Riot police have been deployed and roads blocked around key buildings in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, ahead of further protests expected on Thursday. Local TV stations have been showing empty streets in the central business district, with many security officers on patrol. It comes two days after 22 people reportedly lost their lives in protests […]
The Irish economy is expected to grow “in a robust fashion” in 2024 and 2025, according to the ESRI. In its latest quarter economic commentary, the institute says headline and underlying indicators suggest the economy will perform well over the coming months, driven by a “better-than-expected international outlook and robust domestic growth”. Modified domestic demand […]
With less than a week before the end of the fiscal year, legislative committees were in Trenton on Wednesday to advance a budget bill. The Assembly Budget Committee was scheduled to start at 2 p.m. – though it was later updated to 4:30 p.m. − and the Senate at 4 p.m., both were hours late […]
A thunderstorm rolled into northern Phoenix on Tuesday afternoon as the National Weather Service predicted rain and wind through the evening. At about 5:45 p.m., a dark cloud accompanied by dust approached the Valley near the I-17 and Anthem Way, as seen in a photo shared by the Arizona Department of Transportation on the social […]
Jun. 25—A woman is expected to survive injuries sustained in a vehicle accident that occurred on Kettleman Lane just west of Highway 99 on Sunday evening. Lodi Police Department officers responded to the report of a Lexus hitting a pedestrian at about 7:45 p.m. in front of the Denny’s restaurant at 701 E. Kettleman Lane. […]
ST. LOUIS — A heat advisory covers most of the region for today. The heat and humidity are well on their way to making today the hottest and most humid day of the year so far. Today’s high will reach 100 degrees in metro St. Louis, with a top heat index of 103 to 108. […]
Here are some of the companies that rank high on a screen of the semiconductor stocks most favored by analysts. – MarketWatch/iStockphoto Nvidia Corp. dominates coverage of the semiconductor industry, and this will continue as long as this company keeps blowing past even its own expectations for sales and profits each quarter. But there are […]
Above-average temperatures are coming to Colorado for the next month, according to the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center, and with them, a risk of heat-related illnesses. “Heat-related deaths have been increasing in the United States, with over 2,300 deaths across the country in 2023 alone. Last year during the warm season, 69 Larimer County […]
Topeka temperatures eclipsed the century mark Monday for the first time this year, during a summer that forecasters expect to be hotter than usual. The mercury topped out at 102 degrees and the heat index reached 109, said Kyle Poage, meteorologist for the National Weather Service office in Topeka. Monday’s top temperature fell just short […]
The National Weather Service of Pueblo announced Monday that wind gusts passed over the Oak Ridge Fire likely around 25 to 35 miles per hour and that they are forecasted to persist in the evening. NWS Pueblo stated on X, formerly Twitter, that “outflow from distant thunderstorms” would shift winds over the fire, starting around […]
Big U.S. lenders are expected to show they have ample capital to weather any renewed turmoil during this week’s Federal Reserve health checks, but will be conservative on investor payouts amid economic and regulatory uncertainties, analysts said. The central bank on Wednesday will release the results of its annual bank “stress tests” which assess how […]
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, managed to bridge its ideological divide in major rulings this month involving constitutional gun rights and access to the abortion pill, but that could change as the court heads into what may be the final week of […]