By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man is charged with murder and other offenses in the slaying and dismemberment of an Uber Eats driver who had brought food to the assailant’s house. Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said at a news conference Tuesday that Oscar Solis Jr., 30, is
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is tumbling Tuesday toward its worst day in a month on worries about the strength of corporate profits and the economy following some mixed reports. The S&P 500 was 1.4% lower in late trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 332 points,
Continue Reading WILLISTON, Vt. (AP) — One of the co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s has gone from ice cream to ‘blunts,’ promising a line of marijuana products with a social mission. Ben Cohen has started Ben’s Best Blnz, a nonprofit cannabis line with a stated mission of helping to right the wrongs of the war on drugs.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn, CNN BuzzFeed, Lyft, Whole Foods and Deloitte all recently announced layoffs affecting thousands of US workers. They join a growing list of companies cutting back on their workforce this year amid concerns about economic uncertainty, as well as the need to rightsize after going on a hiring spree during the pandemic. The
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN “Fatal Attraction” was very much a product of its time, so an attempt to cash in on the title — as Paramount+ does with a new version — absolutely needed to reconsider and reimagine the material. Yet the eight-part series awkwardly draped over its bones is a beyond-busy murder mystery,
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Continue ReadingStory by Reuters Italy’s tourism ministry is facing ridicule after an official video to attract tourists to Italy used footage of people in Slovenia drinking Slovenian wine. The video, part of a 9-million euro ($9.91 million) campaign produced by the Armando Testa communications group, was widely mocked by critics and on social media even before
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Matchbox, maker of tiny toy cars, is bringing back one if its most important models. It’s not a car, but a little horse-drawn coach, and its success led to the creation of Matchbox toy cars. And it was Matchbox cars that, in turn, inspired their one-time competitor, Hot Wheels. Both brands
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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Before the Seattle Kraken played the first NHL playoff game in franchise history, players heard from those on the roster who have already won the Stanley Cup. “(They) told us guys that haven’t been there before just what to expect,” young defenseman Will Borgen said. The Kraken not only
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona Uber driver involved in the first death connected to a fully autonomous vehicle will be tried in June on a negligent homicide charge. Rafaela Vasquez, 49, previously had been scheduled for trial next month in the March 2018 crash that killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg as she walked a bicycle outside
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Schneider and Tierney Sneed, CNN A nearly $2 million sale of property co-owned by Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch to a prominent law firm executive in 2017 is raising new questions about the lax ethics reporting requirements for Supreme Court justices. Property records from Grand County, Colorado, show that the Walden Group LLC
Continue Reading By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Early in the second season finale of “Perry Mason,” which aired Monday, the titular character pulls up on his motorcycle to Los Angeles City Hall and pauses for a long moment. He stares up at the edifice, as if sizing up an opponent, before walking in
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN Republican Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota signed a near-total abortion ban bill into law Monday. Senate Bill 2150, which passed in the state’s legislature last week, defines abortion as “the act of using, selling, or prescribing any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SPARTANBURG, South Carolina (WHNS) — The Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office said a man is dead after he was found trapped in a machine on Friday. The coroner said they were called to 2570 Trelleborg Drive, Trelleborg Wheels, at 9 p.m. after a man was found.
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury of six men and three women was chosen Tuesday to hear a former advice columnist’s lawsuit accusing former President Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s. Opening statements were expected later in the day. The federal civil trial stands to
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, Stephanie Busari, Sarah Diab and Larry Madowo CNN Police have now recovered 89 bodies from mass graves in a forest in eastern Kenya, believed to be linked to a cult that allegedly encouraged its followers to starve themselves to gain salvation, the country’s government said. Kithure Kindiki, the Kenyan interior minister, said
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Palm Desert city council is set to discuss redistricting options this week, following the passage of Measure B by the majority of voters in November. Measure B proposed switching from two city council districts to five, but new documents reveal that several other options will be considered by the council, despite the voter support. Although
Continue Reading By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — The head of Mexico’s immigration agency was arraigned on charges Tuesday that he failed in his responsibility to protect those in his custody when 40 migrants died in a fire at a border detention center last month. Federal prosecutors said that there are video recordings
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn and Krystal Hur, CNN Musician Ed Sheeran took the stand Tuesday in a high-profile copyright trial about whether his smash single “Thinking Out Loud” copied a classic Marvin Gaye song. Ben Crump, a lawyer representing the family of the co-writer for Gaye’s 1973 hit “Let’s Get It On,” said in his opening
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — First Republic Bank’s stock plunged Tuesday after it said depositors withdrew more than $100 billion during last month’s crisis, with fears swirling that it could be the third bank to fail after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. The San Francisco bank
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