By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve launched a high-risk effort Wednesday to tame the worst inflation since the early 1980s, raising its benchmark short-term interest rate and signaling up to six additional rate hikes this year. The Fed’s quarter-point hike in its key rate, which it had pinned near zero since the…
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If you’re a craft beer lover like me, then you already know the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival that takes over the Anaheim theme park for the next six weeks leaves the most important part of the annual event out of the name: Beer. Fortunately for beer nuts, the foodie festival that runs…
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The Henry and Renee Segerstrom Concert Hall hosted young, dare we say up-and-coming, musicians for a special concert this week. The music programs of the Irvine Unified School District were center stage during the Donald Bren Honors Concert, typically held annually until the pandemic forced a two-year hiatus. Stephen Tucker, of the UCI Symphony Orchestra,…
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Unvaccinated players on the Yankees and Mets are covered by the same private sector employer mandate that is keeping Kyrie Irving off the court in Brooklyn, a City Hall spokesperson told the Daily News. Mayor Eric Adams repealed the Key2NYC vaccine mandate covering indoor spaces like gyms, dining and entertainment on Mar. 7. But Irving…
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Among the conspiracy theories that Samantha Markle allegedly floated about her famous half-sister, Meghan Markle, is the bizarre but long-simmering idea that the Duchess of Sussex faked her two pregnancies. That’s according to a new BuzzFeed News report, which shared screenshots of since-deleted tweets from one of Samantha Markle’s accounts, in which she allegedly joined…
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The official name and home stadium were announced in 2020. Last year came the building of the front office, the technical staff with Freya Coombe as the first coach, and the acquisition of Christen Press as the first player. As the calendar turned to 2022, the process of a building a roster has taken precedence.…
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The CDC is closely monitoring coronavirus levels in wastewater in the U.S. and has confirmed this week that in early March there was an increase in levels across areas of the country. This is despite a recent low of reported COVID cases. The CDC captures wastewater data for about 650 sewersheds, including those in Bay…
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The betting favorites in the NCAA Tournament are Gonzaga and Arizona. That’s not a misprint. It’s not a COVID year. It’s not an alternative universe. Two Western teams are the betting favorites to win the national championship for the first time since… we have no idea. Here’s the list of frontrunners, according to the oddsmakers…
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By Raeedah Wahid | Bloomberg U.S. homebuilder sentiment fell in March to a six-month low as labor and supply constraints, along with rising mortgage rates, undermined sales prospects. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo gauge decreased to 79 from a revised 81 in February, figures showed Wednesday. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey…
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Paradise lost is paradise refound for those dreaming of a Hawaiian vacation by sea. The end of a near-two-year ban on large cruise ships means that air travel is no longer the only way to reach this tropical treasure. And none too soon, apparently. Hawaii’s economy is so dependent on tourism, even the arrival of…
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