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FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2018, file photo, a person walks past a gas station around Victorville, Calif. The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has dropped 12 cents a gallon (3.8 liters) over the past three weeks to $2.31. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, that falling crude oil costs are the main reason for the decrease at the pump. The average gas price has dropped 66 cents over the past 3 ½ months. The highest average price in the nation is $3.46 a gallon in the San Francisco Bay Area. The lowest average is $1.80 in Baton Rouge, La. (James Quigg/The Daily Press via AP, File)
February 10, 2019 - 12:19 pm

Average US price of gas jumps a penny per gallon, to $2.34

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline is up a penny a gallon over the past two weeks, to $2.34. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that she expects gas prices to keep rising slightly as retailers pass on increases in wholesale...
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FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2013, file photo, members of the Washington County Sheriff's Office and the Hudson Falls Police Department use unloaded guns to take part in an emergency drill as they walk through a corridor inside the Hudson Falls Primary School in Hudson Falls, N.Y. With each subsequent shooting forcing schools to review their readiness, parents are increasingly questioning elements of the ever-evolving drills that are now part of most emergency plans, including the use of simulated gunfire and blood, when to reveal it’s just practice, and whether drills unduly traumatize kids. (Omar Ricardo Aquije/The Post-Star via AP, File)
February 10, 2019 - 11:16 am

Parents question whether shooting drills traumatize kids

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Ever since the Columbine shooting, many school districts have held shooting drills to practice emergency procedures. But 20 years later, some parents are questioning whether kids are traumatized by the drills, which can include simulated gunfire and blood and sometimes happen...
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FILE - In this May 19, 1980, photo, people walk past ruins in the Culmer section of Miami after rioting over the acquittal of four police officers charged with the 1979 beating death of Arthur McDuffie, a black motorcyclist. When future Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and future Attorney General Mark Herring admitted dressing up in blackface in the 1980s racial stereotypes and racist imagery in popular culture seemed to be everywhere. There also was racial unrest and historic elections of black mayors. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
February 10, 2019 - 10:18 am

Blackface, other insensitivities ran rampant in '80s culture

At the time Virginia's future political leaders put on blackface in college for fun, Dan Aykroyd wore it too — in the hit 1983 comedy "Trading Places." Such racial insensitivities ran rampant in popular culture during the 1980s. That was also the decade that Chicago elected its first black mayor,...
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FILE- In this Sept. 13, 2018, file photo Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, speaks at The Economic Club of Washington's Milestone Celebration in Washington. Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man and CEO of Amazon, is publicly accusing The National Enquirer in a blog post of trying to blackmail him by threatening to release more intimate photos of him unless he calls off an investigation into how that information was obtained in the first place. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
February 08, 2019 - 6:17 pm

For Amazon, it's business as usual despite CEO drama

NEW YORK (AP) — First it was a heart-wrenching tweet that he and his wife were getting a divorce after 25 years. Then a tabloid revealed that he'd been having an affair, releasing texts and photos of him and his mistress. As if either of those weren't distracting enough, now Jeff Bezos — the world'...
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam speaks during a news conference
(AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
February 08, 2019 - 4:12 pm

Official: Virginia governor says he won't resign over photo

By ALAN SUDERMAN , Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam told his top staff Friday that he is not going to resign over the racist photo that has roiled state politics, despite intense pressure to step down, according to a top administration official. Northam called a...
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Cashier with customer in grocery store.
(Dreamstime)
February 08, 2019 - 3:55 pm

Say goodbye to checkout lines, more cashier-less grocery stores are coming

SAN FRANCISCO (AP/KMOX) - A year after Amazon opened its first cashier-less store, startups and retailers are racing to get similar technology in stores throughout the world, letting shoppers buy groceries without waiting in line. If they work, cashier-less stores will not only save time but maybe...
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English actor Albert Finney, 1985. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
February 08, 2019 - 8:35 am

"Daddy Warbucks" Actor Albert Finney Dies at 82

LONDON (AP) — British actor Albert Finney, the Academy Award-nominated star of films from "Tom Jones" to "Skyfall," has died at the age of 82. Finney's family said Friday that he "passed away peacefully after a short illness with those closest to him by his side." Finney was a rare star who managed...
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St. Louis Cardinals pitching coach Mike Maddux (31) calls for the trainer
(Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports)
February 07, 2019 - 4:40 pm

No More 'DL' in MLB: Baseball Changing 'Disabled List' to 'Injured List'

A term baseball has used since 1966 is being done away with in Major League Baseball. What has been known as the "disabled list" for more than five decades, will from now on be referred to as the "injured list." MLB says it's concerned the term "disabled" can confuse a player's injury with the "...
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Stan Musial of the Cardinals with former Reds player Frank Robinson
(Photo by AK/MCT)
February 07, 2019 - 1:51 pm

Hall of Famer Frank Robinson Dead at 83

Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Robinson has died at the age of 83, after battling illness for a many years. Robinson had recently been in hospice care at his home in Bel Air. MLB confirmed his death. An MVP with Cincinnati and Baltimore, Robinson cemented his legacy when he became Cleveland's manager...
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Gucci has since pulled the "black face" sweater from its website.
(Gucci, Radio.com)
February 07, 2019 - 12:08 pm

Gucci Pulls Sweater Resembling Blackface From its Website

By Erin Thibeau As Virginia's governor and attorney general are both embroiled in blackface scandals, actor Liam Neeson revealed he once thought of killing a random black person out of a racist revenge fantasy and now a luxury fashion brand is being called out for incorporating racist imagery into...
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