By JOHN OAKES Click here for updates on this story BENTON, Louisiana (KTBS) — A local gun shop, Guns-N-Ammo was broken in to late Saturday night. The burglars carved a hole in the roof and lowered themselves inside. Dozens of guns were stolen from inside. The gun store is located in the Kingston Shopping Center.
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By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Jurors weighing charges against Kyle Rittenhouse returned Wednesday for a second day of deliberations in his murder trial. Jurors met for a full day Tuesday with no quick verdict after two weeks of testimony in which they were given starkly different
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks are moving lower on Wall Street as the market takes a choppy turn amid inflation concerns. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% and slid further below the record high it set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4% and the Nasdaq fell 0.4%. Visa sank 5.7%
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Attention red cup fans: Starbucks is giving away reusable holiday cups for one day only. Customers who order a handcrafted holiday beverage from US Starbucks locations on Thursday will receive their drink in a “limited-edition reusable red cup.” Starbucks said that supplies are limited and the offer applies to all
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business For most employers it’s full-speed ahead on Covid vaccine mandates, regardless of whether the courts uphold or strike down President Joe Biden’s requirements. A Federal Court of Appeals put on hold the Biden administration’s plans to mandate vaccines or weekly tests for staff of businesses with 100 or more employees.
Continue Reading By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has reinstated a ban on lobster harvesting in hundreds of miles of productive fishing waters off the Maine coast to try to protect rare whales. The Maine Lobstering Union had won emergency relief to stop the closure of lobstering grounds. Federal regulators
Continue Reading By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has reinstated a ban on lobster harvesting in hundreds of miles of productive fishing waters off the Maine coast to try to protect rare whales. The Maine Lobstering Union had won emergency relief to stop the closure of lobstering grounds. Federal regulators
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MUNICH (AP) — Croatia says defender Josip Stanisic has tested positive for the coronavirus after playing for his country’s national team. German club Bayern Munich says he is in isolation at home and was fully vaccinated. Stanisic came off the bench for the final minutes of the 1-0 win over Russia on Sunday. The result
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — After watching the St. Louis Blues game at the Enterprise Center Tuesday night, fans left the game to find their vehicles damaged and burglarized. Dozens of cars had broken windows by thieves who looked to rummage through their personal belongings. Police
Continue Reading SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Four Afghan journalists threatened by the Taliban regime have arrived in North Macedonia for temporary asylum. North Macedonia’s government said Wednesday they are TV and radio journalists who had worked for local media, and correspondents for foreign media outlets. North Macedonia offered a temporarily residence for them, at the request
Continue Reading By MARCOS ALEMAN and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has pitched a proposed law requiring people and organizations who receive foreign funding to register as “foreign agents,” following the lead of countries like the United States. When the U.S. passed its own Foreign Agents Registration
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The company formerly known as Facebook is now calling itself Meta Platforms. But investors looking to cash in on the virtual world known as the metaverse already have plenty of other options besides Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant. Gaming platform Roblox, which lets users generate their own avatars
Continue Reading By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president says there is “no military threat” at the European Union’s border with Belarus, where thousands of migrants watched over by Belarusian forces are pressing to reach the bloc’s soil and where Poland has deployed troops in rear areas. The head of state says Poland
Continue ReadingBy JOYLYN BUKOVAC Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — If your weekend to do list includes raking the leaves in your yard then throwing them away, you might want to reconsider. Wildlife experts say having leaves in your lawn is good. “They are great for insects and other types of
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The union representing University of California lecturers says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with the UC system that averts a planned two-day walkout at nine undergraduate campuses. The union representing 6,500 lecturers tweeted early Wednesday that the strike is off. Classes are expected to be held as scheduled but
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El activista y dramaturgo cubano Yunior García Aguilera llegó este miércoles a España con su esposa, informó a CNN una fuente de Gobierno español. Según esta misma fuente, ambos llegaron con una visa de turista, oficialmente llamada visado Schengen, que les permite una estancia en los países que comprenden esta
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s disease control agency has reported 52,826 new coronavirus cases as infection rates continue to climb and calls grow for fresh public health measures. The Robert Koch Institute said Wednesday that 294 more people had died in Germany of COVID-19 since the previous day. German Health Minister
Continue Reading TURIN, Italy (AP) — Novak Djokovic has advanced to the semifinals of the ATP Finals by beating Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-2. The top-ranked Djokovic is attempting to match Roger Federer’s record of six titles at the season-ending event for the top eight players in the world. Djokovic is now 2-0 in the Green Group. He
Continue Reading By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The man central to a Supreme Court case that extended the possibility of freedom to hundreds of people sentenced to life without parole as juveniles has been granted parole. A Louisiana board Wednesday unanimously approved parole for 75-year-old Henry Montgomery. He was convicted in the 1963
Continue ReadingBy Tony Garcia Click here for updates on this story NOLENSVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The Nolensville Police Department has launched community program they hope will curb the number of packages stolen every day from people’s homes. The initiative is called “Operation Front Porch,” which will actually bypass the front porch, altogether. The Nolensville Police wants
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