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Stock market today: Asian shares weaker ahead of Federal Reserve interest rate decision

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:33 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined in cautious trading Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s looming decision on interest rates.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dropped 1.1% in morning trading to 33,177.75. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.5% to 7,192.40. South Korea’s Kospi edged down 0.3% to 2,568.12. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng slipped 0.5% to 17,835.44, while the Shanghai Composite fell 0.3% to 3,116.98. The Fed is due to wrap up a two day meeting on Wednesday. Japan’s central bank will meet Thursday-Friday as observers speculate that it might gradually begin to adjust its longstanding negative interest rate policy. “Market sentiments remained in its usual wait-and-see ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week,” said Yeap Jun Rong, market analyst at IG. Monday on Wall Street, the S&P 500 edged up 0.1% to 4,453.53 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose less than 0.1% to 34,624,30. The Nasdaq composite added less than 0.1% to...

Powerball: Numbers drawn for $638 million jackpot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:33 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — Check your tickets: the numbers are in for the third-largest Powerball jackpot of the year. The winning numbers drawn on Monday, September 18, were: 2, 21, 26, 40, 42, and red Powerball 9. The Power Play was 3X.Ahead of the drawing, Powerball officials estimated the jackpot to be $638 million, with a cash value of roughly $304.2 million. By the time of the drawing, the jackpot had grown slightly to $638.9 million. Didn’t hit the Powerball jackpot? Your ticket may still be a winner. Here’s how At that size, this jackpot ranks as the 10th-largest in Powerball. It's also the third-largest of 2023 — in February, there was a $754.6 million jackpot won by a ticket in Washington, and in July, a California ticket landed a $1.08 billion prize. Both of those prizes rank among the largest in the game's history. Here are the 10 largest Powerball jackpots on record:$2.04 billion: Nov. 7, 2022 (California)$1.586 billion: Jan. 13, 2016 (California, Florida, Tennessee)$1.08 billion: J...

Search continues for missing former NFL player as officers investigate mother's death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:33 GMT

MAYWOOD, Ill. — The search continues on Monday for a missing former NFL player whose mother was found dead in a creek in the western suburbs over the weekend.Authorities say they are searching for 35-year-old Sergio Brown, a Proviso East graduate who played in the NFL from 2010 to 2016 with the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts.Sergio was reported missing alongside his mother, Myrtle Brown, hours before she was found dead. Homicide investigation underway after mother of former-NFL player found dead in creek A new post appeared on an Instagram account that is believed to be run by Sergio on Monday. In the post, which was shared as a story, Brown makes vague statements regarding the FBI and Maywood police and claims that he thought his mother was on vacation.The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office reports that Myrtle Brown died in an assault and a homicide investigation into her death is underway."You just feel for the family, what they’re going through," Angel Rivera, a...

New York company moving headquarters to St. Louis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:33 GMT

OLIVETTE, Mo. – If you didn’t know better, it might seem like this more than 48,000-square-foot warehouse in Olivette is just another big building with a fresh paint job and not the new home of a company moving here from New York.“I always like fixing things up. I’m a tinkerer. I’m an inventor, so I love that kind of stuff anyway,” Jamie Siminoff, Latch’s Chief Strategy Officer and incoming CEO, said. “We found this great space and a great location, so it just kind of worked for us.”And if you didn’t know better, it might seem like Siminoff is just another entrepreneur, not the creator of the Ring Video Doorbell and incoming CEO of that New York company moving to St. Louis. Latch Inc. will soon be rebranded to Door.com and Door.com will be headquartered off of North Price Road beginning later this year.“We build locks for apartment buildings and then the software around it to run that better, and give a better resident experience for the people living there,” Siminoff said. Close ...

Moonlight Ramble canceled after chaos on St. Louis City streets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:33 GMT

ST. LOUIS – It’s been around for decades, but the Moonlight Ramble was canceled over the weekend due to safety concerns.The chaos unfolded near Market and 7th streets, drawing in not only cyclists, but a rowdy crowd of 4-wheeling riders in the downtown area while the late-evening bike ride was supposed to be taking place."I saw something this past Saturday night that I've heard about but never witnessed myself. And that was a large a number of young people on four-wheelers and smaller mini bikes with their lights off, basically raising Cane all through the streets," said Ed Rich, communications director at the Maplewood Richmond Heights School District.Rich has participated in the event for 16 years.Hundreds, if not thousands, of riders were expected to bike the 12-mile route, beginning in The Grove and going downtown toward the riverfront before looping back around to Manchester.This year’s Moonlight Ramble looked a lot different. Cash bail system no longer available in Illinois ...

Metro East flood prevention action could lead to regional solutions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:33 GMT

CASEYVILLE, Ill. – There’s been flood prevention action taken in Southern Illinois following a FOX 2 series of investigations.It involves an abandoned railroad bridge over Little Canteen Creek in Caseyville. City Attorney Doug Stewart called it a bottleneck.“All of that water drains into this small little canal that is right here,” he said.The bridge clogged with debris in July 2022, leading to the flooding of an entire Caseyville neighborhood and the evacuation of a nursing home.The railroads did not respond to FOX 2 or the Village of Caseyville at the time. Viewer Scott Nauert reached out to the president of CSX.“I saw your story on air, and I forwarded the link to him on email, and he sent me a reply right back and says, we’re going to get right on it,” Nauert said.“It happened to be a professional contact of mine and happened to be the president of the company, and he’s doing a lot of good things, not only here but all over the CSX system.”Stewart added, “We do appreciate not on...

Shirley Washington to be honored at Mid-America Emmy Awards ceremony

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:33 GMT

ST. LOUIS - FOX 2 anchor Shirley Washington will be honored at the upcoming Mid-America Emmy Awards later this month as a recipient of the prestigious Silver Circle for her years of exemplary work in the field of broadcast journalism.The Silver Circle is bestowed on media professionals for 25 years of distinguished service to the television news industry.Shirley, a native St. Louisian, graduated from Roosevelt High School and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale with a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism. Cash bail system no longer available in Illinois starting today She joined KTVI in April 2007 after working at KDFW-TV, FOX 4 in Dallas, Texas; WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia; and WTVF-TV in Nashville, Tennessee.Shirley co-anchors the weeknight editions of FOX 2 News at 6 p.m and 10 p.m. She also reports and is co-creator and former host of the Pulse of St. Louis, a public affairs program that focuses on important issues in the St. Louis region.Other Silver Circle honorees include br...

ABC will air an additional 10 “Monday Night Football” games because of writers and actors strikes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:33 GMT

LOS ANGELES — ABC will be airing more “Monday Night Football” games than originally planned.An additional 10 games originally set to appear only on ESPN will be simulcast on ABC. The additional games will be on network television because of the ongoing strikes by the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents Disney, Netflix, Amazon and others.The strikes, which have been going on for months, have delayed most of the upcoming fall television season.When the NFL schedule was announced in May, ABC had four exclusive regular-season games — including Monday night’s matchup between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers — and five being part of an ESPN simulcast.Last Monday’s game between the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills averaged 22.6 million viewers on ESPN, ABC, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. New York’s 22-16 overtime...

Former Oakland police chief declares himself vindicated after report says firing should be “reversed”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:33 GMT

OAKLAND — Before former Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong was fired in February, an inquiry found that he had failed to hold a problem cop accountable and gave statements to outside investigators that lacked credibility.Now, a retired judge tasked with reviewing Armstrong’s appeal has concluded there was no basis for the fired ex-chief to face discipline.“The discipline imposed on Chief Armstrong should be reversed and removed from his personnel record,” states the report by retired Judge Maria Rivera, the author of a new confidential report obtained by this news organization.The report — first obtained by KQED — is non-binding, meaning it alone could not force Armstrong’s reinstatement as chief of the Oakland Police Department.But it could play a significant role in Armstrong legal and public efforts to clear his name, which continued Monday, when he publicly declared himself vindicated.“It really clearly says that I did not engage in policy violati...

Tony Jones Jr. scores twice, Saints’ defense shuts down Panthers’ Bryce Young in 20-17 win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:33 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tony Jones Jr. is making the most of his elevation from the Saints’ practice squad, while Chris Olave continues to make plays for unbeaten New Orleans.Jones ran for two touchdowns, rookie Blake Grupe kicked two field goals and the Saints beat the Carolina Panthers 20-17 on Monday night, improving to 2-0 for the first time since 2013.Jones replaced the injured Jamaal Williams late in the first half and ran for 34 yards on 12 carries.“It was awesome,” Saints coach Dennis Allen said. “He was great. We ran the ball effectively. I think we blocked it up front and he made the right cuts. You know, two touchdowns on the game. It was big for him and big for us.”The Saints’ defense did the rest, holding Panthers rookie Bryce Young to 153 yards passing in his home debut. New Orleans limited Carolina (0-2) to 239 yards and sacked Young, the top overall pick in the draft, four times.“They play hard and very physical,” Young said. “They know exactly where...