By CAROLINA BORGES Click here for updates on this story CAPE CORAL, Florida (WSVN) — A Southwest Florida roadway turned into a runway after a pilot was forced to make an emergency landing, escaping without a scratch. On Saturday morning, the pilot reported to the authorities when he took off in North Fort Myers, he
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An author and ghost writer’s life story, from prison and drug addiction to collaborating with the Dalai Lama and the Archbishop Desmond Tutu among others, is Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club selection. Lara Love Hardin’s “The Many Lives of Mama Love” was published last summer.
Continue ReadingBy DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Pakistani national who U.S. officials say was the captain of a ship carrying Iranian-made missile components to Houthi rebels in Yemen has been ordered to remain behind bars while he awaits trial on charges of attempting to smuggle a warhead and other weapons and lying
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York City police have arrested three people in the killing of a man on a subway car last week. The department says Tuesday they were apprehended in the Bronx on Monday in connection with the killing of William Alvarez. The 45-year-old Bronx resident was fatally shot after getting into an
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Candidate filing for the August primary begins at 8 a.m. on Tuesday and closes on March 26th at 5 p.m. Candidate filing will be held in the James C . Kirkpatrick State Information Center located at 600 West Main Street in Jefferson City. Offices that file with the Secretary of State
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans are increasingly falling behind on their credit card bills and car loans as years of high inflation take their toll. This spike in delinquencies is raising fears about the Buy Now, Pay Later boom. Critics worry these increasingly popular short-term lenders are allowing shoppers to pile
Continue Reading CNN By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans are increasingly falling behind on their credit card bills and car loans as years of high inflation take their toll. This spike in delinquencies is raising fears about the Buy Now, Pay Later boom. Critics worry these increasingly popular short-term lenders are allowing shoppers to
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The European Union is on the brink of approving a major plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc after protests from farmers and opposition from the biggest party in parliament led it to be diluted. The plan is a key
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The price of a Wendy’s Frosty could soon fluctuate throughout the day as the chain looks to introduce Uber-like surge pricing on its menu. The practice, known as “dynamic pricing,” will begin testing in 2025, Wendy’s recently revealed in an earnings call. It’s part of a $20
Continue ReadingHARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — A man who had been scheduled for trial in the shooting deaths of two popular police officers at a Virginia college in 2022 has instead pleaded guilty and been sentenced to life in prison. News outlets report that Alexander Campbell pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree murder in the deaths of Bridgewater
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — US women’s cycling team Cynisca has been suspended by the International Cycling Union (UCI), the sport’s global governing body, for perpetrating a “fraud” and dressing a mechanic as a rider in order to avoid disqualification from a race. In a statement, the UCI said Cynisca required five riders in
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By Colin McCullough, CNN (CNN) — The US Coast Guard seized nearly 11,000 pounds of cocaine, worth over $143 million, in the eastern Pacific Ocean, according to a statement from the Coast Guard on Monday. The seizure, performed by the crew of the US Coast Guard Cutter Alert, was a part of a 59-day counter-narcotics
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Markets have been on an incredible winning streak since
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Mementoes from the personal collection of British photographer and model Pattie Boyd, who inspired a raft of famous songs by former husbands George Harrison and Eric Clapton, are going under the hammer. Boyd is “one of the greatest muses in rock history,” auction house Christie’s said in a press
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is offering her strongest public support yet for the idea of liquidating roughly $300 billion in frozen Russian Central Bank assets and using them for Ukraine’s long-term reconstruction. The U.S. and its allies froze Russian foreign holdings in retaliation for Moscow’s invasion of
Continue Reading By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The New York Knicks escaped Madison Square Garden with a 113-111 victory over the lowly Detroit Pistons on Monday, but not without an abundance of controversy involving what the Pistons head coach called the “absolute worst call of the season.” Josh Hart won the game for the Knicks with
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Taxi drivers in the Greek capital have begun a 48-hour strike, with the second day timed to coincide with a nationwide strike by public and some private sector workers that is expected to disrupt public transport, flights and ferries. More than 200 taxis drove through the center of Athens on Tuesday
Continue Reading By Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. Kara Swisher is not shying away from her trademark tell-it-as-it-is MO. As existential questions confront both the tech and media industries, the
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Macy’s is getting a new, smaller, but more luxurious look designed to turn around the troubled retailer and keep the century-and-a-half old brand relevant to rapidly changing demands from shoppers. First, Macy’s will have to downsize. The company is closing 150 underperforming stores — 50 by the
Continue Reading By Clare Foran, Michael Williams and Nikki Carvajal, CNN The meeting President Joe Biden held with four top congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday was “one of the most intense I’ve ever encountered,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters, as leaders in two branches of government attempt to compromise on Ukraine funding
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