(Reuters) – Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management have signed nondisclosure agreements that will allow them to look at Paramount’s books ahead of a potential bid for the movie studio’s assets, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The companies are, however, backing away from an initial plan […]
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Driver in crash with bus that killed 8 farmworkers in Florida was in a crash 3 days earlier, judge says
The driver of a truck that slammed into a bus carrying farmworkers, killing eight people, was in another crash just three days earlier and taken a cocktail of drugs the day before, court records revealed on Wednesday. Bryan Maclean Howard, 41, was ordered held without bail a little more than 24 hours after the crash […]
Biden officials propose denying some migrants earlier in asylum process
The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a new rule that it said would streamline asylum processing at the southern border by quickly denying certain migrants deemed to “pose a national security or public safety risk”. The proposed rule would allow immigration officials to reject and deport migrants who are already ineligible for asylum at an […]
Stormy Daniels’ lawyer says ‘extremely strict reading’ of her earlier Trump affair denial was true because the relationship wasn’t ‘romantic’
Keith Davidson, a lawyer for Stormy Daniels, is testifying in Donald Trump’s hush-money trials. He crafted statements for Daniels denying an affair with Trump. Davidson said the statements are “technically” true because the relationship wasn’t “romantic.” Sexual? Sure. Romantic? That’s something else. Keith Davidson — the lawyer who brokered a hush-money agreement for Stormy Daniels over the […]
Indiana officer reunited by chance with man who was abandoned infant he found 2 decades earlier
In December 2000, three days before Christmas, police lieutenant Gene Eyster received a late night phone call about a baby found abandoned in a cardboard box. The newborn had been discovered by college students in a South Bend, Indiana, apartment building hallway. “He was wrapped in blankets and a flannel shirt,” Eyster, 70, tells TODAY.com. There […]
Driver in suspected DUI crash that killed 2 children may have left Monroe County tavern earlier
BERLIN TWP. — Police investigated and a community mourned Sunday, the morning after a car crashed into a boat club building where a birthday party was being held, killing two young siblings — ages 5 and 8 — and injuring more than a dozen other people. A 66-year-old woman, whose name was not released, was […]
Woman accused of killing ex-partner in Mead amid ongoing custody battle; Khaleel earlier acquitted of killing 5-year-old
Apr. 17—A 37-year-old woman once acquitted of killing her 5-year-old nephew is in custody after police say she killed her ex-partner amid their ongoing custody battle. Detectives have probable cause to charge Cynthia Khaleel with first-degree murder, burglary and assault in violation of domestic violence and no contact orders, according to a news release from […]
Maddow Blog | Why didn’t Trump’s trial start years earlier? Blame Bill Barr
A couple of hours before the start of his first criminal trial, Donald Trump posed a question by way of his social media platform. “Why didn’t they bring this totally discredited lawsuit 7 years ago???” the former president asked. “Election Interference!” For now, let’s not dwell on the Republican’s obvious errors of fact and judgment, […]
Rocket Lab to launch NASA’s new solar sail technology no earlier than April 24
A NASA solar sail mission meant to test new space travel materials in Earth’s orbit is scheduled to lift off no sooner than April 24, the space agency announced on Thursday (April 11). Named the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System, or ACS3, the mission’s primary goal is to test the deployment of solar sails using […]
Stocks erase earlier gains as bond yields climb
Homebuilder stocks fell on Monday after a closely watched housing sentiment index broke a four-month streak of gains amid high mortgage rates. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) stayed at 51 in April, unchanged from March. To be sure, any number over 50 indicates that more builders view conditions […]
S&P 500 erases earlier gains as bond yields climb
Homebuilder stocks fell on Monday after a closely watched housing sentiment index broke a four-month streak of gains amid high mortgage rates. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) stayed at 51 in April, unchanged from March. To be sure, any number over 50 indicates that more builders view conditions […]
S&P 500 erases earlier gains as bond yields climb
Homebuilder stocks fell on Monday after a closely watched housing sentiment index broke a four-month streak of gains amid high mortgage rates. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) stayed at 51 in April, unchanged from March. To be sure, any number over 50 indicates that more builders view conditions […]