By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jim Lamon says the United States should not accept Afghan refugees, including translators and others who helped the American military during the 20-year war. Lamon says the U.S. should instead help Afghans flee the Taliban and resettle in the Middle East. He
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The Associated Press Stocks couldn’t hold on to a brief afternoon gain and wound up ending mostly lower Thursday. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average each fell. The tech-heavy Nasdaq managed to eke out a small gain. More stocks fell than rose in the S&P 500, and most of the index’s sectors
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Timken, Newmont fall, Gap, Lennar rise.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A former Sedgwick County Sheriff’s sergeant has been sentenced to a year of probation after pleading no contest to stalking an ex-girlfriend. Justin Maxfield was sentenced Wednesday for the misdemeanor charge. An affidavit says Maxfield was charged after his ex-girlfriend told police in April that he sent unwanted text messages to
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The feds have seized two shipments of dozens of fake COVID-19 vaccination cards in Pittsburgh. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized the second of two shipments on Sept. 7. The two international mail parcels from China contained a combined 70 cards.
Continue Reading By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s new health director says the agency is working on new guidelines to help schools keep kids safe from the coronavirus. Director Don Kauerauf on Thursday told reporters that the state health department is coming up with what he called clearer guidance to keep kids from
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By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — In his short time in the NFL, Patriots rookie quarterback Mac Jones says Damien Harris has been one of the first guys to pick him up when he senses his former Alabama teammate has struggled. This week, the roles have been reversed after Harris’ costly
Continue ReadingBy CBS 2 Chicago Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO IL (WBBM) — Lawyers for a Chicago woman who was restrained by a police officer last month while walking her dog on North Avenue beach say they still haven’t received the name of the officer, a copy of the police report, or
Continue Reading The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Massachusetts is fining MassMutual $4 million after accusing the company of failing to supervise an employee whose online cheerleading of GameStop’s stock helped launch the frenzy that shook Wall Street earlier this year. The settlement announced Thursday by Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin centers on the actions
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Parra Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — It happened in the blink of an eye. As CBS 2’s Marissa Parra reported, diners dove for cover when they were targeted by someone with a paintball gun in Wicker Park this week. The victims thought they were being shot with
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The White House has informed governors about the number of Afghan refugees they can expect to be resettled in their states in coming weeks, an administration official told CNN Thursday. Former Delaware governor Jack Markell and former FEMA acting head Bob Fenton, who are overseeing the resettlement efforts, Homeland Security Secretary
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The White House has informed governors about the number of Afghan refugees they can expect to be resettled in their states in coming weeks, an administration official told CNN Thursday. Former Delaware governor Jack Markell and former FEMA acting head Bob Fenton, who are overseeing the resettlement efforts, Homeland Security Secretary
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italian workers in both the public and private sectors will be obliged to provide a health pass to access the workplace from Oct. 15 under a decree that has been approved by Premier Mario Draghi’s broad-based coalition government. The measures are the first by a major European
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The director of Covered California says he will step down early next year. Peter Lee has been the state’s only executive director during the nine-year history of the state’s health insurance marketplace. He helped launch the nation’s largest state-based health marketplace in 2012. Lee said Thursday
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The director of Covered California says he will step down early next year. Peter Lee has been the state’s only executive director during the nine-year history of the state’s health insurance marketplace. He helped launch the nation’s largest state-based health marketplace in 2012. Lee said Thursday
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — A Muslim civil rights group is calling for a boycott of Hilton hotels over what it says are plans to build a hotel on the site of a bulldozed Uyghur mosque in China. The Council on American-Islamic Relations and other organizations held a news conference Thursday outside the Capital Hilton in Washington
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — A Muslim civil rights group is calling for a boycott of Hilton hotels over what it says are plans to build a hotel on the site of a bulldozed Uyghur mosque in China. The Council on American-Islamic Relations and other organizations held a news conference Thursday outside the Capital Hilton in Washington
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Two dozen Republican attorneys general are warning the White House of impending legal action if a proposed coronavirus vaccine requirement for as many as 100 million Americans goes into effect. Attorney General Alan Wilson of South Carolina is leading the effort. He wrote to President Joe Biden that the plan
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Tyrod Taylor spent just one season in Cleveland but made a lasting impact on Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield. Taylor started three games in 2018 before Mayfield, the No. 1 overall draft pick that year, took over. Mayfield said he learned a great deal from the 32-year-old
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN The House Oversight and Reform Committee announced Thursday it is launching an investigation into fossil fuel industry disinformation on the climate crisis. The committee invited the heads of six oil companies and major lobbying groups to testify in front of the committee next month. The announcement comes after reports the fossil
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