WCAV By David Williams and Amy Simonson, CNN A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that stood in the heart of Charlottesville, Virginia, for almost a century will be melted down into bronze ingots that will be used to create new public art. The City Council voted 4-to-0 early Tuesday to hand over the
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted 11 million open jobs in October, nearly matching a record high reached in July and a sign that companies were confident enough in the economy to expand. A government report Wednesday also showed that the number of people quitting their jobs dropped slightly
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted 11 million open jobs in October, nearly matching a record high reached in July and a sign that companies were confident enough in the economy to expand. A government report Wednesday also showed that the number of people quitting their jobs dropped slightly
Continue ReadingSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnia’s security minister has been formally charged with malfeasance and corruption over the irregular sale of weapons and military equipment a decade ago when he held the post of defense minister. The Balkan country’s top court on Wednesday confirmed the indictment against Selmo Cikotic. It is charging him of depriving the
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GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… The passage of a cold front will leave us cool and breezy, with a chance of scattered showers all day today. We will get some late-day clearing, but our highs will stay in the low to mid 40’s. Westerly winds will pick up to 10-20 mph, with gusts a little higher.
Continue ReadingBy JAY REEVES Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Justice Department has closed its investigation of Emmett Till’s slaying, yet agents are still probing as many as 20 other civil rights cold cases. Records show the review includes the killings of 13 Black men by police in three Southern states decades ago. The department’s
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Last week’s stock market selloff seems like ancient history. Stocks surged Monday and Tuesday and were flat to modestly higher early Wednesday as investors once again buy the proverbial dip. Buying the dip is basically a phrase investors use when they are purchasing a stock after a big
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La comisión selecta de la Cámara de Representantes que investiga los disturbios del 6 de enero informó a Mark Meadows que no tiene “más remedio” que avanzar en el procedimiento de desacato penal contra él, dado que Meadows decidió dejar de cooperar, según una nueva carta publicada por la comisión.
Continue ReadingBy JERRY SCHWARTZ Associated Press Tom Jory, an editor who played a vital role in one of The Associated Press’ most crucial functions — counting the vote for U.S. elections — has died. He was 77. Samantha Deutsch, Jory’s daughter, said he died Monday at Manhattan’s Lenox Hill Hospital of complications after surgery for a
Continue ReadingBy Pedram Javaheri One of North America’s most active fault lines sprung to life on Tuesday after a swarm of more than 40 earthquakes — ranging from a magnitude 3.5 to 5.8 — rattled off the coast of Oregon, catching the attention and concern of millions in the region. The series of quakes, which began
Continue ReadingBy AYAH GALAL, ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Law enforcement agencies said they continue to investigate a series of threats that were made against schools in the state. Three students were arrested for their alleged involvement in threats that targeted New Haven County schools. At Eli Whitney
Continue ReadingCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The body of a Sri Lankan factory manager who was tortured and set on fire by a mob in Pakistan for alleged blasphemy has been buried in his native village with state honors. Buddhist clergy performed religious rites at the home of Priyantha Kumara before police led a procession in
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Continue ReadingSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnia’s security minister has been formally charged with malfeasance and corruption over the irregular sale of weapons and military equipment a decade ago when he held the post of defense minister. The Balkan country’s top court on Wednesday confirmed the indictment against Selmo Cikotic. It is charging him of depriving the
Continue ReadingALTENBERG, Germany (AP) — Two-time defending women’s Olympic luge champion Natalie Geisenberger of Germany is considering skipping the Beijing Games because of her dissatisfaction with the way athletes were treated by Chinese officials when training there earlier this season. Geisenberger generally is considered the greatest women’s luge athlete ever and has a total of four
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Roger Stone, an ally of former President Donald Trump, has become the latest individual subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating January 6 to indicate he would plead the Fifth Amendment as a way to try and get out of cooperating with the panel. In a letter to
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business American companies’ search for workers didn’t get any easier this fall. In October, the nation’s available jobs unexpectedly rose to 11 million, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Wednesday. Even though that was short of the 11.1 million high from July, it was still far more than
Continue ReadingBy ERIN EDWARDS, ANDREW MASSE Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A New Haven school teacher is facing charges after police say he got in an altercation with a student. It happened at Edgewood School yesterday and tonight, a video is circulating allegedly from that incident. Here is video
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot informed Mark Meadows that they have “no choice” but to advance criminal contempt proceedings against him given that former President Donald Trump’s former chief of staff has decided to no longer cooperate with the panel, according to a new
Continue ReadingREFORM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama authorities are investigating after former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr. died in custody following a high-speed chase that resulted in his arrest and then a scuffle involving officers in the jail where he was being held. Authorities say the death of the former New Orleans Saints player was reported Monday
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