AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Google is changing the way its Google Local Services ads work, which could affect millions of small businesses. Google Local Services ads run locally and are a big way that small businesses market their goods and services. Ads appear on the top of Google search results. Starting Nov.
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Brown Click here for updates on this story MILFORD, Massachusetts (WCVB) — There is a potential breakthrough for patients who could be in danger of losing their vision thanks to a first-of-its-kind treatment now being used in Massachusetts. Kevin Ratcliffe is a glaucoma patient at Cataract Surgery Center in Milford and is one
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers are feeling quite a bit more confident this month as Election Day approaches, a business research group says. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index jumped to 108.7 in October from 99.2 in September. It was the biggest monthly gain since March of 2021.
Continue ReadingBy Angela Williams Click here for updates on this story ADAMS COUNTY, Mississippi (WAPT) — A spilled cup of ice at a convenience store ended in a fatal shooting, according to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. A 911 call was received about 7:20 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, at about the same time a passing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has visited the site of a Holocaust museum being built in Greece as he began a three-day state visit. Steinmeier visited the site near an old railway station in Thessaloniki, from where tens of thousands of Jews were transported to Nazi concentration camps during the
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — As advisers to Vice President Kamala Harris were mulling where to stage the final major address of her campaign, they had a few boxes to check. The venue, they believed, must convey a degree of gravity about the choice before voters. But equally
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Chalvire, Jessica Holly Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WSVN) — Miami Beach Police, in collaboration with the Metro Nashville Police Department, arrested two Tennessee fugitives linked to an armed robbery involving $1.7 million in gold and jewelry. Milleni Garcia, 38, and Orlando Valdes Hernandez, 34, were taken into custody
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Orlando Magic rising star Paolo Banchero had the best game of his young career on Monday, recording the NBA’s first 50-point game this season in a win over the Indiana Pacers. 2022-23 Rookie of the Year Banchero finished with 50 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists while shooting an
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — CNN says a right-wing commentator will not be welcomed back on air after he made a racist remark on “CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip.” On Monday’s prime time show, after Muslim journalist Mehdi Hasan stated that he supports Palestinians, conservative commentator Ryan Girdusky responded, “I hope your
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By Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Asheville City Schools resumed classes on the morning of Monday, Oct. 28, just over a month since Helene hit the area. Superintendent Maggie Fehrman said that there were a lot of mixed emotions on the first day back. “There’s been
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By Rex Hodge Click here for updates on this story WAYNESVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — It is hard enough to endure flood damage. But for one Helene victim in Waynesville, the flooding was followed with the theft of expensive Halloween decorations that were meant to be a beacon of hope. Despite the setbacks, Waynesville resident
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday launched a massive exercise of the country’s nuclear forces featuring missile launches in a simulation of a retaliatory strike, as he continued to flex the country’s nuclear muscle amid spiraling tensions with the West over Ukraine. Speaking in a video call with military leaders, Putin said
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer OSHU CITY, Japan (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan is a rural place, famous for its high-quality Maesawa beef, its history of making traditional ironware and the intense green hills and mountains that surround it. Japanese call such places “inaka” — roughly translated as the “countryside.” No glitz, quiet streets
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer OSHU CITY, Japan (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan is a rural place, famous for its high-quality Maesawa beef, its history of making traditional ironware and the intense green hills and mountains that surround it. Japanese call such places “inaka” — roughly translated as the “countryside.” No glitz, quiet streets
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A few months ago, Mary Wagner woke up to the smell of smoke from wildfires in California and northern Nevada. She readied her sons for school and stepped outside into the smokey Las Vegas air. Her 13-year-old son’s asthmatic cough worsened. “It’s really, really bad and it’s really hard
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A few months ago, Mary Wagner woke up to the smell of smoke from wildfires in California and northern Nevada. She readied her sons for school and stepped outside into the smokey Las Vegas air. Her 13-year-old son’s asthmatic cough worsened. “It’s really, really bad and it’s really hard
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By Erin Burnett Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (WXII) — Darrolyn Sharp says one mammogram shaped her life for the better. In 2020, Sharp says God told her and her husband to pack up their home in Indiana and move to Winston-Salem, sight unseen. “So moving a home that we
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant has been restarted after a safety upgrade, as the government pursues a renewed expansion of nuclear energy to provide stable power and reduce carbon emissions. The operator of the
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By Brooke Butler Click here for updates on this story SAVANNAH, Georgia (WJCL) — The Savannah College of Art and Design’s annual Film Festival is underway. The event draws actors, producers, directors, screenwriters and more to the “Hollywood of the South,” giving SCAD students the opportunity to learn from industry leaders. “Everybody is excited to
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A former employee of a Shreveport cemetery was jailed Monday on multiple charges, including desecrating gravesites. Melissa Griffin, 42, was booked into the Shreveport City Jail Monday afternoon following a two-month investigation. Griffin became a suspect in an investigation that started
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