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[ad_1] What’s consumers’ relationship with the economy these days? It’s complicated. As last year drew to a close, inflation appeared to be heading decisively downward, consumer confidence was shooting higher, and many Americans’ wages were finally outpacing price increases. In the early months of 2024, those trends have been a …

[ad_1] Riley Strain’s mother and stepfather aren’t giving up hope that they will eventually find their 22-year-old son, who has been missing since March 8. “We’re still, you know, actively planning to bring Riley home with us,” Strain’s stepfather, Chris Whiteid, told NBC News in an interview Saturday, just over …

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[ad_1] The gunman accused of fatally shooting three people in Pennsylvania before fleeing to New Jersey is barricaded inside a home in Trenton with hostages, officials said. The suspected shooter, Andre Gordon, 26, allegedly shot and killed three people at two locations in Levittown, Pennsylvania. Police said he then carjacked …

[ad_1] Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest on Saturday, and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government. Gething, who is currently Welsh economy minister, narrowly beat Education Minister Jeremy Miles in a race to replace First Minister Mark Drakeford. Drakeford announced late …

[ad_1] GOLDEN, Colo. — A Colorado man who was placed on life support after he was bitten by his pet Gila monster died of complications from the desert lizard’s venom, an autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press on Friday confirmed. The report also found that heart and liver problems were significant …

[ad_1] A Southern California doctor who was convicted of strangling his wife and then calling 911 and saying she’d fallen down the stairs was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Friday, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said. E. Scott Sills, a fertility doctor, was convicted by a …

[ad_1] French officials who combat online hate are investigating racist attacks targeting the Mali-born French pop superstar Aya Nakamura, who was rumored to have been booked to perform at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics, the Paris prosecutor’s press office confirmed Friday. In recent days, Nakamura has faced an …

[ad_1] A blueberry grown in Australia has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the heaviest in the world. The golf-ball-sized berry, picked on Nov. 13 at a farm run by Costa Group in Corindi, Australia, came in at 20.4 grams, or 0.72 ounces, and measures more than an inch …

[ad_1] Homes were destroyed and damaged in Indiana and state police were assisting in search and rescue efforts in the city of Winchester, as a band of storms moved across the Midwest on Thursday, officials said. Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter said at a late night news conference that …