Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El multimillonario ruso Roman Abramovich anunció el miércoles que planea vender el Chelsea Football Club debido a que es “lo mejor para el Club, los aficionados, los empleados, así como los patrocinadores y socios del Club”. No se proporcionó un cronograma, pero Abramovich dijo que la venta “no se
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — Mientras las bombas rusas caían sobre Kyiv, Járkiv y otras ciudades de Ucrania, el presidente Volodymyr Zelensky pidió el lunes a la Unión Europea que “admita urgentemente a Ucrania” en el bloque. “Hacemos un llamado a la Unión Europea para que admita urgentemente a Ucrania utilizando un nuevo procedimiento”, dijo
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By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich has confirmed he is trying to sell the Premier League club he turned into an elite trophy-winning machine with his lavish investment. The speed of Abramovich’s looming exit from Chelsea is striking as he was trying to instigate a plan
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By Brian Stelter and Bianna Golodryga, CNN Journalists from the last remaining independent news network in Russia have left the country for their own safety, one day after Russia instituted a digital roadblock against the network. The country’s Prosecutor General’s Office issued an order on Tuesday to restrict access to both TV Rain, also known
Continue Reading By Brian Stelter and Bianna Golodryga, CNN Journalists from the last remaining independent news network in Russia have left the country for their own safety, one day after Russia instituted a digital roadblock against the network. The country’s Prosecutor General’s Office issued an order on Tuesday to restrict access to both TV Rain, also known
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In its first full year of operation, Columbia’s “Pay-As-You-Throw” garbage system has brought down the amount of residential trash collected in the city. However, it’s missed the mark when it comes to staffing and resident satisfaction.
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren was tentative at times early in his freshman season as he tried to fit in with a team full of veterans. The lanky 7-footer became more assertive as the season wore on, demonstrating the skills that have him projected as a top-three pick in the next
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Russia’s stock market remains shut down. The ruble is worth less than a penny. And Western businesses are fleeing. JPMorgan warns a Russian default could be next. “Sanctions imposed on Russia have significantly increased the likelihood of a Russia government hard currency bond default,” JPMorgan emerging markets strategists wrote in
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jackson County prosecutors say a second suspect is charged in a triple killing in Kansas City. Twenty-one-year-old Joshua Bell faces three counts of second-degree accessory murder and four other charges in the October 2021 deaths of 24-year-old Kanen X. Wheaton, 23-year-old Johnnai Owens and 24-year-old Devon Key. The three victims
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By Brian Fung, CNN Business Over the past week, Ukraine’s government has pressured major tech platforms to rethink how they operate with Russia, and it has been pretty successful. Social media companies have reduced the reach of Russian state-backed media outlets, for example, and Apple has stopped selling its products and limited some services in
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Ford is creating two new business units, one for electric vehicles and software and another for its traditional internal combustion vehicles. These companies will report their financial results separately from the rest of Ford but they will not be spun off as entirely separate companies. This new corporate structure will
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By Catherine Thorbecke Fitbit is recalling 1.7 million smartwatches due to a potential burn hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday. The voluntary recall exclusively involves Fitbit Ionic smartwatch models, which contain a lithium-ion battery that can potentially overheat and pose a burn hazard to consumers, according to the CPSC. The agency said the
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By Donald Judd and Jeremy Herb, CNN The White House on Wednesday detailed a new slate of economic measures levied against Russia and its ally Belarus, condemning Belarus for “enabling (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.” Among Wednesday’s actions are new restrictions extending export control policies to Belarus and preventing diversion of tech and
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By Donald Judd and Jeremy Herb, CNN The White House on Wednesday detailed a new slate of economic measures levied against Russia and its ally Belarus, condemning Belarus for “enabling (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.” Among Wednesday’s actions are new restrictions extending export control policies to Belarus and preventing diversion of tech and
Continue ReadingBy Marie Saavedra Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Chicago woman says a moving mess cost her family virtually everything they owned, including priceless photos and heirlooms. Brigitte Doherty hired Chicago-based Safeway Moving Systems as the broker to arrange to move everything her elderly parents acquired in their 60-year marriage
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By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The leaders of OPEC and its oil-producing allies are sticking with their plan to gradually increase oil production while Russia’s invasion of Ukraine rattles markets, reshapes alliances, kills civilians and sends the price of crude skyrocketing. The OPEC+ coalition of oil producers chose to increase
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Is the American consumer finally close to being tapped out? It appears that some Wall Street investors think that shoppers might, at long last, be ready to drop. According to a report this week from S&P Global Market Intelligence, short selling in consumer stocks — essentially betting that
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Dynamo have signed Mexican national team captain Héctor Herrera to a designated player contract that will run through at least the 2024 season. Herrera is a midfielder currently playing for Atletico Madrid in La Liga. He will join the Dynamo this summer upon completion of the Spanish season. His contract
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Just weeks after three members were overwhelmingly recalled by San Francisco voters, the SFUSD board voted Tuesday to layoff nearly 300 staffers including 151 teachers, counselor and social workers. It was the first major vote since SFUSD President Gabriela Lopez and
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty were fined a WNBA record $500,000 for chartering flights to away games during the second half of the season last year and for other league rules violations, a person familiar with the fine told The Associated Press. The person spoke on
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