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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is rising Wednesday in the final trading before an upcoming report on inflation, which could show whether all the excitement that’s vaulted stocks higher recently is warranted. The S&P 500 was 0.7% higher and just 0.2% below its all-time high, with about an
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez is seeking dismissal of bribery charges, saying through lawyers that New York federal prosecutors are making claims that are “outrageously false, and indeed distort reality.” The New Jersey Democrat has pleaded not guilty to charges revealed last fall with an indictment alleging that
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The founder and boss of gambling company Bet365 earned a salary of around $281 million (£221 million) in the last financial year – ending March 26, 2023. The figure was described as not “sensible and proportionate” by one campaign group. Denise Coates, the joint-chief executive and majority shareholder of Bet365,
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — One of the first things you learn in driver’s ed is, after you buckle your seatbelt, adjust your mirrors. But if technology from Vietnamese automaker Vinfast enters production, that will be a thing of the past. It’s not some fancy new video mirror system. Many cars already offer that
Continue ReadingBy Claire Graham Click here for updates on this story TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — There’s a mystery brewing at Colossal Cave, that could use your help. Cave lead, Dalton Carper was recently mapping out a path to start up their wild cave tours for the first time since COVID, when he spotted a wallet that
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN DENVER (AP) — U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert was cleared on Wednesday of domestic violence allegations after her ex-husband recanted his claim that she punched him during an altercation in a restaurant where they’d gone to try to get on better terms, according to police and court documents. Jayson Boebert was arrested Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The longest currently serving state senator in the U.S. doesn’t plan to run for office again this year in South Carolina. Democratic Rep. Nikki Setzler was elected to the Senate in 1976 and has served ever since. He said in an opinion piece in The State
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An avalanche roared through a section of expert trails at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, forcing Palisades Tahoe to close only 30 minutes after it opened. Search crews were combing the area to see if anyone was injured or
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An avalanche roared through a section of expert trails at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, forcing Palisades Tahoe to close only 30 minutes after it opened. Search crews were combing the area to see if anyone was injured or
Continue ReadingBy Ben Winslow Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KSTU) — A major new report prepared for Utah political leaders by state agencies and research universities concludes that “no single solution” will cure the Great Salt Lake’s woes, but recommends a series of measures to prevent an ecological catastrophe. The
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill banning transgender medical care for minors is heading to the South Carolina House floor. Republicans are moving the ban in the first days of the 2024 legislation session. The proposal bars health professionals from performing gender transition surgery, prescribing puberty-blocking drugs or
Continue ReadingBY ALEXA ST. JOHN The Department of Justice has ordered a recall of 600,000 Ram trucks as part of a settlement that directs engine maker Cummins Inc. to remedy environmental damage it caused when it illegally installed emissions control software in several hundred thousand vehicles, skirting emissions testing. It released new details of the December
Continue ReadingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Derby purse has been raised to $5 million for the 150th edition in May. The increase of $2 million was announced Wednesday by Churchill Downs. The 1 1/4-mile race will be May 4. This year’s winner will receive $3.1 million. The runner-up will earn $1 million; third is worth
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Avalanche closes California’s Palisades Tahoe ski resort and search teams have been deployed.
Continue ReadingBy Steve Bottari Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — Officials have released the transcripts of the 911 calls that flooded into dispatchers as a gunman opened fire inside a bar and bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, late last year. Some of the calls are short, marked by the sound
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Warm thoughts of young romance – not the cold, harsh possibilities of a Midwestern road trip in winter – were on Dawn O’Hair’s mind as she left Chicago for Indianapolis to see her boyfriend. Her weekend visit, back in the winter of 1997-98, did not go well. After a
Continue ReadingBy Greg Fox Click here for updates on this story FLORIDA (WESH) — The republican party boss in Florida is out of a job on Monday following allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman. A meeting in Tallahassee of more than 200 republican party of Florida leaders resulted in two votes: first, to remove embattled
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Temperatures around the Coachella Valley continue to drop as a cold front and high-winds linger. The cooler weather may be enough to cause some people to dust off their space heaters for warmth at night. Although these portable heaters can be convenient, they can also be extremely dangerous and even deadly. According to the U.S.
Continue ReadingBy Marlei Martinez Click here for updates on this story PALM COAST, Florida (WESH) — On Monday, Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly held a news conference announcing a new arrest in connection to the shooting death of an 18-month-old child in Palm Coast in September of 2023. The baby’s uncle, CJ Nelson Jr., has already
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, Kristen Holmes, Katelyn Polantz, Kaitlan Collins and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Judge Arthur Engoron said Wednesday he does not expect Donald Trump to speak during closing arguments in the $370 million New York civil fraud trial against Trump. In a letter to attorneys for Trump and New York Attorney General
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