Fed holds rates steady amid dissent

An unusually divided Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its key interest rate steady as policymakers grappled with the policy impact of persistent inflation and awaited a looming leadership transition at the central bank. In what may have been Chair Jerome Powell‘s final meeting at the helm, the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee voted to hold…

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Former Iowa State star Audi Crooks commits to Oklahoma State

Michael VoppelApr 20, 2026, 12:58 am ET to close Michael Voeppel is a senior writer covering the WNBA, women’s college basketball and other college sports. Voeppel began covering women’s basketball in 1984 and has been with ESPN since 1996. multiple authors Center audi cruxnumber 1 inch ESPN’s women’s basketball transfer rankingscommitted to oklahoma stateHe announced…

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