The US supreme court decided to uphold a 30-year-old federal law prohibiting subjects of domestic violence restraining orders (DVROs) from possessing guns. In Friday’s eight-to-one decision, justices – except Clarence Thomas – agreed that Zackey Rahimi’s constitutional rights were not violated when his guns were confiscated following a lengthy history of gun crimes and abuse […]
High voltage power lines run along the electrical power grid on May 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. The U.S. Senate approved three of President Joe Biden’s nominees to serve on the nation’s top energy regulatory panel this week. Industry, renewable power and environmental groups cheered the vote on the new members of the […]
The Federal Reserve rate-cut outlook may have just dodged a bullet as annual CPI revisions showed core inflation came down in the second half of 2023 as fast as earlier data showed. After the data, S&P 500 futures pointed higher in early stock market action, after closing Thursday at a new record high. X CPI […]
By James Oliphant EPPING, New Hampshire (Reuters) – At a campaign event in eastern New Hampshire, last week, Melinda Tourangeau was wearing a Nikki Haley button on her lapel and a broad smile on her face. Tourangeau, 57, said she would be thrilled to cast a vote for Haley in Tuesday’s Republican primary. Just as […]
The Biden administration sees Israel’s withdrawal of thousands of troops from Gaza as a sign it’s listening to Washington and shifting to lower-intensity military operations, per three U.S. officials, though the transition is going slower than the U.S. would like. The Israeli military confirmed on Monday that it was beginning to withdraw five brigades from […]