Monthly Archives: March, 2022
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Fed begins inflation fight with key rate hike, more to come
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.
Study: SUVs, pickups more likely to hit walkers than cars
Drivers of bigger vehicles such as pickup trucks and SUVs are more likely to hit pedestrians while making turns than drivers of cars, according to a new study.
EXPLAINER: Who’s a war criminal, and who gets to decide?
President Joe Biden on Wednesday flatly called Russia’s Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” for the unfolding onslaught in Ukraine, where hospitals and maternity wards have been bombed. But declaring someone a war criminal is not as simple as just saying the words. There are set definitions and processes for determining who’s a war criminal and how they should be punished.
Biden’s China ‘pivot’ complicated by Russia’s war in Ukraine
President Joe Biden set out to finally complete the “pivot to Asia,” a long sought adjustment of U.S. foreign policy to better reflect the rise of America’s most significant military and economic competitor: China.
Coronavirus Files: Florida closes curtain on pandemic as scientists warn of brain effects
Giving birth in America has been getting harder for years, but the pandemic has likely sped up the shuttering of maternity wards, writes Dylan Scott at Vox.
