By Rachel Metz, CNN Business The parent company of Facebook and Instagram is taking on a new role as a brick-and-mortar retailer. On Monday, Meta announced the Meta Store, which will be the company’s first attempt at selling its physical products — including the Quest 2 virtual reality headset and Portal video calling device —
Continue ReadingBy Chandler Watkins Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Louis County jury starts hearing evidence against Beau Rothwell, the man charged with killing his pregnant wife, Monday. Rothwell is accused of killing his wife Jennifer Rothwell in November of 2019. Police said she was six weeks pregnant
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By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The co-leader of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party says former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder should leave the party. Schroeder’s ties to the Russian energy industry have left him increasingly isolated at home. One of two co-leaders of Scholz’s center-left Social Democrats said in a radio interview Monday that
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business With lots of worries out there — inflation, Covid, interest rates, Ukraine, stock volatility — consumers are willing to pay a premium when seeking comfort in the form of sweet treats like Coca-Cola. And investors are seeking a safe haven in the company’s stock. Coca-Cola reported first quarter
Continue ReadingVictoria Fernandez Los Ángeles (CNN) — Los animales salvajes del sur de California podrán moverse con más libertad gracias a un puente que cruzará los 10 carriles de la autopista 101 en el noroeste de Los Ángeles y conectará dos hábitats cruciales. “¡Está funcionando!”: en Utah se emocionan al ver que los animales usan un
Continue ReadingBy Chandler Watkins Click here for updates on this story DEPOE BAY, Oregon (KPTV) — Two teen siblings are safe and back home following a Coast Guard rescue at Whale Cove in Depoe Bay Saturday. According to officials, a visitor at the Whale Cove Inn witnessed two teens, one 13-year-old girl and one 15-year-old boy,
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a story published April 21, 2022, about invasive pear trees, The Associated Press erroneously reported that fire blight is a fungus. It is a bacterial disease.
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Oregon (KPTV) — An Albany woman was arrested Saturday afternoon after an investigation found her 3-year-old child dead, according to Albany Police. At around 2:30 p.m., Albany Police stopped 32-year-old Rebekah Gasperino in a traffic stop. During the stop, police came to the conclusion
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A nine-year-old Merrimack, New Hampshire boy got the chance to try something new this weekend. Aiden Collyar lost his leg to cancer a year ago. On Sunday, he was a special guest at the Bionic 5K in Cambridge on Sunday. The
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Anyone looking for a place to live right now is navigating one of the toughest and most expensive housing markets in recent history. The pandemic boom in housing pushed home prices to an all-time high of $375,300 in March, 34% higher than the median price of $280,600 in March 2020,
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Anyone looking for a place to live right now is navigating one of the toughest and most expensive housing markets in recent history. The pandemic boom in housing pushed home prices to an all-time high of $375,300 in March, 34% higher than the median price of $280,600 in March 2020,
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Britney Spears anunció que se está tomando un descanso de las redes sociales, semanas después de decirle al mundo que está embarazada de su tercer hijo. La estrella del pop de 40 años reveló en una publicación de Instagram este domingo que dará un paso atrás “por un tiempo”. “¡¡¡Voy
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — All the major railroads now plan to offer their employees up to $600 a month in advance of raises they expect to pay once the current two-year-old national contract talks are eventually settled. But a coalition of unions that represents more than 105,000 railroad workers
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By Jackie Wattles and Jennifer Korn, CNN The first all-private mission to the International Space Station finally made its way home Monday, making a splash down landing off the coast of Florida and concluding a mission that has lasted a week longer than expected. This mission was brokered by the Houston, Texas-based startup Axiom Space.
Continue ReadingCNNEE Nota del editor: Wendy Guerra es escritora cubanofrancesa y colaboradora de CNN en Español. Sus artículos han aparecido en medios de todo el mundo, como El País, The New York Times, el Miami Herald, El Mundo y La Vanguardia. Entre sus obras literarias más destacadas se encuentran “Ropa interior” (2007), “Nunca fui primera dama”
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN Lana and Lilly Wachowski, the filmmakers behind “The Matrix” series and “Cloud Atlas,” are auctioning off nearly 200 props and film ephemera from their vast archives. It wasn’t easy to part with some of the treasures, Lilly Wachoswki said, including original pieces from some of the most iconic moments from the
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Bono, Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter of the band U2. Personal Birth date: May 10, 1960 Birth place: Dublin, Ireland Birth name: Paul David Hewson Father: Brendan Robert Hewson, post office worker Mother: Iris Elizabeth (Rankin) Hewson Marriage: Ali (Stewart) Hewson (August 21, 1982-present)
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By Marianne Garvey Actor Johnny Depp concluded his testimony in his defamation trial against Amber Heard in a Fairfax, Virginia court on Monday. His fourth day on the stand, Depp was cross-examined by Heard’s attorney, Ben Rottenborn. He was asked about audio recordings of arguments with Heard and whether she was the only person who
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer General Motors says it will offer an electrified Chevrolet Corvette as early as next year. President Mark Reuss says in a statement on LinkedIn on Monday that the automaker will also offer a fully electric Corvette sometime in the future. An electrified vehicle generally means a gas-electric hybrid or
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell broadly in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday as worries about rising inflation and interest rate hikes weigh on investors and extend the market’s losses. The S&P 500 fell 0.9% and roughly three out of every four stocks within the index lost
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