Markets continue to push higher on strong earnings and upgrades. At the moment, Dow futures are up about 23 points. Nasdaq futures are up about three, as the S&P 500 tacks on about two points. All gaining a boost after General Motors ( NYSE: GM) hiked its guidance for the full year and beat earnings expectations. In fact, GM's EPS of $2.80 was better than the $2.31 expected. Revenue of $48.59 billion was better than the estimates of $45.27 billion.
The dollar index was firm on Tuesday as investors monitored developments around the US government shutdown. Hopes of a breakthrough emerged after National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett suggested the shutdown could end this week. At the same time, easing concerns over trade tensions with China could lift the currency. Receding concerns over the US banking sector could also limit the pressure on the dollar.
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has intensified its nationwide crackdown on schemes involving North Korean information technology (IT) workers who fraudulently obtained employment at U.S. businesses. Over the past few years, the U.S. government issued multiple advisories to detect and combat the North Korean remote IT workers' attempts to infiltrate U.S. businesses, the latest of which came in July this year.
Last year, in the inaugural season of the 12-team College Football Playoff, eight of the teams that qualified had two losses. Five of the seven at-large teams had two losses, and three of the five conference champions had at least two losses. Keep that in mind as more contenders fall each week and the playoff picture changes -- this system is more forgiving.
Michelino Sunseri climbed past boulders on his way to a record-breaking feat: The extreme runner reached the summit of Grand Teton, one of the highest mountains in the American West, and then rushed back down, all in less than three hours. The National Park Service, however, didn't celebrate. Instead, it charged him with a crime. In September, Sunseri, 33, was found guilty of a misdemeanor for spending just two minutes during the run on a prohibited trail in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
Who is most likely to battle for those rights is more apparent in the major conferences. Duke's Cameron Boozer and NC State's Darrion Williams are candidates in the ACC. Donovan Dent, the UCLA star who transferred from New Mexico, could push Purdue's Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn in the Big Ten. Kentucky's Otega Oweh and Florida's Alex Condon lead a crowded field of candidates for individual honors in the SEC.
The 94-win Blue Jays are a feared team around the league, and for good reason. They ran through the regular season behind the talents of the aforementioned Springer, who hit .309 this season with an OPS of .959, a bWAR of 4.8, and smashed 32 home runs. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the slugging first baseman of the Blue Jays, hit .292 with 23 home runs and 84 RBIs.
Together, they obtained homeowners' reverse mortgage funds under the pretense of financing home repairs but ultimately diverted the money. Bohn held a mortgage loan originator license from 2012 to 2018 and pleaded guilty to mail and wire fraud. He entered a plea agreement in January 2024, and his state license was revoked in July of that year. According to court documents, Bohn's sentence announced Wednesday was shorter than the 28 months requested by federal prosecutors.
A No Kings protester has been arrested in Colorado for tripping a New York Giants fan now known as faceplant guy after twice falling flat on his face while chasing a demonstrator. The chaotic incident unfolded in Denver on Sunday as the man, walking with friends on the sidewalk adjacent to the protest, began chanting, God bless Trump at protesters and flashing his middle finger. Video of the incident was shot by Drew Kartos, who uploaded the clip to Instagram on Sunday.
Fulop said the confrontation happened near Ege and Bergen avenues when police saw the man "acting suspiciously," "noticed a bulge in his clothing consistent with a possible firearm" and approached him. That's when the man shot at the officer, who then returned fire and struck him, Fulop said. The man was later pronounced dead at the hospital, according to the mayor. Officials did not immediately identify the man or specify his age, but said no officers were hurt during the incident.
The parents of a girl who nearly lost leg while participating in a summer sailing club is suing the club - and counselors - over an incident that occurred days before a barge hit a sailboat full of summer campers off Miami Beach. Bolivar Viteri and Michelle Viteri, the parents of 11-year-old Catherine Viteri, are seeking $10 million in damages, according to a lawsuit filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court on Monday.
A flight bound for Los Angeles International Airport on Monday evening was diverted after a communication issue resulted in the pilots thinking people were trying to breach the cockpit, officials said. An American Airlines flight left from Eppley Airfield in Omaha around 4:40 p.m. and returned to the airport about 20 minutes later for an unknown reason, according to flight tracking website FlightAware.
Police arrested a man at Atlanta's bustling airport on Monday after getting a tip from his family that he was planning to shoot up the place and found an assault rifle and ammunition in his truck outside, the city's police chief said. Billy Joe Cagle, of Cartersville, Georgia, had described his plan to shoot up the world's busiest airport on a social media livestream, said Darin Schierbaum, the chief of police, during a news conference.
A real favorite for the reading community of Syracuse. They have almost 60,000 books here (they sell online also), and you can buy a book here for a dollar or for $5,000. Now nearly 35 years old, this is the oldest used bookstore in Syracuse and one of the oldest in Central New York. You will be hard-pressed to come out of this popular bookstore in less than an hour. The browsing is just that good!
Detecting and interdicting narco-terrorism on the high seas involves significant interagency and international coordination. U.S. Southern Command's (SOUTHCOM's) Joint Interagency Task Force-South (JIATFS), based in Key West, Florida, detects and monitors both aerial and maritime transit of illegal drugs. Once interdiction becomes imminent, the law enforcement phase of the operation begins, and control of the operation shifts to the U.S. Coast Guard throughout the interdiction and apprehension.
The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed a small earthquake struck New Jersey on Monday. A 1.6 magnitude quake was recorded at around 2:46 p.m. northeast of Califon in Hunterdon County, the USGS said. It was felt by at least eight people, according to the federal agency. This latest earthquake follows a pair of more powerful ones that shook the Garden State in August. A 2.7 magnitude quake rattled Hillsdale on Aug. 5, days after a 3.0 magnitude quake struck Bergen County's Hasbrouck Heights.
Agushi was dominate throughout the 76-point match barely letting Lee see any daylight. After a quick 2-0 start, Lee hit a couple of winners to lead 40-15 before letting the sudden death game slip away. Up 5-0, Agushi finally had a let up, double faulting twice and committing two errors that allowed Lee to get on the board. However, Agushi broke back at love with a forehand winner and a closing volley to capture the first set in 37 points.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen dominated the US Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday, leading every lap to take another significant chunk out of Oscar Piastri's Formula One championship lead on a perfect weekend in Texas. McLaren's Piastri finished fifth with his teammate and closest rival, Lando Norris, seconds after passing Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, last year's winner, five laps from the chequered flag.
Once we learned [Kerr County was] affected, we knew we had to come down here. We know this was a mission to come and help our brothers," Aldaba said. "We just [wanted] to make sure that we can work as fast as we can and try to make some headway with all the things we had to do.
District judge Barry Lawrence sentenced Rossi to no less than five years and up to life at the Utah state correctional facility to begin immediately. He noted that Utah has indeterminate sentencing, meaning the sentence is given in a range of years rather than a fixed number, and the state's board of pardons and parole determines the actual release date.
A bus carrying the UMass Lowell marching band caught fire on Sunday. The Westwood Fire Department received several reports of a bus on fire on High Street (Route 109) near Grove Street around 1:30 p.m. Upon arrival at the scene, the fire was spreading from the outside of the bus to the inside handlines, the fire department said. The bus had been evacuated after a student reported an odor, smoke, and flames, UMass Lowell said in a statement.
Surveillance video shows the victim who asked to remain anonymous for safety reasons getting into his car after work when another vehicle pulled up and blocked him. Three hooded, masked men jumped out, yanked him from the driver's seat and beat him, repeatedly pistol-whipping and punching him before fleeing with the watch, according to the victim and Irvine police, who took a report.
The five months in the US CENTCOM area of operations, which primarily covers the Middle East, but also Central and South Asia, as well as several bodies of water, included over 1,000 combat sorties and saw the F-35s flying various missions, providing real-world experience that'll impact future F-35 operations. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 542 (VMFA-542) returned to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina earlier this month
