NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are tumbling after a report suggesting flagging economic growth and still-high inflation hurt hopes that have kept Wall Street high recently. A sharp drop for Facebook parent Meta Platforms also dragged the market lower. The S&P 500 fell 1.3% early Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 503 points, and
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON and CIARÁN GILES Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has left Spain in suspense after announcing he may step down because of what he called an “unprecedented” smear campaign against his wife. Sánchez, who has been in office since 2018, stunned the country Wednesday by announcing that
Continue ReadingBy Karli Olson Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Fights between students happen at every high school, but not every school has the right tools to resolve those conflicts. That’s why Multnomah County’s Community Adolescent and Health Program decided to help a peer mediation program at Roosevelt High School in
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US economy cooled more than expected in the first quarter of the year, but remained healthy by historical standards. Economic growth has slowed steadily over the past 12 months, which bodes well for lower interest rates, but the Federal Reserve has made it clear it’s in no
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A suspect attempting to evade police on foot got caught in a fence, the Portland Police Bureau posted Tuesday on social media. The suspect was fleeing a stolen vehicle, and got trapped while trying to jump the fence. According to police,
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Rusia vetó este miércoles una resolución del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas que proponía prohibir el uso de armas nucleares en el espacio exterior en medio de preocupaciones respaldadas por la inteligencia estadounidense de que Moscú esté tratando de desarrollar un dispositivo nuclear capaz de destruir satélites. El embajador
Continue ReadingNEW CARLISLE, Ind. (AP) — Amazon’s cloud computing unit Amazon Web Services plans to invest $11 billion to build a data center in northern Indiana that will create at least 1,000 new jobs. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb announced the planned project Thursday, calling the data center planned near the town of New Carlisle, about 15
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania’s prime minister says flooding caused by weeks of heavy rain has killed 155 people and affected more than 200,000 others. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told parliament on Thursday that the El Niño climate pattern has worsened the ongoing rainy season, causing the flooding and destroying
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of
Continue ReadingBy Mark Poulose Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Wednesday afternoon, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas spoke resolutely against violence in Kansas City, after four kids were shot in KC over a two-week span. “I will never give up on trying to fight gun violence,” Lucas said. On Tuesday,
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay and Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — Xavi will stay on as head coach of Barcelona, the club announced on Thursday, reversing his previous decision to depart at the end of the current season. Speaking at a press conference, Barça president Joan Laporta said that he had “always” wanted Xavi to remain in
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Yes, Zendaya has seen the meme and thinks it’s “funny.” The “Challengers” star was recently asked about a viral meme that points out that she, Kirsten Dunst and Emma Stone have all gone on to play tennis players after appearing in “Spider-Man” films. Zendaya plays a champion tennis
Continue ReadingZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — The first six of 12 Rafale multipurpose fighter jets purchased by Croatia from France have landed at an air force base near Zagreb with a welcome ceremony attended by top officials. The deal, signed in 2021 with French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation, was said to be worth over a billion euros.
Continue ReadingJIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, China (AP) — China launched a three-member crew to its orbiting space station as part of its ambitious program that aims to put astronauts on the moon by 2030. The Shenzhou-18 spacecraft lifted off Thursday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, ordering new trial in landmark #MeToo case.
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By Gino Vicci Click here for updates on this story WARREN, Michigan (WWJ) — A Warren father has been charged with violating Michigan’s safe storage law after investigators say his 8-year-old son shot himself in the face with his father’s gun. Police say the 8-year-old got a hold of his father’s loaded gun on Friday
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to hold up despite higher interest rates imposed by the Federal Reserve in its bid to curb inflation. The Labor Department reported Thursday that unemployment claims for the week ending April 20 fell by 5,000 to
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By Teele Rebane, Heather Chen and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — A dramatic operation to save the lives of more than 100 pilot whales ended in partial success on Thursday after wildlife officials managed to return most of the stranded animals to sea. Rescue teams rushed to the beach located in the coastal town of Dunsborough,
Continue ReadingTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The head of the top security agency in Belarus has claimed that the country has prevented attempted drone strikes from Lithuania that targeted the capital, Minsk, and surrounding areas. Lithuania’s military and National Crisis Management Center strongly denied the claim by Ivan Tertel, head of the Belarusian Committee for State Security.
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