 Wholesale prices in the country rose by a larger than expected 2.6% last month from a year earlier, a sign that most inflation pressures remain elevated. Breaking news and analysis at townhall.com. Misery continues in Houston after last week's hurricane. Here's John Scott. A utility company executive warns that about half a million Houston-area homes and businesses still won't have electricity into next week as wide outages from Hurricane Beryl drag on.