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S&P 500 jumps 2% Wednesday; best day in 7 weeks

Stocks on Wall Street soared to their first gain in more than a week as some calm returns to financial markets around the world.

Oath Keepers leader’s Jan. 6 sedition trial begins

Stewart Rhodes and the others are the first Jan. 6 defendants charged with the rare Civil War-era offense.

Hurricane Ian nears Cuba on path to strike Florida as Cat 4

Tampa and St. Petersburg appeared to be the among the most likely targets for their first direct hit by a major hurricane since 1921.

EU splits on response to Putin’s call-up; Ukraine says it shows weakness

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said he’s bracing for more Russian strikes on Ukraine’s electrical infrastructure, as the Kremlin seeks to ramp up the pressure on Ukraine and its Western backers as the weather gets colder.

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Ian strengthens, poses major threat to Florida; Fiona hits Canada

Gov. DeSantis had initially issued the emergency order for two dozen counties, but expanded the warning to the entire state, urging residents to prepare for a storm that could lash large swaths of Florida.

Rare sedition charge: Trial to show Oath Keepers’ road to Jan. 6

Court documents in the case paint a picture of a group so determined to overturn Joe Biden’s victory that some members were prepared to lose their lives to do so.

Dow hits 2022 low as markets sell off on recession fears

Stocks fell sharply worldwide Friday on worries an already slowing global economy could fall into recession as central banks raise the pressure with additional interest rate hikes.

Court lifts hold on seized records from Mar-a-Lago

The ruling from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit amounts to an overwhelming victory for the Justice Department.

Nevadan accused of 1972 Hawaii killing fighting extradition

Tudor Chirila, 77, said he was unlawfully arrested at a Reno hospital after police forced him to provide a DNA sample related to a Honolulu murder.

Fed escalates its inflation fight with another big rate hike

The Fed’s move boosted its benchmark short-term rate, which affects many consumer and business loans, to a range of 3% to 3.25%, the highest level since early 2008.

 
Trump, 3 children sued by NY AG alleging business fraud

Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit is the culmination of the Democrat’s three-year civil investigation of Trump and the Trump Organization.

$250M stolen from food program during pandemic, feds say

“This $250 million is the floor,” Andy Luger, the U.S. attorney for Minnesota, said at a news conference. “Our investigation continues.”

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