By Ariane de Vogue and Maria Cartaya, CNN Chief Justice John Roberts said Thursday that the leak of a draft opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade is “absolutely appalling” and stressed that he hopes “one bad apple” would not change “people’s perception” of the nation’s highest court and workforce. In his first public
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter When Supreme Court justices gather on May 12 for their next closed-door conference to discuss pending petitions and outstanding opinions, everything will have changed. At their conference, secrecy is so guarded that no one else is allowed in the room. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, as the junior-most
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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit over online harassment filed against actor Alec Baldwin by the family of a Marine who was killed in Afghanistan, saying the Wyoming court did not have jurisdiction over the case. An attorney for the family said the case would be refiled elsewhere, the
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By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Elon Musk said Tuesday that he would restore former President Donald Trump’s banned account on Twitter if his deal to acquire the company is completed. Musk’s remarks at an automotive conference mark his first public acknowledgment of what had been widely expected since the billionaire announced plans to
Continue Reading POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say two officers were seriously injured in an early Thursday shooting in Pocatello, Idaho, when a man opened fire on them. Police said the wounded officers were in stable condition at Portneuf Medical Center and are expected to survive. The suspect was also wounded and is expected to survive. The
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By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Mark Teixeira earned plenty of accolades over his long tenure in Major League Baseball. Gold Glove awards. Silver Slugger trophies. A World Series ring. Made a lot of money, too. Still, Teixeira felt something was missing. That hole will be filled Saturday when he graduates from
Continue Reading FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Frankfurt police say they have made more than 30 arrests after supporters of English club West Ham and local team Eintracht Frankfurt clashed before their Europa League game. The police say they had to intervene “at several locations” the previous night due to fights between rival fans or because supporters “wanted
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By Hannah Ritchie, CNN Forces identified by witnesses as Russian have “summarily executed, tortured, and beaten civilians” in the Central African Republic (CAR) since 2019, a report by rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has alleged. The report — which is based on interviews with 40 people, including 10 victims of violence and 15 witnesses
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has announced a wide-ranging enforcement strategy aimed at holding industrial polluters accountable for damage done to poor and minority communities. The strategy includes creation of an Office of Environmental Justice within the Justice Department. It also reinstates a dormant program that allowed fines paid
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Governor Mark Gordon has announced Wyoming will be one of 14 states participating in a collaborative project to address health workforce challenges, with a goal of growing and strengthening the state’s health care workforce.
Continue Reading By Tim Lister and Sanyo Fylyppov, CNN Russian forces are stealing farm equipment and thousands of tons of grain from Ukrainian farmers in areas they have occupied, as well as targeting food storage sites with artillery, multiple sources have told CNN. The phenomenon has accelerated in recent weeks as Russian units have tightened their grip
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates resumed their ascent this week, as the key 30-year loan reached its highest point since 2009. The increases came in the week preceding the widely anticipated action by the Federal Reserve, announced Wednesday, to intensify its fight against the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its
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Yellowstone National Park officials have issued a warning as elk calving season will begin soon.
Continue Reading By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Rep. Paul Gosar boasts he’s been “relentless” in seeking to restore fiscal responsibility and “common sense” when it comes to the “bloated” federal government. “I will continue to cut wasteful federal spending wherever I can,” the Arizona Republican says on his official website. “The American people and taxpayers
Continue Reading By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs wasted nearly $2 million when most of the smartphones bought during the pandemic for homeless veterans went unused, according to an inspector general’s report. The report, released Wednesday, found that the Veterans Health Administration spent nearly $7 million to purchase 10,000 phones with unlimited
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Elizabeth Olsen says her famous older sisters Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen spoiled her as they were growing up together. “It’s an amazing feeling, being the younger sibling to twins,” she told Harper’s Bazaar UK. “If I was spoiled by one, the other one wanted to match it. I loved it.” Mary-Kate
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Iona City Hall is getting an upgrade thanks to a new construction company in the area.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La mancha roja brillante, la piel sensible, los días de descamación… esta es solo una parte de la historia de los daños solares. Las quemaduras solares son la prueba más inmediata de que pasamos demasiado tiempo bajo el sol sin protección, pero lo que a menudo no vemos de inmediato es
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The current water tower for the city of Idaho Falls will be replaced soon with a new one.
Continue Reading By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Europe has finally proposed a ban on Russian oil, but has again stopped short of using its most potent weapon — sanctioning Russia’s natural gas. On Wednesday, the European Commission put forward a sixth package of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, which includes a plan to phase
Continue Reading By Jessica Willey Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Officers had to climb through a window to get into an apartment where five children were left home alone in terrible conditions, court records say. The children, ages 11, 9, 7, 5 and 1, are with relatives, Houston police say. Their
Continue Reading OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi women’s basketball coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin has agreed to a new contract running through 2026 after leading the Rebels to their first NCAA Tournament in 15 years. The school didn’t disclose details of the deal. McPhee-McCuin led Ole Miss to its first NCAA Tournament and Associated Press ranking since 2007 in
Continue Reading By Mycah Hatfield and Jeff Ehling Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A judge has sentenced Andre Jackson, who was convicted of murdering 11-year-old Josue Flores in 2016, to life in prison. Jackson testified during Wednesday’s proceedings ahead of Judge Denise Collins’ decision. He could have been given a minimum
Continue Reading Victoria Fernandez (CNN) — Bill Gates se mostró cauteloso esta semana sobre la adquisición de Twitter por parte de Elon Musk, por valor de US$ 44.000 millones, y dijo que el CEO de Tesla “podría empeorar las cosas”, a pesar de su sólida trayectoria en otras empresas. Aunque en su comentarios en la Cumbre de
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — The French soccer league’s financial watchdog says first-division clubs lost 645 million euros ($678 million) during the coronvirus-hit 2020-21 season. The DNCG says 17 of the 20 teams in Ligue 1 lost money. Match revenues took a huge hit as games were held without fans from October onward and with only 5,000
Continue Reading By Keenan Willard Click here for updates on this story ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina (WRAL) — Rocky Mount police are searching for the person who killed a 20-year-old man in a drive-by shooting Thursday morning. According to police, Javonta Crandall was riding with a friend on Sunset Avenue around 8:30 a.m. when another car pulled
Continue Reading By Maggie Brown Click here for updates on this story PANTEGO, North Carolina (WRAL) — Early in January, North Carolina wildlife photographer Lori Ann Beckwith spotted a small cub hiding in the top of a tree in a wildlife refuge in Pantego. “I waited around for three hours, and the cub stayed there,” Beckwith said.
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About 14.9 million people around the world died as a direct or indirect result of COVID-19 in the period between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization — nearly three times more deaths than were officially reported.
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A leading Catalan separatist politician says that Spain’s top intelligence official has acknowledged that her agency hacked into the cellphones of some politicians but insists it had proper judicial authorization. The digital rights group Citizen Lab says over 60 politicians, activists and others in Spain were
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health care for all for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic. But it was for just one condition — COVID-19. Now, things are reverting to the way they were as federal money for
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — Los amantes de “Game of Thrones” que aguardan con ansias el estreno de “House of the Dragon” pueden dar este jueves un vistazo a lo que será la serie: se publicó un nuevo tráiler de la precuela en redes sociales. “La historia no recuerda la sangre. Recuerda nombres”. Con ese
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By Brad Parks, CNN A United Airlines passenger was taken into custody Thursday morning at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport after opening an aircraft door and walking out onto the wing of the plane while it was taxiing. “A male subject was onboard a plane that was approaching the gate when he pulled the emergency exit
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s cyber arm says a team spent months working with officials in Lithuania to help protect government networks there from cyberattacks. The U.S. Cyber Command mission involved a specialized team that worked to identify vulnerabilities and counter malicious cyber activity affecting the networks of Lithuania’s foreign affairs ministry and defense systems.
Continue ReadingBy Libby Smith Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — Opera Colorado is in dress rehearsals for it’s final production of the season, Bizet’s “Carmen.” Excitement is running high as the production comes together. “’Carmen’ is the most iconic and the most often performed opera in all the repertoire,” said Greg
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Historic Downtown Pocatello’s Main Street will soon be lit up with an important piece of local history.
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN There are many levels to “The Staircase,” a drama as much about the making of the docuseries chronicling Michael Peterson’s murder trial as the salacious case itself. While the episodes occasionally grind too slowly, Colin Firth’s riveting work as the hard-to-read suspect elevates this HBO Max limited series several steps
Continue Reading By Zac Summers Click here for updates on this story LOGANVILLE, Georgia (WGCL) — A paraprofessional at an elementary school in Gwinnett County is accused of cutting a student’s hair, infuriating the child’s parents. Carla Royston and her husband have never cut their son’s Jax hair because their family takes pride in long hair. “Our
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN Bill Gates sounded a note of caution this week on Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, saying the Tesla CEO “actually could make it worse” despite a strong track record with his other business ventures. While Gates did not precisely define what he meant by “worse” in remarks at the
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Paramount+ keeps beaming up “Star Treks” whether needed or not, but its latest, “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” draws more heavily on the original series than perhaps anything in the fleet. A direct prequel populated by younger versions of characters like Spock and Uhura, it’s hardly a bold construct but
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Federal Reserve finally seems prepared to whip inflation. The last time the Fed faced surging prices like this, it jacked up interest rates and the US economy endured multiple slowdowns. Do Americans need to fear a repeat of the early 1980s? Many investors and economists worry that
Continue Reading By Sharon Chin Click here for updates on this story SAN CARLOS, California (KPIX) — A San Mateo man has helped hundreds of formerly homeless military veterans turn their new apartments into comfortable homes. Vietnam veteran Roger Yarborough lived in a tent for five years until he moved into his own apartment at Mercy Housing’s
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Weather-permitting, the road from East Entrance to Lake Village (Sylvan Pass), and Canyon Village to Lake Village, will open Friday, May 6 at 8 a.m. to public motor vehicle traffic.
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — El mexicano Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez es una de las principales estrellas actuales del mundo del boxeo y, según señala Forbes, ha entrado en el top 10 de los deportistas mejor pagados. Contratos como el que el Canelo firmó con DAZN a cambio de 11 peleas y 365 millones de dólares le
Continue Reading By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business So much for the good feelings on Wall Street. US markets fell sharply Thursday, marking their worst day of the year and eviscerating all of the gains from Wednesday after the Federal Reserve’s announcement of its plans to increase in its benchmark interest rate won over investors. Fed Chair Jerome
Continue Reading Amarachi Orie, CNN A vase kept in a kitchen in England could sell for £150,000 ($186,000) after it was revealed to be a rare 18th century Chinese artifact which was created for the Qianlong Emperor. The vase was purchased by a surgeon in the 1980s for a few hundred pounds, according to UK-based auction house
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By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Tornadoes, flash flooding and hail threaten a wide section of the South as they push east Thursday, a day after the same line of severe storms spawned reported tornadoes — snapping power lines, tearing apart buildings and enticing storm-chasers — in Texas and Oklahoma. An enhanced risk — Level 3
Continue Reading By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Tornadoes, flash flooding and hail threaten a wide section of the South as they push east Thursday, a day after the same line of severe storms spawned reported tornadoes — snapping power lines, tearing apart buildings and enticing storm-chasers — in Texas and Oklahoma. An enhanced risk — Level 3
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El papa Francisco apareció en silla de ruedas en una reunión este jueves con la Unión Internacional de Superiores Generales en el Vaticano. Según la oficina de prensa del Vaticano, “debido al dolor de la rodilla, los médicos le han aconsejado que descanse la extremidad.” Francisco podría seguir utilizando la
Continue Reading By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN An opposition group that is actively campaigning against Rep. Madison Cawthorn has released a video clip appearing to show the North Carolina Republican naked in bed and, as Cawthorn described it, “being crass with a friend” and “acting foolish.” After the video appeared on social media, Cawthorn tweeted, “A new
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Tripped-up supply chains and a coronavirus surge in China are causing headaches for top athletic brands. Under Armour tumbled 25% Friday after the company posted a $60 million loss during its most recent quarter due to supply chain delays and recent Covid-19 lockdowns in China. Chinese authorities imposed a lockdown
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. dollar’s value surged in April as investors sought refuge amid a growing list of uncertainties hanging over the market and the Federal Reserve’s aggressive shift to fight rising inflation. The currency had been gaining strength throughout the economic recovery in 2021 and
Continue Reading ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — More than 40 years after blazing a trail for female video game characters, Ms. Pac-Man was inducted Thursday into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, along with Dance Dance Revolution, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Sid Meier’s Civilization. The Hall of Fame considers electronic games of all
Continue Reading CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — William Byron has reached a three-year contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports that will keep him in the No. 24 Chevrolet through the 2025 season. The 24-year-old Byron has two Cup Series wins already this season and four in his career. He made the playoffs for the third consecutive year in 2021
Continue Reading By Hafsa Khalil, CNN A Virgin Atlantic flight heading to New York’s JFK Airport turned back to London Heathrow after it emerged the first officer hadn’t completed the airline’s final flying test. Flight VS3 was around 40 minutes into the journey on Monday when a “rostering error” emerged, leading to the flight returning to London,
Continue Reading By Jennifer Korn and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Update: This story was originally published on May 6. It has been updated to reflect the Supreme Court’s final decision. The Supreme Court’s Friday ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade is almost certain to spark a wave of new state legislation taking aim at abortion rights, and
Continue Reading By Jennifer Korn and Clare Duffy, CNN Business A wave of new legislation taking aim at abortion rights across the country is raising concerns about the potential use of personal data to punish people who seek information about or access to abortion services online. In some of the most restrictive states, digital rights experts warn
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN Meat-heavy banquets have long been thought to be a common feature of early medieval life for England’s kings and nobles, who are often depicted feasting on legs of animal flesh and knocking back goblets of ale in the great halls of their realm. However, a new study that examined the dietary
Continue Reading By Mariya Murrow Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — An elderly woman is in critical condition after emergency responders pulled her out of a fire that broke at her DeKalb County home. Firefighters responded to the residence on Maplewood Drive just before 3 a.m. Thursday. Upon arrival, crews saw flames
Continue Reading By Mariya Murrow Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — An Atlanta Police Department officer is recovering in the hospital after being shot while responding to a burglary on Marietta Street. Police believe the shooter was a security guard. It happened just after 6 a.m. Thursday after police were called to
Continue Reading By Kendall Keys, James Paxson Click here for updates on this story GENESEE CO., Michigan (WNEM) — Class was back in session for a Genesee County elementary school after more over than a dozen students came down with an unknown illness, sending some to the hospital. All students have recovered, but one parent whose child
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, Lisa Respers France, Caroll Alvarado and Stella Chan, CNN A representative for Dave Chappelle has released a statement regarding an audience member who attacked him Tuesday night while the comedian was performing at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. “As unfortunate and unsettling as the incident was, Chappelle went on with the
Continue Reading By KMOV Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The push to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri pushes forwards as two bills in Jefferson City aim to legalize it sooner. One bill to legalize the personal use of marijuana for adults passed Wednesday but it needs to make it
Continue Reading By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business US labor productivity tumbled by 7.5% in the first quarter of 2022 — the largest decline in worker output per hour since 1947, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. The report also showed that unit labor costs, or how much workers are paid per unit of output, surged by
Continue Reading Victoria Fernandez (CNN Español) — El ministro de la Presidencia, Relaciones con las Cortes y Memoria Democrática, Félix Bolaños, denunció que los teléfonos móviles del presidente del Gobierno, Pedro Sánchez, y de la ministra de Defensa, Margarita Robles, fueron espiados a través del software Pegasus. Según afirmó Bolaños en conferencia de prensa este lunes, el
Continue Reading Victoria Fernandez New Delhi (CNN) — Una niña de 13 años que presuntamente fue violada en grupo por cuatro hombres en la India fue supuestamente violada otra vez por un agente de policía después de que trató de buscar su ayuda para denunciar el ataque inicial. Las autoridades de Uttar Pradesh confirmaron este miércoles que
Continue Reading By Tim Lister and Sanyo Fylyppov, CNN Russian forces are stealing farm equipment and thousands of tons of grain from Ukrainian farmers in areas they have occupied, as well as targeting food storage sites with artillery, multiple sources have told CNN. The phenomenon has accelerated in recent weeks as Russian units have tightened their grip
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates rose this week, continuing an upward trend that has pushed rates more than two percentage points higher this year. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.27% in the week ending May 5, up from 5.10% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. It is the highest since 2009 and
Continue Reading Mortgage rates rose this week, continuing an upward trend that has pushed rates more than two percentage points higher this year.
Continue Reading By Lauren Trager Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A local mom is terrified after she learned the minivan she recently bought to carry her growing family could spontaneously explode. Jaime Adamski is about ready to give birth to twins. She already has a toddler and a pre-teen, so getting
Continue Reading ZURICH (AP) — Chile is challenging Ecuador’s place at the World Cup finals tournament over an alleged ineligible player. The Chilean soccer federation asked FIFA to investigate its claim that Ecuador player Byron Castillo is actually Colombian and not entitled to have played in qualifying games. FIFA confirms it received the formal complaint. It comes
Continue Reading By WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A black bear in Asheville decided to go for a quick swim, and it was all caught on video. Elaine Bailey says her family was having dinner when she noticed the bear crossing the Swannanoa River, which runs behind her
Continue Reading By Samiar Nefzi Click here for updates on this story COLUMBIA, South Carolina (WLOS) — South Carolina’s options for execution have caught the attention of anti-death penalty advocates across the country after the use of firing squad was signed into law. “We’re playing God,” said Randy Gardner, the brother of the last person executed by
Continue Reading By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Walgreens pharmacy chain has reached a $683 million settlement with the state of Florida in a lawsuit accusing the company of improperly dispensing millions of painkillers that contributed to the opioid crisis. State Attorney General Ashley Moody said Thursday the deal was struck after
Continue Reading By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some small businesses are still struggling to hire qualified workers, even as Americans return to the U.S. job market in droves. Hiring and retaining employees remains the top challenge for small businesses, according to a survey of 1,100 businesses by Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business
Continue Reading By Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story SWAIN COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Swain County Schools were placed on lockdown Thursday morning after school officials say they were notified of a potential threat. In a statement released to News 13, school officials say at approximately 7:45 a.m. Thursday morning a teacher at
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — En 2016, un avión de aspecto extraño, cubierto con más de 17.000 paneles solares, le dio al mundo un vistazo al futuro de los vuelos. Con la envergadura de un Boeing 747, pero con el peso de una camioneta SUV, la aeronave le dio la vuelta a la Tierra sin utilizar una
Continue Reading By Clare Foran and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy discussed the 25th Amendment on a call with GOP leadership days after the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and said the process “takes too long,” according to an audio recording obtained by two New York Times reporters and shared with CNN.
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN The day after the Met Gala, Lili Reinhart shared some thoughts about celebs who dieted to fit into their fashion for the event. “To walk on a red carpet and do an interview where you say how starving you are…because you haven’t eaten carbs in the last month…all to fit
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez and Brandon Miller, CNN Drought conditions worsened in much of the Southwest over the past week, according to the latest update from the US Drought Monitor, deepening the region’s water crisis and fueling record-setting wildfires across multiple states. More than 98% of the Southwest is in drought this week, according to the
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar veteran Stefan Wilson will return to the cockpit for this month’s Indianapolis 500. The announcement gives race organizers enough driver-car combinations to fill the traditional 33-car starting grid if each car qualifies. The British driver hopes to make his fourth Indy start in the No.
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN More than one million people have now died of Covid-19 in the US since the pandemic’s start, according to Tuesday data from Johns Hopkins University — a reminder the pandemic is not over even as much of the country pushes to move away from Covid-19 measures. And experts believe the true
Continue Reading By Rachel Metz, CNN Business If you believe Mark Zuckerberg, the future is virtual. Last year, Meta plowed $10 billion into Facebook Reality Labs, the part of the company that develops virtual- and augmented-reality gadgets and software. The division is responsible for bringing to life the Facebook founder’s vision of a world where virtual reality
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — “Tenemos una cuenta que saldar”, tuiteó la estrella del Liverpool Mo Salah después de que el Real Madrid protagonizara una extraordinaria remontada en los últimos minutos contra el Manchester City para establecer un enfrentamiento con los Reds en la final de la Champions League el 28 de mayo. La última
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates rose this week, continuing an upward trend that has pushed rates more than two percentage points higher this year. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.27% in the week ending May 5, up from 5.10% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. It is the highest since 2009 and
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Alrededor de 14,9 millones de personas en todo el mundo murieron como resultado directo o indirecto de covid-19 en el período comprendido entre el 1 de enero de 2020 y el 31 de diciembre de 2021, según las nuevas estimaciones de la Organización Mundial de la Salud, casi tres veces
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the push to get U.S. boardrooms to look more like companies’ customers and employees, advocates are finally seeing just how steep the task will be. Boards of directors at publicly traded U.S. companies are much more white and much less diverse than the overall
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Former pro hockey player Akim Aliu has a graphic novel in the works that tells his story and how he overcame racism and poverty. The 32-year-old Aliu was born in Nigeria to mixed-race parents and then lived in Ukraine before the family moved to Canada. Aliu’s allegations three years
Continue Reading By Rachel Metz, CNN Business On a recent April afternoon I tossed a few things into a basket at Target — cereal, graham crackers, kids’ sunglasses — then sat down at the end of an aisle filled with beauty items, placed a hand into a box-like machine, and let a robot paint my fingernails. Made
Continue Reading PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has again raised its key interest rate, to the highest level in 23 years, to continue its fight against soaring inflation. Thursday’s hike of three-quarters of a point to 5.75% is the eighth straight increase since June. The bank, which considers high consumer prices a major threat,
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Fresh off her Oscar win, Ariana DeBose will return to her Broadway roots to host next month’s Tony Awards, which honor the year’s best musicals and plays on the Great White Way, the American Theatre Wing announced Wednesday. Following in the footsteps of previous hosts Neil Patrick Harris and James Corden,
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The Pocatello Police Department is releasing the names of the two officers involved in the officer-involved shooting that occurred May 5, 2022, on East Bridger Street.
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week but the total number of people collecting jobless aid is at its lowest level in more than 50 years. Jobless claims in the U.S. rose by 19,000 to 200,000 for the week ending April 30, the Labor Department
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Biden administration plans to seek bids this fall to buy 60 million barrels of crude oil as the first step in a years-long process aimed at replenishing America’s emergency oil reserve, an Energy Department official told CNN. This would mark the first time since the early 2000s that the
Continue Reading By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business In a bid to curb high inflation, the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday increased its key short-term interest rate by half a percentage point — the first hike of that magnitude in 22 years. While the US economy is still operating in a fairly low rate environment, that won’t last
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers Elon Musk has strengthened the equity stake in his $44 billion offer to buy Twitter with commitments of more than $7 billion from a diverse group of investors including Silicon Valley heavy hitters like Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison. A regulatory filing Thursday also said
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When the Federal Reserve decides it’s necessary to pursue the biggest interest rate hike since 2000, you wouldn’t expect a moment of celebration on Wall Street. But that’s exactly what happened on Wednesday. The S&P 500 jumped 3%, logging its best day in almost two years. The Dow rose 2.8%,
Continue Reading Sonia Moghe, CNN Amber Heard took the stand on Wednesday in her defense against a $50 million defamation claim brought by her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, detailing in her three hours of testimony the early days of their romance and allegations of physical and sexual abuse. “I struggle to find the words to describe how painful
Continue Reading By Sonia Moghe, CNN Amber Heard took the stand again on Thursday, with at times emotional and graphic testimony in her defense against a defamation claim brought by her ex-husband, Johnny Depp. In her second day of testimony, Heard described alleged physical abuse by Depp that she said escalated into the couple mistreating each other.
Continue Reading By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is highlighting its support for proposals to route an international rail line through its Santa Teresa border crossing, capitalizing on Mexico’s unease with disruptions along the Texas portion of the U.S. border. Mexico had considered a route through Texas, but in recent days
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid had little reason to hope it could pull off another comeback as the game entered the final minute with Manchester City on the brink of consecutive Champions League finals. But once again faith trumped reason at the Santiago Bernabéu. Rodrygo delivered two goals in
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