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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks rose for a fourth day in a row Friday, closing out their biggest weekly gain since November 2020. The S&P 500 added 1.2%, bringing its weekly gain to 6.2%. The Nasdaq climbed 2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.8%. Investors have welcomed
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer A person familiar with the decision tells AP quarterback Deshaun Watson has changed his mind and will accept a trade to the Cleveland Browns. Watson had told the Browns that he wasn’t coming before having a change of heart and calling the team Friday, said the person who spoke
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A federal labor board says a second Amazon warehouse in the New York City borough of Staten Island will have a union election in April. In-person voting will be held at the facility known as LDJ5 every day from April 25-29, except for April 26. The count is expected to occur
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — A justice of Brazil’s top court has ordered the messaging app Telegram to be shut down. Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled on Friday that the app has failed to cooperate with authorities in a probe on the spread of falsehoods in social media. De Moraes said
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed giving $100 million to Native American tribes. Newsom said Friday the tribes could use the money to purchase and preserve their ancestral lands. It’s part of Newsom’s plan to make sure nearly one-third of California’s land and coastal waters are
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed giving $100 million to Native American tribes. Newsom said Friday the tribes could use the money to purchase and preserve their ancestral lands. It’s part of Newsom’s plan to make sure nearly one-third of California’s land and coastal waters are
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By Amanda del Castillo Click here for updates on this story MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (KGO) — At the busy intersection of El Camino Real and Grant Road in Mountain View, the sound of racing cars was met with silent reflection on Thursday. Family, friends and community members came to mourn the 13-year-old boy who was
Continue Reading By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Morgan Maly matched a career high with 20 points and Lauren Jensen and Molly Mogensen each had 16 as 10th-seeded Creighton defeated No. 7 seed Colorado 84-74 in an NCAA tournament first-round game. Emma Ronsiek added 10 points for the Bluejays, who won in their
Continue ReadingBy Tim Johns Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — After a long, two-year break, the music, the dancing and the celebrating were back for St. Patrick’s Day Thursday night at the United Irish Cultural Center in San Francisco. “It’s great to be back open. You know, spirits are high. The
Continue Reading HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders have signed free agent running back Ameer Abdullah to a one-year deal. The move adds another receiving back to compete in a deep running backs room. Las Vegas previously signed free agent Brandon Bolden and are also bringing back starter Josh Jacobs and Kenyan Drake this season.
Continue Reading HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders have signed free agent running back Ameer Abdullah to a one-year deal. The move adds another receiving back to compete in a deep running backs room. Las Vegas previously signed free agent Brandon Bolden and are also bringing back starter Josh Jacobs and Kenyan Drake this season.
Continue Reading HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders have signed free agent running back Ameer Abdullah to a one-year deal. The move adds another receiving back to compete in a deep running backs room. Las Vegas previously signed free agent Brandon Bolden and are also bringing back starter Josh Jacobs and Kenyan Drake this season.
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Chloe Lamb scored 20 points and the South Dakota women earned their first NCAA Tournament victory, beating Mississippi 75-61 in the first round. Fellow senior Hannah Sjerven had 20 points and seven rebounds as the 10th-seeded Coyotes (28-5) broke through in their fourth consecutive tournament
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A former West Virginia state lawmaker who resigned after participating in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol pleaded guilty on Friday to a felony related to the deadly riot. Derrick Evans had just been elected as a state delegate when he livestreamed himself pushing inside the US Capitol,
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Adam Hadwin has the early 36-hole lead at the Valspar Championship as he tries to win at Innisbrook five years after his first PGA Tour title. Hadwin began his back nine with three straight birdies and shot 66. He looks back on a 15-foot
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Police are continuing to investigate a crash that killed a 71-year-old woman in a wheelchair Thursday evening in Palm Springs. The crash was first reported at approximately 7:21 p.m. at the intersection of S. Palm Canyon and Camino Parocela. According to the Palm Springs Police Department, officers determined the vehicle struck the woman while she
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have again put off charging ocean carriers for aging cargo for another week because of progress in moving containers off the docks. The neighboring San Pedro Bay ports say Friday that they have seen a combined decline of 62% in aging cargo on
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN When House Republicans gathered on the baseball field Friday morning for their weekly practice, members were abuzz about one topic: Rep. Madison Cawthorn. The North Carolina Republican infuriated members of his own party this week for calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “thug” and the Ukrainian government “incredibly
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