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Inflation gauge jumps to 3-year high

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The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge rose to a new three-year high in May as gas prices peaked, a sign rising costs could pose political problems for President Donald Trump and his political party as midterm elections near. Consumer prices rose 4.1% in May from a year earlier, the Commerce Department said Thursday, the largest annual increase since April 2023. On a monthly basis, inflation was 0.4% last month, matching April’s increase and down from 0.7% in March. The increase was largely driven by more expensive gas, as well as pricier semiconductors and other computer ...

UN pauses evacuations through Strait of Hormuz

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A United Nations agency paused the evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman following the passage of several tankers that used a route backed by the ...

Wings, wheels draw crowd to Ebensburg

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EBENSBURG — Despite some gray clouds and the potential for rain, the 22nd annual Wheels and Wings event had a great turnout, according to Danea Koss, the borough’s community development director. This year, there were 17 food vendors lined up on West Sample Street, along with the ...

Consumer privacy bill edges closer to governor’s desk

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A House bill which would establish new business guidelines and consumer protections for the handling of personal data passed unanimously in the Senate Technology and Communications Committee Wednesday. Sponsored by Democratic Rep. Ed Neilson of Philadelphia County, the bill will now be sent to the full Senate. “A lot of time and effort has been put into this,” said Sen. Nick Miller of Lehigh County, the top Democrat on the committee. “It’s long overdue.” Already 20 other states including Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey have enacted comprehensive privacy laws to protect ...

Horseshoe Curve funicular back on track

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In late 2024, the Railroaders Memorial Museum reported that after a yearslong shutdown of the Horseshoe Curve funicular due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and after an electronics inspection led to replacement of the computer drive and software, the funicular was operational again. It didn’t ...

Data center bills split Shapiro, lawmakers

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HARRISBURG — As Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro attempts to thread a needle between attracting data center projects to Pennsylvania and satisfying their critics, members of his own party — and many Republicans — are backing a more aggressive regulatory approach. The split between the governor and other lawmakers could be seen this week in a pair of conflicting bills the Democratic-controlled state House passed. One was Shapiro’s own marquee data center proposal, which aims to incentivize developers to, among other things, be more transparent and reduce environmental impacts by ...