5 things to watch for in Tuesday’s Georgia Senate race

CNN — The final drama of the 2022 midterm elections comes to a head in Georgia on Tuesday, as voters in Peach State – for the second time in as many years – voted in a US Senate runoff high stakes. Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock was the leading voter in the November general election, ahead … Read more

Hawaii Volcano: State Activates National Guard As Mauna Loa Lava Slowly Closes In On Critical Highway

CNN — Officials in Hawaii have activated the state National Guard to help respond to the eruption of Mauna Loa, whose lava has been oozing steadily toward a critical highway for days. The lava fountains that erupted from the volcano over the past week pose no threat to communities or property, officials said. Still, the … Read more

Chinese President Xi to visit Saudi Arabia, sources say, amid frayed US ties

CNN — Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for a two-day state visit amid high tensions between the United States and the two countries, according to a source familiar with the trip, an Arab diplomatic source and two senior Arab officials. officials. Xi’s trip to Riyadh will include … Read more

Stock futures are up slightly as fears grow over upcoming interest rate hikes

Stock futures traded lightly late Monday as investors tried to shake off the previous session’s selloff. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 35 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures both gained 0.1%. Monday’s close marked a negative start to the trading week. The Nasdaq Composite led the charge lower, shedding 1.93% to end … Read more

Stock futures are up slightly as fears grow over upcoming interest rate hikes

Stock futures are trading nearly flat on Monday night as investors tried to shake off the previous session’s selloff. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 52 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures both gained 0.1%. Monday’s close marked a negative start to the trading week. The Nasdaq Composite led the charge lower, shedding … Read more

Supreme Court takes on Biden’s student loan plan

Student loan holders participate in a protest outside the White House staff entrance to demand that President Biden forgive student loan debt. Countess Jemal | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images The fate of the Biden administration’s sweeping student loan forgiveness plan now rests with the Supreme Court. This may be bad news for borrowers, … Read more

Atatiana Jefferson: Ex-Fort Worth police officer didn’t see gun in hand before shooting, prosecutor says

CNN — The former Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson, 28, in her own home in 2019 didn’t see her holding a gun in the split second before shooting her through a window rear, prosecutors said in their opening statements. murder trial on Monday. “It’s not a circumstance where they’re looking down … Read more