PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Tesla says it delivered 241,300 electric vehicles in the third quarter even as it wrestled with a global shortage of computer chips that has hit the entire auto industry. The Palo Alto, California, company’s sales from July through September beat Wall Street estimates. Third-quarter sales rose 72% over the 140,000
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN They had enrolled at the American University of Afghanistan because they saw it as an opportunity, a pathway to a better future. But now, in the words of one student, “I do not dream and hope for my future. My future is not safe in Afghanistan, and it looks very dark
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — Un grupo de 21 empleados actuales y antiguos de Blue Origin, la empresa de cohetes fundada por Jeff Bezos, firmaron un ensayo en el que denuncian lo que describen como un lugar de trabajo tóxico en el que la “disidencia profesional” es “sofocada activamente” y en el que ciertos lÃderes
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By Theresa Waldrop, CNN What are the odds? A Florida woman’s two Mega Millions tickets won $2 million — each. Susan Fitton, 64, claimed the $4 million winnings from one drawing on September 14, the Florida Lottery said in a release. Fitton’s tickets each matched all five of the white ball numbers, but not the
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By Dan Merica, CNN There is possibly no Democrat outside of Washington, DC, who is more closely watching the chaotic negotiations playing out on Capitol Hill than Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe. The messy machinations of Congress rarely play a role in off-year races, but Virginia is the notable exception. Not only are the
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says militants have targeted security forces in a vehicle travelling near the Afghan border, killing four soldiers and one policeman. In a statement Saturday, they said the attack took place in the Spinwam area of North Waziristan, and that an operation was underway to strike back against the militants.
Continue ReadingBy SIMON GUTIERREZ Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Portland’s latest shooting and 66th death from gun violence happened just a block away from another shooting just the day before. It’s a reality neighbors throughout north, northeast, and southeast Portland have been living with for months. “It’s terrifying. You feel
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police say a boy believed to be between 12 and 14 years old was involved in a carjacking — the second time in two weeks that a child has assisted in the armed theft of a vehicle. Police say an 11-year-old boy pistol-whipped a man last week while stealing a vehicle
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By Melissa Alonso, CNN Three parking valets were fatally struck by a driver fleeing police late Friday in Houston, police said. The pursuit started after a police sergeant saw a car doing donuts in a private parking lot about 10 p.m. local time, Houston Police Assistant Chief Yasar Bashir told reporters. When the car moved
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have placed three-time All-Pro left guard Quenton Nelson on injured reserve, a move that will keep him out at least three weeks. Nelson had started all 54 games, including playoffs, since Indy drafted him with the sixth-overall selection in 2018. He sprained his right ankle in last Sunday’s loss
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La Casa Blanca convocará una reunión de 30 paÃses este mes con la intención de intensificar los esfuerzos globales para hacer frente a la amenaza del ransomware a la seguridad económica y nacional, dijo el presidente Joe Biden en una declaración compartida en exclusiva con CNN. “Las amenazas cibernéticas afectan a
Continue Reading By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — More than 5,000 far-right protesters have gathered in Romania’s capital of Bucharest to reject new pandemic measures coming soon as authorities seek to combat an alarming surge of COVID-19 infections. Daily COVID-19 infections in the European Union nation of 19 million have skyrocketed from around 1,000
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One woman is dead and another is hospitalized after a car crashed into a tree in Des Moines. The accident happened around 3:30 a.m. Saturday. The names of the victims have not been released. Police say officers observed a vehicle speeding and tried to stop it, but the vehicle sped
Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of hot-air balloons created a colorful tapestry against a blue sky in New Mexico’s largest city, kicking off a nine-day annual event that was canceled last year due to the pandemic. Saturday morning’s mass ascension was the first of five scheduled  for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The 2020 fiesta
Continue ReadingBy Abby Dodge, Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Police are still looking for the suspects in the death of a Kansas City teenager. Gabriel Williams, 14, was shot and killed in the 9500 block of James A. Reed Road in Kansas City last week. Williams was
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Zlatan Ibrahimovic has withdrawn from Sweden’s squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Kosovo and Greece. The national team said the veteran striker hasn’t fully recovered from a knee injury. Ibrahimovic turns 40 on Sunday. He was called up by Sweden this week with coach Janne Andersson saying “I hope
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By John Blake, CNN At first, Clint Smith had trouble making out the objects beside a white picket fence in the distance. Then he drew closer; what he saw made him shudder. Planted in a garden bed in front of the fence were the heads of 55 Black men impaled on metal rods, their eyes
Continue Reading BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — More than 5,000 anti-government protesters have gathered in Romania’s capital of Bucharest to reject new pandemic measures coming soon as authorities seek to combat an alarming surge of COVID-19 infections. Daily COVID-19 infections in the European Union nation of 19 million have skyrocketed from around 1,000 cases a day a month
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By Nada Bashir, CNN US climate envoy John Kerry said Saturday that global targets to slash greenhouse gas emissions are “do-able,” striking an optimistic tone at the end of final high-level meeting before the COP26 international climate talks in Glasgow next month. Kerry said the more than 40 ministers who attended the pre-COP26 event in
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las cosas están a punto de ponerse un poco tranquilas entre la NASA y su flota de exploradores robóticos de Marte. Y es que está a punto de producirse una esperada interrupción de las comunicaciones, todo ello gracias al Sol. La conjunción solar de Marte sucede entre el 2 y el
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