Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Wisconsin school shooter used only 1 of 2 handguns on her, police chief says

Police tape is seen outside the Abundant Life Christian School following a shooting.

The shooter at a religious school in Wisconsin had two handguns with her but used only one in the attack that killed a teacher and a student and wounded six others, the city's police chief told The Associated Press on Wednesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/wisconsin-school-shooting-1.7414506?cmp=rss

U.S. Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by another quarter point

A man wearing glasses stands at a podium with an American flag on display behind him.

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point — its third cut this year — but also signalled that it expects to reduce rates next year more slowly than previously thought, with inflation still well above the central bank's two per cent target.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/fed-cuts-rates-dec-18-1.7414148?cmp=rss

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok bid to halt ban

A TikTok logo is pictured on the U.S. and Chinese flags in this illustration.

The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Wednesday to hear a bid by TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance to block a law intended to force the sale of the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face a ban on national security grounds.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tiktok-ban-us-court-bytedance-1.7414016?cmp=rss

Caitlin Clark's No. 22 jersey to be retired by the University of Iowa

Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates after beating the LSU Tigers 94-87 in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament at MVP Arena on April 1, 2024 in Albany, New York.

No Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball player will wear Caitlin Clark's No. 22 again as it will be retired in a ceremony Feb. 2 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the Iowa athletic department announced Wednesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/caitlin-clark-number-retirement-university-of-iowa-1.7413897?cmp=rss