California has long been farm country, and its oceans soon could be, too. State coastal officials voted Wednesday to allow a plan to build the United States’ largest kelp farm 6 miles off the Southern California coast to move forward as the Trump administration seeks to ramp up ...
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rebounded Friday and regained much of their losses for the week after oil prices eased off their recent spurt. An update on inflation across the United States that came in close to economists’ expectations, even if prices are still rising too quickly for everyone’s liking, also helped calm the market. The S&P 500 climbed 0.9% and snapped a four-day losing streak, its longest since June. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 509 points, or 1%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1%. They got help from a pullback in oil prices, which had jumped to their highest ...
EBENSBURG — As a 29-year-old police detective for the Conemaugh Township Police Department in Somerset County, Nanty Glo resident Bubba Fatula was one of the first four local responders to arrive on scene minutes after United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in an abandoned strip mine in ...
Nation Florida Man executed in ‘Hog Trail Murders’ STARKE — A Florida man convicted in one of a series of suspected killings that became known as the “Hog Trail Murders” in the 1990s was put to death Thursday, becoming the state’s 15th person executed this year. Daniel Owen Conahan Jr., 72, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. after receiving a three-drug lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. Texas Vance takes stage at GOP convention DALLAS — Vice President JD Vance took the stage Thursday on the second and final night of the Republicans’ midterm ...
U.S. stocks sank after oil prices jumped to their highest levels since May. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% Thursday for a fourth straight loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.7%. Stocks felt pressure as the price for a barrel of Brent crude briefly topped $108 because the war with Iran continues to clog the global flow of crude. Treasury yields leaped in the bond market on increased worries about inflation, and the 10-year yield jumped to 4.95%. That’s up nearly a whole percentage point since the war with Iran began. Anthropic blocks misuse of ...
WTAJ will honor the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a full day of special programming, live coverage and historical reflections, recognizing a day that forever changed the nation and holds a particularly significant place in our area. The events of that day were felt especially close to home when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed near Shanksville in Somerset County. To mark this important milestone, WTAJ will provide viewers with comprehensive coverage focused on remembrance, reflection, service and the lasting impact of Sept. 11. Today, WTAJ+ will ...
