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Stock market today: Wall Street opens higher ahead of big week for central banks

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:12 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is ticking higher ahead of a big week for central banks and interest rates around the world. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher early Monday, coming off its fourth straight winning week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 86 points, or 0.3%, while the Nasdaq composite was up 0.4%. Illumina, a gene sequencing test maker, rose 1.8% after its CEO resigned following pressure from an activist investor. Stocks have climbed to their highest level since August on hopes the economy may avoid a recession and the Federal Reserve may soon take it easier on raising interest rates.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.Wall Street was on track to open higher early Monday with two inflation reports and an interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve on tap in the coming days.Futures for the S&P 500 gained 0.3% while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked up 0.1% before the bell Monday.Many observers expect the Fed to stand p...

Three British nationals missing after boat caught fire in Red Sea are dead, tour operator says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:12 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Three British nationals who went missing after a scuba diving boat they were cruising in caught fire in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast have died, a U.K.-based tour operator said Monday, Egyptian authorities said the three went missing when a medium-sized scuba vessel named “Hurricane” went up in flames off the southern Red Sea resort town of Marsa Alam on Sunday. The blaze was caused by an electrical short circuit in the boat’s engine room, they said.We “must accept that three of our much-valued dive guests, who had not participated in the dive briefing early on the morning of June 11, perished in the tragic incident,” the U.K.-based Scuba Travel said in a short statement.The company did not say how it determined the three are dead and Egyptian authorities have said only that they are missing. Scuba Travel has not identified the three.Twelve other British divers and 14 Egyptian crew members were evacuated Sunday morning from the vessel in a rescue operation near the...

Dixmoor water main project underway after being announced in April 2022

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:12 GMT

DIXMOOR, Ill. — After years of water issues in suburban Dixmoor, a project is underway to address the village's water infrastructure.The Dixmoor Watermain Infrastructure Improvement Project is set to break ground Monday morning. An official event is planned to mark the occasion with several officials scheduled to take part including Cook County Board of Commissioners President Toni Preckwinkle, U.S. Representatives Robin Kelly and Jonathan Jackson, Dixmoor Mayor Fitzgerald Roberts, and Lt. Col. Matthew Broderick of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Migrants move to Daley College further delayed The funding for this project was originally announced in April 2022. At least three water mains have broken in the last two years, including two this past summer. WGN most recently covered a distribution of bottled water for residents in February.WGN plans to livestream this event in its entirety within this story beginning at approximately 9 a.m.

TxTag, lawmakers resolve some tolling problems. What comes next?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:12 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following the "TxTag Troubles" investigative project, many drivers who reached out to KXAN got their issues resolved, and a new state law will soon address one of the the top complaints about Texas' tolling systems. Image of a now-closed call center TxDOT dedicated to helping resolve issues in response to KXAN's investigation (TxDOT Photo)In response to more than 700 complaints sent to KXAN in a month, the Texas Department of Transportation set up a dedicated phone line and customer service outreach center specifically to resolve these drivers' issues through the end of May.That dedicated customer service center has now closed, and TxDOT said it resolved 90% of complaints from people who used it and is currently working to resolve the rest. “I’m one of the people that had trouble with their TxTag, and it’s just amazing how fast it was all fixed,” one woman said in a voicemail left for KXAN regarding the impact our investigation had on the agency’s response time.Cha...

Quaker Road work to start in Queensbury

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:12 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - A large stretch of road work is coming to Quaker Road, across its entire stretch of just under four miles. Drivers around Queensbury should expect closures on the busy road starting Monday, June 19. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Lane closures should be expected across sections of Quaker Road, running from its intersection with Route 9 to Lower Warren Street. Contractors hired by Warren County are set to start replacing and rehabilitating culverts across Quaker Road - 18 in all. The work will also include replacing road signs and rehabilitating pavement.Some work may require alternate routes around Queensbury to be sought out by drivers. Motorists are reminded to slow down and stay responsible when driving through work zones, especially as some work will take place at night. Lake George down to two school nickname options Quaker Road carries a high volume of traffic between Queensbury, Glens F...

Albany Police: Missing teen found safe

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:12 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- According to the Albany Police Department, Aubrey Congeni, who was reported missing on Saturday, June 3, has been found safe. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Congene, 15, had been missing for over a week.

Crash on I-90, Thruway eastbound after Exit 24 cleared

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:12 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- According to 511NY, a crash on I-90, NYS Thruway eastbound after exit 24 in Albany has been cleared. Check out NEWS10's traffic tracker. You can plan your route and see traffic delays in real-time!The crash had slowed traffic to a stop-and-go pace prior. Drivers in the area should expect a normal commute.

John Cusack screening film 'Say Anything,' at Stifel Theatre in October

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:12 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Actor John Cusack is set to make a stop in St. Louis in October. He'll be screening his popular film 'Say Anything,' as well as having a conversation with the audience about the production of the movie and his career also. The Stifel Theatre is hosting the screening Saturday, October 28. Tickets go on sale starting Friday, June 16, at 10:00 a.m. ‘Worst roads in America’ : St. Louis man makes viral videos in push for change Cusack recently starred in the Amazon science fiction, 'Utopia,' and id widely-known for classic 1980s films like 'High Fidelity,' 'The Sure Thing,' and 'Gross Pointe Blank.'To win tickets, click here.

What to stream this week: ‘Extraction 2,’ Stan Lee doc, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘The Wonder Years’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:12 GMT

By The Associated PressAlbums from John Mellencamp and Killer Mike, as well as the return of Chris Hemsworth’s gun-for-hire anti-hero in Netflix’s “Extraction 2” are among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists are season two of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” and new “The Wonder Years,” about a middle-class Black family in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1960s, returns for its second season. NEW MOVIES TO STREAM— Clinical death is just a minor obstacle for Chris Hemsworth’s action hero Tyler Rake, who audiences can see again in “Extraction 2,” debuting on Netflix on Friday. In this outing, he’s assigned the dangerous task of rescuing a Georgian gangster’s family from a prison. Director Sam Hargrave promised twice as much action and more emotion in this outing, produc...

Shots fired at moving car in Aurora leaves two men hospitalized with serious wounds

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:12 GMT

Two men were shot inside a car traveling along Hampden Avenue near Parker Road Sunday night, according to Aurora police.The men were hospitalized with serious injuries, and a third man in the car suffered minor injuries, the police said in a posting on Twitter.The shooting happened as the vehicle was moving, police said. They closed off access to Hampden near the intersection with Parker Road late Sunday. Police appealed for public help as they investigate the circumstances leading to the shooting, asking that witnesses or anybody with information contact the police department.#APDAlert: Two males were shot while inside of a vehicle and transported to the hospital with serious injuries. A third male inside of the car was also transported with minor injuries but was not shot. Evidence suggests that this happened while they were traveling on Hampden near… pic.twitter.com/CQSBDXgEPO— Aurora Police Dept (@AuroraPD) June 12, 2023