By MIKE CORDER, JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession through the flag-draped, crowd-lined streets of London to Westminster
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks edged higher in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday following the market’s worst day in two years on fears about higher interest rates and the recession they could create. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% as of 1:34 p.m. Eastern. The benchmark index is coming
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — A tropical depression formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday morning and forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center said it could strengthen to a tropical storm. Tropical Depression Seven was located about 800 miles (1,287 kilometers) east of the Leeward Islands, and tropical storm watches could be issued later Wednesday, forecasters
Continue Reading By COLLEEN LONG and TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — President Joe Biden is showcasing his administration’s efforts to promote electric vehicles during a visit to the Detroit auto show. Biden is a self-proclaimed gearhead who owns a 1967 Corvette Stingray. He got behind the wheel of a snazzy new Corvette Wednesday at the
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By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Trudy Le Beau has voted in every major election since she turned 18 — a half-century of civic participation that has gotten increasingly difficult as her multiple sclerosis progressed. Now, with no use of her arms or legs, the Wisconsin woman relies on her
Continue Reading By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Trudy Le Beau has voted in every major election since she turned 18 — a half-century of civic participation that has gotten increasingly difficult as her multiple sclerosis progressed. Now, with no use of her arms or legs, the Wisconsin woman relies on her
Continue Reading By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Trudy Le Beau has voted in every major election since she turned 18 — a half-century of civic participation that has gotten increasingly difficult as her multiple sclerosis progressed. Now, with no use of her arms or legs, the Wisconsin woman relies on her
Continue Reading By WILL WEISSERT and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Retired Army Brig. Gen. Donald Bolduc won New Hampshire’s Senate Republican primary on Wednesday and will face potentially vulnerable Democratic incumbent Maggie Hassan in November – setting up another test of whether a fierce conservative can appeal to more moderate general election voters.
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By Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House Oversight Committee is asking the Federal Protective Services, which provides security to approximately 9,000 federal facilities, for information about how it is protecting federal employees in light of the increase in threats against its workforce. The uptick in threats follows the FBI’s search of former President
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Tuesday’s massive stock market meltdown should serve as a reminder to investors that in times of turmoil, it pays to own shares of companies that also pay you. Dividend paying stocks are in vogue again, even as long-term government bond yields have surged dramatically this year. Traders seem
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Tuesday’s massive stock market meltdown should serve as a reminder to investors that in times of turmoil, it pays to own shares of companies that also pay you. Dividend paying stocks are in vogue again, even as long-term government bond yields have surged dramatically this year. Traders seem
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By George Ramsay, CNN Little more than two weeks after she was knocked out of the US Open — a moment many thought would be the last act of her tennis career — Serena Williams has teased her potential return to the sport. Williams announced ahead of the US Open that she would “evolve away
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN “The Bachelorette” kicked off the first of its two-night Season 19 finale on Tuesday. Dual Bachelorettes Gabby Windey, an ICU nurse from Illinois, and Rachel Recchia, a flight instructor from Clermont, Florida, had the remaining men meet their families. But, first, Zach pulled Rachel aside before the rose ceremony and told
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster, Luke McGee and Toyin Owoseje, CNN When Queen Elizabeth II receives a state funeral at London’s Westminster Abbey on Monday, it will be one of the largest diplomatic occasions of the century. World leaders, politicians, public figures and European royals, as well as more than 500 dignitaries from around the world, will
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Why do more car crashes happen at night? Staver Accident Injury Lawyers used data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to examine the complex web of factors at play.
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, Denise Royal and Carlos Suarez, CNN The defense team in the trial of Parkland, Florida, school shooter Nikolas Cruz abruptly rested its case Wednesday, leading the judge to admonish his attorneys for what she described as a “level of unprofessionalism” she had never before experienced. The defense team planned to call 80
Continue ReadingBy Marybel Gonzalez Click here for updates on this story MAYWOOD, Illinois (WBBM) — A school board meeting grew tense in Maywood Tuesday night, as disgruntled parents confronted the Proviso Township High School District over classroom conditions. As CBS 2’s Marybel González reported, frustrated parents took to the podium at Proviso East High School after
Continue Reading Leah Dolan, CNN Every September, the London Design Festival spotlights a new, up-and-coming name set to make waves in the industry with its Emerging Talent Medal. Previous winners of the design award include trailblazing menswear designer Grace Wales Bonner — whose work is currently displayed in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum — and color-obsessed artist
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SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken have promoted Alexandra Mandrycky to assistant general manager after three years as director of hockey strategy and research. Mandrycky was one of the first front-office hires by the Kraken after the expansion franchise was awarded by the NHL. She becomes the sixth female assistant general manager currently in the
Continue Reading By COLLEEN NEWVINE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Walk and sit. Walk and sit. Covering the length of a city by foot gives you a feel for its character and neighborhoods that you can’t get by driving through. AP’s Colleen Newvine and her husband are fans of what they call super walks. They’ve walked
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