On a frigid day in a conference room at the Public Safety Building, Captain Greg Bello diligently types away at his keyboard. Suddenly, the atmosphere is pierced by the projection of case files on a TV screen. Each file is a person missing in Rochester. It’s a parent’s worst nightmare. Ray Bradley still waits for […]
A California Highway Patrol airplane searching for a missing driver along the coast spotted the man waving a makeshift flag beside a wreck on a remote beach, rescuers reported. The driver had waited two days for rescue after swerving to miss a deer and plunging 400 feet down a steep slope in Big Sur, the […]
US stocks were mixed on Tuesday after a pullback from all-time highs, with retail earnings on tap to occupy investors counting down to a crucial inflation report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell about 0.3% while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) was little changed in the wake of a retreat from record levels. Tech stocks […]
The vibe around the US housing market still isn’t pretty, and likely won’t be any better until later this year. Appliance giant Whirlpool (WHR) just dropped some guidance ahead of an investor day down at the New York Stock Exchange today that says a lot about the continued pressures in the market. Despite a major […]
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – Ralph Yarnell struggled as he tried to open one of the two garage doors at his home. Besides being heavy, the more than 30-year-old doors had seen better days. “It was time to replace them with good doors,” the 76-year-old said. He ordered two new doors and an automatic opener from Prolift Garage Doors in […]
When the invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, some analysts predicted it might take as few as three days for Russian forces to capture the capital of Kyiv. With the war now entering its third year, Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to be trying to turn that initial failure to his advantage — by […]
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — During the month of February, law enforcement agencies, like the Florida Highway Patrol, run a public safety campaign focusing on drivers staying at the scene of a crash. Even though data shows there has been a slight decrease in the number of hit-and-runs from 2022 to 2023, FHP said there […]
A woman is suing several sheriff’s deputies, accusing them of beating her while she was hospitalized, handcuffed and waiting for a CT scan at an emergency room in California. According to Malia Ashad’s federal lawsuit filed Feb. 1, she was already injured when deputies repeatedly punched her in the head, grabbed her throat and left […]
Chaos ensued at one of the busiest airports in the United States as hundreds of passengers faced train delays and large crowds. A technical issue at Denver International Airport Tuesday morning caused the underground trains between the gates to run at limited capacity, airport spokesperson Ashley Forest told USA TODAY in an email. The airport […]
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — When Jessica Conard heard that President Joe Biden would visit her community in East Palestine, she felt a sense of relief. Biden’s presence, she believed, would signal to the world that nothing short of disaster happened here in February, when a Norfolk Southern train skipped the tracks and spilled thousands of […]
CNN — High speed trains have proved their worth across the world over the past 50 years. It’s not just in reducing journey times, but more importantly, it’s in driving economic growth, creating jobs and bringing communities closer together. China, Japan and Europe lead the way. So why doesn’t the United States have a high-speed […]