Author: Bobby Bob Obrien

The Republican National Committee will elect a leader charged with, among other things, coordinating the party’s message heading into a presidential election. Jill Colvin Fractures and infighting within the GOP will be on full display Friday as members of the Republican National Committee cast their votes to elect a leader that will carry the organization – and, by extension, the party – through the upcoming presidential election. The vote, which will take place at the RNC’s winter meeting in Dana Point, California, will mark the culmination of a contentious and bitter race that has seen the current, three-term chairwoman Ronna…

A security officer is seen at the headquarters of Bank of Japan in Tokyo, Japan, January 18, 2023. REUTERS/Issei KatoReuters A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. Judging by Wednesday’s reaction, world markets reckon Japan will eventually abandon its ultra-loose monetary policy despite a stubborn doubling down this week – and overseas ructions may be less than feared. After weeks of speculation, the Bank of Japan left its rock-bottom interest rates unchanged on Wednesday and kept its government bond yield cap at 0.5%, defying expectations it would phase out the stimulus programme as…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A company co-founded by Vanderbilt University professors has received a special designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a breakthrough device. The designation streamlines the regulatory process for certain medical devices that provide more effective treatment or diagnosis of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating diseases. In this case, the designation is for a technology developed by Nashville-based EndoTheia that increases the flexibility and usefulness of standard endoscopes, according to a news release from the school. Robert J. Webster III, a professor of mechanical engineering and associate professor of medicine and urology, is also EndoTheia president.…

Washington, D.C. – U.S. News & World Report, the global leader in education rankings, released statements about the upcoming Best Law Schools rankings in separate messages to prospective students and deans of law schools. The letters reiterate U.S. News’ commitment to continuing the publication of the Best Law Schools rankings and performing the important data journalism required for that work. U.S. News also shared outcomes of a multi-week engagement between law school deans and its data journalists specializing in the law school rankings. “U.S. News & World Report and its journalists have an important job – to inform the public,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early Saturday, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks and floor tensions that boiled over after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority’s ability to govern. “My father always told me, it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish,” McCarthy told cheering fellow Republicans. Eager to confront President Joe Biden and the Democrats, he promised subpoenas and investigations. “Now the hard work begins,” the California Republican declared. He credited former President Donald Trump for standing with him and for making late calls…

A winter storm is forecast to bring a white Christmas to more than a dozen states across the US, including some regions that do not usually enjoy such scenes. Some regions may see up to a foot (30cm) of snow right before the holiday as a winter storm sweeps the country. What is a white Christmas? A white Christmas refers to snowy weather on Christmas day. This could mean snow has already blanketed the ground leading up to the holiday, or that snowfall is expected on Christmas Day. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (Noaa) defines a white Christmas…