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WASHINGTON (AP) — It's an important day for investors who will get their first hints about how the Federal Reserve will do business with Janet Yellen at the helm. Of particular interest will be indications of what Yellen might do differently than her predecessor, Ben Bernanke. The Fed wraps up its first regular meeting with Yellen as chairwoman today.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — While the Federal Reserve meeting in Washington is a big deal for investors, high finance of a different sort has the spotlight in Maryland and Florida. Each state had one winning ticket purchased for last night's Mega Millions drawing. The winners split a $400 million jackpot. The winning numbers are 11, 19, 24, 33 and 51 with a Mega Ball of 7.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian investigators have another small piece of the puzzle now as they painstakingly try to recreate the route flown by a missing Malaysian airliner that deliberately changed course before it disappeared during a flight to Beijing. The latest potential clue is radar data from Thailand that shows an unidentified plane, possibly Flight 370, beginning minutes after the Malaysian jet's transponder signal was lost. A massive multinational search continues.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has unleashed its fiercest air strikes yet against Syrian Army since the neighboring country's civil war began three years ago. The Israeli military says today its warplanes targeted a Syrian army training facility, an army headquarters and artillery batteries in response to a roadside bomb that hit an Israeli patrol and wounded four soldiers the day before.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is announcing an initiative to provide private companies and local governments better access to already public climate data. The idea is that localized data can help the public understand the risks they face, especially in coastal areas where flooding is a big issue. The government also is working with several high-tech companies to help make communities more resilient in dealing with weather extremes.
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