Month: March 2020

pabradyphoto/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve announced a surprise rate cut of half a percentage point on Tuesday in an effort to mitigate the economic impacts of the coronavirus outbreak on the U.S. economy. Despite that [Read More…]

stockcam/iStock(SEATTLE) — Amazon has removed more than 1 million products for misleading claims or price gouging amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, the company confirmed Tuesday. “There is no place for price gouging on Amazon,” a [Read More…]

Mod Quaint/iStock(NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York denied bail on Monday for Sarah Lawrence College dad Lawrence Ray, who is accused of sex trafficking, forced labor and extortion. Ray was arrested in [Read More…]

flukyfluky/iStock(DALLAS) — A stubborn structure that stood standing at an angle for days after a first-effort demolition job failed has finally hit the ground. The once dubbed “leaning tower of Dallas” collapsed on Monday. The [Read More…]

MattGush/iStock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Twenty-two people have been killed after devastating tornadoes ripped through Nashville and other areas of Tennessee early Tuesday, flattening homes, tossing airplanes and downing powerlines, according to the Tennessee Department of Health. [Read More…]

MattGush/iStock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Twenty-two people have been killed after devastating tornadoes ripped through Nashville and other areas of Tennessee early Tuesday, flattening homes, tossing airplanes and downing power lines, according to the Tennessee Department of [Read More…]

Kuzma/iStock(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — The son of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. has joined a chorus of calls to halt the execution of a man convicted of capital murder in the 2004 killings of [Read More…]

PamelaJoeMcFarlane/iStock(HOUSTON) — New students at the University of Houston could have their tuition fees waived if their families earn less than $65,000 per year. “By expanding our financial support program to reduce financial barriers, we [Read More…]

DNY59/iStock(NEW CANAAN, Conn.) — The murder case against Fotis Dulos ended Tuesday when a Connecticut judge granted a prosecution request to dismiss the charges, one month after his death. The defense objected and offered an [Read More…]