By ELAINE KURTENBACH Markets on Wall Street Thursday were poised to give back a slice of the gains made a day earlier on the shoulders of computer chip giant Nvidia. Futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.2% before the … Continued
By MELANIE LIDMAN TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Clashes in the Israeli-occupied West Bank killed a 19-year-old Palestinian-American man late Wednesday night, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The ministry said Nasrallah Muhammad Jamal Abu Siyam was shot by settlers in … Continued
It’s a slow commute on Thursday morning after several inches of snow fell in parts of the metro starting during the Wednesday evening commute and continuing overnight. On Thursday morning, the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service reports … Continued
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart delivered another standout quarter as the promise of lower prices and speedy deliveries drew in a broader spectrum of Americans during the critical holiday shopping period, including wealthier households. … Continued
LONDON — U.K. police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The police force did not name Mountbatten-Windsor, as is normal under U.K. law. But when asked if he had been arrested, the force pointed … Continued
Americans of the revolutionary generation did not think of themselves as direct heirs to “Western civilization,” a term that wouldn’t come into vogue until the 20th century. If anything, they saw their new nation as a break with the European … Continued