/npr-news NPR °µşÚ±¬ÁĎ en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 21:48:48 GMT /npr-news/2024-09-18/here-are-4-ways-the-federal-reserves-big-rate-cut-could-change-the-housing-market Here's a look at what the Federal Reserve's rate cut will mean for those looking to buy — or sell — a home. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 21:48:48 GMT /npr-news/2024-09-18/here-are-4-ways-the-federal-reserves-big-rate-cut-could-change-the-housing-market Laurel Wamsley /npr-news/2024-09-18/harvey-weinstein-pleads-not-guilty-to-new-sex-crime-charge-in-new-york Prosecutors revealed last week that Weinstein had been indicted on additional sex crime charges that weren’t part of the case that led to his now-overturned 2020 conviction. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 20:05:13 GMT /npr-news/2024-09-18/harvey-weinstein-pleads-not-guilty-to-new-sex-crime-charge-in-new-york The Associated Press /npr-news/2024-09-18/in-kashmir-voting-begins-in-first-local-elections-since-india-revoked-autonomy In Indian-controlled Kashmir, residents are voting in elections that some hope will lead to restoration of the territory's statehood, which ended when it became a federally governed territory in 2019. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:43:43 GMT /npr-news/2024-09-18/in-kashmir-voting-begins-in-first-local-elections-since-india-revoked-autonomy Omkar Khandekar, Diaa Hadid /npr-news/2024-09-18/in-break-with-tradition-the-teamsters-will-not-endorse-a-presidential-candidate The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a union of 1.3 million workers, will not endorse Vice President Harris or former President Donald Trump for president, after decades of backing Democrats. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:20:58 GMT /npr-news/2024-09-18/in-break-with-tradition-the-teamsters-will-not-endorse-a-presidential-candidate Don Gonyea, Lexie Schapitl /npr-news/2024-09-18/jd-souther-who-collaborated-on-heartache-tonight-and-other-eagles-hits-dies-at-78 Souther was a prolific songwriter and musician who helped shape the country-rock sound that took root in Southern California in the 1970s with his collaborations with the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:28:26 GMT /npr-news/2024-09-18/jd-souther-who-collaborated-on-heartache-tonight-and-other-eagles-hits-dies-at-78 The Associated Press /npr-news/2024-09-18/another-wave-of-blasts-hits-lebanon-as-hezbollah-reels-from-pager-explosions Following Tuesday's stunning attack via pagers, Lebanon was hit by another deadly wave of exploding communications devices on Wednesday. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:15:41 GMT /npr-news/2024-09-18/another-wave-of-blasts-hits-lebanon-as-hezbollah-reels-from-pager-explosions Jawad Rizkallah, Daniel Estrin /npr-news/2024-09-18/the-federal-reserve-starts-cutting-interest-rates-in-a-big-moment-for-the-economy The Federal Reserve moved aggressively Wednesday to start cutting interest rates as easing inflation fears gives way to concern about the job market. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:06:22 GMT /npr-news/2024-09-18/the-federal-reserve-starts-cutting-interest-rates-in-a-big-moment-for-the-economy Scott Horsley /npr-news/2024-09-18/connie-chung-says-booze-and-bawdy-jokes-helped-her-break-into-journalisms-boys-club In a new memoir, Chung reflects on the decades she spent covering the news, her marriage to Maury Povich and the prominent figures who acted inappropriately with her — including President Carter. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:05:52 GMT /npr-news/2024-09-18/connie-chung-says-booze-and-bawdy-jokes-helped-her-break-into-journalisms-boys-club Tonya Mosley /npr-news/2024-09-18/u-s-sues-dali-ship-owner-and-operator-for-100-million-over-baltimore-bridge-collapse “The ship’s owner and manager … sent an ill-prepared crew on an abjectly unseaworthy vessel to navigate the United States’ waterways,” the Justice Department says in its new civil claim. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:08:47 GMT /npr-news/2024-09-18/u-s-sues-dali-ship-owner-and-operator-for-100-million-over-baltimore-bridge-collapse Bill Chappell /npr-news/2024-09-18/a-bookstore-too-controversial-for-china-finds-home-in-d-c This Shanghai bookstore, now in D.C., was revived by its owner, who hopes to create a space for open discussions in the diaspora community, where people can sit and read together. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:21:02 GMT /npr-news/2024-09-18/a-bookstore-too-controversial-for-china-finds-home-in-d-c Majd Al-Waheidi