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By Anjali Patel Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Asheville restaurants are banding together this holiday season with a mission: to raise money for a deeply affordable housing development and increase awareness about the local housing crisis. Participating restaurants will choose an individual item, or a category of items,
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are off to a weak start on Wall Street following some mixed news on the economy. The S&P 500 was down 0.5% Friday. The government reported that a key measure of inflation is continuing to slow, though it’s still far higher than anyone wants to see. Also, growth in consumer
Continue ReadingBy Tim McNicholas Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A fire broke out on board a Staten Island Ferry during rush hour on Thursday, forcing more than 800 people to evacuate. Firefighters said five people were hurt, but they’re all expected to be okay. Passengers on the Sandy Ground said
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Retailers are scoring one win in the governmentwide spending bill. The $1.7 trillion funding package contains legislation that will force online marketplaces like Amazon and Facebook to verify high-volume sellers amid heightened concerns about retail theft. Brick-and-mortar retailers have been voicing concerns about the amount of goods being stolen
Continue ReadingBy WFOR Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Rita the bald eagle will soar no more. Miami’s famed eagle Rita, who went missing for a couple of days before turning up injured, underwent another surgery to partially amputate her wing. Zoo Miami said despite her improving condition, Rita recently started
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La comisión selecta de la Cámara de Representantes que investiga el asalto al Capitolio del 6 de enero de 2021 expuso en más de 800 páginas un caso condenatorio que los esfuerzos del expresidente Donald Trump para anular las elecciones de 2020 condujeron a la violencia en el Capitolio de Estados Unidos,
Continue ReadingBy James Felton and Hannah Mose Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW TWP., Michigan (WNEM) — Many shoppers are stocking up on last minute items they need before the winter storm hits. “Sales are very brisk. People are getting ready for the storm system coming in,” said Dave Wohlfeil, the owner of Wohlfeil
Continue ReadingBy KPIX Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — The San Francisco Bay Area’s reprieve from the stormy conditions that were ravaging the Midwest and Northeast on Friday will come to an end after a balmy holiday weekend. A storm system carrying with it a significant atmospheric river was forming
Continue ReadingBy Lee Peck Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — It’s almost too late to prepare for this cold — but you still have time to protect your plants. If you’re not sure if the plant will make it — if it’s potted you might want to bring it inside or
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. markets bounced between gains and losses early Friday after a closely-watched gauge of consumer inflation showed that a long surge in consumer prices seems to be easing. Futures for the Dow and S&P briefly shot up after the report was released, but
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. markets bounced between gains and losses early Friday after a closely-watched gauge of consumer inflation showed that a long surge in consumer prices seems to be easing. Futures for the Dow and S&P briefly shot up after the report was released, but
Continue ReadingBy Matt Foster, CNN George Cohen, England’s right-back for their 1966 World Cup triumph, has died aged 83. The news was announced by his former club Fulham on Friday. No cause of death was given. “Everyone associated with Fulham Football Club is desperately saddened to learn of the passing of one of our greatest ever
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JILL BLEED Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Tens of millions of Americans endured bone-chilling temperatures, blizzard conditions, power outages and canceled holiday gatherings Friday from a winter storm that forecasters said was nearly unprecedented in its scope, exposing about 60% of the U.S. population to some sort of winter weather
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN After romanticizing Hollywood in “La La Land,” Damien Chazelle widens his “Another Day of Sun” lens to explore the town’s dark roots in “Babylon,” which is basically another dawn-of-talkies era “Singin’ in the Rain” on a cocktail of ampethamines and steroids. Despite a stellar cast and showy moments (given who’s
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN The trend is clear: Inflation is cooling off in America. The Federal Reserve’s preferred measurement of inflation showed price increases continued to moderate in November, providing yet another welcome indication that the period of painfully high prices has peaked. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, or PCE, rose 5.5% in November
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Smithson Click here for updates on this story LEBANON, Tennessee (WSMV) — The Lebanon Police Department announced one of its police K9s has passed away. K9 Luke died Friday with his partner K9 Officer Rob Bates by his side, LPD said in a Facebook post. “K9 Luke gave a dedicated service with the
Continue Reading By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — French confessed serial killer Charles Sobhraj has been released from prison in Nepal after serving most of his sentence for killing American and Canadian backpackers. His lawyer says he was taken to the airport for a flight back to Paris. The Supreme Court earlier ordered his
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LARGE Click here for updates on this story RIO DELL, California (KOVR) — Sharon and Steve Wolff live in a home they do not feel safe in. This week’s violent earthquake left cracks in most of their walls. Now, there’s an effort to fill out online forms seeking assistance from insurance and state
Continue Reading ISTANBUL (AP) — The president of the Turkish Medical Association has denied in court accusations that she had engaged in terrorist propaganda by calling for an investigation into allegations that the Turkish military used chemical weapons against Kurdish militants. Dr. Sebnem Korur Fincanci, a leading forensic expert, faces more than seven years in prison if
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation closely watched by the Federal Reserve slowed last month, another sign that a long surge in consumer prices seems to be easing. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that prices rose 5.5% in November from a year earlier, down from a
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