By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A man who yelled from the window of his San Francisco home at two catalytic converter thieves escaped injury when the thieves opened fire at him Thursday, police said. The shooting was reported just before 1 a.m. on the 300 block
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The Associated Press Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street Friday following a weak jobs report, but gains for a handful of Big Tech companies allowed the Nasdaq composite to sneak in another record high. The benchmark S&P 500 ended down less than 0.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.2% and the Nasdaq rose
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NEW YORK (AP) — The chief executive of Tinder-owner Match Group has sharply criticized a new law prohibiting most abortions in Texas. She is setting up a fund to help any Texas-based employees who need to seek an abortion outside the states. Match Group says CEO Shar Dubey is creating the fund on her own
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 67-year-old St. Louis man who has been in and out of prison for half his life has been sentenced to up to 20 years for a woman’s murder. Walter Kemp was sentenced earlier this week after he pleaded guilty in the death of 30-year-old Haley Davis in July 2018 in
Continue Reading By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man who sported face paint, no shirt and a furry hat with horns when he joined the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 pleaded guilty Friday to a felony charge. Jacob Chansley is now seeking release from jail while he awaits sentencing.
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By Donald Judd and Rachel Janfaza, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice and other federal agencies to conduct a declassification review of documents related to the FBI’s investigation of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The review could result in the release of new documents, should
Continue Reading Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: MongoDB, PagerDuty, DocuSign rise; Yext falls
Continue ReadingBy Maria Medina Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Between a new CDC warning about the dangers of traveling amid the delta variant COVID-19 case surge and the widely felt impacts of the Northern California wildfires, some Bay Area residents aren’t feeling a lot of enthusiasm for the upcoming holiday
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A 100-foot-tall rocket burst into flames mid-air after launching from California Thursday evening, dashing the hopes of a Texas-based startup to put a rocket into Earth’s orbit on its first-ever launch attempt. The rocket, which launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base north of Los Angeles on Thursday, appeared to have
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A 100-foot-tall rocket burst into flames mid-air after launching from California Thursday evening, dashing the hopes of a Texas-based startup to put a rocket into Earth’s orbit on its first-ever launch attempt. The rocket, which launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base north of Los Angeles on Thursday, appeared to have
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The August jobs report was a massive disappointment, with Corporate America hiring far fewer people than expected. But investors largely shrugged off the weaker jobs gains. Stocks were mostly unchanged Friday and remained near all-time highs. The S&P 500 was flat while the Nasdaq rose slightly. Both held
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The chief executive of Tinder-owner Match Group has sharply criticized a new law prohibiting most abortions in Texas. She is setting up a fund to help any Texas-based employees who need to seek an abortion outside the states. Match Group says CEO Shar Dubey is creating the fund on her own
Continue Reading LAFITTE, La. (AP) — Emily Boffone used to refer to herself as “Heinz 57” for the way her mixed ethnic heritage, including Indian and Filipino ancestry, reminded her of the brand’s advertised “57 varieties” of products. She was also an amazing cook. But Nora Indovina mostly remembers her mother for the big heart that led
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — School officials say an Arizona student’s father was arrested after he and two other men carrying zip ties threatened a “citizen’s arrest” on the school principal over virus rules. The principal of Mesquite Elementary in Tucson said Friday she felt violated and scared. The father, with his son in tow, showed
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By Barry Neild, CNN The prospect of European travel for Americans has begun to diminish once more as countries adopt new measures in response to a recent surge in US Covid cases. Earlier this week, the European Union announced it was dropping the United States from its safe list, advising its 27 member states to
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kei Nishikori is the next man standing between Novak Djokovic and the completion of a calendar-year Grand Slam at the U.S. Open. And Nishikori says it’s obvious he would rather not be stuck facing the top-seeded Djokovic in New York on Saturday. After all, Djokovic
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TONIGHT: More isolated showers and storms will be possible this evening. The coverage will fill in overnight, with a few rumbles of thunder expected. We’ll pick up another 1-2” of rain, with the highest amounts in west-central parts of the state. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for Pettis, Benton, and Morgan counties until
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By JIM SALTER Associated Press Residents of Kansas City, Missouri, and its surrounding county can be excused if they’re confused about whether to adhere to local mask mandates after Missouri’s attorney general offered “legal direction” indicating that many and perhaps most people can ignore them, especially students. Missouri’s largest city and Jackson County both began
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By Arlette Saenz President Joe Biden has tapped former Delaware Gov. Jack Markell as the temporary point person who will oversee the administration’s Afghan evacuee resettlement effort in the United States, the White House announced Friday. Markell, who served two terms as governor, will be the coordinator of the resettlement initiative that the White House
Continue Reading By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man freed after nearly 23 years in prison is suing the district attorney who prosecuted him six times in the killings of four people at a furniture store. Attorneys for Curtis Flowers filed the lawsuit Friday, seeking an unspecified amount of compensation. Flowers
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