Nearly 200 shuttered 99 Cents Only stores from Texas to California will be re-opened as Dollar Tree locations after the leases were secured out of bankruptcy proceedings. The transfer of designation rights for 170 locations in Texas, Arizona, Nevada and California, along with some of the furniture, equipment and fixtures...
Amazon Gets FAA Approval That Allows It to Expand Drone Deliveries for Online Orders
Federal regulators have given Amazon key permission that will allow it to expand its drone delivery program, the company announced Thursday. In a blog post posted on its website, Seattle-based Amazon said that the Federal Aviation Administration has given its Prime Air delivery service the OK to operate drones “beyond...
Phillies Finally Beat Giants at Oracle Park, Ending a 9-Game Skid There
SAN FRANCISCO — Nick Castellanos had a two-run homer among his three hits, Cristopher Sánchez struck out seven in six scoreless innings, and the MLB-leading Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-1 on Wednesday to snap a three-game losing streak. Castellanos added a double and a single as Philadelphia...
Ohtani and Smith Power Dodgers Past Reeling Mets for Road Sweep
NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani homered and drove in three runs, Will Smith went deep twice, and the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of the frustrated New York Mets with a 10-3 victory on Wednesday. Smith's second homer was a tiebreaking solo shot off Adam Ottavino (1-2) to...
NYC College Suspends Officer for Telling Pro-Palestinian Protester ‘I Support Killing All You Guys’
NEW YORK — A campus safety officer at a public college in New York City has been suspended after footage circulated online showing him cursing at pro-Palestinian protesters during a graduation ceremony and saying he supported killing them all, the school confirmed Friday. An unidentified protester filmed the officer at the...
Jurors in Trump Hush Money Trial End 1st Day of Deliberations After Asking to Rehear Testimony
NEW YORK — The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ended its first day of deliberations without a verdict Wednesday but asked to rehear testimony from key witnesses about the alleged hush money scheme at the heart of the history-making case. The 12-person jury was sent home around 4 p.m....
Violence Disrupts Final Day of Mexico’s Election Campaigning
MEXICO CITY — Mexico held the last day of campaigning before Sunday’s nationwide election, but the closing rallies were darkened by attacks on candidates and the country's persistently high homicide rate. Opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez started her last campaign rallies early Wednesday on the outskirts of Mexico City, and she...
Stewart-Haas Racing to Close NASCAR Teams at End of 2024 Season, Says Time to ‘Pass the Torch’
CHARLOTTE — Stewart-Haas Racing, a two-time NASCAR championship team with 69 Cup Series victories since its 2009 formation, will close its organization at the end of this season. Co-owners Tony Stewart and Gene Haas announced the decision after nearly a year of rumors that their four-car Cup team was looking...
World’s Top Golfer Scottie Scheffler Cleared of Charges Following Arrest
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed, ending a legal saga that began with images of the world’s top golfer being arrested and handcuffed in Louisville during the PGA Championship. Jefferson County Attorney Asked Judge to Drop Charges Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell asked a judge Wednesday...
Alito Refuses to Recuse from Trump and Jan. 6 Cases Despite Flag Controversies
WASHINGTON — Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags that flew over his homes. Alito Says Wife Was Responsible for Upside-down Flag In letters to members of Congress on Wednesday, Alito said...