By Tammy Watford Click here for updates on this story CANDLER, North Carolina (WLOS) — Some special guests dropped by for lunch at one Buncombe County school on Tuesday. It doesn’t get much better than nachos and firefighters! It was food and fun at Enka Intermediate School, where members of the Enka-Candler Fire and Rescue
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By Sarah Dean Anti-Semitic graffiti has been found at the Auschwitz concentration camp complex, staff from the museum said in a statement on Tuesday, denouncing the incident as “an outrageous attack” on the memorial site. The vandalism, some of which was anti-Semitic, was sprayed in English and German on nine wooden barracks at the Auschwitz-Birkenau
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By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An executive who lied to regulators about two South Carolina nuclear plants that never generated a watt of power is ready to go to prison. Former SCANA Corp. CEO Kevin Marsh has agreed with prosecutors that he should spend two years in prison. He goes before
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By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An executive who lied to regulators about two South Carolina nuclear plants that never generated a watt of power is ready to go to prison. Former SCANA Corp. CEO Kevin Marsh has agreed with prosecutors that he should spend two years in prison. He goes before
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By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Germany has unveiled the logo for soccer’s 2024 European Championship with a light show in the stadium that will hold the final. Some guests and media were invited to Berlin’s Olympiastadion for the UEFA launch. But no fans were present on a damp evening in the
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By Devan Cole, CNN A bipartisan group of former public officials and lawyers are urging the California bar association to investigate a conservative lawyer who reportedly tried to convince then-Vice President Mike Pence that he could overturn the election results on January 6. In a letter sent Monday by more than two dozen people —
Continue Reading FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have placed cornerback Isaiah Oliver and punter Cameron Nizialek on injured reserve. Atlanta promoted punter Dustin Colquitt and defensive lineman Mike Pennel from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. Colquitt is expected to take over punting duties when the Falcons play the New York Jets in
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s confidence in quarterback Ben Roethlisberger remains strong despite a 1-3 start. Tomlin says the 39-year-old Roethlisberger is “absolutely” the right quarterback for the Steelers. Roethlisberger has struggled with accuracy at times this season and has thrown as many interceptions as touchdowns.
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury in Oregon has found a member of the far-right group the Proud Boys guilty of assault, menacing and unlawful use of a weapon for pulling out a loaded revolver, firing paintballs and spraying bear mace at people during Portland protests last year. Prosecutors called Alan Swinney a “vigilante cowboy,”
Continue ReadingBy Mary Caltrider Click here for updates on this story SOUTH BEND, Indiana (WBND-LD) — “Most importantly we are on day 120, today, day 120 in the hospital since the accident on June 6, says Jodie Dittman, mother of Keller. 120 days, that is 2,880 hours, that Jodie Dittman has sat next to her son,
Continue Reading WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — The discovery of two inactive grenades inside a vehicle led to a seven-hour closure of Canada-bound traffic on the Ambassador Bridge at the busiest border closing with the U.S. Windsor police said Tuesday the inert grenades were found submerged in an unidentified white powdery substance, leading to the closure from about
Continue Reading The Associated Press A slump in several big companies weighed down the stock market Tuesday, leaving most major indexes lower. The S&P 500 index fell, as did the Nasdaq composite, which is heavily weighted with technology companies. Gains for McDonald’s and UnitedHealth helped push the Dow Jones Industrial Average higher. A stark profit warning from
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Lululemon, Moderna rise; Comtech, Newmont fall.
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s confidence in quarterback Ben Roethlisberger remains strong despite a 1-3 start. Tomlin says the 39-year-old Roethlisberger is “absolutely” the right quarterback for the Steelers. Roethlisberger has struggled with accuracy at times this season and has thrown as many interceptions as touchdowns.
Continue Reading By JONATHAN LEMIRE and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — Calling opponents “complicit in America’s decline,” President Joe Biden is making the case for his ambitious social spending and building plans by framing them as as key to America’s global competitiveness and future success. With his agenda in jeopardy on Capitol Hill, Biden
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man is facing murder and other charges in the shooting death of a colleague at the downtown Philadelphia hospital where they both worked and the subsequent wounding of two officers in an exchange of gunfire. Police said Tuesday that 55-year-old Stacey Hayes was charged in the attack that killed Thomas Jefferson
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY, MATTHEW BROWN and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Coast Guard says it did not investigate initial reports of an oil spill for nearly 12 hours because it didn’t have enough corroborating evidence and were hindered by darkness and a lack of technology. Rear Admiral Brian Penoyer told
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY, MATTHEW BROWN and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Coast Guard says it did not investigate initial reports of an oil spill for nearly 12 hours because it didn’t have enough corroborating evidence and were hindered by darkness and a lack of technology. Rear Admiral Brian Penoyer told
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By Anneken Tappe Stocks staged a rebound Tuesday, rallying across the board as Wall Street bounced back from a sell-off at the start of the week. The Dow closed up 0.9% or 312 points, while the S&P 500 finished 1.1% higher. The Nasdaq Composite closed up 1.3%. In fact, everything went up Tuesday: While stocks
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN In a metallic gold gown, her dual-toned hair curled into effortless waves, Evan Bialosuknia looked every bit the undisputed queen of her high school homecoming. She’d been nominated to her Orlando school’s homecoming court, with enough votes to get her name on the ballot for homecoming queen. She thought she might
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