The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an all-time high Wednesday, surpassing 37,000 for the first time, after the Federal Reserve opted to hold interest rates steady once again and signaled the possibility of rate cuts next year. The Dow closed at 37,090, up 1.4 percent, as the central bank indicated that its nearly two-year campaign...
An ex-Louisiana officer accused of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights in a 2020 raid that led to her death will face a new trial, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. The news comes after a federal jury last month reached an impasse, forcing a mistrial in the case against Brett Hankison. On March 13, 2020, officers in Louisville, Ky.,...
One Marine died Tuesday in a tactical vehicle rollover at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., the service revealed Wednesday. The rollover of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle occurred around 6 p.m. local time during a training exercise, with 14 other Marines also in the vehicle at the time of the accident, according to a Marine...
New Mexico’s highest court is considering whether a 19th-century federal law allows local governments to ban abortion despite some of the most permissive state laws in the country. The state Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on a challenge from the state, which asked the justices to invalidate local laws passed by four conservative counties...
Pennsylvania's state Senate on Wednesday passed school-funding legislation that substantially increases school choice subsidies and creates a stipend for student teachers.