Dow Tops 40,000 For The First Time As Wall Street Drifts
NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped the 40,000 level for the first time Thursday, as U.S. stocks drifted around their records set a day before.
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Kentucky Derby Winner Mystik Dan Takes On 7 Other Horses In The 149th Preakness
Rain was falling at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday hours before Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan goes for back-to-back Triple Crown victories when he takes on seven other horses in the Preakness Stakes.
Widespread Power Outages From Deadly Houston Storm Raise New Risk
HOUSTON (AP) — As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to hundreds of thousands after deadly storms left at least seven people dead, it will do so amid a smog warning and scorching temperatures that could pose health risks.
Teen Died From Eating A Spicy Chip In Social Media Challenge, Autopsy Report Finds
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts teen who participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge on social media died from eating a large quantity of chile pepper extract and also had a congenital heart defect, according to an autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press.
California College Professor To Stand Trial In Death Of Pro-Israel Protester Last Year
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A judge decided Wednesday that a Southern California college professor will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish counter-protester during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war last year.
Federal Prosecutors Request 40-Year Sentence For Man Who Attacked Pelosi's Husband
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to impose a 40-year prison sentence for the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home seeking to hold her hostage and attacked her husband with a hammer.
Sam Rubin, Longtime Entertainment Anchor And KTLA Journalist, Dies At 64
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sam Rubin, a beloved entertainment anchor and reporter for KTLA in Los Angeles who was on a first-name basis with Hollywood’s top stars, has died. He was 64.
Clarence Thomas Says Critics Are Pushing 'Nastiness', Calls Washington A 'Hideous Place'
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told attendees at a judicial conference Friday that he and his wife have faced “nastiness” and “lies” over the last several years and decried Washington, D.C., as a “hideous place.”