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Judge rules Lisa Cook can stay at the Fed, for now. She’ll likely vote at this month’s rate-setting meeting.

A judge has ruled that Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook should stay in her post for the time being, likely preserving her vote at the central bank’s Sept. 16-17 meeting that will set interest rates, and delivering a setback to President Donald Trump’s effort to fire her over an allegation of mortgage fraud. Source link

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First African bishop ordained to lead U.S. diocese in Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 9, 2025 / 14:14 pm Bishop Simon Peter Engurait was ordained last week, making him the first African bishop in the mainland United States. On Sept. 5, Engurait was installed as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana during a ceremony at Nicholls State University. ...

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Ivory Coast’s ex-first lady cleared to contest presidential election

Ivory Coast’s former First Lady Simone Gbagbo, 76, is the surprise inclusion in a list of five candidates who have been officially cleared to contest next month’s presidential election. She will run against President Alassane Ouattara, 83, who took power after she and her former husband, Laurent Gbagbo, were captured in a presidential bunker during...