Adobe, Devon Energy fall; Moderna, Seagen rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Adobe, Devon Energy fall; Moderna, Seagen rise.
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Trial begins for man in deadly 2018 California spa blast
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trial has begun for a Southern California man on charges alleging he was responsible for a blast that killed an ex-girlfriend when she opened a box rigged with an explosive. Sixty-three-year-old Stephen Beal appeared in Los Angeles federal court Thursday to face charges in the May 15, 2018, death of 48-year-old
Continue ReadingTrial begins for man in deadly 2018 California spa blast
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trial has begun for a Southern California man on charges alleging he was responsible for a blast that killed an ex-girlfriend when she opened a box rigged with an explosive. Sixty-three-year-old Stephen Beal appeared in Los Angeles federal court Thursday to face charges in the May 15, 2018, death of 48-year-old
Continue Reading‘We ain’t done’: NBA champion Warriors already looking ahead
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The goal was enormous: Return to the NBA’s mountaintop. And now with that monumental task complete, the NBA champion Golden State Warriors already have a new target: staying up there for a while. The victory cigars hadn’t been extinguished after the title-clinching win in Boston, the last celebratory bottles
Continue ReadingFloods in India, Bangladesh leave millions homeless, 18 dead
By JULHAS ALAM and WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Army troops were called in to rescue thousands of people stranded by massive floods that have ravaged northeastern India and Bangladesh, leaving millions of homes underwater and severing transport links, authorities said Saturday. In India’s Assam state, at least nine people were killed
Continue ReadingAlaska officials release new details on milk, sealant mix-up
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — School district officials in Alaska investigating how students at a summer child-care program were served floor sealant instead of milk say the two products were not on the same pallet as first believed. A number of agencies are involved in the ongoing investigation into Tuesday’s incident at a summer program at
Continue ReadingCeltics take bitter with sweet after losing in NBA Finals
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics made an NBA Finals run nobody saw coming, going from a team that was three games under .500 in January to within two victories of winning the franchise’s 18th championship. Having those hopes disappear in the haze of three straight losses to the champion
Continue ReadingJan. 6 hearings: What we’ve learned, and what’s next
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In its first three hearings, the House panel investigating the Capitol insurrection has laid out the beginnings of its case against former President Donald Trump — that his lies about the 2020 election, and his pressure on his vice president to overturn it, directly led to
Continue ReadingJohn Cornyn, top Republican negotiator on gun package, booed at Texas GOP convention
By Morgan Rimmer and Ali Zaslav, CNN Sen. John Cornyn, the lead Republican negotiator on the bipartisan gun safety package, told a home-state crowd at the Texas GOP convention on Friday that he had “fought and kept President Biden’s gun grabbing wish list off the table,” yet still received boos from the crowd as he
Continue ReadingPhil Mickelson apologizes to US Open fan (no, not for that)
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Phil Mickelson’s tee shot on No. 3 in the second round of the U.S. Open landed in the rough to the right. When he arrived at his ball, he saw a man sitting on the ground, holding an icepack to his right temple, with medical
Continue ReadingVets for Trump co-founder free on bail despite social posts
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Vets for Trump co-founder arrested after driving a Hummer containing weapons and ammunition to a site where votes were being counted in Philadelphia in November 2020 will remain free despite violating bail conditions. A judge said at a hearing Friday that Joshua Macias had violated bail
Continue ReadingShooting at sports bar leaves 1 dead, 4 injured
By KPIX Staff Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND. California (KPIX) — A 25-year-old man from San Francisco was killed and four others were wounded outside a downtown Oakland sports bar on Thursday night, police said. The shooting occurred at Halftime Sports Bar on 14th Street around 10:30 p.m. The San Francisco man,
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‘An honest mistake’: gas station manager fired for selling 69 cent gas receives outpouring of support
By Steve Large Click here for updates on this story RANCHO CORDOVA, California (KOVR) — The Rancho Cordova gas station manager fired for accidentally selling 69-cent gas and costing his company thousands of dollars is now receiving attention from people across the country wanting to help him. As of Thursday night, John Szczecina’s family’s GoFundMe
Continue ReadingWith thousands of flights canceled, Buttigieg privately urges airline CEOs to improve
By Gregory Wallace, CNN Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urged airline executives in a private conversation on Thursday to review their flight schedules and take other steps to soften the impact of summer flight cancellations, according to a source familiar with the call. The source said Buttigieg asked CEOs on the call to talk through plans
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‘Horrific’: sheriff questions rally after sports car rolls at 140MPH, killing two
By Logan Smith Click here for updates on this story SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — A rural Colorado sheriff criticized a sports car rally for endangering his county’s citizens following high-speed crash that killed two members of the event Thursday. The two men, whose identities have not yet been released, died when their vehicle
Continue ReadingSRX hopes second season is another surprise summer smash
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tony Stewart’s all-star auto racing series begins its second season Saturday night hoping for another big summer. Superstar Racing Experience averaged at least 1 million viewers in each of its six Saturday night races last summer on CBS. SRX thinks it can be even
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery fell $8.03 to $109.56 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for August delivery fell $6.69 to $113.12 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for July delivery fell 17 cents to $3.79 a gallon. July heating oil fell 23 cents to $4.34 a gallon. July natural gas fell 52
Continue ReadingMinn. Republican threatens retaliation against medical board
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen has threatened to retaliate against the Minnesota board that oversees doctors as it investigates him for the fifth time. Jensen calls the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice a “juggernaut” that he’ll deal with if he’s elected governor. Jensen, a family practice physician
Continue ReadingGeorgia officials set to testify at Tuesday’s hearing before January 6 committee
By Zachary Cohen, Sara Murray, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his deputy Gabe Sterling will testify publicly at the next hearing held by the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol, multiple sources familiar with the plans tells CNN. The hearing,
Continue ReadingLeToya Luckett shares her story in ‘Leave It To LeToya’
By Lisa Respers France, CNN In the trailer for her new reality series, “Leave It To LeToya,” LeToya Luckett laughs, “I’m really out here telling all my business.” Well, maybe not all of it, but plenty. The singer, actress and former original member of Destiny’s Child is opening up about her life on her new
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