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Powell says Federal Reserve can wait on any interest rate moves
The Federal Reserve can stay patient and wait to see how tariffs and other economic policies of the Trump administration play out before making any changes to interest rates, ...
City Council to mark 10 years of New Orleans smoking ban
NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — It’s hard to believe that it has been 10 years since smoking was banned in bars and casinos in New Orleans. We take a look at the effects of the smoking ban and work left to do ...
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen goes to El Salvador to push for Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen arrived in El Salvador Wednesday to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March ...
US imposes sanctions on a Chinese refinery accused of buying Iranian oil
The Treasury Department imposed sanctions Wednesday on a Chinese refinery accused of purchasing more than $1 billion worth of Iranian oil, saying the proceeds help finance both ...
Pelicans name Joe Dumars Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations
NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — The New Orleans Pelicans have named Joe Dumars its new Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations. The team made the official announcement on Wednesday, April 16. Dumars ...
How did the UK Supreme Court define a woman and what happens now?
In a judgment with far-reaching implications, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a woman is someone born biologically female and that transgender women are excluded from ...
Nate Bargatze will host the 2025 Emmy Awards
Stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze will host the 77th Emmy Awards, CBS announced Wednesday. One of the most popular stand-ups currently working, Bargatze will emcee the Sept. 14 ...
Israel says it will keep troops in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely. What does that mean?
The Israeli defense minister says his country’s troops will stay in “security zones” in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria ...
Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating deportation order
A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes ...
In ‘The Wedding Banquet,’ a queer landmark is reborn for today
The filmmaker Andrew Ahn grew up in what he calls “a Blockbuster Video family.” They would rent three or four movies every ...
Boasberg moves to hold Trump administration in contempt over deportation flights
A federal judge Wednesday found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt for willfully disobeying his order to immediately halt deportations under the rarely used Alien ...
New Orleans Pelicans tap Joe Dumars to lead basketball operations
The New Orleans Pelicans have hired Joe Dumars — a former NBA champion as both a player and an executive with the Detroit Pistons — as their executive vice president of ...