By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Solid earnings from health care companies helped send stocks higher on Wall Street Wednesday and pushed the benchmark S&P 500 within range of an all-time high. The S&P 500 was up 0.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5% and the Nasdaq fell less than 0.1%. Abbott
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Solid earnings from health care companies helped send stocks higher on Wall Street Wednesday and pushed the benchmark S&P 500 within range of an all-time high. The S&P 500 was up 0.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5% and the Nasdaq fell less than 0.1%. Abbott
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Juan Pablo Elverdin Nota del editor: Jay Parini, poeta y novelista, enseña en el Middlebury College. Su libro más reciente es “Borges and me”, una memoria de sus viajes por las tierras altas de Escocia con el escritor argentino Jorge Luis Borges en 1971. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario pertenecen al autor. (CNN) —
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CNN By Gregory Lemos and Theresa Waldrop, CNN On the third day of jury selection in the trial of three White men in Georgia accused of murdering his Black son Ahmaud Arbery, Marcus Arbery Sr. said he’s “concentrating on justice for my boy.” Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was shot and killed while out jogging on February
Continue Reading By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia prosecutors who are pursuing the case against a man accused of raping a woman on a commuter train last week don’t anticipate charging fellow passengers for not intervening. A spokesperson for a suburban Philadelphia district attorney made the announcement Wednesday. District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said prosecutors
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA’s drive to get approval in December for holding World Cups every two years stalled Wednesday. This was one day after its president Gianni Infantino met with fierce resistance from European soccer leaders. Infantino instead announced FIFA would host a remote “global summit” on Dec. 20
Continue Reading By Gregory Lemos and Theresa Waldrop, CNN On the third day of jury selection in the trial of three White men in Georgia accused of murdering his Black son Ahmaud Arbery, Marcus Arbery Sr. said he’s “concentrating on justice for my boy.” Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was shot and killed while out jogging on February 23,
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La policía investiga la muerte de una mujer que fue atropellada a bordo de su silla de ruedas cerca de la intersección de la Avenida 51 y la calle Monroe en Indio. Cuando las autoridades llegaron la señora estaba en la orilla del camino con heridas de gravedad, de inmediato fue transportada al hospital donde
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — Homicidios, narcotráfico, sangrientos motines en cárceles, robos de domicilios, vehículos y personas: Ecuador está sufriendo una ola de violencia que ha generado un profundo temor en la población. En consecuencia el presidente Guillermo Lasso decretó este lunes el estado de excepción por “grave conmoción interna” en todo el territorio nacional. Crisis
Continue Reading By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — After dropping passes in the preseason, Cincinnati Bengals rookie receiver Ja’Marr Chase has worked his way into the conversation for Offensive Rookie of the Year. A highlight-reel downfield block to spring Joe Mixon for a touchdown in Sunday’s rout of the Detroit Lions just added to
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers ended a 30-year NCAA Tournament drought last season and walked away from the accomplishment a little disappointed. After beating Clemson in the opening round, the Scarlet Knights blew a nine-point lead against Houston in the final five minutes two days later. The Cougars went
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El pasado viernes fue la fecha límite para que todos los empleados del sector de la educación estuvieran vacunados contra el coronavirus por orden del gobernador del estado. En el Distrito Escolar de Coachella, el 80% de los empleados clasificados ya están inmunizados y el 93% de los trabajadores certificados también, mientras que en el
Continue ReadingBy Shannon Perrine Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — A Donora woman found out she had breast cancer just after finding out she was pregnant with her first child. Nikki Williams and her husband, Andrew, are the proud parents of 9-month-old Asher now. Williams and her doctors worked out exactly what
Continue ReadingBy Louie Tran Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (WXII) — A North Carolina man created a program that aims to help inmates with their mental health, and transition into a positive life. Dwayne Lester, Jr. created Tic Toc (The Inside Connection for family members and friends, The Outside Connection for
Continue Reading By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press An attorney says former Washington State University football coach Nick Rolovich’s termination for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccination was unlawful and an attack on his Catholic faith. Attorney Brian Fahling also says Rolovich intends to take legal action. Rolovich and four of his assistants were fired for not
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Ayer la policía arrestó a un individuo sospechoso de asesinar a una mujer en el 2012 durante un tiroteo cerca de la calle Monroe en Indio. El caso ha estado activo todos estos años y gracias a una excelente investigación finalmente identificaron a John Paul Cortina y después de capturarlo lo aseguraron en la cárcel
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Showers are drifting across the drought-stricken and fire-scarred landscape of Northern California, trailed by a series of progressively stronger storms that forecasters say will bring significant rain and snow into early next week. The shift to a wet weather pattern comes amid historic dryness that led Gov. Gavin Newsom to expand
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has hosted talks on Afghanistan involving senior representatives of the Taliban and neighboring countries. The round of diplomacy underlines Moscow’s clout in Central Asia. Opening Wednesday’s talks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized that “forming a really inclusive government fully reflecting the interests of not only
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Kaufman, CNN 44% of Afghan refugees housed temporarily at eight US military bases are children, according to a letter from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to Sen. James Inhofe, the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. 34% of the refugee population at the bases are adult men, and 22% are adult
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Williams Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — After the death of her husband and mother-in-law to COVID-19, a Shelbyville woman is left to wonder “what if?” “It will always be in the back of my mind. If I had got the shot, would she still be alive and
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