Dow Jones industrials break through 25,000
The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4 p.m. The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 25,000 points for the first time, just five weeks after its first close above 24,000. Technology companies, which put up some of the biggest gains in the last year, continued to outpace the rest of the market Thursday. Banks were benefiting from higher bond yields, which allow...
The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4 p.m. The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 25,000 points for the first time, just five weeks after its first close above 24,000. Technology companies, which put up some of the biggest gains in the last year, continued to outpace the rest of the market Thursday. Banks were benefiting from higher bond yields, which allow...
Round Rock girls were held in remote Colorado campground
Federal charges were filed Thursday against Terry Allen Miles. He is the man who allegedly took two sisters from their Round Rock home last week.
Federal charges were filed Thursday against Terry Allen Miles. He is the man who allegedly took two sisters from their Round Rock home last week.
Puppy freezes to death, Animal Control investigating cold complaints
Charlotte Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control is investigating after a puppy froze to death overnight. Its littermates are lucky to be alive.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control is investigating after a puppy froze to death overnight. Its littermates are lucky to be alive.
Adorable photos of corgi 'shopping' at Target go viral
Do you love shopping at Target? Apparently so does a precious corgi that's taking Twitter by storm.
Do you love shopping at Target? Apparently so does a precious corgi that's taking Twitter by storm.
Bus driver pulls over to help pregnant woman
A bus driver in Milwaukee pulled over to help a woman who appeared to be in labor on Christmas Eve. Tayetta Currin was driving her bus route when she spotted a woman walking toward the street who looked like she needed help, the Milwaukee County Transit System.
A bus driver in Milwaukee pulled over to help a woman who appeared to be in labor on Christmas Eve. Tayetta Currin was driving her bus route when she spotted a woman walking toward the street who looked like she needed help, the Milwaukee County Transit System.
Last of 70 arrested during party bonds out
It was supposed to a be a birthday party for a woman turning 21, instead, 70 people were hauled off to jail. Officers charged all 70 with having less than an ounce of marijuana, but there is confusion over how much drugs police actually found. Now the NAACP is demanding answers.
It was supposed to a be a birthday party for a woman turning 21, instead, 70 people were hauled off to jail. Officers charged all 70 with having less than an ounce of marijuana, but there is confusion over how much drugs police actually found. Now the NAACP is demanding answers.
70 arrested after drug investigation at Christmas Lingerie Party
Cartersville Police said they have arrested 70 suspects after a drug investigation early Sunday morning.
Cartersville Police said they have arrested 70 suspects after a drug investigation early Sunday morning.
Father suffers second-degree burns in fire, family struggles to recover
A family of 12, including newborn twins, made it out of a raging DeKalb County apartment fire, including newborn twins on Wednesday.
A family of 12, including newborn twins, made it out of a raging DeKalb County apartment fire, including newborn twins on Wednesday.
Atlantans gather to remember Amanda Davis
Family, friends, and fans said their final goodbyes to Atlanta television icon Amanda Davis on Wednesday.
Family, friends, and fans said their final goodbyes to Atlanta television icon Amanda Davis on Wednesday.
Iguana stunned by cold moved to safety
Among those affected by the cold weather that hit parts of the US on January 4 were iguanas in Florida.
Among those affected by the cold weather that hit parts of the US on January 4 were iguanas in Florida.
Cats abandoned outside shelter in 4° temperature
Workers at a Michigan humane society did not hold back in its public message to an unknown man who dumped three caged cats outside the shelter’s door.
Workers at a Michigan humane society did not hold back in its public message to an unknown man who dumped three caged cats outside the shelter’s door.
Trump moves to vastly expand offshore drilling off US coasts
The Trump administration moved Thursday to vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans with a plan that would open up federal waters off California for the first time in more than three decades.
The Trump administration moved Thursday to vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans with a plan that would open up federal waters off California for the first time in more than three decades.
Sessions terminates US policy that let legal pot flourish
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding the Obama-era policy that had paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states across the country, two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding the Obama-era policy that had paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states across the country, two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.
Republican David Yancey wins Virginia House seat after name pulled from bowl
By luck of the draw, incumbent Republican David Yancey won a Virginia state House of Delegates race so close that its outcome was determined Thursday when an elections official pulled his name out of a ceramic bowl.
By luck of the draw, incumbent Republican David Yancey won a Virginia state House of Delegates race so close that its outcome was determined Thursday when an elections official pulled his name out of a ceramic bowl.
BART officer discharges weapon; 1 suspect dead
Oakland Police have identified a man who was shot and killed on Wednesday near in a shooting that involved the West Oakland BART station as Shaleem Tindle, 28 of Oakland.
Oakland Police have identified a man who was shot and killed on Wednesday near in a shooting that involved the West Oakland BART station as Shaleem Tindle, 28 of Oakland.
Missing Round Rock girls found, suspect in custody
The Amber Alert has been discontinued in Texas but the search continues nationwide for 14-year-old Lili Griffith and 7-year-old Lulu Bandera-Magret from Round Rock, Texas, according to the Round Rock Police Department.
The Amber Alert has been discontinued in Texas but the search continues nationwide for 14-year-old Lili Griffith and 7-year-old Lulu Bandera-Magret from Round Rock, Texas, according to the Round Rock Police Department.
Storm brings flooding, hurricane-force winds to Massachusetts
A powerful nor’easter hammered the Massachusetts coast on Thursday, generating coastal flooding, including in Boston, where firefighters rescued a motorist stuck in his vehicle.
A powerful nor’easter hammered the Massachusetts coast on Thursday, generating coastal flooding, including in Boston, where firefighters rescued a motorist stuck in his vehicle.
E. coli outbreak may be linked to romaine lettuce
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a multi-state outbreak of E. coli infections.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a multi-state outbreak of E. coli infections.
Adorable dog sleds over and over in snow
An adorable video of a dog sledding is getting lots of love on social media.
An adorable video of a dog sledding is getting lots of love on social media.
View of bomb cyclone from space
Incredible video shows the massive “bomb cyclone” from outer space as it battered the East Coast on Thursday.
Incredible video shows the massive “bomb cyclone” from outer space as it battered the East Coast on Thursday.