BERLIN (AP) — Another 400,000 people formally left the Catholic Church in Germany last year, though the number was down from a record set in 2022 as church leaders struggle to put a long-running scandal over abuse by clergy behind them and tackle calls for reform, official figures showed Thursday. The German Bishops’ Conference said […]
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A wildfire scorched 23 acres of steep terrain at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve Extension on Tuesday, with firefighters contending with challenging conditions exacerbated by a civilian drone. San Diego Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Taj Capri said the drone, operated by an unidentified individual, jeopardized helicopter operations crucial to containing the […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday after China reported its factory output slowed in May, with the property market still deep in the doldrums. U.S. futures edged lower and oil prices fell. Shares fell 1.9% in Tokyo to 38,070.40 and in Seoul, the Kospi declined 0.5% to 2,744.63. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 […]
You might have heard that the sky is falling on the EV growth curve, but the reality is that more people are buying them than at any point before. That said, J.D. Power’s recent research found that EV market share will fall slightly in May, the first time since the organization started the study in […]
It now seems likely that Donald Trump will be able to run for president this year without having faced any legal penalties for his effort to overturn the last presidential election. To many of his supporters, of course, this outcome is just. But it is also striking. Most Americans believe that Trump committed serious crimes, […]
A 74-year-old Roy woman was hurt in a three-vehicle crash in south Thurston County Monday afternoon, according to Washington State Patrol. Two other drivers — a 58-year-old Olympia woman and a 47-year-old Centralia man — were not hurt, troopers say. About 2:10 p.m. Monday, the Roy woman was headed west on U.S. Highway 12 between […]
The latest Dublin Economic Monitor shows that despite positive movements in the labour market, overall business activity in the Capital slowed at the end of 2023. The Dublin S&P Global Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slowed to 51.9 in Q4, its lowest level of the year. This exceeded the 50 mark which separates expansion from contraction […]
The Republic’s domestic economy expanded by just 0.5 per cent last year, far below the 2.2 per cent expected by the Department of Finance following a continued fall in investment in the final quarter, official data showed on Friday. With Ireland’s large multinational sector often distorting gross domestic product (GDP), officials prefer to use modified […]
By volume, home sales in the Twin Cities metro area reached a 20-year high in 2021. Last year, they plunged to their lowest level since 2011. Single-family home sales dropped 20%, and even pricey but attractive new construction — once a hotspot of the housing market — dropped 3.9%. Overall, pending sales dropped 15% in […]
GM (GM) reported a top and bottom line beat for the fourth quarter, and issued 2024 full-year profit guidance that matched its initial forecast for 2023, as the company looks to shake off the effects of the UAW strike and recalibrate its electric vehicle rollout, which the company admits has “created some uncertainty.” For the […]
With the weather warming up and snow melting around Kansas City, many drivers are noticing potholes on roads and highways. One pothole in particular on Interstate 435 near the Truman Sports Complex Thursday caused cars to pull over on the highway, according to KC Scout cameras. The pothole on I-435 was fixed Thursday afternoon,said Brooke […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge cooled further last month even as the economy kept growing briskly, a trend sure to be welcomed at the White House as President Joe Biden seeks re-election in a race that could pivot on his economic stewardship. Friday’s government report showed that prices rose just 0.2% […]