West Salem High School senior Lauren Thornton had had enough. She was done watching her friends and family risk their lives driving distracted. She decided she was going to do something about it.
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The markets had another crazy day.
Stocks ultimately closed down, with the Dow off -1.6%, the S&P 500 off -1.2%, and the Nasdaq off -0.4%.
But that's just the final score.
Over the course of the day, a bunch of huge economic and business headlines crossed, sending stocks but sharply higher and lower.
Here are the day's top stories:
(AP) — Arkansas' lottery has generated more revenue and net proceeds in January than any month since ticket sales began in September 2009. In its monthly report to the Legislative Council's Lottery Oversight Subcommittee and Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday, the lottery said the January revenue included $31.2 million in scratch-off tickets; $27.4 million in draw-game tickets, which include the Powerball and Mega Millions and a handful of other games; and more than $55,000 in retailer fees.
The 12th season resumes tonight.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A ruling that defendants can be required to pay their bail in cash drew objections Thursday from Arkansas' Supreme Court chief justice, who cited a man who had strong …
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - A ruling that defendants can be required to pay their bail in cash drew objections Thursday from Arkansas' Supreme Court chief justice, who cited a man who had strong opinions about the legal system: Johnny Cash.
BEIRUT — Kurdish fighters and their allies captured a military air base in northern Syria under the cover of air strikes as Russia announced on Thursday that its air force carried out more than 500 combat missions in Syria over the past week. Syria’s Kurds have been among the most effective forces battling the Islamic State group, but have remained largely neutral in the conflict between President Bashar Assad and the rebels fighting to overthrow him. [...] on Wednesday, the main Kurdish People’s... Читать дальше...
DENVER (AP) — A probe of a mine waste accident in Colorado that fouled rivers in three states with arsenic, lead and other toxic substances has found further evidence that government workers k…
DENVER - A probe of a mine waste accident in Colorado that fouled rivers in three states with arsenic, lead and other toxic substances has found further evidence that government workers knew a spill from the gold mine was possible, according to documents released Thursday by a U.S. House committee.
DENVER (AP) — A probe of a mine waste accident in Colorado that fouled rivers in three states with arsenic, lead and other toxic substances has found further evidence that government workers knew a spill from the gold mine was possible, according to documents released Thursday by a U.S. House committee. An EPA cleanup crew triggered the spill during excavation work at the mine's entrance, unleashing a 3 million-gallon deluge that contaminated rivers in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah and highlighted... Читать дальше...
William Nylander tops them all.
Nederland heeft te weinig gedaan om Romano van der Dussen bij te staan, vindt CDA-kamerlid Pieter Omtzigt. De Nederlander kwam donderdag vrij na jarenlang onterecht in een Spaanse cel te hebben gezeten. Omtzigt zette zich sinds vorig jaar in voor zijn vrijlating en wil nu de onderste steen boven hebben. Hij vindt het onbegrijpelijk dat het allemaal zo lang moest duren. ,,Het lijkt erop dat de overheid een Nederlands staatsburger nodeloos heeft laten zitten in de gevangenis. Dat is heel kwalijk.''
Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint Post Similar Share Gains, With Varying Retention, Switching
Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) today released analysis of the results from its research on US mobile phone carriers for the calendar quarter that ended December 31, 2015. This analysis features findings about consumer trends in mobile phone activations from October-December, 2015 for AT&T (T), Verizon (VZ), Sprint (S), and T-Mobile (TMUS).
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SA needed an effective turnaround plan to address its challenges and put its economy on an accelerated growth path, President Jacob Zuma said in his state of the nation address in Parliament this evening.
A motorcycle rider has fired a gun during a bizarre attack in the middle of Melbourne's CBD.
The Harford County Sheriff's Office released the names of two officers killed.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats called Thursday for hundreds of millions in emergency spending to fight drug abuse but ran into Republican resistance as another health issue spiraled into an election-year showdown. With the calendar edging deeper into the campaign season, the latest dispute echoes other clashes over whether the federal government should use more taxpayer dollars to contain the Zika virus and help Flint, Michigan, recover from a public health crisis in which its water system has been contaminated with lead. Читать дальше...