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CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business American Express and BlackRock are the latest major companies to urge employees to start 2022 by working remotely as Covid-19 cases skyrocket. “We have seen an exponential increase in the spread of the Omicron variant across the world,” AmEx CEO Stephen Squeri said in a memo to employees
Continue ReadingBy KYW Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A 38-year-old Lyft driver shot two men during a carjacking in West Philadelphia, police say. The Lyft driver was reportedly on the 1100 block of North 40th Street just after 2:30 p.m. Monday when he was rear-ended by a vehicle twice. When
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Major U.S. stock indexes are mixed Tuesday afternoon, as a slide in technology companies keeps gains by banks and other sectors in check. The S&P 500 was up less than 0.1% in choppy trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Major U.S. stock indexes are mixed Tuesday afternoon, as a slide in technology companies keeps gains by banks and other sectors in check. The S&P 500 was up less than 0.1% in choppy trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq
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By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas judge will decide next week whether to grant bail to two men facing felony murder charges in the shooting deaths of two people during what police said were a series of New Year’s Eve robberies. The two men, ages 18 and 20, have
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas judge will decide next week whether to grant bail to two men facing felony murder charges in the shooting deaths of two people during what police said were a series of New Year’s Eve robberies. The two men, ages 18 and 20, have
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By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — About 1,000 sexual abuse victims of a University of Michigan sports doctor would get a window to sue the school for damages under pending bills in the state Legislature, as lawmakers revive efforts to ensure the athletes and others face no barriers in court. Similar legislation
Continue Reading By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — About 1,000 sexual abuse victims of a University of Michigan sports doctor would get a window to sue the school for damages under pending bills in the state Legislature, as lawmakers revive efforts to ensure the athletes and others face no barriers in court. Similar legislation
Continue Reading By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new federal court order says a Mississippi city must allow construction of a mosque. A judge filed the order Monday, two months after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a discrimination lawsuit against the city on behalf of two Muslim men. The lawsuit said
Continue ReadingBy KCAL KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story TORRANCE, California (KCAL) — Police say the theft of more than 300 election ballots in Torrance last August was a case of identity theft and fraud, rather than attempt to impact the recall election. Eduardo Mena, 34, was indicted this past month by a
Continue ReadingBy Gerry May Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — For the first time, medical marijuana patients can light up in Louisiana. People lined up before Shreveport’s licensed dispensary, Hope Pharmacy, opened Monday morning. And people kept flowing in, keeping staff busy. “I’m grateful. I honestly never thought I would see
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The 8th annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festival has been postponed until 2023. The festival was set to kick off on January 25, with Angel Night featuring Four-Star Navy SEAL Admiral William H. McRaven and a Q&A with Megyn Kelly. The Rancho Mirage Writers Festival Board of Directors unanimously agreed to postpone the event as COVID-19
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The fraud conviction of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes could do more than just send a once-celebrated billionaire to prison for years. It could also deliver a sobering message to a Silicon Valley culture that often gets lost in its own hubris and swagger.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The fraud conviction of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes could do more than just send a once-celebrated billionaire to prison for years. It could also deliver a sobering message to a Silicon Valley culture that often gets lost in its own hubris and swagger.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The fraud conviction of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes could do more than just send a once-celebrated billionaire to prison for years. It could also deliver a sobering message to a Silicon Valley culture that often gets lost in its own hubris and swagger.
Continue Reading By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — An attorney for a Marine Corps officer says his client takes responsibility for the 2020 sinking of an amphibious assault vehicle off the Southern California coast that killed nine service members, but he doesn’t deserve to be discharged. A Marine Corps attorney countered Tuesday that
Continue Reading By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The head of Chicago Public Schools says classes will be canceled Wednesday if the teachers union votes to switch to remote learning due to record COVID-19 levels. Schools CEO Pedro Martinez’s comments Tuesday come as the district and Chicago Teachers Union are locked in an escalating battle
Continue ReadingBy Troy Washington Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — An 11-year-old is using his rap skills to speak out about the violence overtaking over Shreveport. Ray Da Yungin is using his growing platform to reach the masses. The rapper is using music to show other young people the impact of
Continue Reading CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The wife of an Ohio man who was fatally shot by police just minutes into the new year says he had been firing a gun to celebrate the arrival of 2022 when an officer opened fire on him without warning. Marquetta Williams told The Repository newspaper of Canton that her 46-year-old
Continue ReadingBy KTVT Staff Click here for updates on this story PROGRESO, Texas (KTVT) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agriculture specialists at the Progreso International Bridge made “an unusual discovery” this past week when they found four undeclared spider monkeys concealed inside a duffle bag. “While conducting their inspections, our officers will often
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