Month: February 2023

By JOHN ANTCZAK and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Parts of the Southern Plains counted the injured and surveyed the damage Monday after tornadoes and other powerful winds swept through, killing at least one person in Oklahoma, while some Michigan residents faced a fifth consecutive day without power following last week’s ice

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s GOP supermajority House of Delegates has passed a bill that would create a test for courts to apply when people challenge government regulations they believe interfere with their religious freedom. The bill passed after several Democrats expressed concern that the proposal could be used

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s Department of Transportation swung and missed with a road sign for the Jackie Robinson Parkway that misspelled the baseball Hall of Famer’s first name. The sign spotted Sunday in Queens featured a picture of Robinson over the words “Jakie Robinson Parkway.” Department of Transportation spokesperson Scott Gastel said

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks steadied themselves Monday following Wall Street’s worst week since early December. The S&P 500 rose 12.20 points, or 0.3% to 3,982.24 for just its second gain in the last seven days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 72.17, or 0.2%, to 32,889.09, while the

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick filed a motion Monday to dismiss a case charging him with sexually assaulting a boy decades ago, saying the 92-year-old once-powerful American prelate has dementia and is not competent to stand trial. McCarrick pleaded not guilty in September

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada is banning TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices, reflecting widening worries from Western officials over the Chinese-owned video sharing app. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it might be a first step to further action. TikTok is wildly popular with young people, but its Chinese ownership has

By PAOLO SANTALUCIA and LUIGI NAVARRA Associated Press STECCATO DI CUTRO, Italy (AP) — The death toll has risen to at least 63 in the migrant tragedy off Italy’s southern coast after rescue crews recovered several more bodies. Children were among the dead after a wooden boat broke up in stormy seas on the reefs

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill moving through West Virginia’s Legislature would give $25,000 in tax credits to former residents who move back to the state to work. The state Senate passed the bill Monday and sent it to the House of Delegates. Those eligible for the tax credit had to live and work in