COVINGTON, Ga. (AP) — Federal workplace safety officials are investigating a bridge demolition accident that killed one worker and injured two others. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the injured workers were in critical condition Wednesday. Authorities have identified the dead man as 33-year-old Demario Battle. A cousin tells WSB-TV that Battle had recently taken a
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A driver was behind the wheel when a Tesla electric car crashed and burned last April near Houston, killing two men, neither of whom was found in the driver’s seat. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board announced the findings in an investigative report released Thursday on
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A driver was behind the wheel when a Tesla electric car crashed and burned last April near Houston, killing two men, neither of whom was found in the driver’s seat. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board announced the findings in an investigative report released Thursday on
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes bounced back in September to their strongest pace since January as worries about higher mortgage rates motivated buyers to get off the sidelines. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that existing homes sales rose 7% last month from August to a seasonally-adjusted
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes bounced back in September to their strongest pace since January as worries about higher mortgage rates motivated buyers to get off the sidelines. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that existing homes sales rose 7% last month from August to a seasonally-adjusted
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — A German report says elaborate tax evasion schemes have cost some of the world’s major treasuries a total of at least $175 billion in lost revenue over the past two decades. The report Thursday coordinated by German outlet Correctiv followed up on a 2018 story that had put the damage at around
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at women in business, education, government and sports who have broken through the glass ceiling and become the first in their respective positions in the United States. Business 1739 – Elizabeth Timothy is the first woman newspaper publisher, of the South Carolina Gazette. 1867-1919 – Madam C.J. Walker
Continue Reading ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish media reports say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized the ambassadors of 10 countries over their call for the release of a jailed philanthropist, calling their demand “irresponsible.” Erdogan reportedly suggested that the envoys, including those from the U.S., Germany and France, were not welcome in Turkey, according to the Haberturk
Continue Reading By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say a salmonella outbreak tied to onions has sickened more than 650 people in 37 states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says at least 129 people have been hospitalized. No one has died. Nearly all of the illnesses were reported
Continue Reading By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say a salmonella outbreak tied to onions has sickened more than 650 people in 37 states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says at least 129 people have been hospitalized. No one has died. Nearly all of the illnesses were reported
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By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state agency will release a second set of maps revising Iowa’s four congressional districts and legislative boundaries as redistricting moves to the next phase of the process. The Iowa Legislature is scheduled to meet in special session Oct. 28 to consider the maps released
Continue Reading PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australian police have posted a $750,000 reward for information about a 4-year-old girl who officials suspect was snatched from a tent at a remote coastal location five days earlier. Cleo Smith was reportedly last seen by her parents early Saturday at the Blowholes Shacks campsite near Carnarvon, about 900 kilometers (560
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are off to a mostly lower start on Wall Street Thursday, a day after the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrials approached the record highs they set this summer. The S&P 500 was off 0.2% in the early going, and technology companies were weighing most heavily on the index. IBM
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are off to a mostly lower start on Wall Street Thursday, a day after the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrials approached the record highs they set this summer. The S&P 500 was off 0.2% in the early going, and technology companies were weighing most heavily on the index. IBM
Continue Reading By Mike Curkov Click here for updates on this story GRAFTON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A Grafton nurse practitioner and the nine skeletons on his front lawn have a message for passers-by, ‘get vaccinated.’ Kevin Jacoby’s lawn is decorated with skeletons in purple face masks, many of them holding giant syringes that are supposed to be
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — Volvo is recalling another 195,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the front driver’s air bags could explode and send shrapnel into the cabin. It’s the company’s third U.S. recall for the issue with air bag inflators made by supplier ZF/TRW. It stems from the death of an unidentified U.S. driver. In all,
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A $4.5 million project to take learning outdoors is celebrating the completion of its first phase.
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — People with the 620 and 785 phone area code will have to start dialing 10 digits to complete local calls starting Sunday. The Wichita Eagle reports that the reason for the change is to avoid conflicts when the Federal Communications Commission implements 988 as the three-number speed-dial code to reach a
Continue Reading NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Sudan’s capital of Khartoum demanding a fully civilian government. The relationship between military generals and pro-democracy groups has deteriorated in recent weeks over the country’s future. Sudan has been ruled by an interim, civilian-military government since 2019. The military
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN What’s the relationship status when you swap Twitter avis? That’s what Cardi B and “You” star Penn Badgley did after sharing some mutual appreciation on that platform. The rapper tweeted an old video in which Badgley talks about social media and praises Cardi B for how she uses it, saying
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