Lisa Cook was appointed to the Fed’s board by then-president Joe Biden in 2022 and is the first black woman to serve as a governor.

Food prices have risen at their fastest pace for 18 months amid surges in the cost of chocolate, butter and eggs, latest figures show.

A multiple agency response was called to Latrigg on Sunday afternoon (August 24) after a woman suffered an accident when her mobility scooter’s brakes failed on a forestry road.

After impressing in a 6-4 7-5 6-4 victory, Alcaraz quizzed the crowd on his new look, earning loud cheers when he said: “I’ve got to ask to the people if they like the new haircut or not. Do you like ...

Dog Trust Cumbria are looking for more foster carers on International Dog Day, to offer a temporary lifeline to dogs who may have had a ...

In a post on social media, Cumbria Police wrote: "Officers from Copeland NPT will be holding a mobile police desk and bicycle security marking event at Whitehaven Harbour (near the Slipway) on Sunday, ...

A Cleator Moor schoolboy has raised more than £1,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of a family member. Oakley Beeson, a Year 8 student at Westlakes Academy, took on the challenge of playing ...

The event at Frenchfield, Penrith on Saturday, August 23, saw 364 runners and 39 volunteers enjoy a ‘perfect’ morning.

Keys looked on her way to victory at 3-0 up in the second set only to lose five games in a row, and the home favourite, who ...

Immigration officials have said they plan to deport Abrego Garcia to Uganda, which recently agreed to a deal to accept ...

MOUNTAIN rescue teams in Cumbria saw a series of callouts over a busy bank holiday weekend. Rescue teams based in the Lake District are seeing a consistent rise in callouts, with 2025 looking set to ...

TWO years ago Louise Sturgis set herself an arts challenge of a very different kind. After nearly three decades of teaching art she decided to see if she could create a successful art school in the ...