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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — The United Auto Workers hopes the significant wage and benefit gains in tentative agreements with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, the parent of Jeep and Chrysler, will spark unionization efforts throughout the US auto industry. But the UAW’s ambitious plans to organize Tesla and other non-union automakers
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks soared higher again on Thursday as investors bet that the Federal Reserve’s current round of economically painful rate hikes might be over. The Dow rose 565 points, or 1.7%. The S&P 500 was 1.9% higher and the Nasdaq Composite was up 1.8%. Both the S&P
Continue ReadingBy DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The federal trial of a former Louisville police officer charged in the deadly Breonna Taylor raid has begun. Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison fired shots during the botched raid that went through Taylor’s apartment and into her neighbor’s dwelling. Hankison is charged with two federal
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities in the Seattle area are searching for a 17-year-old boy who they say shot and killed a passenger on a city bus last month in what newly filed charging documents describe as “the senseless execution of a total stranger” — a recent example of shocking but
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is trying to increase trade with Latin America. The Democrat is meeting on Thursday with the heads of the Dominican Republic and Chile as part of a broader effort to disrupt China’s dominance in global manufacturing. Biden on Friday will welcome
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US home prices continued to rise in August, hitting a new record high and marking the seventh consecutive month of increases. Even as mortgage rates topped 7% in August, historically low inventory continued to push up the price of a home. Prices rose 0.9% in August from
Continue ReadingBy SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers have launched an investigation into the troubled jail in Atlanta where former President Donald Trump surrendered in August. A state Senate subcommittee tasked with studying the Fulton County jail system held its first hearing Thursday. The county’s main jail opened in 1989 in a neighborhood
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press SANT JOAN DESPÍ, Spain (AP) — It’s been a whirlwind last few months for newly crowned Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí with memorable victories on and off the field. Bonmatí helped Spain win the Women’s World Cup and led Barcelona to the Champions League title. But amid the avalanche of
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has issued an executive order requiring school systems to notify parents of school-related overdoses after authorities said there had been seven fentanyl-related overdoses connected to one high school within three weeks. Both Youngkin and Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman faulted the Loudoun school system for failing
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By Paul P. Murphy, Katie Polglase, Benjamin Brown, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN (CNN) — In the days since a blast ripped through the packed Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, killing hundreds of Palestinians, dueling claims between Palestinian militants and the Israeli government over culpability are still raging. But forensic analysis of publicly
Continue ReadingSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Cornell University is canceling classes after a student was charged with making online threats against Jewish people on campus. Twenty-one-year-old Cornell junior Patrick Dai has been charged with posting threats to kill or injure another using interstate communications. Officials responded to the antisemitic threats by sending police to guard a Jewish
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN New York (CNN) — Thousands of rideshare drivers in New York may be eligible to receive significant back pay from Uber and Lyft as part of a settlement announced by the state attorney general on Thursday. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced two settlement funds totaling $328 million with rideshare
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration officials hosted big city mayors at the White House on Thursday to discuss how to manage a growing number of migrants, one day after those leaders sent a letter asking for more federal help. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson met with
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration officials hosted big city mayors at the White House on Thursday to discuss how to manage a growing number of migrants, one day after those leaders sent a letter asking for more federal help. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson met with
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story SANDWICH, Massachusetts (WFSB) — The Sandwich Police Department said it is investigating a report of sewing needles found inside pieces of Halloween candy. Police said they were called to a home on Wednesday night. “The mother of an 8-year-old child advised police that her son
Continue Reading By Yong Xiong, Mihir Melwani, Katie Polglase, Benjamin Brown and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN (CNN) — A video cited by Israel and the United States as part of their assessments of the deadly Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital blast in Gaza on October 17 does not appear to be directly related to the explosion, according to a CNN
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A day ahead of the grand opening of the Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza and Museum, which News Channel 3 got an exclusive preview of, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Tribal Chairman Reid Milanovich invited members of the media to experience the ancestral lands which hold much of his people’s history and culture. Milanovich led
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Police say a 32-year-old woman has died after being struck by a driver fleeing police Thursday morning, Nov. 2. Officials say a Wauwatosa police officer attempted to stop a vehicle that had been reported stolen days earlier, and the driver fled the
Continue ReadingBy ELITSA BIZIOS, RUBÉN ROSARIO Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WSVN) — A former Hialeah Police officer who was found guilty of kidnapping a homeless man was sentenced to 66 months in state prison, followed by five years of probation. Taking the stand on Wednesday morning, Rafael Otano said he wishes
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published November 1, 2023, about a police shootings report released by the U.S. Marshals, The Associated Press erroneously reported that 147 people had been shot. The report examined 147 shootings, including those where no one was struck.
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