- The Wall Street Journal
Biden Renews Call for Gaza Cease-Fire at Morehouse Commencement
President Biden told the graduating class of Morehouse College on Sunday that his administration was seeking an immediate cease-fire to address “a humanitarian crisis in Gaza,” in a high-profile commencement address in which he appealed to Black voters following a season of campus unrest over the war between Israel and Hamas. Biden spoke without interruption during his remarks at the prestigious, all-male historically Black college, where he said he has been working “around the clock” toward a resolution of the conflict and a deal to release hostages.
- Reuters
Dollar steady as traders await clues on US rate path
The dollar was broadly steady on Monday as investors awaited further clues to help chart the U.S. interest rate path in the wake of cautious comments from Federal Reserve officials, even as inflation shows signs of cooling. In other currencies, sterling was last at $1.2705, just shy of the nearly two-month high it touched on Friday.
- The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
Look Back: Plains Twp. airman, 24, killed in B-17 crash during World War II
May 19—More than 40 years after being killed in action in the closing days of World War II, a memorial stone was dedicated for U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Donini. The dedication was held May 28, 1985, outside Perugia Beneficial Society Club on Ridgewood Road in Plains Township. The memorial stone remains but not the veterans flag holder and American flag. Donini was killed April 6, 1945, when ...
