December – One America News Network

TURKEY-ECONOMY-CURRENCY-DOLLARS-FEATURE A picture taken on December 7, 2021 in Istanbul shows US dollars banknotes. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

Consumer Confidence Stumbles: Short Term Pain, Long Term Gain

Consumer sentiment for January experienced a slight decline compared to December, marking the first drop in six months.

(L) US President Joe Biden and California Governor Gavin Newsom speak during a briefing from CalFire officials on the Palisades wildfire at Santa Monica Fire Station #5 in California on January 8, 2025. A ferocious wildfire in a Los Angeles suburb devoured buildings and sparked panicked evacuations January 7, as hurricane-force winds tore through the region. More than 200 acres (80 hectares) was burning in Pacific Palisades, a upscale spot with multi-million dollar homes in the Santa Monica Mountains. Across town, on the northern edge of Los Angeles, another fire broke out in Eaton Canyon, near Pasadena, quickly consuming 200 acres (81 hectares) later in the night, according to Angeles National Forest officials. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images) / (R-Top) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 02: Senator Scott Wiener speaks at the VIP reception at SF Pride 2023 Kick Off: "A Night Of Queer Entertainment" at The Castro Theatre on June 02, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Miikka Skaffari/Getty Images) / (R-Middle) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 14: California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas speaks on stage at the Los Angeles Equality Awards at The Westin Bonaventure Rooftop on October 14, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for Equality California) / (R-Bottom) Democrat Mike McGuire. (Photo via: official California State senator website)

CA Democrats Hold Special Session to ‘Trump-Proof’ State Amid Wildfires: : ‘More Focused On Trump Than Helping Residents’

As catastrophic fires continue to rage in Los Angeles County and surrounding areas, California Democrats rebuffed requests from Republicans in the Legislature to adjourn a special session preparing for the incoming Donald Trump administration.

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on November 29, 2024 shows the choir stalls of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on June 26, 2018 (TOP) and on November 29, 2024 (BOTTOM). The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN and STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / various sources / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARINSTEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

5 Years After Tragic Fire, Notre Dame Cathedral Unveils Renewed Interior

The newly renovated interior of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France has been revealed for the first time since reconstruction began over five years ago.

FILE PHOTO: Raindrops hang on a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Wall St edges higher after inflation data keeps Fed rate-cut hopes intact

Wall Street’s main indexes inched higher on Wednesday after in-line consumer price inflation data kept the Federal Reserve on track to deliver another interest rate cut in December.

Gisele Pelicot looks on at the Avignon courthouse during the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 16, 2024. A court in the southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. (Photo by Christophe SIMON / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP via Getty Images)

France: Man Who Drugged And Raped Wife With Other Men Appears In Court, Admits ‘I Am A Rapist’

Dominique Pelicot, the man accused of continuously drugging his wife and sexually abusing her along with dozens of other men “for over 10 years,” has admitted to all charges against him, stating in court “I am a rapist.”

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts//File Photo

Fed is predicted to deliver three quarter-point rate cuts this year: Reuters poll

The U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 25 basis points at each of the remaining three meetings of 2024.