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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Strong gains for Netflix and some influential technology stocks are pulling Wall Street a bit higher on Wednesday, even though most stocks are weakening. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in late trading and on track to set a record for a fourth straight day.
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — NBCUniversal’s high-stakes decision to exclusively air the NFL’s AFC Wild Card playoff game between the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs on its streaming service Peacock drove record signups to the platform, a digital analytics firm said Wednesday. In the three days leading up to the January 13 kickoff in Kansas
Continue ReadingBy Jackson Kurtz Click here for updates on this story BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri (KMBC) — It’s mostly Chiefs fans in the metro, but there are members of the Ravens “flock” here too. Day and Joseph Adams Sr. know a thing a too about that. Day is a Chiefs fan, born and raised in Kansas City.
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge refused this week to toss out Fox News’ claims that voting technology company Smartmatic is suing the network to suppress free speech. The ruling means that both Smartmatic’s multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit and the network’s counterclaims can continue toward an eventual trial. Smartmatic says Fox
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A month before the start of a trial against Honolulu’s former top prosecutor for allegedly taking campaign donation bribes in exchange for prosecuting an employee of an engineering and architectural firm, the judge who has been presiding over the case for several years is unexpectedly recusing
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — McDonald’s new trendy beverage-led spinoff CosMc’s is pulling in younger customers at a faster clip than a typical Mickey D’s with Big Macs and fries, according to one early traffic estimate. McDonald’s unveiled its CosMc’s specialty drinks cafe spinoff in December, with the first location opened in
Continue ReadingBy Kelsey Gibbs Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WTVF) — In Murfreesboro criminals not only impersonated police officers but also robbed a blind woman, leaving her with just $15. The real police report that the impostors managed to get away with hundreds of dollars. The victim, who wished to remain anonymous
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials say they’ve decided to review whether to add 10 more species to the Endangered Species List. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday that the agency has completed its 90-day review of petitions to add the new species and decided that inclusion
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER, FATIMA HUSSEIN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden picked up the endorsement of the United Auto Workers on Wednesday as he addressed the powerful union’s political convention. “I’m proud to stand up here and announce that the UAW is endorsing Joe Biden for president of the United
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Charles Fried, a former U.S. solicitor general and conservative legal scholar who taught at Harvard Law School for decades, has died. He was 88 and died Tuesday. Fried joined the Harvard faculty in 1961 would go on to teach thousands of students in areas like First Amendment
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Update 1:40 p.m. The Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station confirmed that Toye Alicia Moore was found safe. Original Report 11:43 a.m. The Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station was alerted of a missing woman from Yucca Valley. Toye Alicia Moore was last seen on Thursday, January 18, 2024 leaving her residence in the 6000c block of Hermosa Ave
Continue ReadingBy Chris Davis Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — The rape of a child is one of the most heinous crimes someone can commit, but does the perpetrator deserve the death penalty? Rep. William Lamberth, R-Portland, who also serves as House Majority Leader, says yes. “If someone rapes one of
Continue ReadingWTVF By Chris Davis Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — The rape of a child is one of the most heinous crimes someone can commit, but does the perpetrator deserve the death penalty? Rep. William Lamberth, R-Portland, who also serves as House Majority Leader, says yes. “If someone rapes one
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly plans to send Democratic Gov. Tony Evers a redistricting proposal that largely adopts maps he proposed, but with changes that would reduce the number of GOP incumbents who would have to face one another in November. Evers is all-but certain to veto
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — A House committee sent a letter to the University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday demanding the school turn over documents related to an investigation into antisemitism on campus. Rep. Virginia Foxx, the Republican chairwoman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, is requesting that UPenn respond to
Continue ReadingBy Jose Fabian Click here for updates on this story LIVERMORE, California (KPIX) — A woman was stranded on top of her car in a swift-moving Livermore creek for about 15 hours before being rescued Tuesday morning, the Alameda County Fire Department said. Just after 10 a.m. Tuesday, a camper near the 7000 block of
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Here’s a rare case of a casino losing. Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Resort was rebuffed Wednesday by the New Jersey Supreme Court in its efforts to collect on business interruption insurance involving the early days of the COVID19 pandemic. The high court ruled that the
Continue ReadingUPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) — A Philadelphia-area woman has been charged with animal cruelty after police say videos she posted show her torturing and killing animals live on the internet. Delaware County court records show 28-year-old Anigar Monsee is charged with four felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals. Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt of the Upper
Continue ReadingBy Michele Gile Click here for updates on this story SAN CLEMENTE, California (KCAL) — A group called the After School Satan Club is putting down roots in conservative San Clemente. Its meeting spot is Truman Benedict Elementary School, which has many people concerned. “This is a public school in a public venue,” San Clemente
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors moved closer to prohibiting deputies from drinking while armed after some concerning incidents. “The mixing of alcohol and guns never ends in a good time, rather, it increases the risk of injuries and death,”
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