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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States reaccelerated in January, indicating that inflation pressures continue to underlie the U.S. economy despite longer-term signs of improvement. From December to January, the government’s producer price index jumped 0.7%, driven up in part by a 5% surge in energy prices.
Continue Reading KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a massive fire has broken out at a plant nursery in central Florida. Officials tell news outlets the fire started about 2 a.m. Thursday at Nursery Supplies Inc. in Kissimmee, just south of Orlando. Video footage from Orlando television stations showed flames and plumes of thick, black smoke rising
Continue ReadingBy Tori Cooper Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — On Thursday, Atlanta News First obtained new video of what one woman claims is ring door footage of former Doraville Police Officer, Miles Bryant showing up to her door uninvited and unannounced. Elesha Bates claims she submitted Ring camera video to
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Tesla has fired more than 30 supporters of a nascent union at its Buffalo facility, just days after the organizing effort was announced, according to the union. The union, Tesla Workers United, has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board alleging the company illegally fired its supporters. The complaint
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN The first tool that mechanic trainees at Maryland’s Vehicles for Change program pick up is not a wrench, but a pair of virtual reality goggles. First, students watch an instructor virtually demonstrate a skill; then they follow prompts to complete a procedure themselves in VR. After that, students
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has made clear in comments published Thursday by a Jesuit journal that he believes being pope is a lifetime position and that Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation was an exception. “I for the moment do not have that on my agenda,” Francis told Civita Cattolica, in the clearest statement he has
Continue ReadingBy Susan Raff Click here for updates on this story FARMINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — Drinking and driving continues to be a serious problem. Forty percent of all fatal crashes in Connecticut involve alcohol. In late June, a Farmington teenager driving home from a baseball game was struck and killed by a drunk driver. His parents
Continue ReadingCNN, WAAY, WAFF By Jamiel Lynch and Jack Forrest, CNN Two Tennessee National Guardsman were killed Wednesday after their helicopter crashed during a training flight in northern Alabama, the national guard confirmed. The UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter was approaching the Huntsville Executive Airport when it “rapidly descended” and crashed around 3 p.m. near Highway 53 and
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s independence movement needs a new leader — and a new plan. With the resignation of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the decades-long campaign by Scottish nationalists to secede from the United Kingdom is losing its star politician and strongest communicator, at a time when efforts to hold
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Ryan Seacrest is saying goodbye to his morning co-host duties alongside Kelly Ripa. Seacrest and Ripa announced the news during their morning talk show, “Live with Kelly and Ryan” on Thursday. “I’ve decided to make this my last season as co-host,” Seacrest said, calling his decision, “bittersweet.” “You’ve gone from being
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Chloe Melas, CNN Ryan Seacrest is saying goodbye to his morning co-host duties alongside Kelly Ripa. Seacrest and Ripa announced the news during their morning talk show, “Live with Kelly and Ryan” on Thursday. “I’ve decided to make this my last season as co-host,” Seacrest said, calling his decision, “bittersweet.” “You’ve
Continue ReadingBy Nina Pezzello and Audrey Russo Click here for updates on this story PROSPECT, Connecticut (WFSB) — The Prospect Gun Club is trying to get the go-ahead to build a new shooting range, but not everyone is on board. The current Prospect Gun Club is a small building with a few stalls. The club wants
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Anti-poverty campaigners are fuming after the parent of Britain’s biggest home energy supplier said earnings more than tripled last year as consumers struggled to pay soaring utility bills. British Gas owner Centrica followed Shell and BP as the latest U.K.-based energy company to rake in massive profits
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Several employees at a Tesla gigafactory in Buffalo, New York have been fired after launching union organizing efforts two days ago, according to Tesla Workers United. The group said in a statement on Thursday that workers received an email around 7 p.m. on Wednesday updating them on a new
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling in early trading on Wall Street on worries that inflation is remaining hotter than hoped. The S&P 500 was 1.3% lower after a report showed that inflation at the wholesale level slowed by less last month than economists forecast. Treasury yields rose. Markets have been churning recently as
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The Multnomah County Health Department on Wednesday released its annual report on homeless death statistics. According to the Multnomah County Health Department’s annual review of deaths, at least 193 people died while homeless in calendar year 2021. The figure is an
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is taking new steps to address racial inequality throughout the federal government. Biden signed an executive order on his first day in office in January 2021 that required agencies to conduct reviews and take steps to fix problems. On Thursday, the
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Amnistía Internacional acusó a las autoridades peruanas de actuar con “un marcado sesgo racista” en la represión de las protestas que han sacudido al país desde diciembre, diciendo que están atacando “poblaciones que históricamente han sido discriminadas”, según un informe publicado este jueves. Basándose en datos de la Defensoría del Pueblo
Continue ReadingBy Tara John and Claudia Rebaza, CNN Amnesty International has accused Peruvian authorities of acting with “a marked racist bias” in its crackdown on protests that have roiled the country since December, saying “populations that have historically been discriminated against” are being targeted, according to a report released on Thursday. Drawing on data from the
Continue ReadingBy Simon Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — With cases of overdose deaths involving fentanyl stacking up around the Portland area, families of those who died are finding frustration instead of closure. MJ Jackson, who’s mother died of a fentanyl overdose in June of 2022, said she’s been waiting
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