Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) stock is one of my oldest holdings, and it's been a horrible underperformer in my portfolio since 2014. Incoming CEO Bob Iger, who previously orchestrated deals to acquire Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm, and got Disney+ up and off the ground, has his work cut out for him. Walt Disney has always been a tough business to unpack.
After a nationwide spike in murders during and immediately following the COVID-19 pandemic, a new analysis shows those numbers might be coming down, and in some places the rate is in freefall.
"Over the past year, we've all witnessed the creative genius and sheer power of a true cultural phenomenon Taylor Swift," said Disney CEO Bob Iger.
Six special letters from the 1960s between two unlikely pen pals have sold at auction for thousands of dollars. They were sent to a Second World War veteran-turned-artist in Ontario by acclaimed Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis. Heidi Petracek reports on what led to the long distance connection and where the letters are now.
Evening Headlines for Friday, April 19, 2024
Here in Canada, you might think our climate and numerous lakes would protect us from severe water shortages. But a rapidly-heating planet means warmer winters and drastically smaller snowpacks — which makes the prospect of serious and prolonged drought a reality. Now, stakeholders in Alberta have signed a series of historic agreements about how water will be shared. Heather Yourex-West explains.
Joe Burrow leads all NFL quarterbacks at $55 million per year.
The hotline for parents to sound the alarm on public school concerns marked one-year last month, however after months of waiting for the records of emails and phone calls, ABC15 just obtained the first week of emails sent to the Empower Hotline.
THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Nelly Korda, seeking to tie an LPGA Tour record with her fifth straight win, shot a 3-under 69 on Friday in the second round of the Chevron Championship, leaving her one shot behind leaders Atthaya Thitikul and Jin Hee Im in the year’s first major. Korda began the day two shots off the lead after opening with a 68 at Carlton Woods. She got out to a tough start Friday, making a double bogey on the first hole before making birdies on two of the next three. She finished
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brayan Bello allowed one hit in six innings, Rob Refsnyder hit his first home run of the season and the Boston Red Sox breezed past the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates 8-1 on Friday night. Bello (3-1) struck out seven and walked two. The lone hit he surrendered was a leadoff double by Jack Suwinski in the bottom of the second. Bello retired the last 11 batters he faced as the Red Sox bounced back from a dismal homestand by handing the Pirates their fourth straight loss. Refsnyder
The Phoenix Police Department faces a federal employment discrimination investigation after complaints by one of the highest-ranking women in the department claims that her supervisor violated her civil rights and the city failed to take timely action.
Many in south Monterey County are reacting to major developments announced Thursday by the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office surrounding two shootings that left six people dead and seven injured.
ABC 10News Reporter Madison Weil emceed at an Alzheimer's Association event and shared her own personal reason for her attendance.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run homer, Nick Lodolo pitched 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball for his second quality start since coming off the injured list and the Cincinnati Reds snapped a three-game skid with a 7-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Lodolo allowed a run and seven hits while striking out six. The 26-year-old left-hander exited in the seventh with one out and runners on second and third. Fernando Cruz came on and struck out Jo Adell and Zach Neto to e
The shooting led to a standoff Wednesday, but the suspect was not found in the Sacramento County home.
The US pop superstar surprised her fans on Friday by releasing a secret ‘double album’ instalment.
Warning: This story contains distressing details.Witnesses who testified on the second week of a coroner's inquest into the deaths of four women at an emergency shelter in Whitehorse were questioned about whether shelter staff were properly trained to respond to medical situations, including overdoses or caring for intoxicated guests. Questions from lawyers came after footage from the video surveillance taken on the night Darla Skookum died was screened at the inquest.The footage revealed that s
A brazen vehicle break-in was caught on camera in the busy parking lot of a nature preserve in East County.
It's expected to be a busy weekend in the Metro Vancouver area as several events, including Surrey's Vaisakhi parade and the Vancouver Sun Run, are scheduled to take place. The Surrey Vaisakhi Parade will take to the streets Saturday, complete with performers, floats, live music and vendors. Organizers say the event is the largest Vaisakhi parade in the world, and is expected to draw up to 500,000 people. The parade route begins at the Gurdwara Sahib Dasmesh Darbar, located at 12885 85 Ave., and
Abc 10News Reporter Perla Shaheen spoke with local leaders who says there has been an increase of anti-semitism following the Israel-Hamas War.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justin Verlander allowed two runs and four his over six innings in the three-time Cy Young Award winner's season debut for the Houston Astros against the Washington Nationals on Friday night. The 41-year-old right-hander, who began the season on the injured list because of right should inflammation, struck out four and walked none, throwing 59 of 78 pitches for strikes. Verlander averaged 94.3 mph with 35 four-seam fastballs and induced five groundouts. The nine-time All-Star r
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