MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A 6-0 vote by the City Council in Mobile, Alabama, sets the stage for Amtrak passenger trains to roll from New Orleans to Mobile next year. The Sun Herald reports that the Mobile council voted Tuesday to fund the passenger service for three years. Funding had already been approved in Mississippi
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Airbnb says its profit fell 15% in the second quarter from a year earlier, as higher income taxes cut into the short-term rental giant’s bottom line even as bookings and revenue rose. The profits fell short of Wall Street’s expectations and Airbnb’s stock tumbled 16% in after-market trading. The San Francisco-based company
Continue ReadingCalMatters With all the hubris of a startup founder, Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District, took to the stage in March to launch Ed the chatbot. He told parents and students it had “the potential to personalize the educational journey at a level never before seen in this district, across the country,
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer WK Kellogg Co. is closing one U.S. cereal plant and downsizing another as part of a plan to consolidate its operations in newer facilities. The company said Tuesday it will close its Omaha, Nebraska, plant by the end of 2026. It also plans to scale back production at its plant in Memphis,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. humanitarian official tells the Security Council that life-saving supplies are “ready to be loaded and dispatched” to a famine-stricken displacement camp in Sudan but the civil war’s combatants won’t let them through. Edem Wosornu is operations director for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
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Michael’s House, a provider of addiction treatment and recovery services, has announced a new initiative to distribute Naloxone to unhoused individuals in the community. Naloxone can reverse opioid overdoses; it’s considered a life-saving medication. By distributing it, Michael’s House aims to reduce overdose fatalities and offer a lifeline to some of the more vulnerable people.
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Jury selection got underway today for the trial of a 29-year-old probationer accused of trying to kill a man with shots to the head during a Desert Hot Springs home invasion robbery, from which the defendant fled but was ultimately apprehended. Altonia Vontae Jackson Jr. is charged with attempted murder, robbery, carjacking, shooting at
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The game between the Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees scheduled for Tuesday night was postponed because of rain. Heavy rain and thunderstorms were projected for the New York area and earlier a flood watch was issued through Wednesday morning in New York City. The teams will attempt
Continue ReadingWICHITA FALLS, Texas (AP) — Elon Musk’s social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a “massive advertiser boycott” deprived the company of billions of dollars in revenue and violated antitrust laws. The company formerly known as Twitter filed the lawsuit Tuesday in a federal court in Texas against the World
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier damaged at least an estimated 100 homes in what has become a perennial hazard for nearby neighborhoods. The lake formed in a basin left behind when a nearby glacier retreated. The basin fills with rainwater and snowmelt
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The City of Palm Springs today announced the launch of “Love Local Palm Springs,” a city-wide digital gift card program designed to increase shopping expenditures in local businesses. The limited-time program allows residents to purchase gift cards in $25 denominations, capped at $200 per person, with the city contributing an additional 50% of the card’s
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer A government survey shows small signs of improvement in the mental health of U.S. teenagers. But the share of students — particularly girls — who are feeling sad and hopeless remains high. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the report Tuesday. From 2021 to 2023, the portion of high school
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Outdoor tables saved thousands of New York City restaurants from ruin when they were forced to close their dining rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic. But four years into an experiment that transformed New York’s streetscape — briefly giving it a sidewalk cafe scene as vibrant as Paris or Buenos
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The reigning Olympic champion U.S. women’s volleyball team posted a straight-set victory against Poland on Tuesday night at the Paris Olympics. The Americans led throughout while taking the first two sets, 25-22 and 25-14. They fell behind 5-0 and 7-1 in the third set before rallying to close it
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris’ decision to tap Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice presidential nominee reflects the Democratic party’s effort to turn a page with a new generation of Gen-Z-approved candidates. Walz has spent the last several months working to distinguish himself as the party’s most effective messenger in portraying Donald
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN Rotherham, England (CNN) — Like many nondescript hotels in provincial cities around the UK, the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham has been used for years by the British government to house asylum seekers trapped in administrative limbo. There have been hostile protests here before. But none, residents say, like the spasm
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are bouncing back after the market experienced its worst day in two years on Monday, but the average investor may still be understandably spooked. Over a three day losing streak, the S&P 500 dipped more than 6% before rallying again Tuesday, up 1.6% in midday trading. For
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Thomas Morstead’s punts this season will do more than just change field position for the New York Jets. The veteran punter announced Tuesday he’s donating $1,000 as part of his Punt for ALS campaign for each kick he drops inside the opponent’s 20-yard line in honor
Continue ReadingThe U.S. women’s basketball team can get closer Wednesday to its record eighth-consecutive Olympic gold medal at the Paris Olympics. The U.S. is on an impressive 58-game Olympic winning streak and will take on Nigeria in the quarterfinals. The excitement in track and field continues with the men’s 400-meter final, as well as the men’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pakistani man alleged to have ties to Iran has been charged in a plot to carry out political assassinations on U.S. soil, including potentially of former President Donald Trump. The case disclosed by the Justice Department on Tuesday comes two years after officials disrupted a separate scheme that they
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