HUNTINGTON — John Hope Bryant, founder and CEO of Operation Hope and long-time friend of Marshall University President Brad D. Smith, visited the Joan C. Performing Arts Center on Wednesday for a fireside chat, where he shared more information on…
Authorities looking into the deadly avalanche in California’s Sierra Nevada will investigate whether criminal negligence played a role in the tragedy. A sheriff’s office leading one of several investigations said Friday that it couldn’t share more details, saying it is…
Wall Street kept calm after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, and stocks ticked higher. The S&P 500 added 0.7% Friday. It had been flipping between small gains and losses before the court’s ruling, following discouraging…
WASHINGTON — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s faith calls him to address hunger, health access and community care, he said during an event Thursday at the progressive Center for American Progress that previewed a potential campaign in the 2028 cycle.
U.S. stocks fell, while oil prices climbed. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% Thursday for its first loss in four days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite lost 0.3%. The company behind Booking.com and Priceline sank…
The U.S. trade deficit slipped modestly in 2025, a year in which President Donald Trump upended global commerce by slapping double digit tariffs on imports from most countries. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the gap the between the goods…
CHARLESTON — A new $25 million Congressional Directed Spending allocation will allow West Virginia International Yeager Airport to advance its $75 million CRW Next Terminal Development Project by providing the funding needed to begin enlarging and upgrading the Charleston airport’s…
Union Pacific’s bid to buy and absorb Norfolk Southern Corp. is on hold as the company revises its application to meet criteria set out by the Surface Transportation Board. Supporters of the proposed transaction have remained relatively quiet during this…
With Marshall University administrators citing projected savings of more than $2 million over three years, the school's Board of Governors discontinued the Thundering Herd’s swimming and diving program and introduced a stunt team on Tuesday.
Warner Bros. Discovery is briefly reopening takeover talks with Skydance-owned Paramount to hear the company’s “best and final” offer, while the Hollywood giant continues to back the studio and streaming deal it struck with Netflix. In a Tuesday regulatory filing,…
