Wall Street edged back from its all-time high on Friday, as U.S. stock indexes drifted following mixed profit reports from big companies. The S&P 500 barely budged and slipped by less than 0.1%, a day after rallying within 0.1% of its record set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 165 points, or 0.4%, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.4%. The S&P 500 still closed out its first winning week in the last three thanks in part to reports showing companies made even fatter profits at the end of 2024 than analysts expected. They’ve helped the market power through…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that his country wants “security guarantees” before any talks with Russia, as the Trump administration presses both countries to find a quick endgame to the three-year war. Shortly before sitting down with Vice President JD Vance for highly anticipated talks at the Munich Security Conference, Zelenskyy said he will only agree to meet in-person with Russian leader Vladimir Putin after a common plan is negotiated with U.S. President Donald Trump. The roughly 40-minute meeting between Vance and Zelenskyy produced no major announcements detailing the way out of the deadliest war in Europe since World…
A bakery owner in New Hampshire testified Friday that his excitement about displaying a painting by high school students of giant pastries quickly turned to annoyance after a zoning code officer told him it was a sign and had to be changed or removed. Sean Young said the the work atop his bakery is art, and was never intended to be a sign. “I was artistically offended for the students,” said Young, who’s suing the town of Conway because he says it violated the First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech. “It’s offensive to move it,” he said in court Friday.…
A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy was booked into his employer’s Plantation Key jail facility Friday after being arrested on a misdemeanor stalking charge. Leer en español Sheriff Rick Ramsay said he intends to fire Deputy Randy Rancel. An MCSO spokesperson said Rancel “initiated unwanted communication” with his ex-girlfriend, “made efforts to monitor her movements and made unwanted visits to her residence and workplace.” Rancel, 31, has been with the agency since November 2023. “I have notified Deputy Rancel that I intend to terminate his employment pending a pre-termination hearing,” Ramsay said in a news release. “I am committed to…
An officer with the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department was rushed to a hospital after a crash in the county’s West Kendall area Friday afternoon. Leer en español The crash happened at the intersection of Southwest 56th Street and 147th Avenue. The officer was in an unmarked Dodge Charger at the time of the crash, which also involved a pickup truck and appeared to also involve another sedan. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the officer was taken to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital as a trauma alert patient. Video from Sky 10 showed an ambulance being escorted by several M-DSPD officers and…
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An 86-year-old Kansas City man pleaded guilty Friday to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man’s doorbell by mistake, in a case that shocked the country and renewed national debate about gun policies and race in the U.S. Andrew Lester was scheduled to stand trial next week on charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the shooting of the then-16-year-old, who survived and is now a freshman at Texas A&M, where he is a member of ROTC and the school’s marching band. As part of a…
A bakery owner in New Hampshire testified Friday that his excitement about displaying a painting by high school students of giant pastries quickly turned to annoyance after a zoning code officer told him it was a sign and had to be changed or removed. Sean Young said the the work atop his bakery is art, and was never intended to be a sign. “I was artistically offended for the students,” said Young, who’s suing the town of Conway because he says it violated the First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech. “It’s offensive to move it,” he said in court Friday.…
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A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy was booked into his employer’s Plantation Key jail facility Friday after being arrested on a misdemeanor stalking charge. Leer en español Sheriff Rick Ramsay said he intends to fire Deputy Randy Rancel. An MCSO spokesperson said Rancel “initiated unwanted communication” with his ex-girlfriend, “made efforts to monitor her movements and made unwanted visits to her residence and workplace.” Rancel, 31, has been with the agency since November 2023. “I have notified Deputy Rancel that I intend to terminate his employment pending a pre-termination hearing,” Ramsay said in a news release. “I am committed to…
The battle between New York federal prosecutors and the Justice Department continued Friday following another resignation over the order to end Eric Adams’ bribery case.
A judge says she will continue to block DOGE from accessing sensitive Treasury Department payment systems while she decides whether to issue a preliminary injunction.
Hagan Scotten told Justice Department officials that he would not be party to a political prosecution. He was the latest in a succession of federal prosecutors to quit. Hagan Scotten told Justice Department officials that he would not be party to a political prosecution. He was the latest in a succession of federal prosecutors to quit. Hagan Scotten, the lead prosecutor on the federal corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, resigned after Justice Department officials ordered the dismissal of charges he had helped bring, suggesting that only a “fool” or a “coward” would obey. In an…
While it would be highly unusual for the acting No. 2 at the Justice Department to take such a role in a criminal case, there is nothing that expressly bars Emil Bove III from doing so. While it would be highly unusual for the acting No. 2 at the Justice Department to take such a role in a criminal case, there is nothing that expressly bars Emil Bove III from doing so. The current crisis at the Justice Department over the corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams of New York stems partly from the particulars of the law and a…
At a midnight ceremony and in courthouses and city buildings booked months in advance, couples exchanged vows in civil ceremonies as Valentine’s Day fell on a Friday. At a midnight ceremony and in courthouses and city buildings booked months in advance, couples exchanged vows in civil ceremonies as Valentine’s Day fell on a Friday. It was just before midnight on Thursday and dozens of couples were waiting on and around the steps of the Bexar County Courthouse in San Antonio. There were men in cowboy hats and suit jackets, and women in classic wedding dresses and veils. They were there…
The Justice Department’s request for information about a splashy case brought by prosecutors in New York thrust into public view tensions that have only deepened under the Trump administration. The Justice Department’s request for information about a splashy case brought by prosecutors in New York thrust into public view tensions that have only deepened under the Trump administration. The Justice Department’s request for information about a splashy case brought by prosecutors in New York thrust into public view tensions that have only deepened under the Trump administration. When the Justice Department demanded all the names of F.B.I. personnel who had…
More than 50 years ago, President Richard M. Nixon sought to fire the special prosecutor leading the Watergate investigation, but his attorney general refused and resigned. More than 50 years ago, President Richard M. Nixon sought to fire the special prosecutor leading the Watergate investigation, but his attorney general refused and resigned. At least six Justice Department officials decided this week to quit rather than obey an order to drop the corruption case against New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams. The sheer number of resignations in such a short period of time has reminded legal experts of the Saturday Night…
The Justice Department’s request for information about a splashy case brought by prosecutors in New York thrust into public view tensions that have only deepened under the Trump administration. The Justice Department’s request for information about a splashy case brought by prosecutors in New York thrust into public view tensions that have only deepened under the Trump administration. The Justice Department’s request for information about a splashy case brought by prosecutors in New York thrust into public view tensions that have only deepened under the Trump administration. When the Justice Department demanded all the names of F.B.I. personnel who had…