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How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 1/4/2024

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:24:18 GMT

Wall Street’s weak start to 2024 carried into a third day. Stocks finished mixed on Thursday following reports showing the U.S. job market remains solid, though maybe a touch too strong. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3%, and is on track for its first losing week in the last 10. The Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a gain of less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.6%. Walgreens Boots Alliance sank after cutting its dividend nearly in half in order to hold onto more cash. That helped overshadow gains for airlines and cruise-ship operators. On Thursday:The S&P 500 fell 16.13 points, or 0.3%, to 4,688.68The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10.15 points, less than 0.1%, to 37,440.34.The Nasdaq composite fell 81.91 points, or 0.6%, to 14,510.30.The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 1.47 points, or 0.1%, to 1,957.73.For the week:The S&P 500 is down 81.15 points, or 1.7%.The Dow is down 249.20 points, or 0.7%.The Nasdaq is down 501.05 points, or 3.3%.The Russell...

These twins don’t share a birthday, or a birth year

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:24:18 GMT

(CNN) — A New Jersey family has welcomed twins who were born not only on different days, but in different years.Around 6 a.m. on New Year’s Eve, Eve Humphrey woke up and told her husband, “Happy birthday, my water just broke.”Although his wife’s due date wasn’t until January 26, Billy Humphrey said he was anticipating a perfect birthday gift: his twin boys being born on his birthday.The expecting parents met with Dr. Melissa Yurkanin, along with the labor and delivery team, at the Virtua Voorhees Hospital.“We had actually joked when I went into the room and said, ‘Oh, wouldn’t this be funny if you had two babies on two separate days, maybe two separate years,’” Yurkanin said.And that is exactly what happened. At 11:48 p.m. on the 31st, Eve gave birth to the first baby, Ezra, who has the official birthdate of December 31, 2023, which written as a numerical date of 12/31/23 reads as 1-2-3-1-2-3.“At first we’re thinking and we got 12 minutes to try to get out another one,” Billy H...

Crash and dash: 3 arrested after stolen BMW crashes into guardrail in Pembroke Pines

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:24:18 GMT

A crash and dash in Pembroke Pines involving a stolen car triggered a search that led police to place three people under arrest.According to Pembroke Pines Police, the crash happened in the area of Southwest 196th Avenue and Pembroke Road, just after 9:15 a.m., Thursday. Investigators said the suspects crashed the stolen dark-colored BMW against a guardrail and fled on foot. Detectives said a witness called 911 to report the crash and that they saw two males and a female flee into the city of Miramar.Investigators said officers spent more than an hour searching for the suspects and were eventually able to locate and apprehend them.Police said one of the suspect is an adult, identified as 26-year-old Calvin Bennett, and the other two are juveniles.

BSO seeks help from public in locating 74-year-old man reported missing from Lauderdale Lakes

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:24:18 GMT

The Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit is seeking the public’s help in locating 74-year-old Lynford Edwards, who has been reported missing from Lauderdale Lakes.According to detectives, Edwards was last seen around 7 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 4, in the vicinity of the 2800 block of Somerset Drive. He was reportedly last seen wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and black boots.Described as weighing approximately 125 pounds and standing 5 feet 4 inches tall, Edwards is bald with brown eyes. According to authorities, his family said that he has health conditions requiring medication.Officials are urging anyone with information about his whereabouts to contact BSO Detective Leonard Charla at 954-321-4274 or call the BSO non-emergency number at 954-764-HELP (4357).

Crews clean up fuel spill at Brickell’s ICON building

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:24:18 GMT

A fuel spill at a condo building in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood drew concerns from residents. The spill took place at ICON Brickell, located on Fourth Street and Brickell Avenue, Wednesday night. Firefighters said it was leaking from a generator. Crews were able to clean it all up.

Local woman reacts to video showing moment her leg got caught in MBTA train door

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:24:18 GMT

Newly released video shows the moment a Medford woman’s leg got caught in an MBTA Green Line train door earlier this week. The incident happened on Monday. On Thursday Rebecca Mason shared her reaction after viewing surveillance video. “My leg was stuck and I was calling for help,” she said. Mason, 36, previously told 7NEWS she was helping her son get off the trolley at the Medford/Tufts stop when the doors closed on her. In a subsequent statement, the MBTA explained “preliminary findings suggest standard procedures were not correctly followed by the operator, which led to the doors shutting prematurely.”New video of the incident shows the trolley initially parked with its doors open. An operator is seen looking back before shutting off the trolley’s power, causing the lights to go off and the trolley’s doors to close. “The operator turned the train off too soon,” Mason said. “And the reason why the safety switch didn’t go off was because the train was turned off...

Teen snaps into action, uses Heimlich Maneuver training to save choking resident at assisted living facility in Chelmsford

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:24:18 GMT

A high school student put a life-saving lesson to good use when she stepped in to aid a person choking in Chelmsford.Emily Durkin, 18, is a student at Nashoba Valley Technical High School, where she’s taken part in the school’s Health Assisting program.And after working with a special training mannequin, she’s also familiar with the Heimlich Maneuver, a technique reserved for choking emergencies that can clear a blocked airway in a pinch.It’s a useful skill that the teenager said she never imagined she’d be putting into use so soon – at the assisted living facility where she works part-time.“She jumped into action quicker than – our nurses were on their way, and she was already on scene, just doing a great job,” said Barry Hillerstrom, the executive director of Benchmark Senior Living at Chelmsford Crossings.Durkin said she leapt into action as soon as she was alerted to a resident choking nearby.“One resident asked me to c...

Preparations underway in Massachusetts as many brace for expected first significant snowfall of season

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:24:18 GMT

Preparations were underway across Massachusetts Thursday ahead of a storm that is expected to bring the region’s first significant snowfall of the season. The storm is expected to arrive late Saturday night and linger through much of the day Sunday, dropping up to 12 inches of snow in some spots.Keeping an eye on the forecasts, members of the public and public officials alike have been busy. “We’re going through everything, making sure all the fluids are ready,” said Stoneham DPW Director Brett Gonsalves. “We’ll go through all the equipment and make sure everything is running properly,” he continued. “We’ll test everything again like we’ve done…and have everything loaded for when we get the call to go in.”In Medford, 7NEWS found one work crew on Thursday afternoon racing to wrap up solar panel installation projects before the winter weather arrives. “We’re going to try to get it all done before the snow comes in to make sure nothing is going to leak, nothing is g...

Advocacy group challenges Donald Trump’s ballot eligibility in Massachusetts

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:24:18 GMT

An advocacy group filed a challenge Thursday that seeks to remove former President Donald Trump’s name from the Massachusetts presidential primary and general election ballots, arguing the Republican is not Constitutionally eligible to appear because of his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.Free Speech for People alongside Boston-based Attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan put the challenge before the Massachusetts Ballot Law Commission, which has the authority to hand down a decision on the statutory or constitutional qualifications of any nominee for national, state, or county office, according to state law.The move comes after both the Colorado Supreme Court and Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows issued rulings that found Trump ineligible to appear on each state’s respective ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, a Civil War-era clause that bars from office anyone who took an oath to uphold the Constitution but engaged in an “insurrection or rebellion” again...

Florida man arrested, accused of threatening to kill U.S Rep. Eric Swalwell and his family

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:24:18 GMT

A Palm Beach County man was arrested this week after federal officials say he threatened to kill U.S House Rep. Eric Swalwell and his family, officials say.Michael Shapiro, 72, of Greenacres, is charged with making an interstate threatening communication after he left five threatening voicemails at the representative’s D.C office in late December, according to a criminal complaint.The complaint did not name Swalwell, a California representative who ran for president in 2020. His identity was confirmed by his office.“There is no place in America for threats of political violence,” Swalwell said in a statement. “We must always resolve our differences at the ballot box. While I will continue to protect my family and staff, these continued threats will never stop me from representing my constituents.”U.S Capitol Police investigated the case, using phone records to link the messages to Shapiro and his home in Greenacres, according to the complaint.“Hey greaseball,” one message began. ” …...