Amazon CEO Jassy says he wants to improve warehouse safety
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy offered a defense of the wages and benefits the company gives its warehouse workers while also vowing to improve injury rates inside the facilities.
Destructive wildfires rage in New Mexico, Colorado
A wind-driven blaze believed to have killed two people and that burned at least 150 homes and other structures in a mountain community is still raging in drought-stricken New Mexico.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is offering to buy Twitter. He says the social media platform he has criticized for not living up to free speech principles needs to be transformed as a private company.
Local Representatives included in new Russian sanctions against US
MOSCOW (WDEF) - The Russian government is striking back at the U.S. by issuing sanctions against members of Congress, including the ones from our area. The Russian foreign office say it is payback. "In response to the next…
Man wanted in Brooklyn subway attack arrested, officials say
By JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities have arrested a man wanted in an attack on a subway train in Brooklyn that left 10 people wounded by gunfire. Law enforcement officials…
Japanese battery company to build factory in Kentucky
Kentucky's governor says a Japanese battery technology company will build a $2 billion factory in Kentucky, creating 2,000 jobs.
23 injured in Texas storms; more tornadoes forecast in US
Nearly two dozen people were injured when tornadoes swept through central Texas as part of a storm system that’s expected to spawn more twisters and damaging winds.
NY Lt Gov Benjamin arrested in campaign donation scheme
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin has been arrested in a federal corruption investigation. The U.S. Attorney’s office said Benjamin was arrested Tuesday on charges of bribery, honest services wire fraud and falsification of records.
Oklahoma governor signs bill to make abortion illegal
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed into law a bill making it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Multiple people shot, unexploded devices found at NYC train station
Fire personnel responding to reports of smoke at the 36th Street station in Sunset Park found multiple people shot and unexploded devices.
French Election to Feature 2017 Rematch as Polls Tighten
PARIS (AP) - Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron will face far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen in a winner-takes-all runoff for the presidency. (more…)
Woman faces Texas murder charge after self-induced abortion
Authorities say a 26-year-old woman has been charged with murder in Texas after causing “the death of an individual by self-induced abortion.” It’s unclear whether Lizelle Herrera is accused of having an abortion or helping someone else get an abortion.…
Florida groups canvass spring breakers to warn of fentanyl
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Community activists in South Florida sprang into action after West Point cadets on spring break were sickened by fentanyl-laced cocaine at a house party. They blitzed beaches and warned spring breakers of a surge in…
Police: 3 dead in gun range shooting; 40 weapons stolen
ATLANTA - Authorities say a couple and their grandson are dead after an armed robbery at a gun range in Georgia. The Grantville Police Department said via Facebook that the robbery occurred Friday evening. When officers arrived at the scene…
Missile kills at least 52 at crowded Ukrainian train station
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian authorities say a missile hit a train station where thousands of Ukrainians had gathered. At least 52 people died in an attack on a crowd of mostly women and children trying to flee a looming…
Musk says Tesla will build vehicle designed to be a robotaxi
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company will build an electric vehicle dedicated for use as a robotaxi.
US Navy intends to decommission some of its newest warships
The U.S. Navy now wants to retire nine recently built littoral combat ships, which cost about $4.5 billion to build.
US jobless claims stay at historically low levels last week
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels. Jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 166,000for the week ending April 2, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Michigan governor sues to secure abortion rights, vacate ban
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has sued to protect abortion rights, asking a court to recognize a right to abortion under the state constitution.
Sheriff: 2 wounded, suspect dead, in shooting at SC plant
Authorities say a former employee shot and wounded two workers at an industrial plant in South Carolina before taking his own life.
Investigations Underway in Mass Russian Killings of Ukrainians
BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) - Police and other investigators are out in the silent streets of ruined towns around Ukraine’s capital. (more…)
Local missionaries still seek help in aid for Ukraine
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Russian escalation in Ukraine isn't just something that's worried all of Europe or the United States government. There are people right here in…
2nd man arrested on gun charges in Sacramento mass shooting
Police in Sacramento say a second suspect has been arrested in connection with the weekend mass shooting that killed six people and wounded 12.
Moldova Struggling to Handle Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
BERLIN (AP) - The prime minister of Moldova says the poor eastern European nation needs major international support to cope with the influx of people fleeing neighboring Ukraine. (more…)
