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By Jennifer Korn Google will no longer sell the latest Enterprise Edition of Google Glass, the company announced this week, effectively killing off an innovative but failed wearable product line from another era that many consumers may have assumed was long gone. First unveiled in 2013, Google Glass was initially marketed for a general audience,
Continue ReadingBy Alex McLoon Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (KETV) — An amendment to an abortion bill limits procedures to 12 weeks instead of six weeks. State Sen. Merv Riepe of Ralston filed the amendment Tuesday morning. He says he’s thought about how women know little about their pregnancies at six weeks.
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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Edmonton police say two patrol officers were killed while responding to a domestic dispute. Police chief Dale McFee says the suspected gunman died from a self inflicted gun wound. He said the officers were shot upon arrival to an apartment suite at around 12:47 am and there was no indication the
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Unions representing hundreds of thousands of nurses, ambulance crews and other health care workers in England reached a deal Thursday to resolve months of disruptive strikes for higher wages, though the pact didn’t include doctors. The announcement came as early-career physicians spent a third day on picket
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks shook off an early stumble and gained ground Thursday amid hopes for help for a bank at the center of Wall Street’s hunt for what’s next to crack in the struggling industry. The S&P 500 was 1.8% higher in afternoon trading after erasing an
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press The stakes are higher in Ohio this year for March Madness — and not just because it’s a regional host for the first round of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament. For the first time, Ohio sports fans can click on a mobile app or tap into kiosks at bars,
Continue Reading By KARL RITTER and DINO HAZELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Pentagon on Thursday released video of what it said was a Russian fighter jet dumping fuel on a U.S. Air Force surveillance drone before the warplane clipped the drone’s propeller in international airspace, leading to its crash in the Black Sea and
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Credit Suisse, the 167-year-old bank and the second-largest lender in Switzerland, is in deep trouble. The bank said it would borrow up to 50 billion Swiss francs ($53.7 billion) from the Swiss National Bank, taking advantage of a lifeline late Wednesday after its stock crashed as much as 30%. It also
Continue ReadingCNN By Anna Cooban, CNN Credit Suisse is not out of the woods just yet. Shares in the Swiss lender fell by as much as 12% Friday, erasing most of Thursday’s gains, as investors feared that a $54 billion lifeline from the Swiss central bank might not be enough to rescue the beleaguered bank. By
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer The Women’s World Cup is getting an increase in prize money of more than 300% for this year’s tournament. The $152 million fund for the first 32-team tournament is a huge boost from the 24-team edition in 2019 and 10 times what it was in 2015. FIFA president Gianni
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A ruling by Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court has thrown into limbo hundreds of thousands of business and construction permits issued by a U.S. territory already struggling to attract investors amid an economic crisis. Government officials on Thursday sought to quell anxieties over fallout from
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By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers pushing to prevent Kansas from investing its funds using socially and environmentally conscious principles disagree about imposing rules for investment managers handling private funds. That’s complicating their efforts to thwart what they see as “woke” investing that could hurt the state’s investment earnings.
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers pushing to prevent Kansas from investing its funds using socially and environmentally conscious principles disagree about imposing rules for investment managers handling private funds. That’s complicating their efforts to thwart what they see as “woke” investing that could hurt the state’s investment earnings.
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN One of the keys to keeping your child happy and healthy is making sure they get enough sleep consistently, a new study has found. That’s no surprise to parents, right? But it turns out even 39 minutes can make a difference, the results showed. In the study published Wednesday in JAMA
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Update 5:15 p.m. All lanes have been reopened, the California Highway Patrol announced. Original Report 10:00 a.m. Eastbound I-10 traffic was backed up near Whitewater Thursday morning following a deadly 2-vehicle crash. CHP reported it happened just west of Haugen-Lehmann Way around 8:45 a.m. Cal Fire said one person was killed and another person had
Continue ReadingBy Brett Knese Click here for updates on this story HALIFAX COUNTY, North Carolina (WRAL) — A teenager is in critical condition after he was hit by a car Wednesday while getting off a school bus in Halifax County. The student was identified as Tillman Mitchell, 17, from Hollister, North Carolina. Tillman was on his
Continue ReadingHafsa Khalil, CNN The Koh-i-Noor — one of the world’s most famous and controversial diamonds — will be part of a new exhibition at the Tower of London that recognizes it as “a symbol of conquest.” The display will explore the origins and history of the crown jewels. It opens on May 26 — the
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Thomas Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — A bill meant to curb the use of embalming fluid as a drug made its way to debate Wednesday in the North Carolina General Assembly. The Rakim Shackleford Act, which was introduced March 6, would regulate and label embalming fluid
Continue ReadingBy Gilbert Baez Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH (WRAL) — The 17-year-old cheerleader who suffered cardiac arrest during a recent competition in Raleigh is back home in Harnett County after several scary days in the hospital. WRAL shared Keianna Joe’s story earlier this week – and she and her mother told their
Continue ReadingBy Abeer Salman and Hadas Gold, CNN At least four Palestinians were killed on Thursday and 23 others injured after an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) operation in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Authority Health Ministry. At least five of the injured are in critical condition, the health ministry added. In
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