Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials

Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors July 29, 2023, 5:23 PM ET • 3 min read LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges … Read more

Stock market today: Wall Street returns to rallying following reports on profits and inflation | Nation

Stock market today: Wall Street returns to rallying following reports on profits and inflation | Nation

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s rally got back on track Friday following more encouraging profit reports and the latest signal that inflation is loosening its chokehold on the economy. The S&P 500 rose 1% to its highest close in more than 15 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 176 points, or 0.5% after … Read more

US price and wage increases slow further in the latest signs of cooling inflation

US price and wage increases slow further in the latest signs of cooling inflation

WASHINGTON — Signs that inflation pressures in the United States are steadily easing emerged Friday in reports that consumer prices rose in June at their slowest pace in more than two years and that wage growth cooled last quarter. Together, the figures provided the latest signs that the Federal Reserve’s drive to tame inflation may … Read more

Stock market today: Wall Street’s rally runs out of gas as bond yields jump | Associated Press

Stock market today: Wall Street’s rally runs out of gas as bond yields jump | Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell Thursday, taking some air out of Wall Street’s big recent rally, despite fatter-than-expected profit reports from big companies and the latest signals of a resilient economy. The S&P 500 sank 29.34, or 0.6%, to 4,537.41 after touching its highest level in nearly 16 months during the morning. The Dow … Read more

A fire damages the building that houses the Kentucky Sen’s office. randpaul

A fire damages the building that houses the Kentucky Sen’s office.  randpaul

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — A fire caused heavy damage Friday morning to a building that houses the Kentucky Sen’s Bowling Green office. Rand Paul and a local law firm. Fire crews were called to the State Street building around 2 a.m. Friday and discovered a massive fire that required additional units, Bowling Green Fire … Read more

Suspected drug lord wanted in the Netherlands arrested in Colombia

Suspected drug lord wanted in the Netherlands arrested in Colombia

European Union police agency Europol says Colombian law enforcement has arrested a suspected drug lord wanted in the Netherlands July 20, 2023, 6:13 a.m. ET • 2 minute read THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A suspected drug lord wanted in the Netherlands for his alleged involvement with cocaine and methamphetamine has been arrested in Colombia, European … Read more

Phoenix sweltered from heat that will break record for US cities

Phoenix sweltered from heat that will break record for US cities

PHOENIX (AP) — A dangerous 19th straight day of scorching heat in Phoenix set a record for U.S. cities Tuesday, confined many residents to air-conditioned safety and turned the usually vibrant metropolis into a ghost town. The city’s record streak of 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) or more stood out even amid sweltering temperatures across … Read more

How extreme heat takes a toll on the mind and body, according to experts

How extreme heat takes a toll on the mind and body, according to experts

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Southwestern U.S. is bracing for another week of blistering temperatures, with forecasters on Monday extending an excessive heat warning through the weekend for Arizona’s most populated area, and alerting residents in parts of Nevada and New Mexico to stay indoors. The metro Phoenix area is on track to tie or to … Read more