By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s governor signed four gun control bills Friday, edging the once-purple state closer to liberal-leaning governments in California and New York just months after a shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, the latest in the state’s long history of notorious massacres. The new
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Fulton police say they arrested a 20-year-old man Friday morning after he forced his way into a home, assaulted a resident and assaulted police.
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris feted about 150 of the Democratic Party’s top donors in Washington Friday evening. They are laying the groundwork for their reelection campaign, which is expected to need to raise well over $1 billion. The weekend summit
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting higher Friday, as the market winds down a week of sharp swerves with another batch of corporate profit reports that mostly topped expectations. The S&P 500 was 0.6% higher in midday trading. Despites its big swings earlier this week, it’s still
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs closed out day one of the 2023 NFL Draft selected Kansas City’s own defensive end Felix Anudike-Ozomah, and now the team is preparing to make two more additions in day two. Friday’s draft includes rounds two and three, which the Chiefs currently hold one pick in each
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To find the true pulse of today’s middle class, SmartAsset examined U.S. Census Bureau data to calculate the bounds on middle class earnings in 100 of the largest U.S. cities, as well as all 50 states.
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OLBG has researched the highest-paid state employee in every US state using data from local government sources and found that most of them are college sports coaches.
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Bankrate compiled 5 smart ways to put your tax refund to work.
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Stacker used 2021 Bureau of Labor Statistics data to compile a list of 100 jobs without formal education requirements, ranked by median annual income.
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Using a variety of news and government sources, Stacker compiled a detailed timeline of the Vietnam War.
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Stacker compiled information on the history of conscription in the U.S. from government reports, academic archives, legislative files, and media sources to recall how draftees were summoned to serve in the military during the nation’s most crucial affairs.
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Stacker compiled data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information to rank the contiguous 48 states from coldest to warmest.
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To illustrate what summer weather was like in the U.S. from 1920 to 2022, Stacker consulted data from the NOAA.
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Italy on Friday returned to Turkish authorities a funerary stele, dating from the second century and carrying a loving inscription to the dead woman’s spouse, after investigation determined that it was illegally excavated from southeastern Turkey. Italy’s specialized Carabinieri paramilitary police art squad said it had determined after extensive investigation that the
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southeastern Conference showed up in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Three of the first four picks came from the SEC, with nine total conference players going in the first round. Alabama quarterback Bryce Young went to the Carolina Panthers with the No. 1 overall pick. Following him,
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By Treasure Welle CNN Human remains discovered at Boulder Beach on Lake Mead in Nevada during July and August 2022 have been identified as a 52-year-old man who disappeared in 1998, according to the Clark County Coroner’s office. In a news release, the coroner’s office stated medical examiners identified the remains as Las Vegas resident
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and KEN SWEET AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve blamed last month’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on poor management, watered-down regulations and lax oversight by its own staffers, and said the industry needs stricter policing on multiple fronts to prevent future bank failures. The Fed was highly critical
Continue Reading ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has canceled his election appearances for a third day after falling ill with what officials described as an intestinal infection. Erdogan is seeking a third presidential term in Turkey’s May 14 election. He had been due to appear at a bridge opening and a political rally in
Continue Reading SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — Officials in Southern California say a landslide closed a historic cultural center, shut down rail service in the area and forced the evacuation of nearby residences. San Clemente city officials say the slope on the western side of Casa Romantica and Cultural Center and Gardens in San Clemente dropped about
Continue Reading By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The number of applications for visas used in the technology industry soared for a second straight year, raising “serious concerns” that some are manipulating the system to gain an unfair advantage, authorities said Friday. There were 780,884 applications for H-1B visas in this year’s computer-generated lottery,
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