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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Big Tech stocks are once again carrying Wall Street to a record Friday, even as the majority of stocks fall amid worries about the downside of a too-hot economy. Big gains for Meta Platforms and Amazon, which are two of the market’s most influential stocks,
Continue ReadingCHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — The defense is appealing a ruling that that kept in adult court the case of a 15-year-old Wisconsin boy accused of killing a 10-year-old girl after luring her into woods. Defense attorney Michael Cohen has filed an appeal of the Jan. 22 decision in the case of the boy identified
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base for the dignified transfer of the three American service members killed in a drone attack in Jordan last weekend. During the 15-minute transfer, the president stood
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Kruczynski Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — It is the first day of Black History Month, and New Haven is honoring one of their own. New Haven’s Constance Baker Motley is now on the USPS 47th Black Heritage Stamp. The Greater New Haven NAACP and the United
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story Feb. 1, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Houston, TX (February 1, 2024) — Embracing the spirit of Black History Month, Holocaust Museum Houston (HMH) is set to participate in the Black Art Houston Weekend from February 17 to 19, presenting a range of engaging
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story Jan. 31, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Step into a world where each movement tells a story of triumph, resilience, and cultural richness. Houston Style Magazine invites you to join Urban Souls Dance Company’s 20th-anniversary celebrations with two landmark events that honor the spirit
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BY MARK KENNEDYUpdated 11:43 AM PST, February 2, 2024 NEW YORK (AP) — Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing-off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and teaching golf in “Happy Gilmore,” has died. He was 76. Matt Luber, his
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El expresidente de Panamá Ricardo Martinelli no podrá presentarse como candidato presidencial ya que la Corte Suprema de Justicia no admitió un recurso de casación, por lo que el fallo deja en firme la condena a 10 años de cárcel al exmandatario, según edicto del Órgano Judicial y compartido con
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — If Taylor Swift is jetting from her upcoming Tokyo concert to Las Vegas to see boyfriend Travis Kelce play in the Super Bowl the next day, she’d better already have a place to park her plane. Even the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., seems to be
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Another rain event flooded the same area in Thousand Palms at the Tri Palms Estates and Country Club. News Channel 3 has been tracking this issue while residents hope to find a solution that residents say looks impossible. The General manager of the private property tells News Channel 3 that he has contacted the roads
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By Michelle Krupa, Holly Yan, Danny Freeman, Chris Boyette and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: This story includes graphic descriptions some readers may find disturbing. The man accused of showing his father’s severed head during a politically charged online rant this week first shot the federal worker to death using a handgun he’d bought only a
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson, Jason Hanna and Mallika Kallingal, CNN (CNN) — Three people were killed and nine others were injured when a privately owned hangar under construction collapsed on airport property in Idaho’s capital Boise on Wednesday evening, city officials said. Officials have identified the three victims as Craig Durrant, 59, of Boise, Mario Sontay Tzi,
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities in Minnesota are investigating a suspected arson fire that heavily damaged the offices of three conservative groups. The groups are calling the blaze an act of political terrorism. The fire happened early Sunday in the Minneapolis suburb of Golden Valley at the offices of the
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and teaching golf in “Happy Gilmore,” has died. He was 76. Matt Luber, his manager,
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis acknowledged in a court filing on Friday having a “personal relationship” with a special prosecutor she hired for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump but argued there are no grounds to dismiss the case or to remove
Continue ReadingBy SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is suing the Biden administration to try to keep the state’s new health plan for low-income residents running until 2028. Georgia Pathways is the only Medicaid program in the country that requires recipients to meet a work requirement. It launched in July and is set to
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There is a new addition to the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens’ giraffe family! First-time mom, Vicki Lou, and dad, Kelley, welcomed a healthy female calf into the world on Monday. Zoo officials said that within just an hour of her arrival, she stood tall and began nursing successfully. The mom and calf are bonding
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La lluvia de ayer causó estragos en el Valle de Coachella como la volcadura de un carro que circulaba por el freeway 10 cerca del Hwy 62 en Desert Hot Springs a las 12:35, por fortuna nadie resultó herido. Además, por las fuertes corrientes de agua provocaron el cierre de un tramo de la calle
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee governor’s office says it only plans to participate for one year in a federal program that gives low-income families $40 per child per month to pay for food while school is out. Tennessee is among 35 states, all five U.S. territories and four tribes
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Graffiti has risen to high art in downtown Los Angeles: Taggers have covered at least 27 stories of an unfinished high-rise development. The vandalism is the latest twist in the saga of the three-tower project across the street from where the Grammy Awards will be hosted
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