By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Michael Thurmond thought he was reading familiar history at the burial place of Georgia’s colonial founder. Then a single sentence on a marble plaque extolling the accomplishments of James Edward Oglethorpe left him stunned speechless. Within a lengthy tribute to the Englishman who died in 1785,
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press CRESTLINE, Ohio (AP) — Just in time for the 2024 presidential election, a new book chronicles the storied history of whistle-stop campaign trains, from the earliest days of rail travel through to today. Author Edward Segal spent decades researching and cataloging the phenomenon, which he calls a uniquely “American
Continue ReadingBy BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump won’t face the corporate death penalty after all. A New York judge on Friday spared the ex-president that worst case punishment as he ruled in a civil case alleging Trump fraudulently misrepresented financial figures to get cheaper loans and other benefits. Still, Trump got
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As Texas public university students returned to the classroom in January, a new law in Texas banning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from state funded higher education institutions took effect. Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott followed Florida in signing the legislation in 2023. At least five
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. aid for Ukraine is teetering in Congress, and it’s up to House Speaker Mike Johnson to decide what happens next. The Republican’s leadership will determine whether the House will agree to approve more assistance for its ally or allow the U.S. commitment to wither. When
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Democrats’ reframing of the immigration debate risks straining President Joe Biden’s support from immigrants and their advocates who campaigned for him in 2020. But it appears to be working for Democrats after they won a special election in New York.
Continue ReadingBy Christal Hayes, Paradise Afshar and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A house exploded in Sterling, Virginia, on Friday night as fire crews were inside checking a gas leak, leaving one firefighter dead and at least 13 others injured, including 11 first responders, officials say. The injured first responders and two civilians were hospitalized after
Continue ReadingSTERLING, Va. (AP) — One firefighter is dead after an explosion in a Washington, D.C., suburb leveled a home. Nine firefighters were injured where they were investigating a gas leak on Friday evening. Two other people were also injured in the blast. Officials say firefighters were called to the home in Sterling, Virginia, by a
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – One of two transients arrested in a parking-lot drug bust earlier this week was arrested again Friday, accused of trying to sell hundreds of dollars in stolen Lego sets online, at a steep discount — to an undercover officer. Authorities say Legos are a hot item on the black market due to their untraceable nature – no serial numbers on all those little, colorful bricks.
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Verbit analyzed survey data from the Census Bureau to see which states have the most companies that are enthusiastic about artificial intelligence.
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Wealth Enhancement Group outlines three ways to get the most out of retirement.
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GOBankingRates spoke with two bank tellers to uncover the 10 mistakes people should avoid with their banking.
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Cinco pacientes murieron en el Hospital Nasser en Khan Younis después de que un ataque israelí provocara que las instalaciones se quedaran sin energía eléctrica, dijo el Ministerio de Salud en la Gaza controlado por Hamas, mientras la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) denunciaba la situación “profundamente alarmante”. El
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Estados Unidos anunció este viernes que impuso sanciones al visado de más de 100 funcionarios nicaragüenses, como medida para promover la rendición de cuentas de los responsables de los ataques a los derechos humanos y a las libertades fundamentales de la población del país. El Departamento de
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — An autopsy shows the cause of death for a 5-year-old Venezuelan boy who died in December after becoming ill at a temporary shelter for migrants in Chicago was sepsis and a bacterial infection that causes strep throat. The autopsy released Friday by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office showed Jean Carlos Martinez
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El embajador de Rusia en Ecuador, Vladímir Sprinchán, informó a medios estatales de su país que el presidente Daniel Noboa desistió en su decisión de transferir antiguo equipamiento militar soviético a Estados Unidos a cambio de la entrega de modernos equipos, el cual había sido catalogado por el mandatario como
Continue ReadingCNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — As war in Ukraine grinds toward its third year and fighting in Gaza inflames a broader crisis across the Middle East, global security observers are keeping a close watch on another part of the world – North Korea, where Kim Jong Un’s latest provocations are raising questions about
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HILLSBORO, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously Friday to list Southern Resident orcas as endangered under Oregon’s Endangered Species Act. Southern Resident orcas now number just 75 whales in three pods and have been listed as endangered under federal law since 2005. Their reproductive potential is in danger of failure
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new, first-of-its-kind therapy that could help patients with metastatic melanoma, a rare but deadly form of skin cancer. The drug, made by the California-based Iovance Biotherapeutics, is approved to treat patients for whom other medicines have failed and the
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, Michael Williams, Camila DeChalus and Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced plans to build an 80-acre base to house up to 1,800 Texas National Guard members near Eagle Pass – the border city at the center of a contentious feud between the state and Biden administration
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