By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are mixed on Wednesday, a day after falling to their worst loss since December, as Wall Street prepares for interest rates to stay higher for longer. The S&P 500 dipped 0.2% after drifting between small gains and losses through the day. The Dow Jones
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — An owl crashed through a home in Northampton Wednesday morning, but appears to be OK. Police said the owl flew into a window, shattering the glass. Fortunately, animal control officers examined the owl and said it was not hurt. Police shared
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho could bring back firing squads as a method of execution under legislation introduced by a panel of lawmakers Wednesday. The state eliminated its never-used firing squad option in 2009, but has been unable to secure the drugs needed for lethal injection executions. Only Mississippi, Utah,
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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin has returned to the Washington Capitals after missing the past week for the death of his father in Moscow. Ovechkin practiced to get some of his conditioning back after flying to and from Russia and skating only once during his absence. He’s eager
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By Haley Britzky, CNN The US Defense Department issued an official warning to troops last week: If you don’t want to test positive on a drug test, you should avoid poppy seeds. A memo distributed on Friday from Gilbert Cisneros, the under secretary of Defense for personnel and readiness, directed military service leaders to “notify
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By Jen Christensen, CNN The independent vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of the two-dose Jynneos mpox vaccine for adults at risk of catching the disease during an outbreak. If the CDC agrees with the committee’s recommendation, there will be a recommendation in place to
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A teenage volleyball player from Tennessee had both her legs amputated after she was hit by a car in St. Louis that was driven by a man who court records show had repeatedly violated bond conditions. Police say 16-year-old Janae Edmondson, of Smyrna, Tennessee, was injured Saturday when she was pinned
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — A teenage volleyball player from Tennessee had both her legs amputated after she was hit by a car in St. Louis that was driven by a man who court records show had repeatedly violated bond conditions. Police say 16-year-old Janae Edmondson, of Smyrna, Tennessee, was injured Saturday when she was pinned
Continue Reading By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that free agent outfielder Ben Gamel has agreed to a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the team had
Continue ReadingBy KOCO Staff Click here for updates on this story SKIATOOK, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Law enforcement rescued two people who got stranded while kayaking over the weekend at Skiatook Lake in northeastern Oklahoma. Around 9 p.m. on Feb. 19, the Osage County Sheriff’s Office responded to a distress call from a woman who said she
Continue Reading CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — The Six Nations rugby match between Wales and England on Saturday will go ahead after potential strike action from Welsh players over a contract dispute was averted. More than 100 players gathered at Wales’ training base to discuss a range of issues with members of the Professional Rugby Board. Among the
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL’s Seattle Kraken have partnered with the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe to put its logo on their jerseys and help increase Indigenous youth participation in Washington state. They’re the first team in the major four North American professional sports leagues to feature a Native American tribe unrelated to a
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Los gremios de taxistas en Colombia levantaron el paro que convocaron para este miércoles, luego de alcanzar un acuerdo con los representantes del Gobierno. El ministro de Transporte, Guillermo Reyes, confirmó que ambas partes lograron suscribir un documento que incluye 17 puntos y con ello se levanta la medida a nivel nacional.
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By Anna Bahney, CNN The Biden administration announced Wednesday a change that will save an estimated 850,000 home buyers — primarily low- and middle-income and first-time buyers — an average of $800 on home financing costs this year. The move affects mortgage insurance premiums paid by new borrowers who take out loans insured by the
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By Jacqueline Howard and Sandee LaMotte, CNN The plant-based milk you buy may soon have a revised label. The US Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance Wednesday on how companies should identify plant-based products that are marketed and sold as alternatives to dairy milk, such as almond, oat or soy milk. Any plant-based milk
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Day one of the 2023 Missouri State Wrestling Championships at Mizzou Arena kicked off on Wednesday and many Mid-Missouri wrestler punched their tickets through to the semifinals. Class 2 boys The Class 2 boys quarterfinals were dominated by several local athletes. Kirksville managed to send three wrestlers onto day two. That list
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By Brian Fung and Tierney Sneed, CNN After back-to-back oral arguments this week, the Supreme Court appears reluctant to hand down the kind of sweeping ruling about liability for terrorist content on social media that some feared would upend the internet. On Wednesday, the justices struggled with claims that Twitter contributed to a 2017 ISIS
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Más de 1.600 vuelos se han cancelados este miércoles en Estados Unidos, a medida que una tormenta invernal se extiende en el país. Para las 8:00 p.m. ET del miércoles, se habían cancelado un total de 1.640 vuelos dentro y fuera de EE.UU., según el sitio de seguimiento de vuelos
Continue ReadingBy Alex Cooper Click here for updates on this story NEW HAMPSHIRE (Advocate Channel) — U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas, a Democrat from New Hampshire, married his partner over the weekend. Pappas announced on Twitter Monday that he’d married Vann Bentley. The two had announced their engagement back in December 2021. “Vann and I are excited
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LONDON (AP) — The WBC has cleared British boxer Conor Benn of intentional doping. It says Benn’s “highly elevated consumption of eggs” is a “reasonable explanation for the adverse finding.” Benn’s catchweight bout with Chris Eubank Jr. scheduled for last October had been canceled after Benn’s urine test showed trace amounts of fertility drug Clomiphene,
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