By SEUNG MIN KIM, TOM KRISHER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden joined the United Auto Workers on Tuesday on the 12th day of their strike against major carmakers, a demonstration of support for organized labor appoarently unparalleled in presidential history. Biden’s embrace of the union began
Continue ReadingBy SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America BROOKLYN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio high school football coach has resigned after his team used antisemitic language to call out plays during a game. Brooklyn High School coach Tim McFarland handed in his notice Monday, a few days after he and his players repeatedly used the word
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press LEESBURG, Va, (AP) — A northern Virginia jury has heard testimony from a YouTube prankster who was shot earlier this year by one of his targets. Tanner Cook survived the shot to the chest he received in April at Dulles Town Center in Loudoun County, west of the nation’s capital.
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By ASAL REZAEI Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Cook County prosecutors on Tuesday dropped murder charges against Francisco Benitez, who spent 34 years behind bars before a judge exonerated him last month. Benitez, 52, was released from Cook County Jail last month, after a judge tossed his murder conviction. When
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United Farm Workers on Tuesday announced its endorsement of President Joe Biden for reelection, saying that the Democrat has proven throughout his life to be an “authentic champion” for workers and their families, regardless of race or national origin. The farm workers’ union was co-founded by
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — New home sales dropped in August from the month before, as mortgage rates topped 7% and rose to the highest levels in more than 20 years. Sales of newly constructed homes fell 8.7% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 675,000 from a revised rate
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s September swoon accelerated, knocking stocks down to their lowest levels since June. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% Tuesday, its fifth drop in six days. The Dow lost 388 points and the Nasdaq composite gave back 1.6%. Stocks have tumbled this month, which is
Continue ReadingBy ASAL REZAEI Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Cook County prosecutors on Tuesday dropped murder charges against Francisco Benitez, who spent 34 years behind bars before a judge exonerated him last month. Benitez, 52, was released from Cook County Jail last month, after a judge tossed his murder conviction. When
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — More money is being pledged in Michigan for the development of a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant after Ford said it would pause construction until it’s sure it can run the factory competitively. Ford announced the delay Monday and is in the midst of national
Continue ReadingBy MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge dismissed all charges, including a murder count, against a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver who had a knife, agreeing with defense lawyers who said the officer could have feared for his life. The municipal judge ruled after a courtroom packed with
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — A lengthy police standoff ended late Sunday evening after it was discovered that the suspect had actually fled from the area. According to Los Angeles Police Department, the incident began as a shooting at around 1:50 p.m. near an apartment complex
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Ehling Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man accused of murdering his wife in Kingwood, then forcing police into a five-hour standoff is expected to appear in court on Tuesday. James Anderson, 37, shocked his community and those who knew him when he allegedly shot and
Continue ReadingBy MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have arrested an immigration agent after he was accused of raping a Haitian woman in a detention cell at the country’s main international airport in the presence of her 4-year-old son. Prosecutor Milciades Guzmán says that
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Apple executive defended the tech giant’s decision to make Google the default search engine on Apple iPhones and Macs, saying there was no “valid alternative.’’ Testifying in the biggest antitrust trial in a quarter century, Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of services, said
Continue ReadingBy Ruta Ulcinaite Click here for updates on this story WARREN, Michigan (WXYZ) — After a car accident, one of the first places you’ll head to is the auto shop. However, getting extra parts or a quick fix may be tough with over 40 Big 3 facilities now on strike. Auto shop owners are now
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM, TOM KRISHER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to stand alongside United Auto Workers pickets on Tuesday on the 12th day of their strike against major carmakers underscores support of labor unions that appears to be unparalleled in presidential history. UAW President Shawn Fain
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — New legislation introduced in Congress on Tuesday would dismantle the year-old national authority in charge of regulating safety and medication in horse racing and replace it with an organization backers say would allow for the safe treatment of horses and address concerns about doping. The Racehorse
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is raising the specter of the war on inflation getting worse before it gets better. In an interview with the Times of India published on Tuesday, Dimon warned that if the Federal Reserve has to keep raising interest rates to cool inflation,
Continue ReadingBy LIAM MARTIN Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Inside the halls of Massrobotics in Boston is a life-changing innovation. John Cunniff, who was born deaf and became mostly blind as a child, often needs a person with him in order to get real-time information. “They communicate with tactile ASL,”
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — Swiss federal prosecutors say they have indicted a former employee of the Geneva-based commodities trading firm Gunvor over bribes paid to obtain access to the Republic of Congo’s petroleum market more than a decade ago. The attorney general’s office said Tuesday that the indictment follows an eight-year investigation during which the company
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