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By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators rushed to seize the assets of Silicon Valley Bank on Friday after a run on the bank, marking the largest failure of a financial institution since Washington Mutual collapsed at the height of the financial crisis more than a decade ago. Silicon Valley
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Ozaki Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (KETV) — Nebraska City antique store owner Shelly Hess remembers how busloads of school kids would make their way to Mayhew Cabin and venture through John Brown’s Cave and Museum. “We all have memories of going there as kids and is being one
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A Palm Springs business owner is blaming the city’s new police program for an uptick in homeless activity that resulted in a terrifying encounter for one of his employees. Adrian Alcantar, the owner of Adrian Alcantar Hair Studio and Spa, claims that the police’s Operation Relentless Sun, aimed at reducing homelessness and visual blights in
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand A Washington, DC, federal jury will continue deliberations on Monday in the conspiracy trial against six people affiliated with the right-wing Oath Keepers militia group for their alleged actions on January 6, 2021. Prosecutors and defense counsel concluded their closing arguments on Friday, after which jurors debated for about 30 minutes before
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo, CNN The scene: The year was 2001 at the Academy Awards. Julia Roberts won Best Actress for her role as Erin Brockovich and celebrated with then-boyfriend Benjamin Bratt. “Gladiator,” “Traffic” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” picked up multiple awards throughout the night. Björk, infamously, wore a dress with a white swan looped around
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy had surgery Friday on his injured throwing elbow that should allow him to return to play possibly as early as the start of next season. The 49ers said Dr. Keith Meister conducted an internal brace repair to
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Mathews Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Community members have mixed feelings about the future after the Department of Justice uncovers Louisville Metro Police Department’s discriminatory behavior towards the Black community. The dark practices were brought to light in the 90-page report by DOJ following a two-year investigation.
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN United States District Judge Lewis Kaplan indicated at a hearing Friday he might modify FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail conditions, but only after attorneys further tighten the restrictions on Bankman-Fried’s access to technology. Kaplan said he’s still not convinced that the founder of bankrupt crypto trading platform FTX wouldn’t be
Continue Reading By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES RAMS (5-12) UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS: QB Baker Mayfield, RB Malcolm Brown, WR/KR Brandon Powell, OG David Edwards, DE A’Shawn Robinson, DT Greg Gaines, CB Troy Hill, S Taylor Rapp, CB David Long, S Nick Scott, CB Grant Haley, K Matt Gay. RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS: QB John Wolford, QB Bryce
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sign of a deepening rift among Democrats on energy issues, conservative Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he will not move forward on President Joe Biden’s nominee to oversee oil and gas leasing at the Interior Department. Manchin, of West Virginia, chairs the Senate Energy and
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A Michigan man has been charged with unlawfully owning several firearms after federal agents uncovered online death threats he allegedly made against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and President Joe Biden. Randall Robert Berka II faces one charge of possessing a firearm as a prohibited person. He has not yet
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell is lobbying virtually everyone he sees at the hospital for his release and is acting like his usual self, according to a senior adviser who has spent much of the past two days with him. Josh Holmes, a top McConnell political adviser, told
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By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — E-cigarette company Juul Labs will pay Chicago $23.8 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the company marketed harmful vaping products to underage users, the city announced Friday. The city will use the money for youth prevention and reduction programs, education and outreach, according to a
Continue ReadingBy WGAL Staff Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — Pennsylvania’s Office of State Inspector General (OSIG) says it filed public assistance fraud charges against 52 people in January. These individuals allegedly misrepresented themselves and fraudulently received taxpayer-funded public benefits they weren’t entitled to. The restitution owed to the state in
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN One of the key forces behind messaging the Biden White House’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic is set to step down from his role. Kevin Munoz, the assistant White House press secretary tasked with handling Covid-19 and other critical public health issues, will depart later this month, CNN has learned. Munoz’s
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Tennis Clinic of the Desert is an event uplifting children through athletics and mentoring. It’s brought by the Bryan Brothers Foundation, who are twin brothers that are also retired professional tennis doubles players. The youth clinic will take place at the Desert Falls Country Club in Palm Desert on Saturday, March 11. “Sometimes it’s not
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fear rattled Wall Street, and stocks tumbled Friday on worries about what’s next to break under the weight of rising interest rates following the biggest U.S. bank failure in nearly 15 years. The S&P 500 dropped 1.4% to cap its worst week since September. That’s
Continue ReadingBy Katie Sivco Click here for updates on this story OCALA, Florida (WESH) — Two people went to the hospital after they suffered burns in an explosion at a Japanese steakhouse in Ocala, according to Ocala fire officials. Fire officials responded to Edo’s Japanese Steakhouse about the explosion on Thursday night at 5 p.m. Edo’s
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