WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has rejected an appeal from a Wisconsin taxpayers group seeking to stop the Biden administration’s student debt cancellation program. Barrett did not comment Thursday in turning away the appeal from the Brown County Taxpayers Association, which also has lost rounds in lower federal courts. The group
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct new testing at a Missouri grade school to learn more about the level of radioactive contamination in the school and on its playground. U.S. Rep. Cori Bush announced the testing plan on Thursday. Bush, a Democrat from St. Louis, was among several
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Snap’s bad year continues. Snap on Thursday reported revenue of $1.13 billion for the three months ending in September, a slight 6% increase from the year prior and less than Wall Street had expected, as the company confronts tightening advertiser budgets in an uncertain economy. In a letter to investors,
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Snap’s bad year continues. Snap on Thursday reported revenue of $1.13 billion for the three months ending in September, a slight 6% increase from the year prior and less than Wall Street had expected, as the company confronts tightening advertiser budgets in an uncertain economy. In a
Continue ReadingBy JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is determined to get tougher this season. The Utes return four full-time starters and their sixth man and they’re putting an extra emphasis on physicality in preparing for the upcoming season. They finished 11th in the Pac-12 Conference a year ago. Seven of Utah’s
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The Oregon Department of Education released Thursday the At-A-Glance School and District Profiles for the 2021-22 school year. At-A-Glance School and District Profiles are designed to provide key school and district level information to local communities.
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard was taunted by Fulham fans after his team’s 3-0 loss in the Premier League. “Sacked in the morning,” sang sections of the Craven Cottage crowd after strikes from Harrison Reed and Aleksandar Mitrovic. Tyrone Mings also scored an own goal on a night when Villa was reduced
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers senior defensive assistant Brian Flores is focusing on his job and not his lawsuit against the NFL as he prepares for a return to Miami. Flores was fired by the Dolphins in January. He filed a lawsuit against the Dolphins and the NFL shortly
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Sen. Lindsey Graham’s emergency request that it halt a subpoena for his testimony from the Atlanta-area grand jury investigating efforts to undermine the 2020 election in Georgia. The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court judge in ruling that the
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 vaccines will be part of recommended immunization schedules in 2023 for both children and adults, after a unanimous vote by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. That doesn’t make the vaccines mandatory for anyone, a point that was emphasized in a discussion
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — El “viernes de pago” puede ser sustituido pronto por el “miércoles de pago”. JPMorgan Chase, el mayor banco de Estados Unidos, se convirtió esta semana en la institución financiera más reciente en ofrecer a sus clientes acceso anticipado a sus depósitos directos. Chase, la rama de banca comercial
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN People can now choose their sex marker in their Social Security records, the Social Security Administration announced Wednesday. It’s the latest step in the Biden administration’s effort to be more inclusive of transgender Americans. While people will still need to show documentation to prove their identity, they will no longer need
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he Oregon Department of Environmental Quality expanded an air quality advisory Thursday to include Polk, Yamhill and Deschutes counties due to smoke from the Nakia Creek and Siouxon fires in southwest Washington and the Cedar Creek Fire near Oakridge.
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray, Zachary Cohen and Evan Perez, CNN Prosecutors in Georgia have secured grand jury testimony from two prominent witnesses — former US Sen. Kelly Loeffler and former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone — in their investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in that state, sources familiar with the matter tell
Continue ReadingStocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Tesla, Union Pacific fall; AT&T, Quest Diagnostics rise.
Continue ReadingBy Angela Williams Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A Pearl man pleaded guilty Tuesday for his part in illegally dumping industrial waste into Jackson’s water system. William Roberts, 44, who worked for a Jackson wastewater hauling business, admitted to supervising the transportation and disposal of industrial waste from Gold
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks gave up an early gain and closed lower on Wall Street as markets continue an unsteady search for direction. Several companies made big moves, both higher and lower, as more of them reported their latest quarterly results. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% Thursday. The benchmark index was still holding on to
Continue ReadingBy Josh Copitch Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — Paul Flores has been found guilty of the murder of Kristin Smart in 1996 after the case remained unsolved for decades. His father, Ruben Flores, who was accused of helping Paul Flores cover up the murder, was found not guilty. Prosecutors
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story GAFFNEY, South Carolina (WYFF) — The Upstate man who shot into an apartment, killing an 8-year-old girl, is headed to prison, according to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson. Donald Martin, III, 20, was 15 years old when he fired multiple gunshots into an apartment
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Hirschheimer Click here for updates on this story GREEN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WLWT) — A 911 call reveals the moments after a mail carrier was robbed at gunpoint in Green Township on Monday. “My mail delivery carrier just got held up and his keys stolen in front of my house,” the caller on the
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