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Fed's favored inflation gauge shows cooling price pressures, clearing way for more rate cuts 09/27/2024 01:31pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure on Friday provided the latest sign that price pressures are easing, a trend that is expected to fuel further Fed interest rate cuts this year and next. Prices rose just 0.1% from July to August, the Commerce Department said, down Chappell Roan drops out of All Things Go music festival: 'Things have gotten overwhelming' 09/27/2024 01:07pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Chappell Roan, the breakout pop star who has publicly grappled with her rising fame in recent weeks, has dropped out of this weekend's All Things Go music festival. ���I apologize to people who have been waiting to see me in NYC & DC this weekend at All Things Go, but I am unab Xfinity Series playoffs set to open this weekend at Kansas with van Gisbergen studying the rules 09/27/2024 01:07pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� Welcome to the Xfinity Series playoffs, Shane van Gisbergen. Now here���s a copy of how the system works, so study up. The New Zealand driving sensation ��� who won the first Cup Series race he ever entered with a victory last year on the street course in Chicago ��� has run After 20 years and a move to Berlin, Xiu Xiu is still making music for outsiders 09/27/2024 10:34am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Since its inception more than two decades ago, the experimental rock band Xiu Xiu has danced between extremes. They���ve made music ��� drenched in synthesizers, breathy vocals and distorted guitar ��� that is somehow both cacophonous and beautiful, frightening yet poignant, ava Boo! Opening night of popular Field of Screams delayed over Montgomery Co. permit issues 09/27/2024 08:52am • For over two decades, the popular Field of Screams Maryland at the Olney Boys and Girls Club has been hailed as a Hollywood-caliber haunted attraction. But Friday's scheduled opening night has been canceled, amid a yearslong permit dispute with Montgomery County. WTOP takes an exclusive look at what Trump favors huge new tariffs. What are they, and how do they work? 09/27/2024 06:12am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Donald Trump has identified what he sees as an all-purpose fix for what ails America: Slap huge new tariffs on foreign goods entering the United States. The former president and current Republican nominee asserts that tariffs ��� basically import taxes ��� will create more factor Richmond Fed president urges caution on interest rate cuts because inflation isn't defeated 09/27/2024 06:00am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The president of the Federal Reserve's Richmond branch says he supports reducing the central bank's key interest rate ���somewhat��� from its current level but isn't yet ready for the Fed to fully take its foot off the economy's brakes. In an interview Thursday with The Associat Tropical Weather Latest: Helene makes landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in northwestern Florida 09/26/2024 11:56pm • Fast-moving Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida's northwestern coast as a Category 4 storm Thursday evening, threatening a ���catastrophic��� storm surge as well as damaging winds, rains and flash floods hundreds of miles inland across much of the southeastern U.S., foreca Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane 09/26/2024 11:56pm • CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) ��� Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters warned that the enormous system could create a ���nightmare��� storm surge and bring dangerous winds and rain across much of the southeastern U.S. The National Hurr Argentina's poverty rate spikes in first 6 months of President Milei's shock therapy 09/26/2024 09:46pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� Argentina's poverty rate jumped from almost 42% to 53% during the first six months of Javier Milei' s presidency, the statistics agency reported Thursday, a steep rise reflecting the pain of the country's most intense austerity program in recent memory. The governme 7 Clever Ways to Track Your Money Goals 09/26/2024 08:00pm • Whether it's saving for a new car or boosting your bottom line, it's easy to set money goals. Reaching them is the hard part. However, tracking your progress can provide much-needed motivation. There are many ways to keep moving toward your money goals, from the latest apps to old-school spreadsheet 10 Legit and Easy Ways to Get Free Money 09/26/2024 08:00pm • Trying to pay bills and build savings with limited funds is an all too common dilemma. Sometimes there's just not enough money to go around. A 2024 Pymnts report found that 62% of consumers lived paycheck to paycheck, including 36% of those with annual earnings of more than $200,000. To relieve that Guaranteed Income Strategies for Retirement 09/26/2024 08:00pm • Those entering their golden years often get a nasty surprise: They don't have enough money to live like they did in their working years. Even retirees with the best intentions fail to prioritize guaranteed income, which can lead to cash shortages. If that sounds like you, you're not alone. According Memphis man gets life sentence for killing rapper Young Dolph 09/26/2024 06:24pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ��� Justin Johnson was found guilty of murder in the death of rapper Young Dolph on Thursday after the jury heard testimony from a co-defendant that the killing was part of a feud between rival record labels. Jurors deliberated for just under four hours before finding Johnson gui Unable to defend their NBA title, Nuggets duo Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic ready to lead new quest 09/26/2024 06:05pm • DENVER (AP) ��� A couple of things gleaned from Thursday's media day for the Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic can grow a first-rate beard/goatee, Jamal Murray has aspirations to be an MMA fighter and Aaron Gordon held one impressive yard sale this summer as he cleaned out his closet. Oh, and that not de