By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Target is taking aim at budget-conscious customers with a new inexpensive brand with prices for everyday basics that start at less than $1, underscoring the way inflation has squeezed Americans and hit Target’s sales in recent quarters. A new in-house value brand called “Dealworthy” is rolling out
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Last fall’s contentious United Auto Workers’ strike changed Ford’s relationship with the union to the point where it will “think carefully” about where it builds future vehicles, Ford’s top executive said Thursday. CEO Jim Farley told the Wolfe Research Global Auto Conference in New York that
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A constitutional amendment supported by Republicans that attempts to limit diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in Wisconsin has passed the state Assembly. The measure passed Thursday is the latest effort targeting DEI efforts nationwide. But it is a long way from becoming law in Wisconsin. It
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Deliberations have started over again with a replacement juror in the murder trial of a former Ohio sheriff’s deputy accused of pursuing a motorist and killing the man at his family’s home. The panel had deliberated for more than three hours Wednesday before a male juror was dismissed and replaced by
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Derek Hough will continue with his tour following his wife Hayley Erbert’s medical scare. Erbert, also a professional dancer on “The Symphony of Dance Tour” with Hough, was diagnosed with a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel in December. Late last year, she required an emergency craniectomy, and
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Friends and colleagues of Manuel Rocha knew him for an aristocratic, almost regal, bearing that was fitting for an Ivy League-educated career U.S. diplomat who held top posts across Latin America. So former CIA operative Félix Rodríguez was dubious in 2006 when a defected
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — US markets reeled on Tuesday after January’s Consumer Price Index showed inflation came in hotter than expected, leaving investors to believe that interest rate cuts are off the table for the near future. Markets aside, the data was confirmation that prices are indeed still high and are
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly is poised to take its first votes on regulating the use of artificial intelligence in the state. The chamber is scheduled to vote on bills Thursday that would require political candidates to include disclaimers in ads that use AI technology and outlaw AI-produced
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow and Kelly McCleary, CNN (CNN) — A high school student in California was arrested and is facing attempted murder charges in a plot to carry out a shooting on campus that was uncovered after a classmate expressed concerns the teen was “fixated on school shootings and had access to weapons,” police
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek farmers angry at high production costs say they will step up a roadblock campaign and take their protests to Athens, after rejecting government-proposed concessions. After a nationwide meeting of farmer unionists near the town of Larissa in central Greece Thursday, representatives said protesters would drive their tractors to the capital
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The National Rifle Association and its ex-CEO were caught “with their hands in the cookie jar,” a lawyer with the New York Attorney General’s Office said Thursday, at the conclusion of a civil trial accusing the gun rights group’s executives of wildly misspending millions of dollars
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Trump lo hizo de nuevo: luego de haber criticado reiteradas veces a la Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte (OTAN) durante su presidencia, el ahora exmandatario –y precandidato a la presidencia una vez más– insistió el sábado en que alentaría a Rusia a “hacer lo que quiera” con los países
Continue ReadingBy Connor McCarthy Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — With an increasing focus on security at K through 12 schools across the country, districts, like Portland Public Schools (PPS) are exploring new ways to teach their youngest students about difficult safety procedures such as lockdowns. Meet Sammy the Sasquatch, the
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Manuel Rocha was well known in Miami’s elite circles for an aristocratic, almost regal, bearing that seemed fitting for an Ivy League-educated career U.S. diplomat who held top posts in Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba and the White House. “Ambassador Rocha,” as he preferred to be
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When people eat foods they love, sometimes those treats don’t love them back, causing digestive discomfort that has them reaching for a remedy. At times, that’s in the form of digestive enzyme supplements — but whether people should take them and how well they work depends on how you’re
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — The Italian Senate has given final approval to an agreement with Albania to house migrants during the processing of their asylum requests. The bill was previously passed by the lower Chamber of Deputies. The proposal now awaits consideration by the Albanian parliament, after the country’s Constitutional Court gave it the go-ahead last
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Electric vehicles are finally turning a profit for Stellantis, CEO Carlos Tavares said Thursday, and, in contrast to some rivals, it will not cut back on producing EVs. The announcement marks an important milestone for electric vehicles and for traditional automakers, which have struggled to make money
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP and NICK PERRY Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine state police are defending their search last fall for a gunman who had just killed 18 people, saying they didn’t rush to search woods surrounding his abandoned car because they feared an ambush. It took police two days to find the body
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Four students were shot Wednesday afternoon at a southwest Atlanta high school, according to a spokesperson with the district. They were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. An Atlanta Public Schools spokesperson said the shooting happened at Benjamin E. Mays
Continue ReadingBy KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Throughout her career, Jennifer Lopez has been hailed as an epochal, prolific and hard-working artist. One adjective not often associated with the pop icon-turned-actor and movie producer, however, is self-deprecating. But as she readies to drop her first studio album in a decade, Lopez is performing
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