By SCOTT SONNER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — An avalanche roared through a section of expert trails at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring another, as a major storm with snow and gusty winds moved into the region, authorities said. The avalanche prompted
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America A woman on South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island who drew national attention from such stars as Tyler Perry and Snoop Dogg as she fought off developers in her final years has died at 94. A family publicist says Josephine Wright died Sunday at her Hilton Head home. Wright
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rose Wednesday as traders locked in their final moves ahead of a report on inflation, which could show whether all the excitement that’s vaulted stocks toward records is warranted. The S&P 500 gained 0.6% to pull within 0.3% of its all-time high set
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, Alison Main, David Chalian and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced Wednesday that he was ending his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, marking the exit of the most outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump in the Republican primary. But first, Christie made a
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — 1 dead, 1 injured in avalanche at California ski resort, official says.
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, Christina Maxouris and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A 66-year-old skier was killed and another person was injured in an avalanche at a Lake Tahoe-area ski resort in California on Wednesday morning, authorities said. The avalanche occurred at roughly 9:30 a.m. at the Palisades Tahoe ski resort and quickly prompted a
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By STEVE PEOPLES, JILL COLVIN and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press WINDHAM, N.H. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is planning to announce he’s dropping his Republican presidential bid at his New Hampshire town hall on Wednesday night, according to a person with direct knowledge of the plans. Christie, 61, has been under intense
Continue ReadingBy the Associated Press German software giant SAP will pay more than $220 million in fines to resolve U.S. bribery allegations involving payments to foreign government officials. The Justice Department said Wednesday that SAP was charged with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. According to court documents, SAP and unnamed co-conspirators delivered gifts to
Continue ReadingBy ALEXA ST. JOHN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Engine maker Cummins Inc. will recall 600,000 Ram trucks as part of a settlement with federal and California authorities that also requires the company to remedy environmental damage caused by illegal software that let it skirt diesel emissions tests. New details of the
Continue ReadingBy ALEXA ST. JOHN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Engine maker Cummins Inc. will recall 600,000 Ram trucks as part of a settlement with federal and California authorities that also requires the company to remedy environmental damage caused by illegal software that let it skirt diesel emissions tests. New details of the
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission has reluctantly approved trading of the first exchange-traded funds that hold bitcoin. But the agency said Wednesday that it is still deeply skeptical about cryptocurrencies and did not approve or endorse bitcoin in its decision. An exchange traded fund, or
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could become the first state to ban tackle football for children under 12 to reduce the risk of brain injuries under a bill that cleared a key legislative hurdle on Wednesday. A legislative committee voted 5-2 during a public hearing to
Continue ReadingBy KATHY McCORMACK and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Drenching rains, flooding and fierce winds stranded vehicles, shuttered schools and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands in the Northeast, the swan song of a bout of violent weather that battered most of the United States. Forecasters warned Wednesday that more misery
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A convicted felon accused of stabbing her family’s dog in Banning, then fleeing to another city before she was arrested, was charged today with felony animal cruelty. Natasha Amber Serrano, 34, was taken into custody Sunday and booked into the Smith Correctional Facility following a Banning Police Department investigation. Along with the animal cruelty count,
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Two women who took part in a smash-and-grab robbery, allegedly with four men, at a Palm Desert business last year have pleaded guilty to robbery and were each sentenced to two years in state prison. Destiny Unique Baca, 18, of San Bernardino, and 24-year-old Los Angeles resident Analea Paradise Miller pleaded guilty Tuesday at the
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is still too slow to process amended tax returns, answer taxpayer phone calls and resolve identity theft cases, according to an independent watchdog within the agency. The organization sent a report to Congress Wednesday that says while there is “cautious optimism” for the agency, the
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN Associated Press Republican presidential contender Chris Christie has notified key allies that he plans to make a major announcement at a campaign stop Wednesday evening in New Hampshire. That’s according to a person with direct knowledge of the former New Jersey governor’s plans who spoke to The Associated Press
Continue ReadingBy Haley Talbot, CNN Rep. Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania is calling on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to resign “due to lack of transparency,” the first Democratic member of Congress to do so. “I have lost trust in Secretary Lloyd Austin’s leadership of the Defense Department due to the lack of transparency about his recent medical
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal appeals panel says a Missouri lawsuit accusing China of hoarding masks and other protective gear during the COVID-19 pandemic can move forward. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Eighth District Court of Appeals panel, however, otherwise agreed Wednesday with a lower court’s 2022
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump won’t make his own closing argument after all in his New York civil business fraud trial after his lawyers objected to the judge’s insistence that the former president stick to “relevant” matters and “not deliver a campaign speech.” Judge Arthur Engoron
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