The Associated Press Wall Street ended a wobbly day with mixed results Tuesday, but the S&P 500 still managed to close out August with a solid gain. It marked the seventh straight winning month for the benchmark index, its longest such streak since early 2018. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% below the latest record high
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A business executive charged in the aftermath of a failed multibillion-dollar project to build two nuclear reactors in South Carolina has pleaded not guilty. Jeffrey A. Benjamin entered the plea in federal court Tuesday. Benjamin is a former executive at Westinghouse Electric Co., the lead contractor to build two new reactors
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — German soccer clubs have resisted last-minute splurges on players with Leipzig’s signing of highly rated teenager Ilaix Moriba from Barcelona the most eye-catching move on the last day of the summer transfer window. Leipzig says the 18-year-old Moriba has signed a five-year deal. Bayern Munich’s signing
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Zoom, American Woodmark fall; AC Immune, Spok Holdings fall.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A new documentary chronicles the life and 42-year career of Bill Feehan, the highest-ranking and oldest New York City fire official killed at the World Trade Center. “Chief” is airing on public television stations and in-person screenings around the 20th anniversary of the attack. It
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Authorities say a 12-year-old was bludgeoned to death by his grandfather who blamed the child for stealing his money. A criminal complaint filed Tuesday accuses Andrez Martina of using a sledgehammer, mallet and coat rack to assault Andre Smith II. Smith died Sunday at a Milwaukee hospital. The cause of death was
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Nate Burleson has been doing morning television since 2016, but he is about to become a familiar face to a new audience. Burleson will debut as one of the co-hosts when “CBS Mornings” debuts on Sept. 7. He will team with Gayle King and Tony Dokoupil while Anthony Mason
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Nate Burleson has been doing morning television since 2016, but he is about to become a familiar face to a new audience. Burleson will debut as one of the co-hosts when “CBS Mornings” debuts on Sept. 7. He will team with Gayle King and Tony Dokoupil while Anthony Mason
Continue ReadingSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — The wildfire threatening communities around Lake Tahoe has drawn what officials call an aggressive response to try to stop it from reaching areas, including the town of South Lake Tahoe, home to more than 20,000 people. The fire is named the Caldor Fire, after the road where it started
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press The Missouri Supreme Court has refused to halt the October execution of a man convicted of a triple killing who claimed his intellectual disability made him ineligible for the death penalty. Ernest Lee Johnson is scheduled to die by injection Oct. 5 at the state prison in Bonne Terre. It
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets traded tight end Chris Herndon along with a 2022 sixth-round draft pick to the Minnesota Vikings for a fourth-rounder in next year’s draft. Herndon was a fourth-round pick of the Jets in 2018 out of Miami. The 25-year-old Herndon has
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN DaBaby is trying to make amends following disparaging comments he made about gay men and HIV during a performance at a Miami music festival last month. The rapper, whose real name is Jonathan Kirk, met with Black leaders from nine HIV organizations across on Tuesday, according to a joint press release
Continue ReadingALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Countries neighboring Libya wrapped up a meeting in Algeria with calls for foreign fighters and mercenaries to be pulled out from the conflict-stricken North African country. The two-day meeting also urged Libyan parties to stick to a political road map that ended hostilities last year and set parliamentary and presidential elections
Continue ReadingCNN By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden spoke to the nation Tuesday on the end of the war in Afghanistan, defending the chaotic withdrawal from Kabul a day after the last American military planes left the country, concluding the nation’s longest war nearly 20 years after it began. The President specifically hit back at
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Continue ReadingBy Jack Fink Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, TX (KTVT) — Hurricane Ida did more than cause wind and flood damage. The storm proved to be costly in more ways than one for a Dallas couple now in New Orleans sharing a wedding cake with 70 strangers. Two cancelled wedding dates in
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer West Virginia quarterback Jarret Doege knew he had some work to do after a poor finish to the 2020 season. Doege was third in the Big 12 with nearly 2,600 passing yards. But he threw just 14 touchdown passes all season. He couldn’t get the Mountaineers into the end
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rajon Rondo has re-signed with the Los Angeles Lakers to pursue another championship ring. The Lakers are bringing back Rondo on a one-year contract. The veteran point guard played an important role as a reserve and a team leader on Los Angeles’ 17th NBA championship
Continue ReadingBy Jack Fink Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, TX (KTVT) — Hundreds of new laws take effect in the Lone Star State this week. Among those that begin Wednesday, September 1, measures that seek to crack down on a big problem in the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth: illegal street racing.
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer JT Daniels starred for a powerhouse team in high school. He launched his college career at one of the most storied programs in the nation. Yet none of that quite prepared this laid-back Californian for the passion that goes along with playing for the Georgia Bulldogs. Now, in what
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