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Construction companies fined in connection with carpenter's death at Packers stadium 11/29/2023 07:05pm • GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Federal labor inspectors have levied fines against two construction companies in connection with a worker's death at Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers, earlier this year. Joshua Shaw, a 27-year-old carpenter with Mavid Construction, died in June after he was struc 16-year-old Shih Tzu reunited with owner after being stolen during carjacking in Prince George's Co. 11/29/2023 07:03pm • Yet another dog was stolen and then reunited with its owner in the D.C. area. This time, a 16-year-old Shih Tzu named Zoi was returned Tuesday after she was stolen from a gas station Monday in the 1400 block of Hampton Park Boulevard near Largo, Maryland, around 1:15 p.m. Zoi was inside a How I Save Money by Living Simply in Retirement 11/29/2023 07:00pm • Embracing a simple lifestyle in retirement can help you relax, appreciate what you have and save money over the long term. Janet Ruth Heller and her husband, Michael, both former college professors in Portage, Michigan, accomplish this by staying active but keeping a close eye on spending. "Both of Ways to Track Your Financial Health 11/29/2023 07:00pm • One of the most popular measures of financial health in the U.S. is a person's credit score. It's one of the first things lenders check when you request a loan and is an important factor to many landlords, insurance companies, government agencies, employers and utility providers. But does that three FBI agent carjacked in Washington, latest in string of high-profile carjackings 11/29/2023 06:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — An FBI agent was carjacked Wednesday in Washington, D.C., a theft that comes amid a sharp increase in the number of carjackings in the nation’s capital. Two people carried out the midafternoon armed carjacking, police said. The car was found about 30 minutes later about a mi Business Highlights: US growth rate upgraded; GM says it can handle rising labor costs 11/29/2023 06:07pm • ___ US economic growth for last quarter is revised up to a 5.2% annual rate WASHINGTON (AP) — Shrugging off higher interest rates, America’s consumers spent enough to help drive the economy to a brisk 5.2% annual pace from July through September, the government said in an upgrade from its previo Police ID man whose body was pulled from Montgomery Co. car crash with apparent gunshot wounds 11/29/2023 06:05pm • A man who was pulled from his car after a crash Tuesday night and was suffering apparent gunshot wounds has been identified by Montgomery County police. In an update Wednesday evening, police said they are now investigating the death of 20-year-old Orlando Alexander Satz Jr. as a homicide. Sat Fantasy plays: Players to start and sit for NFL Week 13 11/29/2023 05:55pm • The mega bye week is back. Hopefully you didn’t get too comfortable having all 32 teams in action, because are six teams are off this week. That includes the Bills, Bears, Raiders, Vikings, Giants and Ravens. Aside from New York (hang in there, Saquon Barkley), all of those teams have multiple pla Lawsuit alleges negligence in train derailment and chemical fire that forced residents from homes 11/29/2023 04:43pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court alleges negligence by CSX Transportation caused a train derailment and ensuing chemical fire that forced residents of a small Kentucky town out of their homes for more than a day, including most of Thanksgiving. The train derailed o Actor Jonathan Majors appears in court as jury selection begins in New York assault trial 11/29/2023 04:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The actor Jonathan Majors appeared in court in New York on Wednesday for the start of jury selection in a trial in which he is accused of injuring his then-girlfriend during an argument last spring. The trial could wind up playing a big role in what happens next with Majors, who ha Video of teen beating parking guard in upscale neighborhood sparks anger in class-divided Mexico 11/29/2023 04:15pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — An expensive private high school in Mexico said Wednesday it has suspended and may expel a student who was caught on video beating a parking lot attendant at his housing complex. It was the latest in a decade-long string of beatings of working-class Mexicans by wealthy people t Consumer Reports: Electric vehicles less reliable, on average, than conventional cars and trucks 11/29/2023 04:04pm • DETROIT (AP) — Electric vehicles have proved far less reliable, on average, than gasoline-powered cars, trucks and SUVs, according to the latest survey by Consumer Reports, which found that EVs from the 2021 through 2023 model years encountered nearly 80% more problems than did vehicles propelled David Ragan to enter Daytona 500 as part of new #Stage60 program with RFK Racing 11/29/2023 01:50pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — RFK Racing will enter a third car in next year's season-opening Daytona 500 for David Ragan, who will pilot the No. 60 Ford as part of a new program for the organization. The #Stage60 program will bring the No. 60 to the Cup Series and RFK plans to use it in additional race Humanoid robots are here, but they're a little awkward. Do we really need them? 11/29/2023 01:21pm • Building a robot that’s both human-like and useful is a decades-old engineering dream inspired by popular science fiction. While the latest artificial intelligence craze has sparked another wave of investments in the quest to build a humanoid, most of the current prototypes are clumsy and impra GM says it can handle rising labor costs as it announces huge share buyback and dividend increase 11/29/2023 01:09pm • DETROIT (AP) — Clearly frustrated with its languishing share price, General Motors on Wednesday announced a massive stock buyback plan, raised its dividend and told investors it can absorb increased labor costs from a six-week autoworkers strike. The Detroit company said it lost production of 95,0