Watch live: Jerome Powell holds news conference after Federal Reserve raises interest rates
Watch live as Jerome Powell holds a news conference after the US Federal Reserve announced that it was to hike interest rates on Wednesday, 22 March.
Day: March 22, 2023
20 years after the U.S.-led invasion, what has changed in Iraq?
U.S. troops left in 2011 but returned as the country was gripped by sectarian bloodshed and the rise of ISIS, and Iraqis struggle to believe the nightmare is over.
Police post $20,000 reward in effort to solve 2018 killing of ex-NBA player’s dad
Officials announced a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the drive-by killing of the father of former NBA player Richard Jefferson four and a half years ago.
Conn. ex-city official gets prison for COVID-19 funds theft
A former Connecticut city employee has been sentenced to 13 months in prison for his role in the theft of more than $600,000 in federal coronavirus relief funding.
UK’s Boris Johnson denies he lied over ‘Partygate’ scandal
The former prime minister has denied lying about flaunting COVID-19 rules at 10 Downing Street during lockdown.
Locks of Beethoven’s hair reveal secret family history and health issues
Before composer Ludwig van Beethoven died on March 27, 1827, it was his wish that his ailments be studied and shared so “as far as possible at least the world will be reconciled to me after my death.”
Navy seeks $3.6 billion over 5 years for 64 hypersonic Conventional Prompt Strike rounds
A senior Navy officer recently said the budget is an “endorsement of the capability.”
Flurry of Russian missiles, drones strike Ukrainian residential buildings
Russia blasted an apartment block in Ukraine with missiles on Wednesday and swarmed cities with drone attacks overnight, in a display of force as Russian President Vladimir Putin bid farewell to his vis…
Tristyn Bailey’s family confronts classmate killer sentenced to life: ‘How long did she suffer?’
Tristyn, 13, was stabbed more than 100 times in May 2021 by her classmate Aiden Fucci, who is now 16