U.S. Stock Market Today, September 16th
NEW YORK – September 16, 2026 (STL.News) Stock Market Today – U.S. stocks finished lower Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in more than…
Office of Public Affairs | Liability for Unregistered Foreign Agents
The Department of Justice would like to remind the public of federal laws that require individuals to register as foreign agents when they act in the United States at the…
Mortgage Rates Surge Above 7% as Yields Soar
ST. LOUIS, MO – September 16, 2026 (STL.News) American homebuyers face another major affordability setback as mortgage rates climb back to about 7%, driven by a sharp rise in U.S.…
Overseas Markets Mixed as Oil and Yields Bite
ST. LOUIS, MO – September 16, 2026 (STL.News) Overseas Markets – Overseas financial markets traded cautiously overnight and into Wednesday morning as investors confronted an increasingly difficult combination of oil…
U.S. Confirms Weapons Are Now Deployed in Space
WASHINGTON, DC – September 15, 2026 (STL.News) The United States has publicly acknowledged for the first time that it has weapons deployed in Earth orbit, marking a major shift in…
Office of Public Affairs | Maduro Regime Ally Alex Saab Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Scheme Involving Bribery and Public Contracts for Food and Medicine
Alex Nain Saab Moran, 54, of Caracas, Venezuela, and formerly of Baranquilla, Colombia, a former Minister of Industry in the regime of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, pleaded guilty today…
Office of Public Affairs | Members of Russian Intelligence Services Network Charged with Conspiring to Finance Terrorism and Commit Murder for Hire in the United States
The Department of Justice announced today the unsealing of charges against five individuals working for the intelligence services of the Russian Federation to conduct attacks and murders around the world,…
Is Roberto’s St. Louis’ Top-Rated Italian Restaurant?
SAPPINGTON, MO – September 15, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) — Ask St. Louis diners to name the city’s best Italian restaurants, and familiar names are likely to dominate the conversation. The Hill…
Office of Public Affairs | Illegal Alien from Guatemala Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Seeking to Obtain Custody of an Unaccompanied Alien Child
Gladys Marina Caal Chen, 21, of Guatemala, pleaded guilty today to submitting a sponsorship application with false statements to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Refugee…
Office of Public Affairs | Court Rejects Challenge to Army Corps Permit for Johnson Tract Mineral Exploration Project
Yesterday, The U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska rejected a challenge to a Clean Water Act permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Johnson…