By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE is saying goodbye to existing as a family-run business as it joins with the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. The deal announced Monday between Endeavor and World Wrestling Entertainment, on the heels of its biggest event of the year,
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE is saying goodbye to existing as a family-run business as it joins with the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. The deal announced Monday between Endeavor and World Wrestling Entertainment, on the heels of its biggest event of the year,
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Attorneys asked whether potential jurors would be uncomfortable viewing autopsy photos or other evidence on Monday as the Idaho trial began for a woman charged in a strange triple-murder case. Lori Vallow Daybell is charged with murder, conspiracy and grand theft in connection with the deaths
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — McDonald’s instruyó a los empleados corporativos a trabajar desde casa esta semana anticipándose a los despidos, según un informe de The Wall Street Journal. “Durante la semana del 3 de abril, comunicaremos decisiones clave relacionadas con puestos y personal en toda la organización”, dijo la compañía en un correo electrónico enviado
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Former President Donald Trump has arrived in New York ahead of his arraignment Tuesday on criminal charges stemming from a hush money payment to a porn actor during his 2016 campaign.
Continue Reading MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Dolphins re-signed tight end Durham Smythe to a contract extension through the 2025 season. Smythe, who was drafted in the fourth round by Miami in 2018, signed a two-year contract with the Dolphins last year, and now gets two more years on that deal. Smythe had 15 receptions for
Continue Reading By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A federal judge has granted class-action status in a lawsuit over the University of Delaware’s decision to halt in-person classes and shut down the campus in 2020 because of coronavirus. The judge ruled Friday that the case can proceed as a class action on behalf of
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former congressional staffer and adviser to Ron DeSantis and other Republican officials is set to announce plans Monday to seek the GOP nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia next year. Scott Parkinson works for the conservative economic policy group Club for
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Pascale Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (WXII) — Every year on April 1, Dria Watkins said she feels like her body shuts down. It’s the anniversary of the death of her then-fiancé, Jerry Watkins Jr. The 28-year-old was found shot to death in a yard in Winston-Salem in
Continue Reading By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MEG KINNARD Associated Press Former President Donald Trump’s court appearance Tuesday will kick off an intense legal battle as the 2024 Republican presidential candidate also fights for his political life. Trump is expected to turn himself in and be arraigned in a New York courtroom in what’s sure to be
Continue ReadingBy WLKY Digital Team Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A Louisville woman celebrated an incredible milestone this weekend. On Saturday, Effie Nipper turned 103-years-old. Dozens of her family members and friends came out to help her celebrate. When asked what her secret was for living such a long life,
Continue ReadingBy WCVB Staff Click here for updates on this story BOURNE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — The Cape Cod Canal was closed for more than five hours while a female North Atlantic right whale and her calf were escorted as they swam through the canal. A spokesperson for the Massachusetts Environmental Police department said the canal was
Continue Reading By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer NASA on Monday named the four astronauts who will fly around the moon late next year, including the first woman and the first African American assigned to a lunar mission. The first moon crew in 50 years — three Americans and one Canadian — was introduced during a ceremony
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By Parija Kavilanz, CNN One maker said it is responding to high demand for the morning-after pill, after the US Supreme Court last year ended a constitutional right to abortion, by speeding up availability of the emergency contraceptive in retail stores and introducing a new two-count pack. Julie launched as a one-step tablet of emergency
Continue Reading By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — March Madness isn’t just about filling out — and later trashing — brackets. There are more ways to bet the field in the NCAA Tournament, an event that consumes basketball fans until the first weekend of April. The craziest NCAA Tournament will conclude with Monday’s
Continue ReadingBy Ted Wayman Click here for updates on this story MEDFORD, Massachusetts (WCVB) — The members of the Boston Marathon team running in memory of 2013 bombing victim Krystle Campbell gathered in Campbell’s hometown of Medford on Saturday and met with the University of Massachusetts students they are helping by taking part in the big
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The manufacturer of eye drops that have been linked to an outbreak of serious bacterial infections in the US, including at least three deaths, did not follow proper protocol to prevent contamination of its products, according to an inspection report published Friday by the US Food and Drug Administration. The FDA
Continue Reading ALBURGH, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say an autopsy has determined that a 60-year-old spectator who died after being involved in a brawl at a middle school basketball game in late January died of an acute cardiac event. Police say Russell Giroux, of Alburgh, died Jan. 31 at a St. Albans hospital over two
Continue ReadingBy Quanecia Fraser Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Usually, you hear reports of package thefts a lot around the holidays. But one Omaha woman fell victim in the month of March. Vanessa Papesh’s Ring camera was rolling as a thief took four packages from her porch. And it’s affecting
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By Pierre Bairin and Joseph Ataman, CNN Residents of Paris have voted in favor of banning rental electric scooters from the French capital. Almost 90% of those who turned out on Sunday for a referendum organized by the Paris mayor’s office voted for the ban. The turnout was very low, however, with only 7.46% of
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