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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is ticking higher Monday to open a week where central banks are likely to unload the year’s final barrage of interest-rate hikes meant to drive down the world’s painfully high inflation. The S&P 500 was 0.5% higher in midday trading, trimming its loss
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is ticking higher Monday to open a week where central banks are likely to unload the year’s final barrage of interest-rate hikes meant to drive down the world’s painfully high inflation. The S&P 500 was 0.5% higher in midday trading, trimming its loss
Continue Reading By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge says a person’s choice to decline vaccinations does not outweigh public health and safety requirements in medical settings. US. District Court Judge Donald Molloy on Friday permanently blocked a section of a law that said it was discriminatory for most employers to
Continue ReadingBy Angie Ricono Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Lamar Johnson is confident about his upcoming Monday hearing, which might be surprising. He’s spent 28 years in prison for a St. Louis murder he swears he didn’t do. This time his faith is in God. “I mean, I believe in
Continue Reading KINGSFORD, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan Army veteran has been killed in a crash while delivering bicycles to children in Florida affected by Hurricane Ian. Steven Pringle was 57. The Detroit Free Press says Pringle was driving a pickup truck on Nov. 23 when he drove through a Punta Gorda intersection that was missing a
Continue Reading By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is in federal court in Miami seeking to dismiss criminal money laundering charges by arguing that he is a Venezuelan diplomat immune from prosecution in the U.S. A handful of protesters carrying the Venezuelan flag and signs reading “Free
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Libyan intelligence official accused of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 is to appear in federal court in Washington to face charges. The arrest and extradition of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi are a milestone in
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China said it would stop tracking some travel, potentially reducing the likelihood people will be forced into quarantine for visiting COVID-19 hot spots That’s part of an uncertain exit from the strict pandemic policies that helped fuel widespread protests. Once midnight hit Monday, the part of a smart phone app that recorded
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story BREVARD, North Carolina (WLOS) — Sunday served as a busy afternoon for many Brevard residents at Oskar Blues. The nonprofit organization Can’d Aid, along with Oskar Blues Brewery Taproom employees and local volunteers came together to build bikes for every first grader at Brevard Elementary
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Al Roker is home from the hospital, but won’t be returning to “Today” just yet. The beloved weatherman offered a health update Monday via a video call into the show and said his recovery has been “a tough slog.” “It’s been the hardest one yet, and you know I’ve had
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Lisa Respers France, CNN Al Roker is home from the hospital, but won’t be returning to “Today” just yet. The beloved weatherman offered a health update Monday via a video call into the show and said his recovery has been “a tough slog.” “It’s been the hardest one yet, and you
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Danquah Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Some South Nashville homeowners are warning to keep a close eye on homes under construction. It’s something one couple believes may be a growing issue. It’s something one couple believes may become a growing issue. People have been sneaking into homes
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By HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dave Chappelle asked the crowd at his comedy show to “make some noise for the world’s richest man.” They did. Lots of booing. It was a rather uncomfortable appearance for Elon Musk, Twitter’s new owner, at Chappelle’s show with Chris Rock on Sunday night at the
Continue Reading By HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dave Chappelle asked the crowd at his comedy show to “make some noise for the world’s richest man.” They did. Lots of booing. It was a rather uncomfortable appearance for Elon Musk, Twitter’s new owner, at Chappelle’s show with Chris Rock on Sunday night at the
Continue ReadingBy Jamarlo Phillips Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — The Smyrna Police Department is searching for a missing girl who ran away from Ridgeview Institution. Police said Kellie McDowell suffers from depression, and psychosis, and has had suicidal ideations. McDowell is described as a white female, around 5-feet-7-inches tall with
Continue Reading By LEE KEATH Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — It’s a rare moment in the Middle East when the public’s voice roars louder than those of the governments. But Morocco’s surprise string of wins at the World Cup in Qatar have stirred a joy and pride among Arab fans that have, at least for a
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN The special master review of evidence seized from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate is no more. Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday formally dismissed the case, which Trump brought to challenge the Mar-a-Lago evidence collection and in which she appointed special master Raymond Dearie, another judge, to make
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN While congressional leaders continue to negotiate a spending deal, the federal government has begun the process of preparing for a potential shutdown, participating in the mandatory but standard process of releasing shutdown guidance to agencies ahead of this Friday’s funding deadline. Lawmakers on both sides currently acknowledge they are going to
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By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Electric vehicle maker Rivian is setting aside its planned partnership with Mercedes-Benz to produce electric vans in Europe so that it can focus on its existing commercial and consumer business. California-based Rivian said Monday it was putting on “pause” the memorandum of understanding that was signed between the American
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Electric vehicle maker Rivian is setting aside its planned partnership with Mercedes-Benz to produce electric vans in Europe so that it can focus on its existing commercial and consumer business. California-based Rivian said Monday it was putting on “pause” the memorandum of understanding that was signed between the American
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