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By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco supervisors have backed the idea of paying reparations to Black people, but whether members will agree to lump-sum payments of $5 million to every eligible person or to any of the more than 100 other recommendations made by an advisory committee won’t be known
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By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco supervisors have backed the idea of paying reparations to Black people, but whether members will agree to lump-sum payments of $5 million to every eligible person or to any of the more than 100 other recommendations made by an advisory committee won’t be known
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Fewer Americans applied for jobless claims last week as the labor market continues to thrive despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool the economy and tamp down inflation. Applications for jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending March 11 fell by 20,000 to 192,000 from 212,000 the
Continue Reading By TRISNADI MARJAN Associated Press SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court has acquitted two police officials charged with negligence leading to the deaths of 135 people in October when police fired tear gas inside a soccer stadium, setting off a panicked run for the exits. A panel of three judges at Surabaya District Court
Continue Reading TOPOCK, Ariz. (AP) — A freight train carrying corn syrup, not hazardous materials, derailed in western Arizona, near the state’s border with California and Nevada, BNSF Railway said. The train derailed Wednesday evening near the town of Topock, Anita Mortensen, a spokeswoman for the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said, adding that she was not aware
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president says his country plans to give Ukraine a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets. The move makes Poland the first NATO member country to fulfill a request the Ukrainian government’s increasingly urgent request for warplanes. President Andrzej Duda said Thursday that Poland would hand over four of the Soviet-made warplanes in
Continue Reading By RASHID YAHYA Associated Press DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — The counterterrorism agency of Iraq’s northern Kurdish-run region says several people were killed in a mysterious helicopter crash in northern Iraq. Passengers of the ill-fated helicopter included militants belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Worker’s Party, or PKK, which is designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN One of Dunkin’s most recognizable drinks has disappeared. The Dunkaccino has quietly been pulled from the coffee chain’s menus, ending a more than two-decade run for the fan-favorite drink that mixed together coffee and hot chocolate. “As we focus on innovation and finding new ways to delight guests, we continually evolve
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A Twentynine Palms man was arrested and accused of a vandalism that was apparently caught on surveillance video. Investigators said the damage was estimated at $30,000. Investigators with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said the incident happened in the area of 6500 Freedom Way on Tuesday night around 11:00 p.m. They said video surveillance captured the suspect pulling
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN US home building jumped higher in February, turning around after five consecutive months of falling. Housing starts, a measure of new home construction, rose by 9.8% in February from January. But that’s still down 18.4% from a year ago, according to data released Thursday by the Census Bureau. Starts in January
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Credit Suisse shares have surged after the Swiss central bank agreed to loan the bank up to $54 billion to bolster confidence in the country’s second-biggest lender and blunt concerns about the international financial system following the collapse of two U.S. banks. Credit Suisse
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By Cheri Mossburg and Taylor Romine, CNN A union representing school workers in Los Angeles plans to strike for three days next week with support from the district’s teachers union, it said, setting up what could be a shutdown of the nation’s second-largest school system. Cafeteria staff, bus drivers, custodians, teachers’ assistants and other members
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN Tom Cruise didn’t attend the Oscars ceremony this year, but there’s a special occasion the Hollywood star didn’t want to miss: Michael Caine’s 90th birthday celebrations in London. The “Top Gun: Maverick” actor has been credited with helping to drive audiences back to the big screen, so it was a surprise
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling and Thomas Schlachter, CNN Barack Obama’s love of basketball is well known so it comes as no surprise that the former US President has joined many others in filling out his March Madness brackets for this year’s men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments. Obama’s final four men’s teams are Houston, UCLA, Baylor and
Continue Reading TOPOCK, Ariz. (AP) — A freight train carrying corn syrup – not hazardous materials – derailed in western Arizona, near the state’s border with California and Nevada, BNSF Railway said. Railway spokesperson Lena Kent said there were no injuries in the derailment near Topock and, according to preliminary reports, no hazardous materials involved. A spokeswoman
Continue Reading TOPOCK, Ariz. (AP) — A freight train carrying corn syrup – not hazardous materials – derailed in western Arizona, near the state’s border with California and Nevada, BNSF Railway said. Railway spokesperson Lena Kent said there were no injuries in the derailment near Topock and, according to preliminary reports, no hazardous materials involved. A spokeswoman
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With the BNP Paribas Open coming to an end on Sunday, there are plenty of events to enjoy before it’s over. The last two events honoring community heroes will take place on Thursday and Friday. The Champions Volunteer Foundation recognizes locals between the first and second set of the evening session’s first match on Stadium
Continue ReadingCNN, WSB By Kristen Holmes and Jason Morris, CNN Fulton County investigators have an audio recording of a phone call that former President Donald Trump made to the Georgia House speaker to push for a special session to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the state, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Fulton County
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After the early week rainfall, runoff from mountain rain and melting snow continues to fill the Whitewater Wash so a Flood Advisory remains in place through 2 p.m. today and many roads are closed at the Wash. High pressure building in will keep us dry through the weekend, and highs will hover in the middle
Continue ReadingBy Natasha O’Neill, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Water makes up about 71 per cent of the Earth’s surface, but how it came to the planet continues to stump scientists after a new study ruled the leading possibility out. Scientists are nevertheless one step closer to understanding
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