Jan 23 Watch 6:03 How the rise of artificial intelligence is boosting tech stocks By Geoff Bennett, Shoshana Dubnow Rallies have driven both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the much larger S&P 500 to record highs this week. There are several reasons for that, including investors’ assessments of the economy right now and where it will be in… Continue watching
Jan 23 With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law By Claire Rush, Associated Press The bill would recriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs as a low-level misdemeanor, enabling police to confiscate them and crack down on their use on sidewalks and in parks, its authors said. Continue reading
Jan 23 How survivors of one of California’s largest wildfires are moving forward By Kerry Klein This winter marks three years since the Creek Fire was fully extinguished, but trauma still follows many of the fire’s survivors. There are harrowing stories, from people who made screaming 911 calls, or the parents who lost track of their… Continue reading
Jan 23 Miami attorneys bankrolled DEA bribery scheme, federal prosecutors say By Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian, Associated Press Federal prosecutors are expanding their investigation into a bribery scheme involving two former DEA supervisors, turning their attention to two Miami defense attorneys suspected of profiting from repeated leaks of confidential information. Continue reading
Jan 23 Charles Osgood, CBS host and network’s poet-in-residence, dies at 91 By Associated Press Osgood, who anchored “CBS Sunday Morning,” was a broadcaster who could write essays and light verse as well as report hard news, and he worked radio and television with equal facility. Continue reading
Jan 23 Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to reconsider gag order in the 2020 election interference case By Associated Press Lawyers for the Republican presidential primary front-runner had asked the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to examine the gag order after a three-judge panel upheld but narrowed the restrictions on his speech. Continue reading
Jan 23 Alabama defends untested nitrogen execution method, but experts doubt claims of painlessness By Kim Chandler, Associated Press The state of Alabama has predicted in federal court filings that the nitrogen gas will “cause unconsciousness within seconds, and cause death within minutes.”… Continue reading
Jan 23 Biden joins Harris to campaign for abortion rights in Virginia By Colleen Long, Chris Megerian, Associated Press While Harris and Democrats have embraced abortion as a campaign issue, many Republicans are shying away or calling for a truce, fearful of sparking more backlash from voters. Continue reading
Jan 23 Suspect has fatally shot himself in confrontation with police after killing 8 people in Chicago suburbs By Kathleen Foody, Ken Miller, Associated Press The victims were found Sunday and Monday at three separate residences, authorities told reporters at a news conference earlier Monday evening. Continue reading
Jan 22 Judge orders unsealing of divorce case involving Georgia special prosecutor accused of having an affair By Kate Brumback, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The judge said records must be unsealed in the divorce case involving Nathan Wade, whom a defense attorney has alleged is in an inappropriate relationship with Willis. Continue reading