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  • Federal lawsuit filed over Kenosha police officer who put his knee on a 12-year-old’s neck while breaking up school fight

    Federal lawsuit filed over Kenosha police officer who put his knee on a 12-year-old’s neck while breaking up school fight

     

    A father and his middle-school-aged daughter have filed a federal lawsuit against a former school security guard in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after he put his knee on the child’s neck while trying to break up a cafeteria fight last year.

    ​A father and his middle-school-aged daughter have filed a federal lawsuit against a former school security guard in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after he put his knee on the child’s neck while trying to break up a cafeteria fight last year. 

  • Residents are still being urged to stay away after a controlled release of a toxic chemical at the site of a fiery train derailment in Ohio

    Residents are still being urged to stay away after a controlled release of a toxic chemical at the site of a fiery train derailment in Ohio

     

    After crews in East Palestine, Ohio, performed a controlled release of an unstable, toxic chemical that threatened an explosion at the site of derailed train, evacuated residents are still being urged to stay away Tuesday amid the wait for the fire to die down.

    ​After crews in East Palestine, Ohio, performed a controlled release of an unstable, toxic chemical that threatened an explosion at the site of derailed train, evacuated residents are still being urged to stay away Tuesday amid the wait for the fire to die down. 

  • Jill Biden’s SOTU guests include Tyre Nichols’ parents, Bono, Ukraine ambassador, Paul Pelosi

     

    Paul Pelosi, Tyre Nichols’ parents, U2 star Bono, Monterey Park shooting hero Brandon Tsay, Ukraine’s ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova and a Holocaust survivor are among those headed to the US Capitol Tuesday evening where President Joe Biden is set to deliver his State of the Union address.

    ​Paul Pelosi, Tyre Nichols’ parents, U2 star Bono, Monterey Park shooting hero Brandon Tsay, Ukraine’s ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova and a Holocaust survivor are among those headed to the US Capitol Tuesday evening where President Joe Biden is set to deliver his State of the Union address. 

  • BP’s annual profit more than doubles to $28 billion

    BP’s annual profit more than doubles to $28 billion

     

    BP’s annual profit more than doubled last year to nearly $28 billion, extending a record run of earnings for the world’s oil majors that is adding to calls for higher taxes on the windfall gains.

    ​BP’s annual profit more than doubled last year to nearly $28 billion, extending a record run of earnings for the world’s oil majors that is adding to calls for higher taxes on the windfall gains. 

  • Bed Bath & Beyond moves to raise $1 billion to avoid bankruptcy

    Bed Bath & Beyond moves to raise $1 billion to avoid bankruptcy

     

    Bed Bath & Beyond said on Monday it was planning to raise some $1 billion through an offering of preferred stock and warrants in a last-ditch effort to stave off bankruptcy.

    ​Bed Bath & Beyond said on Monday it was planning to raise some $1 billion through an offering of preferred stock and warrants in a last-ditch effort to stave off bankruptcy. 

  • It’s time to chill with all the recession talk

    It’s time to chill with all the recession talk

     

    In 2021, a bunch of economists and policy makers underestimated the inflation that was taking root around the world. In 2022, as inflation hit 40-year-highs and the Fed ramped up interest rates, many of those commentators went full-on gloomy — predicting a recession was all but inevitable.

    ​In 2021, a bunch of economists and policy makers underestimated the inflation that was taking root around the world. In 2022, as inflation hit 40-year-highs and the Fed ramped up interest rates, many of those commentators went full-on gloomy — predicting a recession was all but inevitable. 

  • AMC Theaters is changing its ticket pricing

    AMC Theaters is changing its ticket pricing

     

    AMC Theaters is changing the way it charges for seats.

    ​AMC Theaters is changing the way it charges for seats. 

  • Southwest and FedEx jets came within 100 feet of collision at airport in Texas, investigators say

    Southwest and FedEx jets came within 100 feet of collision at airport in Texas, investigators say

     

    A Southwest passenger jet and a FedEx cargo plane came as close as 100 feet from colliding Saturday at the main airport in Texas’ capital, and it was a pilot — not air traffic controllers — who averted disaster, a top federal investigator says.

    ​A Southwest passenger jet and a FedEx cargo plane came as close as 100 feet from colliding Saturday at the main airport in Texas’ capital, and it was a pilot — not air traffic controllers — who averted disaster, a top federal investigator says. 

  • DeSantis appointees would oversee Disney’s theme parks under bill to revamp Reedy Creek

    DeSantis appointees would oversee Disney’s theme parks under bill to revamp Reedy Creek

     

    Gov. Ron DeSantis may soon get to pick the people who govern Disney’s Orlando-area theme parks, a move that would give the Republican leader new authority over the state’s largest employer and a recent political foe.

    ​Gov. Ron DeSantis may soon get to pick the people who govern Disney’s Orlando-area theme parks, a move that would give the Republican leader new authority over the state’s largest employer and a recent political foe. 

  • FAA proposes fining United $1 million for skipping safety steps

    FAA proposes fining United $1 million for skipping safety steps

     

    Airline regulators on Monday proposed slapping United Airlines with a $1.15 million fine for safety concerns about how it operated some 777 planes.

    ​Airline regulators on Monday proposed slapping United Airlines with a $1.15 million fine for safety concerns about how it operated some 777 planes.