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By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday as investors weigh a surprisingly good economic report that highlights the Federal Reserve’s difficult fight against high inflation. The S&P 500 fell 1.6% as of 12:52 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 412
Continue ReadingBy Joel Seymour Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — An Asheville artist is selling watercolor paintings in an effort to help those in Ukraine. Brigitte Knauf is selling her artwork, ranging from $4 to $50 apiece, and donating all proceeds to charitable groups working in Ukraine, including World Central
Continue ReadingCNN By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Hearing aids might be an important tool in the effort to prevent cognitive decline and dementia, according to a new study. Research has established that hearing loss in an important risk factor in developing dementia, but whether intervening with the hearing loss will also treat the progression of cognitive decline
Continue ReadingBy Nick Krupke Click here for updates on this story BATTLE GROUND Washington (KPTV) — Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name. This is Larry Bevans. He’s a big time Seahawks fan. He and his buddies brought the boom in the sidelines from Playmakers Bar and Grill in Battle Ground, Wash. A
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NEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer makes 619th appearance in women’s AP Top 25, sets record for most all time.
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By Nouran Salahieh and Cheri Mossburg, CNN A Los Angeles jury will return Tuesday to continue its deliberations in the second sexual assault trial of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who is accused of using his Hollywood influence to lure women into private meetings and assault them. In total, jurors have been deliberating for more
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Self-checkout arrived in the late 1980s at supermarkets. A decade later, it began spreading to big-box chains and drug stores. Now, self-checkout, loved by some and hated by others, has entered discount clothing and department stores. Kohl’s is testing self-checkout stations at a handful of stores. H&M added them at
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN Hearing aids might be an important tool in the effort to prevent cognitive decline and dementia, according to a new study. Research has established that hearing loss in an important risk factor in developing dementia, but whether intervening with the hearing loss will also treat the progression of cognitive decline has
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN An Iranian official’s comment signaling that the country’s notorious morality police had been shut down has raised more questions than answers. Hasty clarifications by state media that sought to rebut the official’s comment quickly followed, along with pushback on social media by activists denying the so-called victory and even denouncing it
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell and Michelle Watson, CNN A federal judge has thrown out bribery and fraud charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, saying the prosecutors did not allege a sufficient quid pro quo. Benjamin, a Democrat, has had three of the five charges against him dismissed, a court filing and docket shows.
Continue Reading By AUDREY McAVOY and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — USS Arizona sailor Lou Conter lived through the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor even though his battleship exploded and sank after being pierced by aerial bombs. That makes the now 101-year-old somewhat of a celebrity, especially on the anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941,
Continue Reading By AUDREY McAVOY and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — USS Arizona sailor Lou Conter lived through the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor even though his battleship exploded and sank after being pierced by aerial bombs. That makes the now 101-year-old somewhat of a celebrity, especially on the anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941,
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By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Memphis hospital says it has paused, not stopped, its gender-affirming services in response to possible legal action by civil rights advocates who argue the hospital’s move is illegal and discriminatory. The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee last week accused Memphis-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw will pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2023 after re-signing in a $20 million, one-year deal. For the second straight year, the Dodgers didn’t extend a qualifying offer to the three-time Cy Young Award winner. Instead, they gave him additional time to
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas across the West, and for the parched mega-drought region, the December snow is a welcome gift. With back-to-back-to-back winter storms across the West, the snowpack is thriving. Parts of the Sierra and the Pacific Northwest are seeing above-average snowpack for this time
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas across the West, and for the parched mega-drought region, the December snow is a welcome gift. With back-to-back-to-back winter storms across the West, the snowpack is thriving. Parts of the Sierra and the Pacific Northwest are seeing above-average snowpack for this
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN The historic Artemis I mission, which is sending an uncrewed spacecraft on an unprecedented trip around the moon, is now in the final stretch of its historic journey. Orion, as NASA’s new space capsule is called, made another pass by the surface of the moon Monday morning, capturing views of notable
Continue ReadingCNN By Sebastian Shukla and Jack Guy, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a visit to the Kerch Bridge, a key link between the annexed Crimean peninsula and mainland Russia which was partially destroyed by an explosion in October, according to Russian state media. Photos and videos from the visit have been released, including
Continue ReadingBy Sebastian Shukla and Jack Guy, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a visit to the Kerch Bridge, a key link between the annexed Crimean peninsula and mainland Russia which was partially destroyed by an explosion in October, according to Russian state media. Photos and videos from the visit have been released, including footage
Continue ReadingBy Shelby Lofton Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — A Utah man has a front-row seat to the Mauna Loa Volcano eruption happening on the Big Island of Hawaii. David Bryner is originally from St. George and now lives in Kona, working as a tennis instructor. “I was on
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