October 20, 2017 By David Shepardson (Reuters) – Experimental communications balloons provided by Alphabet Inc in collaboration with AT&T Inc will allow some of the carrier’s customers in storm-ravaged Puerto […]
Boy Scouts of America works with family to find new den for booted Cub Scout
The Boy Scouts of America has found a new unit for the 11-year-old boy who was booted from his den after engaging in a tense exchange with a Colorado state senator, the organization told ABC News in a statement. Ames Mayfield was kicked out of his den last week after […]
After Raqqa’s liberation, ‘a tough fight still lies ahead’ against ISIS
The liberation of Raqqa on Friday marked a historic end to the physical caliphate declared by ISIS in June of 2014. Syrian Democratic Forces, who fought for months to reclaim the city, celebrated in Naim Square this week — driving trucks and waving flags in the same place where ISIS […]
Senators ask Mattis for more information on Niger attack
After meeting separately with Secretary of Defense James Mattis, both Sens. Lindsey Graham and John McCain said the military should do more to keep members of Congress aware of its counterterrorism operations around the world. Sen. Graham told reporters that one of the open questions surrounding the ambush in Niger, […]
4 Tax Credits You’re Missing
Cutting your tax liability is an art. It requires creativity, commitment, and a long-term vision. Continue Reading Below Here’s a quick story to show you what I mean. Near the turn of the 20th century, a French postman named Ferdinand Cheval started collecting stones along his delivery route. Over the […]
Hawaii judge extends prohibition on Trump’s travel ban
The federal judge in Hawaii who stopped President Donald Trump’s travel ban from taking effect this week has extended the order. U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson on Friday converted the temporary restraining order to a preliminary injunction. The ban was was announced in September. It applied to travelers from Chad, […]
Body of man killed in oil and gas platform blast found
KENNER, La. – Authorities have found the body of a man who was killed during an explosion on an oil and gas platform in Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain. Continue Reading Below Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto said a helicopter spotted the body of 44-year-old Timothy Morrison on Friday afternoon. He said […]