Elon Musk is joining Twitter’s board of directors, one day after it was disclosed that the Tesla CEO took a 9% stake in the social media platform. Twitter Inc. said in a regulatory filing that it entered into an agreement with Musk on Monday that will give the billionaire a seat on its board, with the term expiring at its…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Police in Sacramento say a second suspect has been arrested in connection with the weekend mass shooting that killed six people and wounded 12. A police statement Tuesday says 27-year-old Smiley Martin was seriously injured in the gunfire early Sunday and remains hospitalized, but will be booked into jail once he is fit for incarceration. He…
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Police say three children and a man were shot and wounded in a northern Kentucky neighborhood. News outlets cited a statement from Covington Police in reporting that officers responded Monday evening and found the four victims. Police say it appears the shooting stems from “a large fight involving numerous juveniles.” Police say the wounded include juveniles…
Shocking pictures from the Ukrainian town of Bucha and accusations of Russian war crimes are building pressure for more sanctions against Moscow. A key potential target: Russian oil and natural gas, and the $850 million that European importers pay for those supplies every day. But it’s not so easy, given Europe’s dependence on Russian energy. Western sanctions so far have…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee has begun debate on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination for the Supreme Court. Democrats are aiming to confirm her by the end of the week as the first Black woman on the court. The committee could deadlock on Monday’s vote, 11-11, meaning Democrats would have to spend additional hours on the Senate floor to…
BERLIN (AP) — A 60-year-old man allegedly had himself vaccinated against COVID-19 dozens of times in Germany in order to sell forged vaccination cards with real vaccine batch numbers to people not wanting to get vaccinated themselves. The man from Magdeburg, whose name was not released in line with German privacy rules, is said to have received up to 90…
Airlines have canceled more than 3,500 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing bad weather in Florida and other issues. FlightAware, a website that tracks flights, noted major disruptions at several Florida airports, including Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando, as well as Baltimore and other airports around the country. JetBlue, Southwest, Alaska Airlines, Frontier, Spirit and American Airlines…
SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — Sacramento’s police chief says multiple shooters opened fire in the city’s downtown, killing six people and injuring 12 as the bars closed for the night. It was the second mass shooting in five weeks for California’s capital city. The shots were fired before dawn Sunday. A police department spokesman says investigators believe there were at least…
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — COVID-19 hospitalization numbers have plunged to their lowest levels since the summer of 2020, offering a much needed break to health care workers and patients alike following the omicron surge. The number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus has fallen more than 90% in more than two months, and some hospitals are going days without a…
DETROIT (AP) — New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026 under new rules unveiled by the government. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday its fuel economy requirements will undo a rollback enacted under President Donald Trump. For the current model year, standards enacted under Trump…
