Fed cuts benchmark rate by quarter-point

The Federal Reserve cut a key policy rate by quarter-point, the first reduction in decade, to guard against ‘uncertainties.’

R. Kelly lawyers barred from talking about new evidence

A federal judge in Chicago on Wednesday barred attorneys from divulging new evidence in R. Kelly’s child pornography case, saying he wants to ensure the celebrity case isn’t tried in the media.

Biden likely focus of attacks in debate round 2 for Dems tonight

Joe Biden has read all the modifiers in front of his front-runner status: shaky, fragile, vulnerable. He’ll try to leave the debate stage tonight with a more positive adjective attached to his name.

Broadway producer Hal Prince, winner of 21 Tony Awards, dead at 91

Harold Prince, a Broadway director and producer who pushed the boundaries of musical theater with such groundbreaking shows as “The Phantom of the Opera,” ”Cabaret,” ”Company” and “Sweeney Todd” and won a staggering 21 Tony Awards, has died. Prince was 91.

 
Bloody car, Walmart vest lead to suspect in Georgia machete attack

Police say a machete-wielding man accused of attacking a customer in a gas station parking lot was apprehended after he left his Walmart employee vest and name badge behind, and blood stains were later found on his car.

Ohio woman, 79, sentenced to jail for feeding stray cats

A judge wants to take a second look at a 10-day jail sentence given to a 79-year-old woman for refusing to stop feeding stray cats in her suburban Cleveland neighborhood.

Children among 32 killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan

A roadside bomb tore through a bus in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 32 people, including children, a provincial official said.

N. Korea fires 2 missiles in 2nd test this week, Seoul says

North Korea conducted its second weapons test in less than a week Wednesday, experts saying it was aiming to boost pressure on the U.S. as the rivals struggle to set up fresh nuclear talks.

Aces coach Laimbeer surprised by ‘Land of Lost’ co-stars

Before he played for the Detroit Pistons and then went on to be a successful WNBA coach, Bill Laimbeer spent a season playing a Sleestak on the hit television show ‘Land of the Lost.’

US to set up plan allowing prescription meds from Canada

The Trump administration is working on a plan that would allow Americans to import lower-priced prescription drugs from Canada, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says.

 
Baby Cakes top Aviators on Alvarez hit

Eddy Alvarez’s two-run single in the eighth inning carried the New Orleans Baby Cakes to an 8-7 Pacific Coast League victory over the Aviators on Tuesday night before 7,683 at Las Vegas Ballpark.

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