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Month: December 2019

Fed leaves rates steady and signals a pause in 2020

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its December meeting on Wednesday, halting a series of rate cuts that lifted markets and countered recession fears amid ongoing trade uncertainty. Policymakers unanimously agreed to leave rates hovering between 1.5% and 1.75%, describing the policy decision as “appropriate” to help prolong the nation’s economic expansion, now

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California fugitive arrested in Whitefish

Click here for updates on this story     WHITEFISH (KPAX TV) — A California woman who is wanted for attempted murder and attempted child abduction was arrested in Whitefish early Wednesday morning. Dr. Theresa Lynn Colosi, 55, of San Jose was taken into custody by the Whitefish Police Department and members of the Northwest Drug Task

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City truck slides into lake

Click here for updates on this story     Chicago (WBBM) — A Chicago Park District truck slid off the Lake Shore Drive bike path into Lake Michigan near Oak Street Beach just before 7:15 a.m. According to police, two city employees were able to get out of the pickup truck before it went into the water.

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CIDH recomienda una investigación internacional de “graves” violaciones de derechos humanos en Bolivia

(CNN Español) — La Comisión Interamericana de los Derechos Humanos concluyó que hubo graves violaciones a los derechos humanos durante la crisis política y social que desató informes de fraude electoral durante las elecciones generales de octubre y la renuncia del expresidente Evo Morales en noviembre. En un informe publicado el martes tras la visita

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¿Qué son los cargos de juicio político?

(CNN) — El proceso para tratar con un presidente u otro funcionario federal elegido que abusa de su cargo se detalla ampliamente en la Constitución de Estados Unidos. En el Artículo I de la Constitución, dice que la Cámara tendrá el poder exclusivo de juicio político y el Senado tendrá el poder exclusivo de juzgar

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Justice Department watchdog investigating possible FBI leaks to Giuliani in 2016

The Justice Department inspector general continues to investigate potential leaks by FBI officials in New York to President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani before the 2016 election. Inspector General Michael Horowitz told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that the investigation is ongoing, and is broader than just Giuliani, but suggested his team was

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