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The Associated Press Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street Tuesday as traders returned from the Labor Day holiday, even as gains for some Big Tech companies nudged the Nasdaq composite barely higher. The benchmark S&P 500 slipped, but gains for Apple, Facebook and a few other tech heavyweights nudged the Nasdaq to another record
Continue ReadingBy Gloria Rodríguez Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — Shop Local Raleigh posted on Instagram that many business owners are talking about an uptick in negative reviews. “The whole world is short-staffed. Be kind to those that showed up,” the social-media post says. It also asks customers to give
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By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The 9/11 museum is backing off uncommon restrictions on researchers after complaints that the institution was stifling scholarship. Until at least Aug. 21, the National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum’s website detailed rules for scholarly access to its collection. They required researchers to let museum staffers
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CATAWBA COUNTY, North Carolina (WRAL) — Eleven dogs living in a car with their owner have been rescued but have a long way to go before they’ll recover. The Humane Society of Catawba County posted photos of the dogs on Facebook along with a request
Continue ReadingBy Kathy Hanrahan Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — A Maryland-based brewery is suing the North Carolina Alcohol and Beverage Control Commission after one of its beer labels was rejected by the state for being “inappropriate.” Flying Dog Brewery’s owners claim that the state has violated its First Amendment
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe It’s a volatile day for bitcoin, which briefly fell by more than 10% Tuesday — below the $43,000 mark. The drop comes after El Salvador made good on a plan announced in June and adopted the cryptocurrency as legal tender, making it the first country in the world to do so. The
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: PPG Industries, BioMarin fall; AMC, Callaway Golf rise.
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The CIA man who briefed President George W. Bush on Sept. 11, 2001 says he’s convinced the Taliban will invite al-Qaida back to rebuild in Afghanistan. Michael Morell, who twice served as acting CIA director, spoke Tuesday at an online forum sponsored by federal prosecutors
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Switching personnel mid-drive is commonplace in the NFL, with running backs shuttling in and out and teams switching from three-receiver sets to two-receiver formations all the time. The San Francisco 49ers could do it at quarterback this season with Jimmy Garoppolo and rookie
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Switching personnel mid-drive is commonplace in the NFL, with running backs shuttling in and out and teams switching from three-receiver sets to two-receiver formations all the time. The San Francisco 49ers could do it at quarterback this season with Jimmy Garoppolo and rookie
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UC Riverside Palm Desert is now offering a variety of classes for seniors. The Osher Lifelong Learning Program has transitioned from the Riverside campus to the Palm Desert center. Anyone 50 and older can sign up for fall courses, which offer a variety of subjects, including wine tasting and world cinema. “We have classes in the
Continue ReadingBy Maeve Reston, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his allies have spent the past few weeks ahead of Tuesday’s recall making one direct pitch to Democratic voters — “Vote no and go” — asking them to vote “no” on ousting Newsom and send their ballots back without bothering to answer the second question about
Continue ReadingBy Brian Lowry, CNN While “The White Lotus” was almost surely the show of the summer, there was plenty to watch over the last few Covid-impacted months, including the Olympics, which despite a ratings downturn can still put a lump in your throat. Summer is often associated with light escapism, but with the theatrical box
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This is the first time in U.S. Open history that no men or women from the host country has made it to the quarterfinals in singles. The man in charge of finding and grooming Grand Slam champions for the U.S. Tennis Association is trying to
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This is the first time in U.S. Open history that no men or women from the host country has made it to the quarterfinals in singles. The man in charge of finding and grooming Grand Slam champions for the U.S. Tennis Association is trying to
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer On the eve of Marvin Miller’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, leaders of the current players association say his philosophies and strategies remain foundational pillars of the organization. Miller’s 16-year tenure as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association included three strikes and two lockouts,
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California voters will decide whether to keep Governor Gavin Newsom or oust him from office in favor of one of 46 candidates on the recall ballot. The high stakes recall election comes less than a year after the most scrutinized election in history that in Riverside County alone has been the subject of audits, a
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — A longtime Phoenix firefighter has died from complications of COVID-19, marking the first time the city has lost a firefighter to the pandemic. The Phoenix Fire Department said in a statement that Miguel Angulo, a firefighter-paramedic, died Monday after a “long and courageous” battle with the virus. Angulo was a 15-year veteran
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — “Abiy, Abiy”, coreaba la multitud, agitando la bandera tricolor de Etiopía y vitoreando cuando el nuevo primer ministro del país, vestido con un blazer blanco con ribetes dorados y sonriendo ampliamente, saludaba a un estadio de básquetbol abarrotado en la Universidad del Sur de California en Los Ángeles, parte de una
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina tailback Kevin Harris is finally healthy and prepared for his follow up season after gaining 1,138 yards a year ago. Harris led the Southeastern Conference with 113 yards a game. He also had 15 touchdowns, trailing only Alabama’s Najee Harris. The Crimson Tide
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