Month: September 2024

NEW YORK — Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83. Stephanie Wheatley, a spokesperson for Clark County in Nevada, confirmed on behalf of the medical examiner that Rose

Negotiations between longshore workers and the shipping industry are mired in impasse with the workers’ union contract expired on September 30, all but guaranteeing a strike Tuesday that will halt activity at the busiest U.S. ports and disrupt an already fragile economy. Leaders of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), a union covering 47,000 workers along

Real Estate Former polling place comes with two bedrooms, 1.5 baths, and a living area that is the epitome of the open layout design. The Queen Anne-style home at 47 Mulberry St. in Pawtucket, R.I., is a former meeting hall, polling place, and American Legion post. Justine Chang for Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty

Michael Andretti recently announced his decision to step back from the daily operations of Andretti Global. His business partner, Dan Towriss, will now take on the leadership role. Setting the record straight, Andretti insisted that Towriss had not taken control unfairly and that the decision was a result of him wanting to take more time

Deerfield-based Baxter International has temporarily closed its largest manufacturing plant following damage caused by Hurricane Helene — a move that raises questions about supplies of the medical products it makes there. The North Cove plant, in Marion, N.C., is not only the company’s biggest manufacturing facility, with more than 2,500 workers. It is also the

A safety-tech firm that hired the right-hand man of a top Mayor Adams aide may now be seeking to expand what was a small, trial-run of school bus cameras into a citywide program, the Daily News has learned. Justin Meyers, former chief of staff to Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks, departed his office last

Helene’s destruction upends Harris and Trump campaigns – CBS News Watch CBS News Former President Donald Trump visited the Helene storm zone in Georgia, and President Biden is planning a trip to North Carolina on Wednesday after saying he may ask Congress to return to pass an aid bill. Scott MacFarlane has details on the

Two explosive devices were discovered hidden at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday and Monday, prompting partial evacuations, the police said Monday.  The devices were deactivated and removed from the premises, the Seminole Police Department said in a statement. The first “crude concealed device with fireworks components” was found in a

Latest on Israel’s Lebanon incursion Israel notifies U.S. of intent to launch Lebanon ground incursion, official says 06:39 The Israeli military says it has begun a “limited, localized” ground operation against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. In posts shared on social media, the Israeli military said it was carrying out “targeted” ground raids in villages

A National Institutes of Health (NIH) public liaison for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests — who taught a senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci how to “make emails disappear” — is refusing to testify before a House committee investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an Aug. 5 letter signed by her lawyers,

Heading into the final stretch of the 2024 campaign, Donald Trump is using increasingly shocking and harsh rhetoric to go after Vice President Kamala Harris and to paint a picture of a country being “destroyed.” He’s now calling Harris “mentally impaired” and even “disabled.” Illegal immigrants, he claimed over the weekend, will come into American

On Monday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo — who was appearing in her personal capacity as a surrogate for the Harris campaign — stated that she has “not been very focused on” where a potential port strike could have the biggest impact and hasn’t “been particularly involved” in the strike issue

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Monday that will ban the sale of tampons and other menstrual products in California that contain certain levels of potentially toxic chemicals. The law would prohibit by 2025 the manufacture and sale of menstrual products that contain intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as

People check a damaged building at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Choueifat, south east of Beirut, on September 28. Hussein Malla/AP hide caption toggle caption Hussein Malla/AP People check a damaged building at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Choueifat, south east of Beirut, on September 28. Hussein Malla/AP Israel began a

Chris Putro, 55, has been looking for a job for a job for the last nine years. Chris Putro Chris Putro, 55, has been struggling to find a job for the last nine years. He has a master’s and over a decade of experience but says this hasn’t helped him get interviews. He said he’s

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began a limited, localized ground operation targeting Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah on Monday evening, marking a new chapter in the Israel-Hamas war. The developments came in the wake of the IDF’s successful attacks against Hezbollah, killing several of the organization’s key figures over the weekend. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was