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Police flooded an area of East Victoria Park on Friday night after a serious incident.Traffic police on motorbikes diverted traffic near the corner of Berwick and Whittlesford streets.Berwick Street was closed from Hillview Terrace to Langler street.An ambulance attended the scene.Camera IconPolice flock to Berwick Street, East Victoria Park. Credit: SuppliedPeople took to Facebook, with one person writing “Berwick Street blocked off, police and ambulance present across from Carson Street School”.Another wrote “confirmed hit and run” before the comment was deleted.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell departs after holding a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 7, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersThe Federal Reserve will look to reduce its headcount by 10% over the next couple of years, including offering deferred resignation to some older employees, central bank Chair Jerome Powell said in a memo.”Experience here and elsewhere shows that it is healthy for any organization to periodically take a fresh look at its staffing and resources. The Fed has done that from time to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pope Leo XIV is getting recognition at the Chicago White Sox’s ballpark, Rate Field, to commemorate his 2005 World Series attendance. The team plans to unveil a graphic Monday that honors the pope.Last week, Chicago native Robert Prevost revealed his White Sox fandom, and footage of Prevost attending Game 1 of the 2005 World Series surfaced on social media.  Fans walk outside Rate Field before a game between the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox.  (Patrick Gorski/Imagn Images)By pure chance, Prevost was shown on the MLB on FOX broadcast for that…

Moody’s cited rising debt, saying US had repeatedly failed to end the trend of large annual fiscal deficits and interest.Moody’s Ratings has stripped the United States government of its top credit rating, citing successive governments’ failure to stop a rising tide of debt, a surprise move that could complicate President Donald Trump’s efforts to cut taxes and send ripples through global markets. On Friday, Moody’s lowered the rating from a gold-standard Aaa to Aa1. “Successive US administrations and Congress have failed to agree on measures to reverse the trend of large annual fiscal deficits and growing interest costs,” it said as…

Why Trump’s budget plan is hitting resistance from his own party – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump’s domestic policy bill hit a major snag after conservatives blocked it from advancing out of the House Budget Committee. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports and Marc Goldwein joins for analysis. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Earl Charles Spencer lost a part of himself when his sister, Princess Diana, was killed nearly three decades ago.On May 15, he appeared on “Loose Men” in honor of Mental Health Awareness Week, where he discussed sibling grief.”It’s such an amputation,” said the 60-year-old. “You grow up with these people, they are your flesh and blood, they’re with you forever, and then they’re gone.”PRINCESS DIANA’S BROTHER, CHARLES SPENCER, REVEALS DEVASTATING FAMILY SECRET In a special edition of the talk show “Loose Women” titled “Loose Men,” Earl Charles Spencer spoke about how he…

The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) has joined a growing number of supporters in calling for more testing of nearly 400 ostriches before the entire flock is culled. On Thursday, the RDCK board unanimously passed a motion not to accept the carcasses of the birds until further testing is done to determine if they are carrying the avian flu virus.“There has been an incredible amount of public outcry against this,” said Teresa Weatherhead, the regional district’s director for electoral area K.Weatherhead said that the district has received hundreds of emails in support of the birds and further testing.“This was…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at an opening ceremony for Tesla China-made Model Y program in Shanghai on Jan. 7.Aly Song | ReutersIn a regulatory filing out Friday, Elon Musk-led automaker Tesla announced a change to its corporate bylaws that will limit shareholders ability to sue the company if investors believe the company’s board or executives committed any breach of fiduciary duties.The filing says the new bylaw went into effect as of May 15, and that Tesla has adopted “an ownership threshold requiring any shareholder or group of shareholders to hold shares of common stock sufficient to meet an ownership…

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailJohannes Reck, CEO of GetYourGuide, discusses how consumers’ approach to travel has changed and why experiences are now the number one priority for people as they go on holiday.06:25Fri, May 16 20256:17 AM EDT

A furious Shane Lowry has made his feelings about Quail Hollow known in emphatic fashion on day two of the 107th US PGA Championship.Lowry’s tee shot on the eighth hole pitched in the fairway and bounced sideways into a pitch mark left by another player.That meant the former Open champion was not allowed relief for an embedded ball and, after confirming the situation with a rules official, Lowry could only hit his second shot into a greenside bunker.Lowry responded by slamming his club into the turf and exclaiming loudly “F*** this place” before going on to make a bogey five…