Yellen Says US Economy on Track for ‘Soft Landing’

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday she believes the U.S. economy does not need further drastic monetary policy tightening to prevent inflation from being ingrained and was on track to achieve a “soft landing” with strong employment.[#item_full_content]

Russia’s Supreme Court bans LGBTQ+ activism, labeling it ‘extremist’

Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism on Thursday, the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country. Ruling in response to a lawsuit filed by the Justice Ministry, the court labeled what the suit called the LGBTQ+ “movement” operating in Russia as an extremist organization and […]

Warrant Issued for Bills’ Von Miller in Domestic Violence Case

Police in Dallas have issued an arrest warrant for Buffalo Bills’ star Von Miller in a domestic violence case involving his pregnant girlfriend, according to TV station WFAA. Sources told the news outlet that the warrant for Miller, 34, was for a charge of assaulting a…[#item_full_content]

Oklahoma Gov. Denies Death Row Inmate Appeal

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Thursday declined to spare the life of a man on death row who claimed self-defense in the shooting deaths of two men in Oklahoma City in 2001, denying clemency shortly after the man’s lethal injection had been scheduled to begin.[#item_full_content]