The Associated Press Stocks rallied on Wall Street and closed out a winning March despite a long list of worries for investors. The S&P 500 gained 1.4% Friday and rose 3.5% for the month, with tech stocks leading the way. The index also notched its second winning quarter in a row after tumbling through most
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER (AP) — Canucks winger Andrei Kuzmenko is the sixth NHL player to decide not to wear an LGBTQ+ themed warm-up jersey when Vancouver holds its annual Pride night. Kuzmenko is from Russia. Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet said that Kuzmenko had discussions with his family and then informed the team of his decision. Some of
Continue ReadingBy Mallika Kallingal and Laura Ly, CNN A man who brutally assaulted an Asian man in New York who later died was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Friday. Jarrod Powell, 51, had pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in connection with the man’s death, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s
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Continue ReadingBy WILSON RING Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Thousands of people rallied across the country Friday as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility in support of the rights of transgender people and their resilience amid what many denounced as an increasingly hostile environment. Supporters converged on statehouses nationwide, at the Capitol Reflecting Pool
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN The Florida House voted Friday to extend a prohibition on teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity to eighth grade, reviving a debate from last year that sparked widespread condemnation from Democrats and copycat legislation in Republican statehouses around the country. The bill, which passed 77-35 in the Republican-controlled House, would
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from Michigan rapper NF, a two-part documentary about Brooke Shields on Hulu, and Kathryn Hahn portraying a character inspired by writer Cheryl Strayed in the series “Tiny Beautiful Things.” Netflix will release “Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now,” a documentary that follows the
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Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue conducted two more recent rescues of motorists stranded in the snow, one a mother and her two children, bringing this year’s tally of such efforts to 19 and prompting another reminder Friday that “travel off well-plowed roads is not advised.”
Continue ReadingFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Japan forward Takuma Asano has scored for Bochum to hold Eintracht Frankfurt to 1-1 in the Bundesliga and stretch the home team’s winless streak to seven games across all competitions. Only Randal Kolo Muani’s first-half penalty prevented worse for Frankfurt. It hasn’t won a game since mid-February. The point in Frankfurt
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN The US Army has identified the nine soldiers who were killed in a nighttime training accident on Wednesday evening, when two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in a field near Fort Campbell, Kentucky. An Army news release identified the soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division who were killed in the incident
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Un asesino convicto al que le permitieron salir de prisión en Rusia para unirse a la compañía militar privada Wagner y luchar en Ucrania fue arrestado a los pocos días de regresar a casa bajo sospecha de haber matado a una anciana. Ivan Rossomakhin ya había sido reincidente cuando lo sentenciaron
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina prison officials have decided to keep former attorney and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh in a special protective unit as he begins serving his life sentence for killing his wife and son. The state Department of Corrections said in a news release Friday that mental health and prison experts determined
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that a 2018 Twitter post by Tesla CEO Elon Musk unlawfully threatened Tesla employees with the loss of stock options if they decided to be represented by a union. Friday’s ruling by a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit
Continue ReadingBy WVTM Staff Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — Hurt, outrage and concern from Birmingham City School board members Neonta Williams and Walt Wilson after two Jackson Olin students were shot and killed in two separate shootings just days apart. “It is heartbreaking to think we’re losing our babies,” Wilson
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story SPARTANBURG COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A South Carolina couple is charged after a child died who had enough Benadryl in his system to kill an adult male, according to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office. “The victim, who was 6 years old and weighed 45
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc., down 14 cents to 20 cents. Richard Branson’s satellite launch company is letting go of almost its entire work force. Pineapple Energy Inc., up 16 cents to $1.59. The broadband network services company beat analysts’ fourth-quarter financial
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE and DAVID BAUDER Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge’s ruling Friday set the stage for a dramatic springtime trial on whether Fox News bears financial responsibility for airing false allegations that a voting machine company rigged the 2020 presidential election against former President Donald Trump. Superior Court Judge Eric
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE and DAVID BAUDER Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge’s ruling Friday set the stage for a dramatic springtime trial on whether Fox News bears financial responsibility for airing false allegations that a voting machine company rigged the 2020 presidential election against former President Donald Trump. Superior Court Judge Eric
Continue ReadingBy Brett Rains, Adam Roberts Click here for updates on this story Franklin County (KHBS) — A probable cause hearing was held for a Franklin County detention center employee Friday after she was arrested and accused of sexually assaulting an inmate. Gabriella Morena, age 20, of Hartman, was booked into a nearby facility pending
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two men convicted of murder and other charges in the fatal Indianapolis shootings of three young men and a young woman have been sentenced to 220 years in prison. Cameron Banks and Desmond Banks were sentenced Friday after being convicted in early March of four counts each of murder, felony murder and
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