Let the sun shine — and Kazuki Higa, as well.
The stubbornness of high inflation is dividing the Federal Reserve over how to manage interest rates in the coming months, leaving the outlook for the Fed's policies cloudier than at any time since it unleashed a streak of 10 straight rate hikes beginning in March 2022.
Host Michael Rand wonders was up with Rocco Baldelli's pitching decisions during Wednesday's loss to the Dodgers. Plus, Gophers head coach Piper Ritter talks about the philosophy behind her NCAA-bound Gophers softball team.
Hayden Bills and Jordan Hecht are state champions with eyes on other prizes, a pursuit that continues Friday in the True Team State Meet.
The Johnnies, who led the team tournament after the first round, dropped into a three-way tie for third place as the field was trimmed to the top 18 teams.
The Gophers face McNeese State, Northern Colorado and No. 7-seeded Washington this weekend.
Autumn Pease, Kayla Chavez, Amani Bradley and Jess Oakland — all from the Golden State — are keys to the U's chances in this weekend's Seattle Regional.
A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse under the weight of hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the world's biggest and most unforgiving government lender, China.