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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are investigating ExxonMobil’s $60 billion deal to acquire a Texas oil company in what would be one the largest mergers in the energy industry in two decades, according to securities filings. The Federal Trade Commission, which enforces federal antitrust law, has asked for additional information
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Federal officials on Tuesday recommended increasing the distance from undersea pipelines that vessels are allowed to anchor in Southern California, citing a 2021 oil spill they said was caused by ships whose anchors were dragged across a pipeline after a storm. The leak occurred in
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Federal officials on Tuesday recommended increasing the distance from undersea pipelines that vessels are allowed to anchor in Southern California, citing a 2021 oil spill they said was caused by ships whose anchors were dragged across a pipeline after a storm. The leak occurred in
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Prosecution of violent crime in St. Louis is up sharply since a new circuit attorney was appointed in May to replace an embattled progressive prosecutor, according to information released Tuesday. Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore says his office has prosecuted 45% more cases than in the same
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The number of candidates on stage is shrinking, but the fundamentals of Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate may be familiar to anyone who has watched the previous three meetings. The two-hour debate will start at 8 p.m. Eastern Time Wednesday in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are facing questions from Congress Tuesday about their responses to alleged incidents of antisemitism on their campuses in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. “Today, each of you will have a chance to answer
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Antony Blinken, anunció este martes una nueva política para impedir que colonos israelíes extremistas responsables de la violencia en la Ribera Occidental entren en Estados Unidos. “Hoy, el Departamento de Estado aplica una nueva política de restricción de visados dirigida a las personas
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A woman accused of throwing her puppy out of a stolen car going 60 mph was sentenced to a three years stayed in prison. Raylean Gurneau was convicted in August of felony overwork/mistreatment of animals and placing a fake 911 call. Ramsey
Continue ReadingBy BERET LEONE Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A home surveillance camera spotted a wild cat roaming through a Minneapolis neighborhood Monday. The animal, believed to be a cougar, was seen walking past two garages in the Lowry Hill neighborhood. Kristi, a resident, shared the video with WCCO. Cougars
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels will not trade three-time AL MVP Mike Trout, general manager Perry Minasian confirmed at MLB’s winter meetings on Tuesday. Minasian responded to the annual questions about Trout’s future with the underachieving Angels by providing the same answer he has given in past years — and the same
Continue ReadingBy MADELINE BARTOS Click here for updates on this story SOUTH HUNTINGDON, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — An investigation is underway after a hunter shot another hunter in Westmoreland County, the Game Commission said. Around 5 p.m. Friday near State Hill Road in South Huntingdon Township, a hunter using a high-powered rifle from several hundred years away
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER DEROSE Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — UPDATE: Morgan Koester’s special Terrible Towel has been found. A man from Ohio at Sunday’s game found the towel and plans to return it to Koester before Thursday’s game. The original story is below. At the Steelers game on Sunday at Acrisure
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in a case that could both save the rich billions of dollars and hamper President Joe Biden and Democrat from imposing certain types of wealth taxes in the future. The case, Moore vs the United States, could have sweeping ramifications for
Continue ReadingBy TERESA WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani met with the Los Angeles Dodgers a few days ago at Dodger Stadium, manager Dave Roberts revealed Tuesday at the winter meetings. Ohtani, a unique two-way star, is expected to command a record contract of $500 million-plus on the free agent market coming
Continue ReadingBy TERESA WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani met with the Los Angeles Dodgers a few days ago at Dodger Stadium, manager Dave Roberts revealed Tuesday at the winter meetings. Ohtani, a unique two-way star, is expected to command a record contract of $500 million-plus on the free agent market coming
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The owners of a Colorado funeral home where 190 sets of decomposing human remains were found are set to appear in court. Owners Jon and Carie Halford have been accused of abusing corpses, stealing, laundering money and forging documents. In the funeral home,
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The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is collaborating with government agencies, aquariums, other zoos and sanctuaries to continue their work to help trafficked wildlife. Their pilot program, The Southern California Wildlife Confiscations Network, led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), launches Tuesday, December 5. Wildlife trafficking
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Eric Trump is no longer testifying as part of the defense case in Donald Trump’s New York civil fraud trial, Trump attorney Chris Kise said in court Tuesday. Eric Trump, a defendant along with his father, brother Donald Jr., and the Trump Organization, had been scheduled
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El Departamento de Policía de Palm Springs realizo un operativo cuyo objetivo eran personas en libertad condicional, en la redada participaron además de agentes, perros entrenados y oficiales estatales. Como resultado decomisaron 10 gramos de fentanilo en polvo, más de 100 pastillas de fentanilo y arrestaron a cinco individuos en diferentes cateos de casas en
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s top securities regulator said in an updated statement on Tuesday that it has not detected suspicious trading activity on the Israeli stock exchange in the days leading up to the October 7 Hamas attack. The statement from the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) raises questions about some of the
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