By AMANCAI BIRABEN and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate has suspended a Republican state senator in a rare move that stripped her of legislative power while keeping the allegations against her a secret. Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller told reporters earlier Thursday that she was being punished following an exchange
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A proposed settlement between New Jersey and the current owner of a notoriously polluted industrial site is drawing fire from residents of Toms River, where memories of children getting cancer at elevated rates are still a fresh source of pain. The state and Germany-based BASF
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An Islamic extremist who killed eight people with a speeding truck in a 2017 rampage on a popular New York City bike path has been convicted of federal charges and could face the death penalty. Jurors found Sayfullo Saipov guilty on Thursday.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Tesla Inc., up $15.84 to $160.27. The electric vehicle maker’s profits surged in the fourth-quarter, beating Wall Street forecasts. Chevron Corp., up $8.71 to $187.79. The energy company raised its dividend and announced a $75 billion stock buyback program. Lam Research
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Restaurants are beginning the new year with a recurring problem: labor shortages. Chipotle said Thursday it’s looking to hire 15,000 people in North America to ensure its stores are staffed up ahead of its busy spring season. Other chains are also looking for workers: Taco Bell has more than
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday halted the emergency use authorization of Evusheld because it does not appear to protect against Covid-19 from viral variants currently circulating in the United States. Evusheld is a monoclonal antibody therapy used to prevent Covid-19 in immunocompromised people, who are less likely to
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Colorado baker who won a partial U.S. Supreme Court victory after refusing to make a gay couple’s wedding cake because of his Christian faith has lost an appeal in his latest legal fight. This case involves his rejection of a request for a birthday cake celebrating
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN The first official teaser trailer for “Daisy Jones & The Six” has dropped, along with the fictional band’s first single and tracklist from the upcoming Amazon series. The show follows a fictional ’70s band of the same name and is based on Taylor Jenkins Reid’s 2019 novel, “Daisy Jones & the
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Pittman, CNN The reboot of “Gossip Girl” is coming to an end after two seasons, but one of the stars of the HBO Max series is just getting started. Grace Duah, 25, made her television debut on “Gossip Girl,” playing the rebellious and carefree teenager Shan Barnes. Like the other teen characters on
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — ChatGPT es lo bastante inteligente como para aprobar prestigiosos exámenes de posgrado, aunque no con calificaciones especialmente altas. El nuevo y potente chatbot de inteligencia artificial (IA) aprobó recientemente exámenes de derecho en cuatro cursos en la Universidad de Minnesota y otro examen en la Escuela de Negocios Wharton de la
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Former president Donald Trump could soon make a return to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and reach the massive audiences on each, now that the companies behind those platforms have restored access to his accounts. But that could just be the start. The decisions by Twitter and now Facebook-parent Meta to bring
Continue ReadingBy Brianna Owczarzak Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — An anonymous person donated $1 million to help construct a new facility for the YMCA of Greater Flint. The new facility, which is part of the Harrison Street Commons project, will be built in downtown Flint. “On behalf of all the
Continue ReadingBY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer Hundreds of climate and environmental groups from around the world released a letter Thursday that decried the nomination of an oil executive to oversee the United Nations climate negotiations at COP28. Earlier this month, the United Arab Emirates, host of the U.N. climate talks this year, named Sultan al-Jaber
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A proposed settlement between New Jersey and the current owner of a notoriously polluted industrial site is drawing fire from residents of Toms River, where memories of children getting cancer at elevated rates are still a fresh source of pain. The state and Germany-based BASF
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle and Ray Sanchez, CNN Sayfullo Saipov was found guilty of murder by a federal jury for using a rented truck to fatally strike eight people on a New York City bike path on Halloween Day in 2017. Jurors deliberated about six hours over two days in the case involving the deadliest
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden called 26-year-old Brandon Tsay to thank the California man for disarming the Monterey Park shooting suspect over the weekend. Tsay can be seen in surveillance video wresting a firearm from the shooting suspect Huu Can Tran at a dance studio in Alhambra. Authorities say Tran had just opened
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Colorado baker who won a partial U.S. Supreme Court victory after refusing to make a gay couple’s wedding cake because of his Christian faith has lost an appeal in his latest legal fight. This case involves his rejection of a request for a birthday cake celebrating
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Weeks of historic rainfall in California won’t be enough to end a severe drought, but it will provide public water agencies serving 27 million people with much more water than the suppliers had been told to expect a month ago, state officials announced Thursday. The Department
Continue ReadingBy Jason Barry Click here for updates on this story GILBERT, Arizona (KPHO, KTVK) — Allison and Ryan Doverspike love living in Arizona. What they don’t love are all the scorpions found throughout their Gilbert neighborhood. A few years ago, their son Grayson was stung by a scorpion, then rushed to the emergency room. “I
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois prosecutors have told a judge they are presenting evidence to a grand jury for a possible indictment against the father of the man charged with fatally shooting seven people at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago. They spoke at a Lake County
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