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FILE - Several VISA and MASTER credit cards are shown in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

What a Federal Reserve rate cut means for your finances

12:42 PM on Wednesday, October 29

The Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point for the second time since September

Illinois deputy found guilty of murder in the shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 asking for help

12:30 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Illinois deputy found guilty of murder in the shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 asking for help

FILE - Packaging for AbbVie's biologic drug, Humira, is photographed in Houston, July 18, 2014. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Federal health officials push effort to spur cheaper biotech drugs

12:12 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Federal regulators are trying to make it easier to develop cheaper alternatives to powerful drugs that many Americans depend on to treat autoimmune diseases or cancers

Illinois congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh among 6 indicted for blocking ICE vehicle during Chicago-area protest

11:14 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Illinois congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh among 6 indicted for blocking ICE vehicle during Chicago-area protest

FILE - Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., poses for a portrait during an event at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, April 26, 2025, in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff gambles on shutdown to save health subsidies as reelection bid looms

11:12 AM on Wednesday, October 29

There may be no rank-and-file Democratic senator with more at stake from the federal government shutdown than Georgia’s Jon Ossoff

Federal Reserve cuts key rate for 2nd time this year as government shutdown clouds economic outlook

11:01 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Federal Reserve cuts key rate for 2nd time this year as government shutdown clouds economic outlook

FILE - A person reaches to plug in an electric vehicle at a charging station May 22, 2025, in the City of Commerce, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars

11:00 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Producing and manufacturing electric vehicles and their batteries uses a lot of energy, leading many to be skeptical about the environmental benefits of going electric

FILE - Bosnian Serb leader serving as the 8th President of the Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik speaks during a joint press conference with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto following their meeting in the latter's office in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 4, 2025. (Robert Hegedus/MTI via AP, FILE)

US lifts sanctions on separatist Bosnian Serb leader Dodik and his family

10:29 AM on Wednesday, October 29

The U.S. has lifted sanctions against separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik

FILE - Then-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes a phone call during the 14th Annual CUNY/Daily News Citizenship NOW! event, April 28, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)

British newspaper says it was duped by someone impersonating former NYC mayor Bill de Blasio

10:22 AM on Wednesday, October 29

The Times of London has apologized for running an article that falsely claimed ex-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had criticized current candidate Zohran Mamdani

FILE - The General Motors logo is seen at its headquarters in Detroit on April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

GM lays off 1,700 workers at plants in Michigan and Ohio amid slower EV demand

10:05 AM on Wednesday, October 29

General Motors is laying off about 1,700 workers across manufacturing sites in Michigan and Ohio, as the auto giant adjusts to slowing demand for electric vehicles

Russian mobsters sentenced to 25 years in prison for foiled plot to assassinate Iranian dissident journalist in New York

10:04 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Russian mobsters sentenced to 25 years in prison for foiled plot to assassinate Iranian dissident journalist in New York

Amer Ghalib appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on his pending nomination to be U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

He helped deliver Arab American support for Trump. Now his path to Mideast post faces GOP opposition

10:03 AM on Wednesday, October 29

President Donald Trump's nominee to be the U.S. ambassador to Kuwait is facing rejection by the Republican-controlled Senate

The death toll in a major police raid on a drug gang in Rio de Janeiro rises to 119, Brazilian police say

9:40 AM on Wednesday, October 29

The death toll in a major police raid on a drug gang in Rio de Janeiro rises to 119, Brazilian police say

Paris prosecutor says two suspects in the Louvre heist have ‘partially’ admitted participation in the theft

9:17 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Paris prosecutor says two suspects in the Louvre heist have ‘partially’ admitted participation in the theft

FILE - Producer David Ellison poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere at a central London cinema, on May 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Paramount to lay off 2,000 employees shortly after its merger with Skydance

9:12 AM on Wednesday, October 29

In long-awaited cuts just months after completing its $8 billion merger with Skydance, Paramount has begun layoffs set to impact about 2,000 employees

FILE- Servicemen run during the Steadfast Dart 2025 exercise, involving some 10,000 troops in three different countries from nine nations, representing the largest NATO operation planned this year, at a training range in Smardan, eastern Romania, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, file)

The US draws down troops on NATO's eastern flank as Europe frets about a security vacuum

5:35 AM on Wednesday, October 29

The U.S. confirms it will reduce its troop presence on NATO’s borders with Ukraine

FILE - Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., speaks during the Democratic National Convention Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Democrats needed a new approach on a key House committee. Then came the uproar over Jeffrey Epstein

4:40 AM on Wednesday, October 29

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee has sought to rally his committee as a center of Democratic messaging and response to the Trump administration's agenda

FILE - NCAA President Charlie Baker speaks during the Division I Business Session at the annual NCAA convention, Jan. 15, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

NCAA delays rule change permitting college athletes to bet on professional sports

4:51 PM on Tuesday, October 28

The NCAA is delaying a rule change that will allow athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports

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