By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The CEO of the National Association of Realtors is stepping down nearly two months before his planned retirement. The move comes just two days after the trade group was dealt a punishing judgement in federal court over its rules on real estate agent commissions. The
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The CEO of the National Association of Realtors is stepping down nearly two months before his planned retirement. The move comes just two days after the trade group was dealt a punishing judgement in federal court over its rules on real estate agent commissions. The
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal appeals court to lift a gag order restricting his speech about potential witnesses, prosecutors and court staff in the case that accuses him of scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss. Trump’s attorneys urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — It used to be called manic depression in an effort to capture the swing of emotions from intense manic highs to the lowest of lows. Today it’s called bipolar disorder, another way to describe a mental illness that has two completely different presentations. Comedian Taylor Tomlinson, host of the
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La delegación del gobierno de Colombia en la Mesa de Diálogos de Paz con el Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) afirma tener conocimiento oficial de que Luis Manuel Díaz, padre de la estrella del fútbol Luis Díaz, se encuentra en poder del grupo armado, según explicó el organismo en un
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Uruguay, Francisco Bustillo, renunció a su cargo luego de que una serie de mensajes en chats y audios lo involucraran en un presunto intento de ocultar información a la Justicia, que investiga el otorgamiento de un pasaporte uruguayo al narcotraficante Sebastián Marset. Ese pasaporte,
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — As financial pressures mount on Walgreens, the nation’s largest drugstore chain, the company said it will cancel bonuses this year for its corporate staff and slash bonuses sharply for its store and pharmacy managers. The cutback comes as the company contends with both disappointing quarterly earnings and
Continue Reading By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Apple on Thursday posted its fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year sales declines as the iPhone maker continues to struggle with slower device sales amid an uncertain economic environment. The company reported $89.5 billion in sales for the three months ended September 30, down 1% from the same
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a nearly $14.5 billion military aid package Thursday for Israel, a muscular U.S. response to the war with Hamas but also a partisan approach by new Speaker Mike Johnson that poses a direct challenge to Democrats and President Joe Biden. In a departure
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court has determined the state’s attorney general engaged in attorney misconduct in statements he made about a doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim. The case sparked national attention in the weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v.
Continue Reading By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed revoking its regulation authorizing the nationwide use of brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, as an additive in food. The FDA’s decision comes after California banned the ingredient in October by passing the California Food Safety Act, the first state law in
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts State Police say a man killed a woman, left her body in a car in Boston, then boarded a flight for Kenya. Police say the body of 31-year-old Margaret Mbitu of Whitman was discovered about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in a parking garage at Logan International Airport. Investigators have identified the suspect
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly with lows in the upper 30s to around 40. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy and windy with highs in the mid-60s and wind gusts up to 30 mph. EXTENDED: Overnight, temperatures stay above freezing with lows near 40. Tomorrow is another mild and windy day but we should see dew points jump
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate died Wednesday night at the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center, according to a Thursday morning press release from the Missouri Department of Corrections. The release stated Zachary McBee was found dead at 9:53 p.m. Wednesday. He was 35. A cause and circumstance were not available and an autopsy will be
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities in the Seattle area are searching for a 17-year-old boy they say shot and killed a passenger on a city bus last month. Newly filed charging documents describe the killing as “the senseless execution of a total stranger.” Miguel Rivera Dominguez was charged Wednesday with first-degree
Continue ReadingBy SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers have launched an investigation into the troubled jail in Atlanta where former President Donald Trump surrendered in August. A state Senate subcommittee tasked with studying the Fulton County jail system held its first hearing Thursday. The county’s main jail opened in 1989 in a neighborhood
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press SANT JOAN DESPÍ, Spain (AP) — It’s been a whirlwind last few months for newly crowned Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí with memorable victories on and off the field. Bonmatí helped Spain win the Women’s World Cup and led Barcelona to the Champions League title. But amid the avalanche of
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By Gloria Pazmino, John Miller, Paul P. Murphy and Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — An FBI raid at the home of New York City Mayor Eric Adam’s chief fundraiser Thursday morning is said to be part of an investigation to determine whether Adams’ 2021 mayoral campaign conspired with a Brooklyn-based construction company to funnel foreign
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story SANDWICH, Massachusetts (WFSB) — The Sandwich Police Department said it is investigating a report of sewing needles found inside pieces of Halloween candy. Police said they were called to a home on Wednesday night. “The mother of an 8-year-old child advised police that her son
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By Yong Xiong, Mihir Melwani, Katie Polglase, Benjamin Brown and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN (CNN) — A video cited by Israel and the United States as part of their assessments of the deadly Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital blast in Gaza on October 17 does not appear to be directly related to the explosion, according to a CNN
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