AP Business Writer The nation’s largest owner of single-family homes for rent has agreed to pay $48 million to settle claims by the Federal Trade Commission. The commission had alleged that Invitation Homes reaped millions of dollars via deceptive business practices, including forcing tenants to pay undisclosed fees on top of their monthly rent. The
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italy’s main metalworkers union says workers in the automotive sector will go on strike on Oct. 18 in protest of declining output from Stellantis, the biggest carmaker in the country. The unions also called for a national demonstration in Rome on the same day. Stellantis, which was created in 2021 from the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press An effort to prevent Donald Trump from losing a potentially crucial electoral vote from Nebraska appears dead. Republican Gov. Jim Pillen said Tuesday that he’s not planning to push for the necessary change in state law ahead of the November presidential election. Pillen said there’s not the two-thirds legislative majority necessary to pass
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El Departamento de Justicia de EE.UU. presentó una demanda este martes en la que acusa a Visa de monopolizar ilegalmente el mercado de tarjetas de débito. Durante más de una década, alega el departamento, Visa ha abusado de su posición dominante en el mercado de tarjetas de débito para obligar a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing is giving the union representing striking factory workers more time to consider a revised contract offer with bigger pay increases and more bonus money, but it was unclear Tuesday whether the union would schedule a ratification vote on the proposal. On picket lines in the Pacific Northwest, strikers said
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing is giving the union representing striking factory workers more time to consider a revised contract offer with bigger pay increases and more bonus money, but it was unclear Tuesday whether the union would schedule a ratification vote on the proposal. On picket lines in the Pacific Northwest, strikers said
Continue ReadingBy WXII Staff Click here for updates on this story GUILFORD COUNTY, North Carolina (WXII) — The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office has explained how two inmates were improperly released. On Sept. 16 at around 4:30 p.m., Carlos Geovany “Yobani” Diaz-Gomez was freed from the Guilford County Detention Center in Greensboro. The sheriff’s office reports that
Continue ReadingBy Jamy Pombo Sesselman Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — More than 12,000 applicants who hoped to compete in the 129th running of the Boston Marathon are being denied entry after a record number of applications were received. The Boston Athletic Association said Tuesday that 24,069 qualified applicants have been accepted
Continue ReadingBy Alex Suckow Click here for updates on this story LONDON, Kentucky (WLKY) — The couple credited with finding the body of a suspected interstate shooter are getting their reward. Fred and Sheila McCoy spent days searching for Joseph Couch after he allegedly shot several people on I-75 in Laurel County and then darted from
Continue ReadingBy Emily Sanderson Click here for updates on this story ERLANGER, Kentucky (WLWT) — While our region is expecting to get some much-needed rain this week, local energy workers are preparing to head south to respond to severe weather. Tropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea and will strengthen into a major hurricane
Continue ReadingBy Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — A Kansas City woman has been charged after being arrested for numerous candle thefts. A probable cause statement says Destiny Moore was arrested on Sept. 21 for allegedly stealing 30 candles from a store on Broadway Boulevard. Store employees alerted
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A man walking a great distance to help families affected by autism is walking right through the Hawkeye State. Jeff Miller started walking from Minnesota with plans to hike all the way to Missouri. On Monday, he walked from Ames
Continue ReadingBy Pamela Comme Click here for updates on this story VOLUSIA COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — One Edgewater man has spent decades riding the waves. He’s helped many people out of the water after a shark bite, but this time it was him. As owner of the Gnarly Charley Surf Series, Charley Hajek has seen it
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El fiscal general de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, calificó como “una venganza” la orden de detención emitida por un juzgado federal de Argentina contra el presidente Nicolás Maduro y el ministro del Interior, Justicia y Paz, Diosdado Cabello, en el marco de una investigación por delitos de lesa humanidad. Señaló
Continue ReadingBy Malcolm Shields Click here for updates on this story TALLAHASSEE, Florida (WPBF) — Because of the threat of Helene making landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region as a hurricane, two universities and a college in Tallahassee are set to close. Florida State University announced Tuesday that it will close its campus on Wednesday through
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — American gymnast Jordan Chiles’ legal team has submitted a new application in the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland over the decision that led to her losing an Olympic bronze medal, pointing toward new video evidence that Chiles’ lawyers say proves her case. This latest brief asks the Federal Supreme
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Brett Favre, miembro del Salón de la Fama del Fútbol Americano, reveló este martes que recientemente fue diagnosticado con la enfermedad de Parkinson. El famoso mariscal de campo estaba hablando frente al Comité de Medios y Arbitrios de la Cámara de Representantes en una audiencia sobre la reforma de la Asistencia
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — An American quarry company says the Mexican government has carried out a de facto expropriation of its properties on Mexico’s Caribbean coast. The government issued a decree declaring the firm’s seaport and quarries to be a natural protected area, in effect prohibiting the company’s activities on its own land. Alabama-based Vulcan
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The federal Bureau of Prisons mistakenly released an Iowa man from custody before he finished serving his 30-month sentence for storming the Senate chamber during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol, Justice Department prosecutors said in a court filing this week. Leo Christopher Kelly of Cedar Rapids was freed last Thursday after
Continue ReadingAP Diplomatic Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Gulf nation of Qatar has become just the second Muslim-majority country to be admitted into a program that allows its citizens to travel to the United States without first obtaining a U.S. visa. The departments of State and Homeland Security jointly announced Tuesday that Qatar had met
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