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By Kym Gable Click here for updates on this story WEST HOMESTEAD, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — John Dindak has ended a decades-long career, retiring at 96 years old after spending 50 years as the mayor of West Homestead. While John Dindak’s time as mayor is coming to a close, he says his 50 years in office
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are churning in place on Wall Street Wednesday after a highly anticipated report showed inflation accelerated across the country last month, but not by much more than expected. The S&P 500 was little changed in late afternoon trading after drifting between small gains and
Continue ReadingHundreds of ultra-Orthodox men have blocked a major Jerusalem intersection to protest the country’s mandatory military draft. Wednesday’s protest blocked traffic and crippled public transportation across the city. Military service is mandatory for Jewish men in Israel. But politically powerful ultra-Orthodox communities are generally exempt, thanks to a system that allows them to instead study
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — US District Judge Steve Jones rejected a request by Donald Trump’s former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows that he pause his decision to not move the Georgia election subversion case to federal court. Meadows had asked the federal judge to issue an emergency stay
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation jumped last month largely because of a spike in gas prices but other costs rose more slowly, suggesting price pressures are easing at a gradual pace. In a set of conflicting data released Wednesday, the Labor Department said the consumer price index rose 3.7% in
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Jude Bellingham, Robert Lewandowski, Luka Modrić – those are just some of the big names currently playing in LaLiga. Now, the Spanish soccer league has linked up with the biggest name in the sport. Or, more accurately, the longest name: Welsh team Clwb Pêl Droed Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Football Club. The
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — “Shakira… Shakira” es un coro que no podemos dejar de cantar. Y menos tras la brillante presentación de la artista colombiana en la entrega de los MTV VMA que se celebraron en Nueva Jersey este martes. En el show, Shakira se lució con un espectáculo de diez minutos en
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader says he’s created a panel to investigate the criteria for impeachment against a liberal state Supreme Court justice. The step against Justice Janet Protasiewicz would be unprecedented. She’s being targeted over comments she made during her winning campaign about redistricting and donations
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — *NSYNC, una de las principales boy bands de los 90, se reunió por completo —sí, eso significa que Justin Timberlake estaba allí— durante los MTV Video Music Awards que se llevaron a cabo este martes. Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez y Timberlake aparecieron en el escenario de
Continue ReadingWFSB By Eliza Kruczynski Click here for updates on this story STONINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — Shoreline towns are gearing up for Hurricane Lee. While the path could still change, Channel 3′s First Alert meteorologists said it’s likely we’ll see some rough waters and gusty winds. Howard Gray Park IV has spent 50 years on the
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge agreed to delay Joran van der Sloot’s trial on extortion charges until later this year in order to give his defense more time to prepare. Van der Sloot, the chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, is charged with trying to extort money from
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The HBCU Transformation Project, a coalition of 40 historically Black colleges and universities, on Wednesday announced a $124 million gift from philanthropic funders Blue Meridian Partners to increase enrollment, graduation rates and employment rates for the schools’ graduates. Michael Lomax, the president and CEO of UNCF,
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A woman with whom Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is said to have had an extramarital affair was expected to give public testimony Wednesday, setting up a dramatic moment in the Republican’s impeachment trial on charges of corruption and bribery. The affair
Continue ReadingBy ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A fire in a nine-story apartment building in Vietnam’s capital killed at least 56 people, including at least four children, and injured at least 37, authorities said Wednesday The fire started just before midnight Tuesday in a building housing about 150 residents. Firefighters contained the blaze,
Continue ReadingRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian politicians have denounced dozens of Palestinian academics who criticized President Mahmoud Abbas’ recent remarks on the Holocaust. They lambasted on Wednesday the open letter signed earlier this week by over a hundred Palestinian academics, activists and artists based around the world as “the statement of shame.” The letter was
Continue ReadingKOVR By Steve Large Click here for updates on this story California (KOVR) — A deadly head-on collision caught on camera has a father who survived it calling on Caltrans to make changes to the road to prevent a repeat tragedy. The dashcam video shows a scenic drive that turns deadly. The camera captures an
Continue ReadingKOVR By Brady Halbleib Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Cannabis cafes could soon become legal in California – that is, if the governor signs the bill into law. Right now, it’s illegal for cannabis smoke lounges to sell drinks and food that don’t have pot in them. But this
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Multi-platinum, three-time Grammy award-winning artist Olivia Rodrigo will kick off her highly anticipated Guts World Tour right here in Coachella Valley. The first show of the tour for the SoCal native is set for February 23, 2024 at Acrisure Arena. Rodrigo’s new album Guts was released September 8. The singer is setting out on a 57-date run, with stops in Miami,
Continue ReadingBy IGNATIUS SSUUNA and CARA ANNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda’s atomic energy board says it has signed a deal with a Canadian-German company to build its first small-scale nuclear reactor to test what the company claims is a new approach for nuclear fission. Rwanda is exploring nuclear power to help meet its
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un vowed “full and unconditional support” for Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday as the two leaders isolated by the West held a summit that the U.S. warned could lead to a deal to supply ammunition for Moscow’s war
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