Month: December 2022
Acrisure Arena sets parking plan for Doobie Brothers event after troubled opening night
Officials at Acrisure Arena have released a parking plan for Thursday’s Doobie Brothers event. Wednesday’s opening night event at Acrisure Arena was marred with issues of parking and traffic along Varner Road. Some visitors tell News Channel 3 it took over an hour to park. Traffic into the arena area continued as long as an
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Se conocieron en un tren nocturno en Europa. Ahora llevan casi 30 años casados
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Katy Vernon y Randy Vanderwood se vieron por primera vez en la plataforma de una estación abarrotada. Era el verano de 1991. Los dos desconocidos esperaban para subir a un tren nocturno desde Amsterdam, en Países Bajos, hasta la recién unificada Berlín, en Alemania. Fue el abrigo azul brillante de Randy,
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Oxford school shooter’s mom said her ‘biggest fear was that he was gonna turn the gun on himself,’ prosecutors say
By Lauren del Valle, CNN Prosecutors in Michigan disclosed more evidence in recent court filings they say shows the mother of Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley knew about his unhealthy mental state when the parents bought him a gun last November. “You know my biggest fear was that he was gonna turn the gun
Continue ReadingTrump unveils plans to take on tech companies if he wins in 2024 in appeal to conservative base
By Kristen Holmes, CNN Donald Trump vowed Thursday that if he is elected president again, he would ban federal money from being used to label speech as misinformation or disinformation, fire federal officials who have engaged in what he characterized as “domestic censorship,” and punish universities engaging in “censorship activities” with cuts to federal funding.
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Titans, Chargers face off with AFC playoff implications
By The Associated Press TENNESSEE (7-6) at LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (7-6) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, CBS FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Chargers by 3. AGAINST THE SPREAD: Titans 8-5; Chargers 8-5. SERIES RECORD: Chargers lead 28-18-1. LAST MEETING: Titans beat Chargers 23-20 on Oct. 20, 2019, in Nashville. LAST WEEK: Titans lost to Jaguars 36-22; Chargers
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Claudine Gay to be Harvard’s 1st Black president, 2nd woman
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University announced Thursday that Claudine Gay will become its 30th president, making her the first Black person and the second woman to lead the Ivy League school. Gay, who is currently a dean at the university and a democracy scholar, will become president July 1. She
Continue ReadingSheriff: Suspect with filed teeth threatened to ‘rip out victim’s throat’
By WNEM Digital Click here for updates on this story GENESEE CO., Michigan (WNEM) — A 36-year-old man has been arrested after grooming a victim, barricading her in a house, and sexually assaulting her over a period of three weeks, according to Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson. The victim, a 20-year-old woman, was walking down
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Lawmakers quick to unload FTX founder’s contributions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and SEUNG MIN KIM The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers who eagerly accepted piles of cash from Samuel Bankman-Fried now can’t move fast enough to offload contributions from the disgraced crypto mogul to anywhere but their own campaign coffers. Before Bankman-Fried’s arrest, he was a prolific political donor to individual candidates
Continue Reading Lawmakers quick to unload FTX founder’s contributions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and SEUNG MIN KIM The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A writer’s workshop in Alaska. Food banks in California. A charity that fights diabetes. Lawmakers who accepted piles of cash from onetime wunderkind Samuel Bankman-Fried now can’t move fast enough to offload their contributions from the disgraced crypto mogul to anywhere else
Continue ReadingExploding gift sends Polish police chief to hospital after Ukraine visit
By Zahid Mahmood, Josh Pennington and Dennis Lapin Poland’s police chief Jaroslaw Szymczyk was hospitalized with minor injuries on Wednesday after a gift that he had received in Ukraine suddenly exploded, according to a government statement “Yesterday at 7:50 a.m., an explosion occurred in a room adjacent to the office of the Police Chief,” Poland’s
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Palm Springs International Airport expects record number of holiday passengers
The Palm Springs International Airport announced that it expects this holiday season to be the busiest in the airport’s history and encouraged travelers to plan ahead and arrive early to catch their flights. “We’re planning for a very busy holiday season this year,” said Executive Director of Aviation Harry Barret in a statement. “We recently
Continue Reading Tesla closes up despite Musk selling $3.58B of its shares
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Shares of Tesla rose slightly Thursday despite news that CEO Elon Musk sold another $3.58 billion worth of the electric vehicle maker’s stock this week. The stock closed at $157.67, up less than 1% but still close to its two-year lows. Tesla did fare better than the broader U.S. stock market,
Continue Reading Tesla closes up despite Musk selling $3.58B of its shares
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Shares of Tesla rose slightly Thursday despite news that CEO Elon Musk sold another $3.58 billion worth of the electric vehicle maker’s stock this week. The stock closed at $157.67, up less than 1% but still close to its two-year lows. Tesla did fare better than the broader U.S. stock market,
Continue Reading Mixed reactions to Oregon governor commuting death row
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s decision to commute all of the state’s 17 death sentences and dismantle the state’s execution chamber has some, including a former prison superintendent-turned-abolitionist, lauding the move as the humane choice. Others, including a small city mayor whose town was left
Continue Reading Harvard University appoints Claudine Gay as school’s first Black president
By Amanda Musa, CNN Claudine Gay will serve as Harvard’s 30th president, the University announced Thursday. Gay is the first person of color and the second woman to hold the role of Harvard University’s president. Born to Haitian immigrants, Gay received her Ph.D. in government from Harvard in 1998. She is also the recipient of
Continue ReadingExclusive: Schumer and Pelosi say Biden should run in 2024
By Eric Bradner, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leaving Democratic leadership after Republicans won the majority. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is remaining at the helm of a chamber Democrats still control. But both said President Joe Biden should run for a second term in 2024 after what they described as an “excellent” first
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 12/15/2022
The Associated Press Stocks tumbled in the U.S. and Europe as investors grew increasingly concerned that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are willing to risk a recession to bring inflation under control. The S&P 500 fell 2.5% Thursday, erasing its gains from early in the week. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite and the Dow
Continue Reading Engineering firm reaches settlement in Flint water case
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — An engineering firm has settled a lawsuit with four families after being accused of not doing enough to stop lead contamination in the Flint, Michigan, water supply. The deal involving Lockwood, Andrews & Newman comes four months after a jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict. No details were disclosed. LAN and
Continue Reading New York bans pet stores from selling cats, dogs, rabbits
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York has become the latest state to ban the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits in pet stores in an attempt to target commercial breeding operations decried by critics as “puppy mills.” The new law was signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday.
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