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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rose Thursday after a blizzard of reports suggested the U.S. economy is still humming, though inflation may be too. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% for its best day in two weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 331 points, or 1%, and the
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While the nation has been transfixed by the two-week manhunt for escaped prisoner Danilo Souza Cavalcante, another fugitive drama has been playing out in the nation’s capital with comparatively minimal attention. Christopher Haynes has been on the run for a week, since escaping from police custody at
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An explosion inside a shipping container at the world’s largest railyard prompted evacuations in western Nebraska Thursday because of the toxic smoke generated when one of the chemicals aboard caught fire. The explosion occurred around noon inside an intermodal shipping container on a railcar at Union
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By Eric Levenson and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — A California school district agreed to pay $27 million to the legal guardians of a 13-year-old boy who was fatally beaten at school in what the family’s attorneys say is the “the largest bullying settlement in the United States.” Diego Stolz was a student at Landmark
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Efforts by the Biden administration to limit pollution from automobile tailpipes — a major source of planet-warming emissions — face a crucial test as a federal appeals court considers legal challenges brought by Republican-led states. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — He made it look easy. Danilo Cavalcante, at 5 feet tall, seemed the perfect fit as he wedged himself in the narrow space between the walls in an exercise yard of the Chester County Prison on the morning of August 31. The convicted murderer then ascended in a crab-walk
Continue ReadingBy BOB SMIETANA of Religion News Service Stephen Mason’s life has been shaped by guitars, barber shears and the Bible. And then there was the dad joke that landed him on ESPN. Three years ago, the former Christian rocker turned barber was talking to a friend and fellow fan about the opening of the Major
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story GULF SHORES, Alabama (WALA) — UPDATE: Gulf Shores PD said they are no longer searching for Bates in the Gulf Shores area. Authorities said they believe Bates had an accomplice and has fled the area. GULF SHORES, Ala. (WALA) – The Alabama Department of Corrections
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The wife of Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron has dismissed the Democratic governor’s proposal for an 11% pay raise for public school personnel as unfeasible. Makenze Cameron’s comments came Thursday as she promoted her husband’s education plan. She chatted about motherhood, her husband, her faith and
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — An ex-Creola police officer accepted a plea bargain Thursday in connection with an assault on an inmate at the municipal jail in 2021. Gary Lynn Davis, 56, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in exchange for an attempted murder charge being dropped.
Continue ReadingBy Daniela Prizont-Cado Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A Waukesha alderman who faced criminal charges after physically abusing his girlfriend’s child took a plea deal Thursday, Sept. 14. Fifteenth District Alderman Cory Payne, 40, was found guilty of two misdemeanor counts of battery and disorderly conduct. The judge reduced
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — The Milwaukee County Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its male silverback gorillas. Oliver would have turned 35 years old on Oct. 7. Oliver came to the Milwaukee County Zoo from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in 2021. He lived
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Megyn Kelly has welcomed Donald Trump for an interview eight years after he erupted at her over her debate question. Kelly sat down with Trump for a satellite radio interview that aired Thursday. It was a long way — in time and circumstance — from
Continue Reading By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin says they will resume abortion care services next week after a judge ruled a state law from 1849 did not apply to abortion procedures. On September 18, Planned Parenthood’s Water Street Health Center in Milwaukee and Madison East Health Center in Madison will again offer
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Nearly two dozen abandoned dogs previously housed at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms were on their way today to an out-of-state rescue facility, where there will be renewed efforts to find them new homes. “When it comes to pet adoptions, every day is critical for ensuring that the pets in our
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An explosion inside a shipping container at the world’s largest railyard prompted evacuations in western Nebraska Thursday because of the toxic smoke generated when one of the chemicals aboard caught fire. The explosion occurred around noon inside an intermodal shipping container on a railcar at Union
Continue ReadingGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit-area businessman has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for bribing the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board. John Dalaly admits he provided at least $68,200 in cash and other benefits to Rick Johnson. Johnson was chairman of the marijuana board for two years
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press They caught him just in time. After eluding a police dragnet in southeastern Pennsylvania for two weeks, escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante could sense authorities were closing in. He knew he had to make a break for it or face capture. So he formulated a plan: The 34-year-old fugitive would carjack
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security released a threat assessment for 2024 on Thursday, outlining current and future threats the US faces, including possible violence during the 2024 election season and on the Southern border. In the report, the department said it expects next year’s election to
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