By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rallied on Wall Street, including the banks most beaten down by the industry’s crisis. The S&P 500 rose 1.3% Tuesday, its first back-to-back gain in two weeks, after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the government could offer the banking industry more assistance if needed.
Continue ReadingBy Bertha Ramos, Elizabeth Plaz, Jorge Engels and Jack Guy, CNN Ecuador’s public prosecutor has opened a terrorism investigation after at least five journalists received envelopes containing explosive devices. Three of the envelopes reached the newsrooms of Ecuavisa, Teleamazonas and TC Televisión television channels, while two further envelopes addressed to radio station EXA FM and
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A California man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly threatening to kill a journalist who was trying to report on his organization, the Justice Department said. Nicholas Welker, who also goes by “King ov Wrath” and “ilovehate5150,” was the leader of the Feuerkrieg Division — a White supremacist group that prosecutors said
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Organic molecules have been detected in samples collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu. “When researchers analyzed the samples, collected from two different locations on the asteroid, they found uracil, one of the building blocks of RNA, as well as vitamin B3, or niacin (a key cofactor for
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story FOUNTAIN INN, South Carolina (WHNS) — A group of Upstate coworkers who have been playing Powerball together for years almost hit the $754 million jackpot. The four colleagues buy tickets for one drawing a week and a ticket purchased at Exxon on North Woods Drive
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Pierce Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Milwaukee firefighter Jeff Rothmeier and his daughter are recovering together in a Minnesota hospital room. Rothmeier was injured in the line of duty Saturday while working near 80th Street and Oklahoma Avenue. After falling about two stories, he now has a concussion,
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office announced in a Monday press release that it arrested four teenagers Saturday after about 50 rounds of ammunition were fired into Clearview Church. Four teenagers were arrested throughout the day. Two of the teenagers were younger than 18 – ages 14 and 17 – and were
Continue ReadingBy WCVB Staff Click here for updates on this story WINCHESTER, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A rideshare driver crashed into a home Tuesday in Winchester, Massachusetts, while traveling in reverse. The home at 49 Harvard St. sustained significant damage from the crash. The driver, Vilian Spasov, who lives across the street, said he was backing out
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Carter Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A Louisville nurse says she’s thankful she and her daughter are alive after their home went up in flames Sunday night. It was just before 10:30 p.m. when Terri White said she smelled smoke and realized it wasn’t just her house
Continue ReadingBy Troy Lynch Click here for updates on this story MERRIMACK, New Hampshire (WMUR) — There were numerous attacks on a family’s pet in Merrimack on St. Patrick’s Day. Video shows an owl try to attack Buddy the parrot. While celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with her family, Cynthia Auger heard a large bang. “So I
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Meredith Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO (WESH) — Downtown Orlando’s Lake Eola Park is famous for its families of swans. There was concern and outrage from the community over the weekend after rare baby swans disappeared. It was an unsolved mystery at Lake Eola, but in the end, there would
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and Jeff Zeleny, CNN The two candidates battling for a seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court clashed Tuesday over the state’s 1849 abortion ban in their lone debate, underscoring the high stakes of an election that could decide the issue in one of the nation’s most important swing states. Former Justice Daniel Kelly,
Continue ReadingBy Jiani Navarro Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — It’s been four days since a Kansas City father and son went missing while on a spring break trip in Arkansas. Family and friends are holding on to hope they will be found. Chuck and Charley Morris were vacationing in
Continue ReadingBy Ariana Jaso Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KSBW) — Police are looking for the thieves they believe are responsible for recently robbing two cannabis businesses in Santa Cruz. Surveillance video shows multiple cars drive up to a marijuana warehouse around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 16 on Fair Avenue.
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ANAMOSA, IA (AP) — Authorities are searching for contraband at an Iowa prison after several sickened inmates and workers were treated over the weekend with the life-saving overdose antidote Narcan. KCCI-TV reports that inmates at the Anamosa State Penitentiary aren’t allowed to have visits and their movements are restricted amid the narcotics investigation. The investigation
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Keanu Reeves had his late co-star Lance Reddick on his mind and on his jacket lapel at Monday night’s premiere of “John Wick: Chapter 4.” Reeves, star of the blockbuster franchise, spoke with press about Reddick, who died suddenly last week from natural causes at age 60. “He was a beautiful,
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Hirschheimer Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WLWT) — Young cheerleaders are recovering in the hospital after a horrific crash last week in Adams County. The two are best friends and now they’re sticking the landing and staying by each other’s sides. On Sunday, March 12, London Banfi, her mom Holley
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — The city of West Des Moines on Monday recognized two teenagers for their life-saving efforts. Fifteen-year-old Jasmine Morris and 17-year-old Jacora Morris saw two young boys fall through the ice into a pond behind their apartment building. The sisters
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson and Zoe Sottile, CNN Idaho lawmakers approved a bill Monday that would allow execution by firing squad, according to the legislature’s website. State Rep. Bruce D. Skaug confirmed the move in a statement to CNN. “H186 has now passed the Idaho Senate and House with a veto proof majority,” Skaug wrote in
Continue Reading By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan lawmakers passed a bill prescribing jail terms of up to 10 years for offenses related to same-sex relations, responding to popular sentiment but piling more pressure on the East African country’s LGBTQ community. The bill was passed late Tuesday inside a packed parliamentary chamber, and
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