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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — While still grappling with the fallout from a company he did take private, beleaguered billionaire Elon Musk is now facing a trial over a company he didn’t. Long before Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion in October, he had set his sights on Tesla, the
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — While still grappling with the fallout from a company he did take private, beleaguered billionaire Elon Musk is now facing a trial over a company he didn’t. Long before Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion in October, he had set his sights on Tesla, the
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By Shanila Kabir Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of workers across the country were either forced to resign or were let go because they did not comply with their employer’s vaccine mandates. Hawaii state lawmakers, Rep. Diamond Garcia and Sen. Brenton
Continue Reading By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Fidelity Investments will commit $250 million to a new education initiative to support up to 50,000 underserved minority students with scholarships and mentorship programs in the next five years. The Invest in My Education program, announced Tuesday, plans to increase graduation rates and students’ ability to complete their education
Continue ReadingBy Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story BENTON, Louisiana (KTBS) — An out-of-court, multi-million-dollar settlement has been reached in a wrongful-arrest-and-prosecution lawsuit brought by a former business executive who spent years falsely accused of committing a string of deer-camp vandalisms and arsons in Bossier Parish. Todd Phillips and his family reached the
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Dior nombró a Jimin, la estrella de BTS, como embajador de su marca a nivel global, un movimiento que confirma la creciente importancia de Corea del Sur para las casas de moda de lujo más grandes del mundo. Al anunciar la asociación a través de las redes sociales este lunes, Dior
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BERLIN (AP) — German news agency dpa is reporting that dozens of climate activists have glued themselves to a main street in the western Germany city of Cologne and to a state government building in Duesseldorf to protest the destruction of a village to make way for a coal mine expansion. The protests came a
Continue ReadingBy David Wright, CNN Republican state Sen. Matt Dolan announced Tuesday that he will run for US Senate in Ohio in 2024, seeking to challenge Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in a state that has been trending toward the GOP in recent years. Dolan’s announcement makes him the first Republican to officially jump into what is
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has returned to the Australian Open with a straight-set victory in the first round over Roberto Carballes Baena. Djokovic did not play at Melbourne Park in 2022 because his visa was revoked and he was deported from the country for not having been
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By Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story RUTHERFORD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — An investigation is underway after two small children were killed in a house fire Friday morning. Officials tell News 13 on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at around 9:50 a.m. Rutherford County emergency responders were dispatched to a home along
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers U.S. markets appeared slow to gain traction early Tuesday to start a holiday-shortened, earnings-heavy week. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials slipped 0.3% and the S&P 500 fell 0.2% before the bell. U.S. markets, which were closed for a holiday Monday, ended last week with gains
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers U.S. markets appeared slow to gain traction early Tuesday to start a holiday-shortened, earnings-heavy week. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials slipped 0.3% and the S&P 500 fell 0.2% before the bell. U.S. markets, which were closed for a holiday Monday, ended last week with gains
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Asheville and Buncombe County are partnering with a local nonprofit to tell the story of the Community Reparations Commission. A group of young storytellers with Arteria Collective will document the commission’s work over the next two years. In 2020, Asheville
Continue Reading By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German news agency dpa is reporting that hundreds of climate activists in western Germany have resumed their demonstrations against the ongoing destruction of a village to make way for a coal mine expansion. Dozens of climate activists on Tuesday glued themselves to a main street in city
Continue ReadingBy Tara De Boer, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — An overwhelming 9.5 billion tonnes of plastic was produced by the world in 2019, according to the Global Change Data Lab, a U.K. non-profit. While some efforts to reduce plastic waste are being made, such as through elimination
Continue ReadingBy Christy Somos, CTV National News Associate Producer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A Canadian medic serving in Ukraine has been killed in action, according to his family, and is being mourned by members of Ukraine’s foreign legion. Gregory Tsekhmistrenko was working with Ukraine’s Black Team in Bakhmut, a
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CNN, KMPH By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A young mother was clutching her 10-month-old son and running for safety when both were gunned down in a horrific attack that left six dead in a small central California community, the sheriff said. Forensic evidence shows a shooter stood over 16-year-old Alissa Parraz and her son Nycholas and
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has sent his condolences to the victims of a bombing on a Pentecostal church in eastern Congo. Islamic militants claimed the attack, which came two weeks before the pontiff is due to arrive in the country. Authorities say Sunday’s bombing in Kasindi, a town in North Kivu province, killed at
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Un video de Facebook Live que presuntamente muestra los últimos y aterradores momentos dentro de la cabina del vuelo 691 de Yeti Airlines antes de que se estrellara en Nepal este domingo circuló en línea en las últimas horas, mientras en tierra continúan los esfuerzos de búsqueda y recuperación en torno
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Glenn Kelman, CEO of Seattle-based online real estate brokerage Redfin, talks to The Associated Press about why he expects 2023 to be another slow year for housing. The Seattle native who’s run Redfin since 2005 also discusses layoffs and other steps the company took last
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