Former mixed martial arts fighter Phil Baroni has been arrested in Mexico for allegedly killing his girlfriend, the prosecutors’ office in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit said Wednesday. The office said a woman was found dead on Jan. 1 in the beach town of San Fernando, just north of …

A Nebraska company on Friday expanded a recall of alfalfa sprouts after 15 cases of salmonella were linked to the food. SunSprouts Enterprises doubled its recall that was first announced Thursday, Nebraska health officials said. The 1,406 pounds (638 kilograms) of raw sprouts was distributed in 4-ounce and 2.5-pound (113-gram …

President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.7 trillion government spending bill, averting a government shutdown. The bill includes more aid to Ukraine and funding for his domestic priorities.  The White House said Thursday that the bill “caps off a year of historic bipartisan progress for the American people.” “The …

From her home in Baltimore last year, Tawanda Jones watched police officer Derek Chauvin stand trial in a Minneapolis courtroom for the murder of George Floyd. While the content of the widely televised proceedings in 2021 was disturbing, for Jones the most troubling part was the testimony of expert pathologist …

Stocks rose on Wall Street Wednesday, lifting major indexes into the green for the week as investors were cheered by signs that consumers remain resilient as well as strong corporate earnings reports. The S&P 500 rose 1.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.6%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 1.5%. …

Consumers in the market for an electric vehicle in early 2023 could get a bigger-than-expected tax credit come January 1 because of a delay by the Treasury Department in drawing up rules for the tax breaks. The department late Monday said it won’t finish the rules that govern where battery …

Washington — The Senate unanimously approved a measure Wednesday night that would ban federal employees from using TikTok on all government devices, a move made out of security concerns over the app and its Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance.  The measure introduced by GOP Sen. Josh Hawley, which passed by unanimous …

The CEO of the largest bank in America, Jamie Dimon, is eyeing world events for signs of how severe a potential recession in the U.S. may be. Many on Wall Street, including Dimon’s own bank, JPMorgan Chase, predict the U.S. will tip into recession early next year. “It’s turbulent,” Dimon …

Seniors have one more day to make changes to their Medicare plans, including picking a new Medicare Advantage plan, with open enrollment for the program closing at the end of December 7. Medicare Advantage plans are increasingly popular with seniors, with nearly half of Medicare-eligible Americans opting for one of …

The man who shot and wounded Lady Gaga’s dog walker while stealing her French bulldogs last year took a plea deal and was sentenced to 21 years in prison on Monday, officials said. The Lady Gaga connection was a coincidence, authorities have said. The motive was the value of the …