A former Philadelphia Sheriff’s deputy has been arrested on allegations he sold two semi-automatic pistols to a confidential FBI informant, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. The guns were sold to the informant after they had been used in the fatal shooting of a high school student last month, according to court …
Read More »Donald Trump is main focus in jury selection as Trump Organization’s trial on fraud charges begins in New York
Donald Trump isn’t a defendant in the Trump Organization’s New York state criminal fraud trial, but will potential jurors be able to separate the ex-president from the company that made him famous? That’s the key question they’re being asked, as prosecutors and lawyers for the company try to select an …
Read More »Which U.S. cities have the lowest down payment for a home?
Coming up with the down payment for a home can be a challenge for first-time homebuyers, but it’s considerably easier for people who live in cities in the South or Midwest, according to a recent LendingTree study. The average down payment in the nation’s 50 largest metropolitan areas grew to $62,611 …
Read More »Zac Brown Band’s John Driskell Hopkins on his battle with ALS and “responsibility” after diagnosis
John Driskell Hopkins sings and plays guitar for the Zac Brown Band — enjoying center stage this summer while on tour with one of the top groups in country music. But behind the scenes, Hopkins has been battling ALS. He started noticing difficulties playing guitar back in 2019 and was …
Read More »Starbucks is selling Seattle’s Best Coffee brand to Nestlé
Starbucks is selling its Seattle’s Best Coffee brand to Nestlé for an undisclosed amount. Nestlé, which is based in Vevey, Switzerland, has been in a partnership with Seattle-based Starbucks since 2018 and already distributes Starbucks-branded coffee in more than 80 markets worldwide. David Rennie, head of Nestlé’s coffee brands, said …
Read More »California dive boat captain faces new federal charge in fire that killed 34
A federal grant jury issued a new indictment Tuesday against a dive boat captain, alleging that he acted with gross negligence when a 2019 fire aboard his vessel led to the deaths of 34 people off the Southern California coast. The new indictment comes more than a month after a …
Read More »Buttigieg calls employment numbers “strong as hell” in defense of Biden economic policies
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday defended President Joe Biden’s economic policies, saying the Biden administration’s “top economic priority” is fighting inflation amid rising costs in food, housing and health care. But Buttigieg also touted the administration’s COVID-19 recovery package, which he credited with having “rescued the economy” and said …
Read More »Some stores will be closed on Thanksgiving. Here’s what you can expect on the Black Friday shopping weekend.
As Thanksgiving — and the biggest shopping day of the year, Black Friday — approach, major stores are announcing their holiday hours. There are two common approaches: stay closed for the holiday, or open early for Black Friday crowds. Kohl’s announced on Tuesday that all of its stores will once …
Read More »Biden administration proposes new rule that could upend “gig” work
The Biden administration is proposing a rule that could result in more “gig” workers being considered full-time employees, a potentially major shift in the nation’s labor laws that could disrupt ride-sharing, delivery, construction and other companies that employ independent contractors. The draft rule, to be formally published on Thursday, is …
Read More »Stocks roar back, posting third
Stocks rose sharply on Tuesday, lifting the S&P 500 index to its third-best start to an October since 1930, according to FactSet. The benchmark index has rallied since hitting its lowest point of the year on Friday to close out a September slump. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 soared 3.1%, …
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