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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Norfolk Southern’s CEO will be under more pressure to improve profits after the railroad’s shareholders voted Thursday to elect three of the board members an activist investor nominated, but he won’t be fired right away. Ancora Holdings had nominated seven directors as part of a bid to take control
Continue ReadingThe Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast will be held at the Palm Springs Convention Center at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday. Stuart Milk, Harvey Milk’s nephew, will be honored at the breakfast for his efforts towards global LGBTQ rights. This will be the 12th Annual Breakfast set to honor the life of Harvey Milk, an LGBTQ activist
Continue ReadingBy DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The family of a Black U.S. Air Force airman fatally shot by Florida sheriff’s deputies at his off-base apartment will join civil rights attorney Ben Crump for a news conference calling for transparency in the investigation. Crump will speak at a news conference in Fort Walton Beach,
Continue ReadingBy Matt Villano, CNN (CNN) — John Frizzell always had a feeling he was different. The Hollywood film score composer could rattle off facts about chess puzzles, Immanuel Kant’s synthetic a priori knowledge and other esoteric subjects. He could go down philosophical rabbit holes and regale friends and family members with anecdotes about David Hume.
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Robinson Click here for updates on this story ODENTON, Maryland (WBAL) — Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ motto is “Belong, Grow, Succeed.” One student embodies just that. Three days a week, Edward Martinez-Fernandez, 20, takes a bus from Arundel High School to Piney Orchard Elementary School to work in the cafeteria as an
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in more than eight months last week in another sign that the labor market may be softening. The Labor Department reported Thursday that unemployment claims for the week ending May 4 rose by 22,000 to 231,000.
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — A sixth victim has been recovered from the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. Officials said Unified Command salvage teams located the victim Tuesday and notified Maryland State Police. Investigators identified the victim as the sixth construction worker presumed
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Highs will remain near seasonal norms again today, but by the weekend we’re looking at significantly hotter temps. Today we’ll see light to moderate breezes as an area of low pressure lingers over Southern Nevada. Wind speeds will hover the teens most of the afternoon and evening, but winds drop off a bit into Friday.
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press The award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer tells The Associated Press. Rasoulof is known for his film “There Is No Evil.” He has become the latest artist targeted in
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is calling for an end to “antisemitic abuse” at U.K. universities as protests against the war in Gaza expand and the government tries to prevent the type of unrest seen on American campuses in recent weeks. Sunak and his education secretary are
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A new interactive art installation in New York City is allowing viewers to communicate with people 3,000 miles away in Dublin, Ireland. The brainchild of Lithuanian artist Benediktas Gylys, “the Portal” was unveiled on Wednesday and allows people on either side of the Atlantic to interact with each other
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The first test subject for Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain chip implant startup, has developed a problem just a few weeks after it was inserted. In a blog post, the company revealed that a number of the chip’s connective threads retracted from the subject Noland Arbaugh’s brain, which
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s defense minister says it is strengthening the metal barrier along its border with Belarus to deter illegal migration and plans to also reinforce its border with Russia. He says the increased presence of Polish and allied military forces in regions close to the border is also helping to tighten the
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG and MATT OTT Associated Press Wall Street’s lull threatened to stretch into a second day Thursday as more corporate earnings are released ahead of the government’s weekly layoffs data. Futures for the S&P 500 ticked down 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell less than 0.2%. Airbnb tumbled 9.6%
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A Boeing 737 plane carrying 85 people has caught fire and skidded off a runway at the airport in Dakar, Senegal’s capital, injuring 10 people. Senegal’s transport minister says the Air Sénégal flight operated by TransAir was headed to Bamako, in neighboring Mali, late Wednesday with
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Dozens of cabin crew at Air India Express called in sick earlier this week, forcing the budget carrier to cancel 85 flights since Tuesday evening and disrupting the travel plans of thousands of passengers. The Indian carrier is “making every possible effort to minimize the inconvenience caused to
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer TikTok says it’s going to start automatically labeling content that’s made by artificial intelligence when it’s uploaded from certain platforms. TikTok says its efforts are an attempt to combat misinformation from being spread on its social media platform. TikTok’s policy in the past has been to encourage users to
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Simone Biles is bringing back her Gold Over America Tour this fall, with a twist. This time, the guys are invited too. The decision to include the men on the 30-city tour that starts in Southern California on Sept. 17 and ends in Detroit on Nov. 3 was intentional.
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — A Spanish investigative magistrate on Thursday provisionally shelved the latest probe into an alleged case of tax fraud by pop star Shakira following recommendations by prosecutors. The Colombian singer had been under investigation for the alleged evasion of 6.7 million euros ($7.2 million) in taxes on her 2018 income via an offshore
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia wrapped itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, as President Vladimir Putin celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II by hailing his forces in Ukraine and blasting the West for fueling conflicts around the world. Putin has turned the holiday into a pillar of his nearly quarter-century in
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