By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — While it seems increasingly unlikely the U.S. economy is headed for recession, small businesses still face headwinds like higher costs and difficulty retaining qualified workers. But owners say they’re optimistic as 2024 gets underway, according to a new survey from American Express. Eighty-five percent of
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s home in the Los Angeles Dodgers batting order will be the No. 2 spot — at least for now. “Just seeing Shohei in the lineup makes us a lot better,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday. “There’s been a lot of anticipation, so
Continue ReadingBy Emily Miller Click here for updates on this story REXBURG, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — Growing up in the West African country of Sierra Leone, Raymond Steven didn’t have access to the same luxuries he now sees American kids enjoying. In many ways, the Brigham Young University-Idaho student is worlds away from his homeland as he
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Nick Offerman has a message for the haters who took issue with his LGBTQ+ role in an emotional episode of HBO’s “The Last of Us.” Offerman won the award for best supporting performance in a new scripted series at Sunday’s Film Independent Spirit Awards, where he took the opportunity
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling about 381,000 Tacoma midsize pickup trucks in the U.S. because a part can separate from the rear axle, increasing the risk of a crash. The recall covers certain trucks from the 2022 and 2023 model years. Toyota said in a statement Tuesday that welding debris left on the ends
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — School bus service has been snarled in St. Louis for two days because of a work stoppage that’s a show of support for a Black mechanic who says he found a noose at his workstation. The action began Monday and continued Tuesday for drivers employed by
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Sporting retro ’50s hairstyles and cinched aprons, “tradwife” influencers have taken over a pocket of the internet. These traditional wives who showcase 30-second videos of homemade sourdough bread content, and other glimpses into the making of a perfect home, are no ordinary stay-at-home moms. They steadfastly believe in traditional gender
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the eastern Caribbean are scouring waters in the region in hopes of finding a missing U.S. couple who were aboard their catamaran Simplicity more than a week ago when police say it was hijacked by three escaped prisoners from Grenada. Police have
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas played down chances of an imminent breakthrough in talks for a cease-fire in Gaza. Their comments followed remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden, who said Israel has agreed to pause its offensive during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan if a
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The family of a slain Black man has filed a federal lawsuit against the Georgia deputy who shot him during a traffic stop that spiraled into violence. Camden County sheriff’s Staff Sgt. Buck Aldridge killed Leonard Cure on Oct. 16 during a struggle that began after
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La ciudad de Palm Desert anunció que debido a su arduo trabajo durante y después de la tormenta del pasado 20 de agosto, les harán un reconocimiento al personal de obras públicas por medio de un mural en una de las paredes de la yarda corporativa que se ubica en la Avenida 42. El artista
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Continúan las consecuencias del fallo de la Corte Suprema de Alabama de que los embriones congelados son considerados niños, una decisión sin precedentes que ya ha llevado a clínicas del estado a suspender algunos tratamientos de FIV. Aquí están los desarrollos más recientes: Un proyecto de ley propuesto en
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Con los meses de calor en camino a los expertos les preocupa la falta de áreas con sombras en el este del Valle de Coachella ya que las altas temperaturas pueden ser fatales por lo que están creando un plan gracias a fondos estatales. Con la instalación de sombras esperan mejorar la salud, calidad de
Continue ReadingCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal company owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has been found in contempt by a federal judge for not following an order to pay an insurance company to maintain collateral for financial obligations. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that a U.S. district judge found Southern Coal Corp. in civil contempt
Continue ReadingBy MATT BROWN Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Golden and scarlet balloons adorned an entrance guarded by the Secret Service that led straight to a bar abuzz with excited reunions, a line of attendees waiting to take pictures at a photo wall and a spacious auditorium set to celebrate a unique subset of the
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Alabama’s Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children could have an even greater impact on would-be parents in the state — and elsewhere if other states follow suit — than it would have just a few years ago. That’s because more employers are providing fertility benefits to their
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — It wouldn’t be a Caitlin Clark game without a record being broken. The Iowa guard, who has seen her popularity explode since becoming the all-time leading scorer in NCAA women’s basketball earlier this month, is now causing ticket prices to hit new heights. Tickets to see Clark
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas are inching toward a new deal that would free some of the roughly 130 hostages held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for a weekslong pause in the war, now in its fifth month. U.S. President Joe Biden says a deal
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Lionel Messi’s Argentina will play Costa Rica rather than Nigeria in an exhibition on March 26 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the latest change for a match that has switched location and opponent. The World Cup champion originally was to face Nigeria at Hangzhou and Ivory Coast at Beijing during
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Democrats who control the New York Legislature on Monday rejected a congressional map devised by a bipartisan commission that would have given their party only a modest electoral advantage and will now have the chance to draw their own lines. The decision could shape which party controls the
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