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NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors began deliberating Thursday in a civil trial involving Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis and a publicist who accused him of rape. The jury heard three weeks of testimony. Haggis and accuser Haleigh Breest spent days on the witness stand giving their divergent accounts of what happened between them on Jan.
Continue ReadingBy Eliott C. McLaughlin and Sharif Paget, CNN Families of three Americans who died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a rented residence in Mexico City ahead of Dia de Los Muertos — or Day of the Dead — celebrations identified them as two New Orleans teachers and the owner of a Virginia Beach-based candle business.
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are bursting toward their best day in years Thursday as exhilaration sweeps Wall Street and financial markets worldwide after a report showed inflation in the United States slowed last month by even more than expected. The S&P 500 was 4.1% higher in morning trading,
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are bursting toward their best day in years Thursday as exhilaration sweeps Wall Street and financial markets worldwide after a report showed inflation in the United States slowed last month by even more than expected. The S&P 500 was 4.1% higher in morning trading,
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN Business In the space of a week, a 30-year-old entrepreneur once hailed as a modern-day J.P. Morgan watched his digital empire, including billions of his own fortune, evaporate in a death spiral that’s shaken the foundations of the trillion-dollar crypto industry. On Thursday, Sam Bankman-Fried issued a mea culpa: “I f**ked
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said its troops began pulling out of a strategic Ukrainian city on Thursday amid growing signs it was following through on a retreat that would mark a turning point in the grinding war. Ukrainian officials acknowledged Moscow’s forces had no choice but
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — The head of Lebanon’s Middle East Airlines says a stray bullet hit a jet landing in Beirut, causing some material damage. No one among the passengers or crew was hurt. The official says the jet was landing on its way back from Jordan when the bullet hit its roof on Thursday. He
Continue ReadingBy Jasmina Alston Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A Douglasville 8-year-old is being called a hero for alerting his family that their home was on fire Monday. Channing told Atlanta News First that he knew exactly what to do when he smelled smoke inside the house on Opal Drive.
Continue Reading By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged his followers to resume their protest march on the country’s capital to demand early elections — even though he is staying out of the march, for now. Khan spoke in a video-link to his supporters on Thursday, a week
Continue ReadingBy Elisse Ramey Click here for updates on this story MIDLAND, Michigan (WNEM) — Emergency rescue crews from across mid-Michigan received specialized training utilizing specialized equipment on Wednesday in Midland. They converged at Currie Stadium to sharpen their skills during an intense training session. The simulation included an explosion that had three people unaccounted for.
Continue ReadingBy Annie McCormick Click here for updates on this story NORTH WHITEHALL TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A popular Lehigh Valley turkey farm had to destroy thousands of turkeys after the bird flu disease was detected in a flock. David Jaindl of Jaindl Farms in Orefield, Pa. says 14,000 turkeys were affected. According to the USDA,
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate returned to the 20-year highs of two weeks ago when rates breached 7% for the first time since 2002. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the key 30-year rate rose to 7.08% from 6.95% last week.
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates have jumped back above 7%, after dropping last week. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.08% in the week ending November 10, up from 6.95% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. A year ago, the 30-year fixed rate stood at 2.98%. Mortgage rates have risen throughout most of
Continue ReadingBy Bob Brooks Click here for updates on this story CHESTER, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Frustrations are growing in the city of Chester, Pennsylvania over the possibility that hundreds of workers could lose their pensions. A meeting was held at Chester City Hall Wednesday night to discuss the issue. The standing-room-only crowd of current and past
Continue ReadingBy Alyana Gomez and WPVI Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A teenager is facing murder charges in connection with a deadly shooting on a SEPTA subway train Monday afternoon. It happened around 2:40 p.m. on the Broad Street Line in the city’s Francisville section. Police say 21-year-old Semaj
Continue ReadingCNN By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Many investors are still nursing losses for the year. But stocks have come roaring back to life in the past few weeks thanks to hopes that inflation might be really peaking and that the Federal Reserve will soon reduce or slow down its interest rate increases as
Continue ReadingBy Shelley Childers Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are searching for a man accused of violently stealing a woman’s purse while she unloaded groceries in her driveway. It happened on Nov. 7 at about 1:30 p.m. in a residential neighborhood off Fuqua and Blackhawk Boulevard. “Her initial
Continue ReadingAmarachi Orie, CNN King Charles III has unveiled the first statue of his late mother Queen Elizabeth II since her death in September. The new sculpture in the English city of York was revealed on Wednesday outside York Minster, the largest gothic cathedral in Britain, and pays tribute to the late monarch’s life of service
Continue ReadingBy Mycah Hatfield Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston attorney is the first and only person in Harris County to face a charge of forcing induction to have an abortion. Mason Herring is the founder and managing partner of the Herring Law Firm, which focuses on energy and
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are galloping toward their best day in years Thursday as exhilaration sweeps Wall Street and financial markets worldwide after a report showed inflation in the United States slowed last month by even more than expected. The S&P 500 was 3.3% higher in early trading,
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