Federal Reserve raises interest rates by a quarter point

The Federal Reserve is raising its key interest rate by 0.25% –their ninth consecutive rate hike — to fight against inflation while warning that the series of historic bank collapses could weigh negatively on the economy. The latest 12-month inflation data came in at 6% for February, which was slightly lower than January’s 6.4% level, …

LA Clippers’ Paul George to be reevaluated in 2-3 weeks after sprained knee injury

The Los Angeles Clippers announced Wednesday that star forward Paul George was diagnosed with a sprained right knee that will force him at least 2-3 weeks. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the injury will force George to miss at least the rest of the Clippers’ nine remaining regular-season games. George left Tuesday’s game after colliding with …

Pro Bowl linebacker Denzel Perryman signs one-year deal with Houston Texans

According to NFL Media, Pro Bowl linebacker Denzel Perryman has signed a one-year contract with the Houston Texans. The move comes one day after the Texans agreed to terms with Pro Bowl linebacker Cory Littleton. The 30-year-old Perryman played the last two seasons in Las Vegas, earning his first Pro Bowl nod in 2021. Despite …

Miranda Lambert to hold three signings for her new book ‘Y’ALL EAT YET?’

Miranda Lambert has announced a trio of book signing events as she prepares for the April 25 release of her first book, “Y’all Eat Yet? Welcome to the Pretty B*tchin’ Kitchen,” written together with Holly Gleason. The book signings will kick-off in New York City on release day, April 25, where Lambert will visit the 5th …

Megan Moroney to launch fall 2023 ‘The Lucky Tour’

Megan Moroney has announced her North American ‘The Lucky Tour,’ kicking-off this fall with her New York City debut at The Bowery Ballroom on September 20th.  The 22-date tour brings Moroney to major cities and iconic venues coast-to-coast including first-time stops as an in-demand headliner in Chicago (Joe’s on Weed St.), Los Angeles (Troubadour), New Braunfels, TX …

Mindy Kaling, Bruce Springsteen among those awarded National Medal of Arts by White House

Actress Mindy Kaling and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, singers Gladys Knight and Bruce Springsteen, and designer Vera Wang were among those honored at the White House for the 2021 National Humanities Medals and the National Medal of Arts ceremony.  The ceremony marks the first time President Joe Biden has presented awards at the White House since taking …

Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel to star in the film ‘Mother Mary’ for A24

Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel will star in ‘Mother Mary’, an “epic pop melodrama” from director David Lowery for A24 — the studio behind the Oscar-winning ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’ Lowery wrote the script for Mother Mary, which the studio describes as an “epic pop melodrama following a fictional musician (Hathaway) and her relationship …

Supreme Court rules in favor of deaf student suing Michigan school for not providing interpreters

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday for a a deaf student who sued his public school system for providing an inadequate education, a significant victory for other disabled students who allege they were failed by school officials. The attorneys for Miguel Luna Perez, who attended public school in Sturgis, Michigan, told the court that for …

Los Angeles school district shuts down as workers launch 3-day strike

The nation’s second-largest school district, based in Los Angeles, shut its doors to 422,000 students Tuesday in support of workers with the Service Employees International Union (“SEIU”) that launched a three-day strike over pay. More than 60,000 Los Angeles Unified School District employees – including school staff and teachers – made good on their promise …

Fairleigh Dickinson’s Tobin Anderson hired as head coach of Iona University

Iona University announced on Tuesday they have hired Fairleigh Dickinson’s Tobin Anderson as its new coach, less than a week after he led the 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson to an upset of No. 1 Purdue at the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament.  Anderson said in a news release: “I appreciate this tremendous opportunity from [athletic director] …