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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a strong 272,000 jobs in May, accelerating from April and a sign that companies are still confident enough in the economy to keep hiring despite persistently high interest rates. Last month’s sizable job gain suggests that the economy is still growing steadily, propelled
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein and Kevin Liptak, CNN Normandy, France (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday summoned Americans to a defense of democracy, calling on the ideals of the Army Rangers who scaled the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc 80 years ago to warn against a drift toward authoritarianism and drawing an implicit contrast with
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are mixed on Wall Street and Treasury yields are sharply higher Friday after the government released a jobs report whose headline numbers came in hotter than expected but still showed some signs of moderating. The report suggests that markets may have to wait
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking court permission to convert his personal bankruptcy reorganization to a liquidation, which would lead to a sell-off of a large portion of his assets to help pay some of the $1.5 billion he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Continue ReadingBy Richard Ramos Click here for updates on this story TRUCKEE, California (KOVR) — A black bear was met by a group of Wolverines when it crossed onto a Northern California high school football field this week. On Thursday, the Truckee Wolverines posted a video on the team’s Instagram page that showed a black bear
Continue ReadingKOVR By Richard Ramos Click here for updates on this story TRUCKEE, California (KOVR) — A black bear was met by a group of Wolverines when it crossed onto a Northern California high school football field this week. On Thursday, the Truckee Wolverines posted a video on the team’s Instagram page that showed a black
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia will consider sending weapons to adversaries of Western countries that supply arms to Ukraine, repeating a warning made days earlier. He didn’t specify where such arms might be sent, saying only that they might be “states or even other legal entities that face
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Pozen Click here for updates on this story WEST HOLLYWOOD, California (KCAL/KCBS) — A family in West Hollywood filed a lawsuit against a pet-sitting service after their beloved dog drowned in their pool while they were on vacation. “When I left here, she was not dying,” owner Rebecca Duke said. “It never occurred
Continue ReadingBy Johannah Grenaway Click here for updates on this story BEXAR COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — Twenty-six migrants were found in an apparent human smuggling operation near San Antonio. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said Thursday they were found inside a residence — a “shack” with buckets for toilets and no air conditioning or running water.
Continue ReadingBy MELINA WALLING Associated Press A YouTuber who specializes in “car shenanigans” is facing federal charges after authorities said he directed a video in which two people in a helicopter blasted fireworks at a speeding Lamborghini from above. Alex Choi, 24, is charged with causing the placement of an explosive or incendiary device on an
Continue ReadingBy MELINA WALLING Associated Press A YouTuber who specializes in “car shenanigans” is facing federal charges after authorities said he directed a video in which two people in a helicopter blasted fireworks at a speeding Lamborghini from above. Alex Choi, 24, is charged with causing the placement of an explosive or incendiary device on an
Continue ReadingAVOCA, N.Y. (AP) — A 23-year-old woman wanted in the deaths of her three roommates in Virginia was taken into custody after a chase on an upstate New York highway. Police began searching for Alyssa Jane Venable after the bodies of her roommates were discovered Tuesday during a welfare check in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Venable was
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Nielsen Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — Some call it being in the right place at the right time, others call it a miracle. Whatever it was, the life of a police officer was saved last month when a few heroic coworkers knew what to do when
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA MALKIA, JESSICA DONATI and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The military trial of 51 suspects, including three Americans, accused of being involved in a coup attempt in Congo last month has opened in the country’s capital of Kinshasa. The suspects appeared in court on Friday facing several charges, including terrorism,
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Sergio Gomez (CNN Español) – El sector del videojuego ha convertido los meses de junio y julio en una época de referencia para todos los seguidores de la industria por ser el momento en el que tienen lugar eventos y conferencias en los que empresas desarrolladoras y editores anuncian los nuevos videojuegos en los que
Continue ReadingBy Jeramie Bizzle, Charlie De Mar, Suzanne Le Mignot Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — One construction worker was killed, and another was critically injured after falling nine stories from a scaffold in Hyde Park on Thursday. The accident happened around noon at a construction site on the University Of Chicago
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, COLLEEN LONG and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Federal prosecutors wrapped up their gun case against Hunter Biden on Friday with two final witnesses in their effort to prove that the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form when he said he was not illegally using
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — El crecimiento del empleo en Estados Unidos se disparó en mayo, saltando a 272.000, mucho más de lo esperado, mientras que la tasa de desempleo del país rompió una racha de 27 meses de desempleo por debajo del 4%. Las ganancias de empleo de mayo son considerablemente mayores que el total
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Cummings Click here for updates on this story LEXINGTON, Minnesota (WCCO) — Severe storms that tore through the town of Lexington this week forced an evacuation for four tiny residents. Community service officers with Centennial Lake police were called to a neighborhood after the storm — not to help the homeowner, but baby
Continue ReadingWINNETKA, Ill. (AP) — The home of Kevin McCallister’s hijinks is changing hands. Agents with Coldwell Banker Realty say a sale is underway of the suburban Chicago house where “Home Alone” was filmed. It was recently listed for $5.25 million. The brick Georgian-style house in Winnetka has five bedrooms, six bathrooms and more than 9,000
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