Pope Accepts Washington Cardinal’s Resignation Amid Scandal
By DAVID CRARY and NICOLE WINFIELD , Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis accepted the resignation Friday of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl after he became entangled in two major sexual abuse and cover-up scandals and lost the support of many in his flock. But in a letter released by Wuerl's office, Francis asked him…
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Markets Right Now: Stock Open Sharply Higher on Wall Street
Oct 12, 2018 8:41AM (GMT 13:41) - 161 words NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening sharply higher on Wall Street following a two-day rout that shattered a long period of calm on the market. Big technology and consumer-focused companies, which took some…
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Eleven-Year-Old Dies As Michael Hurls debris
By KATE BRUMBACK , Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — By all accounts, Sarah Radney was safe inside her grandparents' home when Hurricane Michael roared into southwest Georgia. If the family feared anything, it was probably falling trees — not a carport next to the house. In what could only be described as a freak accident,…
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High-Flying Tech Stocks at Forefront of Wall Street’s Slump
LOS ANGELES, CA (AP) — Technology and internet stocks have led the way for much of Wall Street's bull market run, propelling the stocks of big names like Apple, Amazon and Google's parent company sharply higher along the way. Now those high-flying stocks are at the forefront of a wave of selling as investors fret…
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GOP, Home to Trump and Tea Party, Decries Dems’ Mob Rule
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans are forecasting nightmarish Democratic "mob rule" to amp up GOP voters for next month's critical midterm elections, flipping the script from complaints that it's Trump and the Tea Party movement who've boosted rowdy and divisive tactics to dangerous levels. Less than a month from voting in…
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