By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Tuesday as technology companies rebounded after an early loss. The S&P 500 rose 0.9%. The index is coming off five straight losses and hadn’t closed higher since the very first trading day of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is taking its first major action to address toxic wastewater from coal-burning power plants, ordering utilities to stop dumping waste into unlined storage ponds and speed up plans to close leaking or otherwise dangerous coal ash sites. The EPA says plants in four
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By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Senior Republicans are closing ranks behind Sen. Mike Rounds after he endured a scathing attack from former President Donald Trump for acknowledging the reality that President Joe Biden won the 2020 election. “I think Sen. Rounds told the truth about what happened in the 2020 election,” Senate Minority
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Lowrey Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — How much work does it take to get to an elite level of competition like at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships that ended Sunday at Bridgestone Arena? Making a jump look easy takes a lot of hard work, both on the
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The court found in its 12-page opinion that the district showed Tammy Ferry violated district policy by transferring the files to her computer in 2019 “without a legitimate educational interest.”
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Investigators of a Philadelphia rowhouse fire that killed 12 family members say they are left with the words of “a traumatized 5-year-old child” as they piece together how a lighter ignited a nearby Christmas tree. Commissioner Adam Thiel hesitated to point blame at a news conference Tuesday but said the boy was
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — Seven years after purchasing San Diego’s Saint Archer Brewery, Molson Coors has discontinued the brand and sold the brewery and local taprooms to Illinois-based Kings and Convicts Brewing. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports the move comes as the craft brewing industry deals with fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and changing consumer
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Seven years after purchasing San Diego’s Saint Archer Brewery, Molson Coors has discontinued the brand and sold the brewery and local taprooms to Illinois-based Kings and Convicts Brewing. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports the move comes as the craft brewing industry deals with fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and changing consumer
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By Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN As President Joe Biden was spending his holidays with family at the White House and in Delaware, he was frustrated to see images on television of Americans waiting in long lines for Covid-19 tests. Nearly a year after he had taken office, the stubborn problem he had vowed
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — No todos están contentos con el hecho de que el sitio de Turkmenistán más reconocido a nivel internacional se denomine las “Puertas del Infierno”. Al parecer, el presidente Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov ordenó cerrar el sitio, que oficialmente se llama cráter Darvaza por la ciudad donde se encuentra. El cráter se formó a principios de
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer A federal judge has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission’s revised antitrust suit against Meta, formerly known as Facebook, can proceed, shutting down the social media company’s request for a dismissal. In a revised complaint filed last August, the FTC argued that the company pursued “buy or bury” strategy
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer A federal judge has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission’s revised antitrust suit against Meta, formerly known as Facebook, can proceed, shutting down the social media company’s request for a dismissal. In a revised complaint filed last August, the FTC argued that the company pursued “buy or bury” strategy
Continue ReadingBy WGCL News Staff Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A Carroll County deputy is being recognized for saving a man’s life while driving home from work. Amber Cardell was headed home from Bay Springs Middle School where she serves as a School Resource Office when she stopped by QuikTrip along
Continue ReadingBy Mike Agogliati Click here for updates on this story PLAINFIELD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man was injured after crashing into a house early Tuesday morning. According to police, officers were called to the scene at 8 and 10 Main Street after a resident reported a car had struck her home and come into the
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN and PARKER PURIFOY AP Business Writer Shortages at U.S. grocery stores have grown more acute in recent weeks. New problems like the fast-spreading omicron variant and severe weather are piling on to the supply chain struggles and labor shortages that have plagued retailers since the coronavirus pandemic began. The shortages are widespread,
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN and PARKER PURIFOY AP Business Writer Shortages at U.S. grocery stores have grown more acute in recent weeks. New problems like the fast-spreading omicron variant and severe weather are piling on to the supply chain struggles and labor shortages that have plagued retailers since the coronavirus pandemic began. The shortages are widespread,
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN Ida B. Wells, the famed Black journalist who worked to expose the horrors of lynching, has now been immortalized by Barbie. The latest addition to Barbie’s “Inspiring Women” series, the Wells doll features the journalist in an 1800s-style high neck black dress, with her hair piled atop her head. “When kids
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Nelly Junior Joseph had 20 points and 14 rebounds as Iona narrowly beat Fairfield 80-76. Jake Wojcik led the Stags on Tuesday with 24 points, tying his season high.
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A man injured during the George Floyd racial justice protests in Asheville is suing the city and a police officer. Matthew Rous, 23, filed a federal complaint Friday, claiming that he went blind after being struck in the head with
Continue Reading By ALEXANDRA JAFFE, COLLEEN LONG and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden is challenging senators to “stand against voter suppression,” urging them to change Senate rules in order to pass voting rights legislation that Republicans are blocking from debate and votes. Biden, who has been criticized by some in his own
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