American prisons are fast becoming the world’s worst nursing homes, increasingly filled with aging criminals who can barely walk, let alone commit another crime. The idea that we should lock up people ...

A 1.5% across-the-board budget cut mandated by the Kansas Legislature resulted in a $7.7 million reduction in state spending. The cuts affected 24 state agencies, with the largest cut at the ...

After eight straight months of holding interest rates steady, the Federal Reserve could finally be gearing up for a rate cut -- and that's big news for savers. Once the Fed starts lowering rates, ...

WASHINGTON — With the Federal Reserve widely expected Wednesday to reduce its key interest rate by a quarter-point to about 4.1%, economists and Wall Street investors will be looking for signals about ...

A quick poll of the Cosmopolitan office and straight-leg jeans are the uncontested winner when it comes to the team's go-to denim silhouette. Sure, the style might occasionally be overshadowed by ...

Crossing guards will soon return to posts around New London schools after the city council approved a plan to fund the positions, reversing budget cuts made by the Board of Education earlier this year ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -A board member of South Korea's central bank said on Thursday interest rates must be reduced to prop up economic growth, while being mindful of financial stability risks. "There is a ...

The economics team at Morgan Stanley have undergone quite a transformation of their thinking about the Fed. From expecting the Fed wouldn't cut rates in September, to predicting three cuts after Chair ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Federal Reserve widely expected Wednesday to reduce its key interest rate by a quarter-point to about 4.1%, economists and Wall Street investors will be looking for signals ...

For the first time since December 2024, the Federal Reserve decided to lower interest rates. It was a modest cut — interest rates will decrease by a quarter of a percentage point — but in announcing ...