BOVINA, Miss. (AP) — Seven people are dead and dozens have been injured in Mississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20. The Mississippi Highway Patrol said six passengers were declared dead at the scene early Saturday and another died at a hospital. Thirty-seven passengers were taken to hospitals with injuries. The bus was…… MORE
Border Arrests Are Expected to Rise Slightly in August, But Are Hovering Near 4-Year Lows
SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. authorities say arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico during August are expected to rise slightly from July. That would possibly end a streak of five straight monthly declines but the numbers are hovering near four-year lows. Two U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials tell The Associated Press that they…… MORE
Polio Vaccine Campaign Begins in Gaza a Day Before Fighting is Expected to Pause
JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says it has begun a multi-day campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus. Meanwhile, Israel’s military in a terse announcement says it has “located a number of bodies during combat” in Gaza, with no details, and it asks people not to…… MORE
Federal Reserve’s Favored Inflation Gauge Shows Price Pressures Easing as Rate Cuts Near
WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation measure closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained low last month, extending a trend of cooling price increases that clears the way for the Fed to start cutting its key interest rate next month for the first time in 4 1/2 years. Prices rose just 0.2% from June to July,…… MORE
Canadian Rail Union Files Lawsuits Challenging Back-To-Work Orders
The Teamsters union that represents workers at both of Canada’s largest freight railroads has filed the lawsuits it promised challenging the orders that forced employees back to work and got the trains moving again. The head of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference said Friday that “we are confident that the law is on our side,…… MORE