A New Orleans street is being renamed in honor of music pioneer Antoine “Fats” Domino whose first record, “The Fat Man,” released in 1949, was the first rock n’ roll record to sell over 1 million copies. A celebration for the renaming is being held Saturday with Domino’s family and […]
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GOP lawmakers appeal Ohio map flap to US Supreme Court
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican state lawmakers involved in Ohio’s political map-making process appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, seeking a review of an Ohio Supreme Court decision finding the state’s latest round of congressional maps unconstitutional. The move by Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman, Ohio House Speaker Bob […]
Man gets 86 years in prison for murder of pastor’s wife
FILE – This file photo provided by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department shows Larry Jo Taylor Jr. of Indianapolis. A judge declared a second mistrial Monday, June 6, 2022, for Taylor Jr., charged in the 2015 killing of a pastor’s wife after jurors learned details about the Indianapolis case’s long […]
Bank CEOs increasingly turning pessimistic on economy
NEW YORK — The outlook for the U.S. economy from Wall Street’s biggest banks is getting gloomier, with many top executives saying they’re preparing for a potential downturn or a recession. Following the short but potent pandemic recession in 2020, many bank CEOs have spent the past year and a […]
California to vote on constitutional right to abortion
SAN FRANCISCO — Californians are voting now through Election Day on whether to approve a state constitutional amendment that would guarantee the right to abortion and contraception, one of several measures on ballots nationwide this November to address reproductive health care following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. […]
LA City Council cancels meeting amid continued calls for more resignations
The Los Angeles City Council canceled its Friday meeting amid demands for the resignation of two council members. The two members were heard on a recording leaked online where former LA City Council President Nury Martinez allegedly made offensive and racist comments about fellow council members while the three were […]
Kroger buys Albertsons in massive supermarket merger agreement
Two major U.S. supermarkets will combine forces after a unanimous all-cash merger agreement was reached between the boards of Kroger and Albertsons. Kroger, the second largest grocery store chain, purchased the fourth largest, Albertsons, for an estimated total enterprise value of $24.6 billion, the company announced in a news release […]
AT&T Illinois to pay $23M to settle federal probe
CHICAGO — AT&T Illinois has agreed to pay a $23 million fine to resolve a federal probe into its illegal efforts to influence former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, who also faces new charges for his role in the scheme, prosecutors announced Friday. Under the agreement, the company admits that […]
High school class of 2022 had lowest ACT scores in over 30 years, data shows
America’s graduating high school class of 2022 had the lowest average ACT score in more than 30 years, according to new data. This year’s high school seniors who took the ACT, a standardized test used for college admissions in the United States, had a national average composite score of 19.8, […]
Climate protesters throw soup on Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
Handout photo issued by Just Stop Oil of two protesters who have thrown tinned soup at Vincent Van Gogh’s famous 1888 work Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London, Friday Oct. 14, 2022. The group Just Stop Oil, which wants the British government to halt new oil and gas projects, […]