By Paul R. La Monica, CNN So much for that big stock market comeback this year. Sure, it’s only February. But the Dow is now down almost 1% after a sizzling start to the year. At one point in mid-January, the average of 30 blue chips was up nearly 4% in 2023. The S&P 500
Continue ReadingBy ABC7.com staff Click here for updates on this story EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California (KABC) — Will Maverick from “Top Gun” be obsolete one day? The U.S. Defense Department is disclosing that A.I. programs successfully made a dozen test flights in an F-16 over the California desert. The flights in early December included advanced
Continue ReadingBy ABC7.com staff Click here for updates on this story ANAHEIM, California (KABC) — You could call him a regular. Jeff Reitz of Huntington Beach has been certified a world record-holder after visiting Disneyland nearly 3,000 times in a row. His 2,995 consecutive visits to the theme park recently earned him recognition from the Guinness
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, California (KABC) — A home in La Canada Flintridge was severely damaged when mud came crashing down a hillside following the recent powerful storms. The home’s residents were sleeping Friday night when they were startled by a loud noise, neighbors say. But
Continue ReadingCNN, KUSA, KMGH By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit against Paramount Friday, claiming the rival media company breached its half-billion-dollar exclusivity contract with HBO Max by airing “South Park” on its own streaming platform, Paramount+. HBO Max is a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery, which also owns CNN. Nearly all “South
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn Nokia redesigned its logo for the first time in decades to distance itself from its public image as a phone company. The new logo, announced on Sunday, features five different shapes coming together to spell NOKIA. The font is sleeker and the classic shade of blue associated with the brand is replaced
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer “Once you send that photo, you can’t take it back,” goes the warning to teenagers, often ignoring the reality that many teens send explicit images of themselves under duress, or without understanding the consequences. A new online tool aims to give some control back to teens, or people who
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Update Monday 2/27 1:20 p.m. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that this shooting was a suicide. Original Report Monday 2/27 8:15 a.m. A police investigation was underway in Oasis after a person was found dead Sunday evening. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says deputies were called to Avenue 76 and State Highway 86 at 4:57
Continue ReadingBy ‘A’ali’i Dukelow Click here for updates on this story LAHAINA, Hawaii (KITV) — Workers at the Lahaina Small Boat Harbor are calling on the state to address a laundry list of repairs they claim have been neglected for years. Mona Cherry, one of the workers, called the restrooms at the facility “horrendous.” “It’s a
Continue ReadingBy Hadas Gold, CNN The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sees the previous day’s attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank as “actions of terror,” an IDF official said Monday, as tensions in the region simmered after a weekend of violence. At least one Palestinian man was killed, a Palestinian fire engine was
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN Appearing at the doorstep of Walt Disney World, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that gives him new power over Disney, effectively punishing the entertainment giant for speaking out against the Republican’s political agenda. The new law amounts to a state takeover of the Reedy Creek
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist If you are waking up across the south-central US, chances are you didn’t get much sleep. Insanely strong storms ripped through traveling close to 100 mph. At one point, the National Weather Service Office in Norman, Oklahoma called them “historic.” The storms brought nine tornado reports and 135 wind reports.
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By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations is seeking $4.3 billion at a pledging conference in Geneva to alleviate the suffering of millions of people in Yemen. Monday’s conference deals with the Arab world’s poorest country, where an eight-yearlong war has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. U.N. officials
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. and the European Union ended years of wrangling on Monday, sealing a deal to resolve their thorny post-Brexit trade dispute over Northern Ireland. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the “decisive breakthrough” marked a “new chapter” in the U.K.-EU relationship. Sunak and and European Commission
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. and the European Union ended years of wrangling on Monday, sealing a deal to resolve their thorny post-Brexit trade dispute over Northern Ireland. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the “decisive breakthrough” marked a “new chapter” in the U.K.-EU relationship. Sunak and and European Commission
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Speed around a French village in the video game Gran Turismo and you might spot a Corvette behind you trying to catch your slipstream. The technique of using the draft of an opponent’s racecar to speed up and overtake them is one favored by skilled players of PlayStation’s realistic
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Speed around a French village in the video game Gran Turismo and you might spot a Corvette behind you trying to catch your slipstream. The technique of using the draft of an opponent’s racecar to speed up and overtake them is one favored by skilled players of PlayStation’s realistic
Continue Reading By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Financial envy is common — we see what others have and wish we had it, too — but it can also be destructive. Financial therapists say that the most effective way to deal with those feelings is to explore what is really behind them. Perhaps you want to increase your
Continue Reading By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that gives him control of Walt Disney World’s self-governing district, punishing the company over its opposition to the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law. The bill requires DeSantis, a Republican, to appoint a five-member board to oversee the
Continue Reading By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bestselling self-help author Marianne Williamson, who brought quirky spiritualism to the 2020 presidential race, has announced she’s running for president again, becoming the first major Democrat to challenge President Joe Biden for his party’s nomination in 2024. Williamson is formally kicking off her campaign with an event
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