By Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US military conducted a successful test launch of a rocket with experiments for hypersonic weapons development at the Wallops Flight Test Facility in Virginia Wednesday. The rocket carried 11 different experiments designed to test and collect data for hypersonic weapons research to support the joint Army-Navy program,
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Facebook parent Meta on Wednesday reported that its revenue declined for a second consecutive quarter, hurt by falling advertising sales as it faces competition from TikTok’s wildly popular video app. The quarter’s weak results raised fresh questions about whether Meta’s plans to spend $10 billion a year on the
Continue ReadingBy Jenyne Donaldson Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — A Maryland man who lost his thumb in a dog bite and never thought he’d get his dexterity back is recovering thanks to doctors in Baltimore. Doctors say dog bites in particular make lost limbs and fingers harder to reattach, but a
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council formally rebuked two members and its former president Wednesday for their involvement in a racism scandal that has led to days of protests, police and state investigations and shaken public faith in City Hall. The 12-0 vote to censure
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business Meta on Wednesday posted the second quarterly revenue decline in its history since going public and warned that it is making “significant changes” aimed at cutting costs ahead of 2023, as it confronts an economic downturn that is hitting its core online advertising business. For the three months ended in
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By Chris Boyette, CNN A sheriff in western Iowa says local, state and federal authorities are “actively investigating” in a rural area where a woman claimed her late father disposed of dozens of bodies of people he killed decades ago. “We are actively investigating this, and who wouldn’t?” Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope told CNN
Continue ReadingBy WLKY Digital Team Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — More has been learned about the coal miner and his son caught on camera at the University of Kentucky’s Blue-White game that went viral. That picture really resonated with Coach John Calipari. He shared the picture of the man still
Continue ReadingBy KMBC 9 News Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — A bridge under construction collapsed Wednesday afternoon in Clay County, killing one person. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office said the collapse was reported at 1:44 p.m. at 148th Street and Shady Grove Road. The bridge spans Carroll Creek.
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After another raucous start to its meeting, the Los Angeles City Council voted 12-0 today to censure Councilmen Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo for their roles in the City Hall racism scandal — the first time the council has censured council members at least since the censure rules were last updated in 2000. The
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — “Kanye West, en medio de una polémica”. No importa cuándo leas esto. El popular rapero está en el ojo de la tormenta tras unos comentarios antisemitas que le costaron duras críticas y la pérdida de valiosos contratos, pero lo cierto es que este es apenas el último episodio de
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN Longtime Donald Trump ally Tom Barrack testified that he had mixed reactions to the former President’s rhetoric on the campaign trail and in the White House as he took the stand Wednesday during his foreign lobbying trial. Three days into testifying in his own defense in federal court in New York,
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers Elon Musk, the billionaire poised to acquire Twitter later this week, strolled into the company’s headquarters Wednesday carrying a porcelain sink and tweeting “Entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in!” Musk’s $44 billion deal to take Twitter private faces a Friday deadline, although the video
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By TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers Elon Musk, the billionaire poised to acquire Twitter later this week, strolled into the company’s headquarters Wednesday carrying a porcelain sink and tweeting “Entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in!” Musk’s $44 billion deal to take Twitter private faces a Friday deadline, although the video
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Ford is disbanding Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle company it co-owns with Volkswagen. The company says in its third-quarter earnings materials that it’s switching investment priorities from fully autonomous vehicles to advanced driver-assist systems. Ford is taking a $2.7 billion accounting charge to reduce the value
Continue ReadingBy Derek James Click here for updates on this story Derek James (WCCO) — It’s a longtime, but little-known, program that has a 99% graduation rate. For 50 years, it is has been providing talented young People of Color from around the country an opportunity to get a better high school education than they otherwise
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By The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Gunmen attacked a major Shiite holy site in Iran on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens. The attack came as protesters elsewhere in Iran marked a symbolic 40 days since a woman’s death in custody ignited the biggest anti-government movement in over
Continue Reading The Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is reportedly the subject of a new federal investigation. Michael Soliman, the senator’s adviser, said Wednesday in a statement that the senator was aware of the investigation first reported on by the startup news organization Semafor. Soliman says the senator
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland, CNN Business Ford and Volkswagen, two of the world’s largest automakers, are shutting down their joint effort to develop self-driving cars, the startup Argo AI. Ford said Wednesday that it had concluded that the large-scale profitable commercialization of self-driving cars was further out then expected. The company is still “optimistic” about a
Continue Reading By STEVE PEOPLES and MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A new sense of uncertainty has risen over Pennsylvania’s pivotal Senate contest. Democrats are struggling to remain optimistic about John Fetterman’s candidacy after a rocky debate performance. Fetterman took the debate stage Tuesday five months after suffering a stroke. He struggled to complete
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business Rank and file members of another railroad union have rejected a tentative labor deal, a move that further raises the odds that America’s freight railroad workers will go on strike sometime next month. The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen voted against September’s tentative agreement, according to results announced
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