CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s Supreme Court ruled gun manufacturers cannot be held responsible for the deaths in the 2017 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip because a state law shields them from liability unless the weapon malfunctions. The parents of a woman who was among the 58 killed that night filed a
Continue ReadingCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s Supreme Court ruled gun manufacturers cannot be held responsible for the deaths in the 2017 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip because a state law shields them from liability unless the weapon malfunctions. The parents of a woman who was among the 58 killed that night filed a
Continue ReadingALTENBERG, Germany (AP) — Germany took three of six possible medals in World Cup skeleton racing, including a sweep of the golds with Tina Hermann winning the women’s race and Axel Jungk getting the men’s win. Katie Uhlaender led the U.S. contingent with an eighth-place finish, only 0.56 seconds off Hermann’s winning time of 1
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Zion National Park in Utah will soon require reservations to hike a famed trail perched on the edge of a red-rock cliff. Park officials announced Friday that people who want to hike the narrow Angels Landing hike will need permits provided through a lottery system
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business President Joe Biden has already launched the biggest intervention into energy markets in a decade. Big Oil is nervous he’s not nearly done yet. For weeks, Democrats have been calling for Biden to go even further than releasing strategic oil reserves by banning US oil companies from shipping oil overseas.
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Sen. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said Friday he’s joining with colleagues from both parties to urge the Internal Revenue Service to keep phone lines open while clearing the unprecedented backlog of unprocessed returns and to take concrete steps to instead improve telephone services for taxpayers in Oregon and nationwide.
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Wall Street closed out a bumpy week with more losses on Friday following a mixed reading on the U.S. jobs market that investors said was tough to parse. The S&P 500 gave up an early gain and closed 0.8% lower. The benchmark index is coming off a jolting stretch where it swerved
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer U.S. bobsled push athlete and Olympic hopeful Aja Evans was hospitalized in Germany after she suffered facial lacerations during a training accident. Evans is expected to be released Saturday. Evans was with a handful of other U.S. push athletes when she got hurt at the track near Altenberg, Germany.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: DocuSign, Olli’s fall; Marvell Technology, Smartsheet rise
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket earlier this year has been ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial for now. A judge on Friday ordered 22-year-old Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa to be treated at the state mental hospital to see if he can
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Nicole Gaouette, CNN US and European officials sounded a pessimistic note Friday as the latest round of talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal concluded, saying that Tehran’s maximalist demands and push to unwind previously agreed upon points are leaving them disappointed and concerned. “Iran right now does not seem to
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Fox and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Researchers in South Africa reported Thursday they have found some evidence that people who had been infected once with coronavirus were more likely to be reinfected with the Omicron variant than with the Beta or Delta variants. They said it’s too soon to know for sure, but a
Continue ReadingCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson starting receiver Frank Ladson Jr. and backup quarterback Taisun Phommachanh are leaving the football program. Team spokesman Ross Taylor said Friday that the pair had entered the NCAA transfer portal. Ladson is a 6-foot-3 junior from Miami, Florida who started the first four games this season before needing season-ending groin
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — El pianista, compositor y director musical dominicano Jorge Taveras falleció este viernes en un hospital de Florida, según confirmó la familia en un comunicado. Taveras tenía 76 años y sus familiares informaron que desde hace años el músico batallaba con los problemas de salud ocasionados por una enfermedad cerebral (Afasia),
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) — Two men were randomly stabbed, one fatally, apparently by the same knife-wielding suspect wandering the Morningside Heights streets surrounding Columbia University. A third person was menaced by the suspect in Central Park when police arrived and made the arrest. The
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Film Critics Circle on Friday named “Drive My Car,” Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s three-hour emotional epic and Haruki Murakami’s short story adaptation, the best film of the year. Jane Campion’s Montana gothic drama “The Power of the Dog” led all films with three awards.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Zander Cumbey había entrado en su salón de clases de la escuela secundaria cuando escuchó gritos afuera en el pasillo. Los gritos fueron producto de un disparo, dijo. “Mi maestro entró al salón de clases, cerró la puerta con llave y nos dijo que llamáramos al 911. Y luego escuchamos el
Continue ReadingBy GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy sees quarterback Justin Fields’ broken ribs improving but not enough to play against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Andy Dalton will make the start at Soldier Field. For Dalton it’s his fourth start of the season. Fields left the loss
Continue ReadingCésar López (CNN)- Este jueves se batió un nuevo récord en la NBA, cuando los Grizzlies de Memphis liquidaron al Thunder de Oklahoma City por 152-79 en Tennessee. La victoria de 73 puntos superó el récord anterior de 68 puntos establecido por los Cavaliers de Cleveland, que se había mantenido durante casi 20 años tras
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside and Erica Henry, CNN The family of a Georgia Institute of Technology student fatally shot by campus police in 2017 has settled a lawsuit for $1 million, according to a news release from the family’s attorney. Scout Schultz, who identified as nonbinary and intersex and used the pronouns “they” and “them,” was
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