A lunar eclipse is visible over southern Louisiana. The lunar eclipse was visible throughout much of North and South America and part of Europe and Africa between Aug. 27-28. The Full Moon slipped through Earth’s shadow on Aug. 27, continuing into Aug. 28 for some parts of the world, resulting in the lunar eclipse. At
Staff writers Updated August 31, 2026 — 10:39am,first published August 31, 2026 — 5:22am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA The Australian sharemarket has dipped lower at the open after a rise in oil prices on Monday morning, while Wall Street
The head of the US central bank said policymakers will “have work to do” to if they are not confident cost of living pressures are easing for Americans. Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh said while inflation readings looked better than expected over the summer, they did not show that the current picture had “meaningfully improved”.
The death toll from a ferry disaster on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba has risen to 93, which makes it the country’s deadliest transport disaster, according to the state-run Herald newspaper. The ferry had a capacity to carry 90 passengers, but the paper estimates at least 168 people were actually on board when it was hit by
The yen rallied sharply on Monday amid speculation that authorities may have intervened to prop up the currency again after coordinated action between the US and Japan last week. The Japanese currency swung from a small decline to gain as much as 1.4% versus the dollar during morning trading in Tokyo. It then pared a
WASHINGTON– The US military’s official death count in the Iran war has risen to 14 service members, with the death of a Navy pilot in a helicopter crash in early July in the Arabian Sea. The number of soldiers injured in the conflict also rose to more than 400 as of Monday. Capt. Tim Hawkins,
