By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The S&P 500 fell more than 13% between January and April of this year. That’s the worst four-month start to a year since 1939, when longtime legendary investor Warren Buffett was just nine years-old. Comparing today’s stock market to 83 years ago isn’t an entirely apples-to-Apple comparison —
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According to AAA, the national average of diesel was $5.321 to start the week — more than $2 above last year’s national average.
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By Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN A special grand jury has been selected to hear evidence in an investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and his allies committed any crimes in their efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Democrat, has been investigating whether Trump
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By Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN A special grand jury has been selected to hear evidence in an investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and his allies committed any crimes in their efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Democrat, has been investigating whether Trump
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By Eric Levenson and Melissa Alonso, CNN A former Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot a 12-year-old boy in the back in March has been charged with first-degree murder, District Attorney Larry Krasner announced Monday, saying the boy was unarmed and on the ground when the officer fired. Edsaul Mendoza, 26, was one of four
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A Columbia man freed from prison after being convicted of murdering a newspaper sports editor will appear Tuesday on the “Tamron Hall” talk show this week after the interview was rescheduled.
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By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon is ending its Covid-19 paid sick leave policy starting on Monday, the company said in a memo to employees this weekend that was shared with CNN Business. The return to pre-pandemic sick leave policies means that all US employees will now get up to five days of excused, unpaid
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Business) — Estados Unidos se está acercando rápidamente a un hito importante en materia de empleo que pone de manifiesto la recuperación históricamente fuerte del covid-19. Para finales de agosto, el mercado laboral habrá recuperado por completo todos los puestos de trabajo perdidos durante la pandemia, proyecta Fitch Ratings en un nuevo
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wavered in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday for a shaky start to May following a brutal April in which widespread technology sell-offs dragged down major benchmarks. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% as of 12:02 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell
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By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Germany is ready to support a European ban on imports of Russian oil, and won’t be “blackmailed” by Moscow into paying for natural gas in rubles. Speaking to CNN’s Julia Chatterley on Monday, finance minister Christian Lindner said Germany would agree any new sanctions on Russia with its partners in
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Joe Alwyn is fully aware many people want to hear from him about his relationship with Taylor Swift, but he says he doesn’t “know how best to talk about it.” In an interview with The Guardian, the actor said that when it comes to their love “It’s just not for
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By Holmes Lybrand A former New York City police officer was convicted Monday of assaulting a Washington, DC, police officer during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. Thomas Webster, who claimed he was defending himself when he swung a metal flagpole at police and tackled one to the ground, choking him by his
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The deadline for the 2023 Missouri state budget is Friday, but lawmakers still have several things to do before they’re ready to put the bills on the governor’s desk.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have designated right-handed pitcher José Ureña for assignment and activated infielder Luis Urías from the injured list. The 30-year-old Ureña signed with the Brewers before the season and went 0-0 with a 3.52 ERA in four relief appearances. He went 4-8 with a 5.81 ERA for the Detroit Tigers
Continue ReadingBy Cornell Barnard Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — There was chaos and mayhem in San Francisco, after an early morning sideshow took over downtown streets, creating a scary real-time wake up call for hundreds of neighbors. Many say the dangerous activity must stop. “It was insane, I was in
Continue ReadingBy Tim Johns Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KGO) — What was meant to be a happy day turned into a nightmare scenario Saturday for Toland Stallworth and his wife, Regina. “Our peace has definitely been broken. My heart is hurting. But I am thankful, and I’m grateful to be alive,”
Continue Reading BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has met with his Thai counterpart, Prayuth Chan-ocha, for talks on economic, security and geopolitical issues, including political upheaval in Myanmar and Russia’s war in Ukraine. The two leaders also oversaw the signing of three agreements covering financial cooperation, the transfer of defense equipment and technology, and
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On Sunday, Houston Sylvester Turner and several City Council members presented Megan Thee Stallion, a three-time GRAMMY-winning recording artist, songwriter, and philanthropist, with a proclamation and a key to the city. Turner proclaimed May 2 as “Megan Thee Stallion Day,” a
Continue Reading HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — James Madison has canceled the remainder of its softball season as the school tries to cope with the apparent suicide of one of its star players last week. Sophomore catcher Lauren Bernett died April 25 following a stellar weekend series against Drexel, for which she was named the Colonial Athletic Association’s
Continue ReadingBy Brooke Taylor Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department started a program that aims to curb the rise in catalytic converter thefts with a unique and easy solution. ABC13 reported on the rise in catalytic converter thefts for the past few months, and it can be
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