By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The financial crisis of 2008 hit Mary Kathryn Nagle differently. As a playwright and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, she saw parallels to events that negatively impacted Indigenous people centuries ago. Her play “Manahatta” juxtaposes the recent mortgage meltdown when thousands lost their homes
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MACLAUCHLAN Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — A 19-year-old after-school camp coach is being held on two felony counts of lewd and lascivious molestation. According to the arrest report, Julio Isidro molested a 9-year-old boy twice at the camp at Robert King High Park on West Flagler Street
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators say Atlantic City’s casinos and two internet-only entities earned $281 million in the third quarter of this year. That’s down 7.5% from the same period a year ago. While the nine casinos collectively surpassed the level of profitability they enjoyed in
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has long praised a particular type of foreign leader — men he describes as “tough” and “strong,” even if they have chipped away at their countries’ democratic norms. The former president and GOP front-runner is now celebrating the newly elected leader
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ELMWOOD, Louisiana (WDSU) — We are seeing new pictures of an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico near Venice. There is a briefing today (Tuesday, November 21, 2023) to discuss the situation. The Main Pass Oil Gathering , Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office ,
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is resuming construction on a Michigan electric vehicle battery plant that the company postponed two months ago during a strike by the United Auto Workers union. But the automaker says that due to slowing electric vehicle sales growth, it will scale back the factory’s size, cutting the number of
Continue ReadingBy Aubry Killion Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — Sex abuse survivors say they fear hundreds of claims filed could be at risk of unraveling. Although legislation was passed offering a window giving survivors more time to sue, they say the clock is ticking for the Louisiana Supreme Court to
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Anna Eshoo is not running for reelection next year. Eshoo’s announcement on Tuesday marks the end of her more than three decades in Congress representing California’s Silicon Valley. It will also likely kick off a fierce race for her seat, which includes parts of Santa
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press A federal judge has ruled that the Kansas Highway Patrol must stop using a tactic known as the “Kansas Two-Step” to detain out-of-state drivers long enough to find a reason to search their vehicles for illegal drugs. The judge granted a permanent injunction Monday after ruling in July that the
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Nearly 900,000 Americans sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner this week will have unions – and the double-digit pay increases they won – to thank. That’s how many unionized workers have won immediate pay hikes of 10% or more in just the last year, according to an analysis
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Get ready to wax on, wax off, yet again. Perennial favorite film franchise “The Karate Kid” will return next year with a new movie scheduled to go into production soon, Sony Pictures announced on Tuesday. The film will feature Ralph Macchio – who was the titular “Kid” in the
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Sisters Bakery has been around since 1981, and is now expanding to meet high demand for its tasty breads.
Continue ReadingBy Peyton Headlee Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KMBC) — Some Chiefs players are using Pilates to avoid or recover from injury. Kahley Schiller, a local Pilates instructor, has been using her firsthand knowledge of recovery to help. She’s been sharing her passion for Pilates at her studio in Overland
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As much as 1.1 million gallons of oil may have been discharged into the Gulf of Mexico from a pipeline system off Louisiana’s southeast coast. Federal officials said Tuesday that the pipeline has been shut down, but authorities were still trying to determine the exact location
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The quiet, dry, and mild pattern will yield to a cold front early Wednesday. Showers are expected to develop as the front crosses the region, but with very little moisture to work with. The rainfall amounts will generally be less than a tenth of an inch, and the chance for mountain snow is very low.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer The Pac-12 has hit the final stretch of what may be the conference’s final season. It’s been a wild ride so far, with two teams in contention for the College Football Playoff and the second spot in the Pac-12 championship game against No. 4 Washington still up for grabs.
Continue ReadingBy Hayley Crombleholme Click here for updates on this story LADY LAKE, Florida (WESH) — A 76-year-old man is accused of hitting a worker at a car show on purpose. Anthony Guerra is facing charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after the incident. Words like belligerent and aggressive were used to describe Guerra’s
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press Thanksgiving may be a time for Americans to come together, but opinion is divided over what’s on the crowded dinner table. We mostly agree on the deliciousness of pumpkin pie, say, but are split over the eternal turkey question of dark meat versus white meat. And don’t
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Meredith Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — At the beginning of November, Lynette Colon and her family of four children were sitting in a parking lot with all their worldly possessions piled up on a trailer. They had been evicted from an Orlando mobile home park that is
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Donald Trump, expresidente de Estados Unidos, felicitó este martes a Javier Milei por su triunfo en las elecciones presidenciales del domingo en Argentina. En su cuenta de Truth Social, Trump realizó su felicitación e hizo énfasis en que el Gobierno de Milei logrará dar la vuelta a la situación en el
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