By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of New York Community Bancorp fell another 11% Wednesday after the bank’s credit rating got downgraded to “junk” and investors worried that regional lender could suffer the same fate Silicon Valley Bank did last year. NYCB’s shares have been in a steep decline since
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The Boston Red Sox will be the focus of a pair of new Netflix shows. The streaming service will follow the team through the 2024 season and present a documentary series in 2025 that will be produced and directed by Greg Whiteley of One Potato Productions. Netflix said Wednesday it will
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The Boston Red Sox will be the focus of a pair of new Netflix shows. The streaming service will follow the team through the 2024 season and present a documentary series in 2025 that will be produced and directed by Greg Whiteley of One Potato Productions. Netflix said Wednesday it will
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Crews were searching for a Marine Corps helicopter carrying five troops from Nevada to California that was reported overdue early Wednesday, a watch commander said. The Marines were flying a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Creech Air Force Base in Clark County, Nevada, to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Crews were searching for a Marine Corps helicopter carrying five troops from Nevada to California that was reported overdue early Wednesday, a watch commander said. The Marines were flying a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Creech Air Force Base in Clark County, Nevada, to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A court in western Japan has approved a transgender man’s request to have his gender changed in official records without undergoing sterilization surgery. It’s the first known ruling of its kind since the country’s top court struck down a surgery requirement for such record changes. The Okayama
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Missing military helicopter has five Marines aboard as authorities continue searching for it.
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing criticism after seeking to mock the position of the Labour Party’s leader on the definition of a woman, less than two minutes after lawmakers in the House of Commons heard that the mother of a murdered transgender teenager was in
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — The head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission has been replaced in an apparent effort by Beijing to restore confidence in financial markets following a prolonged downturn. Official media said Wu Qing, a former chairman of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, would replace Yi Huiman. Chinese stocks have been trading near 5-year lows
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating after a police officer fatally shot a 17-year-old boy. It happened Tuesday afternoon in Columbus, an eastern Nebraska town of about 24,000 residents. A news release from the patrol say police were called to a welfare check after receiving a report of “potential self-harm.” The
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The Palm Springs Art Museum is observing Black History Month. An exhibit called “The New Black Renaissance” features eight Black artists from Southern California. “The New Black Renaissance” is a collaborative project with the Palm Springs Black History Committee. The exhibit displays art that provides ideas of social justice, culture and Black stories. The museum
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that “a lot of work” remains to bridge the gap between Israel and Hamas on terms for a new cease-fire and hostage-release deal after the militant group put forward conditions that run
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego County sheriff’s search teams were looking for a Marine Corps helicopter reported overdue early Wednesday, a watch commander said. The Sheriff’s Department was notified at 1 a.m. that the craft was overdue for arrival at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and was last seen in the area of Pine
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, Betsy Klein, Dianne Gallagher and Khalil Abdallah, CNN Washington (CNN) — Senior Biden administration officials are expected to meet with members of the Arab American and Muslim community in Michigan on Thursday, four sources familiar with planning told CNN. The senior officials represent some of Biden’s most trusted advisers and policymakers. A
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is rising Wednesday after Ford Motor, Chipotle Mexican Grill and other big stocks climbed following their latest earnings reports. The S&P 500 was up 0.8% in afternoon trading and on track to return to a record. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was 183
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, Andy Rose and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Rescue crews are searching for five US Marines after finding their military helicopter in Southern California’s Pine Valley, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing said Wednesday. The CH-53E Super Stallion had been “reported overdue” en route late Tuesday from a base near Las Vegas to one
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Search teams in San Diego area are looking for Marine helicopter that has gone missing, authorities say.
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Carey and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s air defenses intercepted just two-thirds of the missiles and drones fired by Russia during its latest barrage early Wednesday, as two Russian missile types in particular highlighted why Kyiv is pressing allies for more help protecting its cities. Regions right across the country were targeted
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany’s state-owned development bank has sold shares in the company that owns the national postal service for about 2.1 billion euros ($2.3 billion). The sale reduces the government’s stake and raises money to help finance improvements to the country’s rail network. The sale of a 4% stake in DHL Group cuts the
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — Former Czech populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis has lost his final appeal in Slovakia in a case concerning allegations that he collaborated with communist-era secret police in what was then Czechoslovakia. Babis, who was born in Slovakia, was suing the Institute for National Memory, which holds parts of his secret police files.
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