By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks edged mostly higher on Wall Street Monday as the market comes off its first weekly loss in six weeks. The S&P 500 was up 0.1% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%. The Nasdaq fell 0.1%. Banks and communications companies rose, while crude oil prices fell
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope is ready to observe the universe. The space observatory’s massive mirror, capable of peering into the most distant reaches of space, is now completely aligned, according to the NASA’s Webb team. Hailed as the world’s premier space observatory, Webb has successfully completed a number of steps
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN It’s a moment that has been decades in the making. The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s premier observatory of the next decade, is expected to launch on December 25. The telescope has endured years of delays, including a combination of factors brought on by the pandemic and technical
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ST, PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democratic Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says he’ll seek a second term. Ellison, who made the announcement Monday, led the prosecution team that won the conviction of ex-officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. He assembled a team of attorneys in private practice and from his office that
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By Marianne Garvey “Yellowstone” Season 4 is off to a strong start. More than 12 million viewers tuned in for the Season 4 premiere on Paramount and the three simulcasts on CMT, Pop and TV Land, Deadline reports. The Nov. 7 debut made “Yellowstone” the most-watched season premiere on cable since “The Walking Dead” in
Continue Reading By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A businessman accused of siphoning off millions in state contracts from Venezuela has pleaded not guilty in a high profile case that’s strained relations between Washington and Caracas. Dressed in a beige jumpsuit, Alex Saab was tethered by the legs to five other inmates as he entered
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TURIN, Italy (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has extended his winning streak to six matches with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory over Casper Ruud to open his campaign at the ATP Finals. Djokovic returned this month and won the Paris Masters following a two-month break after his loss to Daniil Medvedev in the U.S. Open
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By Eric Bradner, CNN Beto O’Rourke, the former congressman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, on Monday launched his campaign to unseat Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in 2022. “I’m running for governor,” he tweeted alongside a video announcement. “Together, we can push past the small and divisive politics that we see in Texas today — and
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By Ali Zaslav and Alex Rogers, CNN Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat and the longest serving US senator still in office, announced Monday he won’t seek reelection for a ninth term next year, after serving in the chamber since 1975. “While I will continue to serve Vermont, Marcelle and I have reached a conclusion: it
Continue ReadingBy ROGER SUSANIN, ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story CHESHIRE, Connecticut (WFSB) — Thousands of homeowners continued to clean up after historic storms hit Connecticut over the weekend. The National Weather Service confirmed that four separate small tornadoes touched down in the state on Saturday. Significant damage remained in Cheshire on Monday
Continue Reading Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida city has hired an outside investigator to look into allegations of racial, gender and sexual-orientation discrimination in its police department. The city of Fort Lauderdale hired former prosecutor Gregg Rossman to look into discrimination complaints by four officers that the police department discriminates when it
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn’s call for “one religion” in the US to win the battle of good versus evil has garnered sharp backlash from a range of critics. Flynn, who was subpoenaed last week by the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack, made the comment during
Continue ReadingBy CONNOR MCCARTHY Click here for updates on this story FAIRVIEW, Oregon (KPTV) — Heavy rain last week brought flooding to parts of Oregon, including at Fairview Lake. But gunfire from a homeless camp near a drainage pump kept crews from clearing debris and reducing water levels. Geoff Brown said his basement flooded with a
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to show his commitment to Native Americans by acting to improve public safety and justice for their communities and by proposing a 20-year ban on oil and gas drilling on Chaco Canyon, an ancient heritage site in northwestern New Mexico. He’ll announce the
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By Matt McFarland, CNN Business The indoor cycling craze has come for America’s kids, and child development experts aren’t happy. Little Tikes, the children’s toymaker, watched sales of Peloton’s stationary bikes soar last year when the pandemic hit. It saw a chance to create something for children to enjoy alongside their parents, according to Little
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By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business The global chip shortage is making it harder for shoppers to get their hands on some of the most sought after tech gadgets of the holiday season. In the six weeks leading up to Christmas, some of Apple’s biggest new products — including certain iPhone 13 models, some newer
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away appeals from Volkswagen that sought to stop state and local lawsuits related to the 2015 scandal in which the automaker was found to have rigged its vehicles to cheat U.S. diesel emissions tests. The court’s action Monday allows suits by Ohio, Salt Lake County, Utah, and
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away appeals from Volkswagen that sought to stop state and local lawsuits related to the 2015 scandal in which the automaker was found to have rigged its vehicles to cheat U.S. diesel emissions tests. The court’s action Monday allows suits by Ohio, Salt Lake County, Utah, and
Continue Reading By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Many holiday-season train shows were canceled or limited to fewer visitors last year because of the pandemic. But this year the popular attractions are back — with health precautions — at botanical gardens, conservatories and elsewhere around the country. The shows feature a combination of model
Continue Reading By BERENICE BAUTISTA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Maná will return to its second home with a concert residency at The Forum in Los Angeles next year. The rock band, which that already holds the record for the most concerts in a year at the Forum, says it is not focused on breaking records
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