- Top Stories
- US News
- International
- Sports
- Entertainment
- Business / Finance
- Health
- Science
- Technology
- Offbeat News
1/5
Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote
A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people to show documentary proof of citizenship when they register to vote.The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper in Boston effectively converts a preliminary injunction she issued a year ago, in which she temporarily blocked many of Trump’s efforts to overhaul elections, into a permanent ban.
Casper rejected the administration’s argument that the lawsuit to block... Read More
Judge temporarily blocks subpoenas in criminal probe of transgender care at New York hospitals
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge temporarily blocked federal prosecutors in Texas from getting access to the medical records of transgender patients treated at New York hospitals on Wednesday, saying they were part of an improper government effort to “demonize and eradicate an entire population of transgender” people.Judge Katherine Polk Failla ruled a day after hearing oral arguments in Manhattan, calling the government's pursuit of the most sensitive medical records of a “uniquely vulnerable group” of patients treated over a six-year period to be “most egregious” and... Read More
Lakers will re-sign Austin Reaves to a 4-year, $185 million deal, AP source says
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Austin Reaves is re-signing with the Los Angeles Lakers on a four-year contract extension worth $185 million, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal is not yet official for Reaves, who cements his status as one of the most successful undrafted players in recent NBA history with this contract.
Reaves is declining his $14.9 million player option for the upcoming season to ink this extension with the team that signed him out of Oklahoma after the The... Read More
Agility Robotics heads to Wall Street in a $2.5B bet on staffing warehouses with humanoids
A maker of humanlike robots that carry totes around warehouses is going public on Wall Street in a test of whether there's a market for putting AI-powered humanoid machines to work.Agility Robotics, based in Salem, Oregon, announced Wednesday a planned merger with an investment firm that will value the company at $2.5 billion as it becomes the first publicly traded company entirely devoted to building and selling humanoids.
Its competitors include Tesla, whose CEO Elon Musk has pitched its humanoid prototype Optimus as the future of the carmaker.
Designed to... Read More
US stocks rise as falling oil prices help take pressure off the market
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose on Wall Street Wednesday as falling bond yields and lower oil prices helped ease pressure on the market.The S&P 500 climbed 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 486 points, or 0.9%, as of 11:58 a.m. Eastern. The Nasdaq composite rose 0.7%.
Technology stocks were gaining ground after two days of losses that weighed on the market. That helped push indexes higher as gains broadened out to other sectors, including retailers and industrial companies.
Apple rose 1.7%, Amazon jumped 3.3% and Caterpillar rose 1.8%.
Top Stories
- US stocks rise as falling oil prices ease pressure on the market
- New York sweep by Israel critics shines light on a fraught issue for Democrats
- Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote
- A moderate earthquake rocks Northern California, but no immediate reports of damage or injuries
- Trump abruptly calls off signing ceremony for housing bill, blindsiding Republicans
- Chief of staff to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams, 3 others charged in federal bribery probe
- Progressive candidate concedes Colombian presidential election to Trump-endorsed outsider
- Dispute over nuclear inspections shows how US and Iran are negotiating in public
- US says chemical maker Chemours to pay $450M to settle 'forever chemicals' case
- How Americans are feeling about the country's 250th anniversary, according to new polls
Weather for Buffalo, NY
Weather Search
Current Conditions
73° F
| Mostly Sunny | |
| Wind | 5.1 mph |
| Humidity | 58 |
4 Day Forecast
|
|||
|
Thursday
Thunderstorms
71° / 60°
|
Friday
Partly Sunny W/ Showers
75° / 59°
|
Saturday
Partly Sunny
78° / 58°
|
Sunday
Mostly Sunny
83° / 63°
|
Stocks
Entertainment
- Charlie Brown's longtime pen pal is finally revealed in new Apple TV 'Peanuts' movie
- First of its kind queer museum in San Francisco Chinatown amplifies Chinese LGBTQ+ artists
- The homilies and addresses of Pope Leo XIV are now coming to English readers
- Vatican begins 5-year restoration of Raphael Loggia, used by popes and presidents
Sports
- Lakers will re-sign Austin Reaves to a 4-year, $185 million deal, AP source says
- Olympic athletes to get cash grants from new $100M fund created by IOC
- NBA draft resumes Wednesday night in New York, where some second-round picks are revered
- Ronaldinho says 'let the magic begin' after signing with Italian Serie C club Ravenna at age 46