By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The first all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning rolled off the assembly line in Detroit on Tuesday, with a great deal riding on its launch for both the company and electric vehicles overall. Interest and demand in the vehicles have been very strong, with Ford taking 200,000 preorders for the electric version
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By Simon Bouvier, Xiaofei Xu, Camille Knight and Elias Lemercier, CNN A 118-year-old nun living in a nursing home in southern France has become the world’s oldest living person, according to the Guinness World Records. Sister André is also the oldest nun ever, according to a statement released by Guinness on Monday. Born as Lucile
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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The race for the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP has at least seven legitimate candidates. Toronto’s Auston Matthews leads the league in goals, Edmonton’s Connor McDavid has the most points, and Calgary’s Johnny Gaudreau has carried the Flames to the top of the Pacific Division. The New York Rangers
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Inflation is at a 40-year high, and Americans are feeling it. A gallon of gas costs about double what it cost in January 2021. Home prices were up a whopping 19.8% year-over-year in February. And, in March, groceries cost 10% more than they did a year earlier. Thankfully some analysts
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By Priscilla Alvarez and Donald Judd, CNN The Biden administration said Tuesday it will comply with an order from a federal judge in Louisiana temporarily blocking the end of a public health authority known as Title 42 on the US-Mexico border. “If, and when, the court actually issues the (temporary restraining order), the department is
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By Daniel Dale, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy keeps repeating a false claim about Attorney General Merrick Garland. In an interview on Fox last Wednesday, McCarthy said that if Republicans win control of the House in the November midterm elections, “We’re gonna investigate the attorney general. Why did he go after parents, and call
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy keeps repeating a false claim about Attorney General Merrick Garland. In an interview on Fox last Wednesday, McCarthy said that if Republicans win control of the House in the November midterm elections, “We’re gonna investigate the attorney general. Why did he go after parents, and call
Continue Reading MUNICH (AP) — American Maxime Cressy ended a seven-match losing streak at tour-level by beating sixth-seeded Daniel Evans of Britain 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the BMW Open. The 24-year-old Cressy hadn’t won since reaching the round of 16 at the Australian Open in January. He will next face Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori. Belarusian
Continue ReadingBy Demie Johnson Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (WISH) — Three people died Sunday in what police called a double murder-suicide. It happened on the southwest side of Indianapolis on Countryside Drive. The neighborhood, according to people who live there, is known for being family-friendly. However, Sunday was a different story.
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft are headed back to the launch pad, kicking off the second astronaut mission for SpaceX in just one month. On board will be four professional astronauts, destined for the International Space Station, including the first Black woman to join the ISS crew.
Continue ReadingBy Mycah Hatfield and Jeff Ehling Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — More than 10 witnesses took the stand Monday in the murder trial for a man accused of stabbing and killing an 11-year-old boy who was walking home from school. Former Marine Andre Jackson pleaded not guilty. He’s accused
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By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer COVID-19 patients have two treatment options that can be taken at home. But that convenience comes with a catch: The pills have to be taken as soon as possible once symptoms appear. The challenge is getting tested, getting a prescription and starting the pills within five days of the
Continue ReadingBy Miya Shay Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A former marine is glad to be alive after a frightening confrontation in a grocery store parking lot that was caught on his dash camera on Thursday. It happened at 4:20 p.m. at Costco near Bunker Hill when Victor Santos noticed
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN Nearly 60% of adults and 75% of children have antibodies indicating that they’ve been infected with Covid-19, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data come from an ongoing study of blood samples sent to commercial laboratories across the US. At the beginning of
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Durante años, Elon Musk ha utilizado Twitter para compartir públicamente sus opiniones sobre la plataforma de redes sociales que ahora comprará con un multimillonario acuerdo. Elon Musk comprará Twitter por US$ 44.000 millones Luego de algunas semanas vertiginosas de un tire y afloje bastante público entre Musk y Twitter, la compañía dijo
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs, speeding an ongoing trend toward more efficient lighting that officials say will save households, schools and businesses billions of dollars a year. Rules finalized by the Energy Department will require manufacturers to sell energy-efficient light bulbs, accelerating a
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El presidente electo de Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, ofreció disculpas a sus excolegas del Banco Mundial que lo denunciaron por acoso cuando trabajaba en esa institución, en un video difundido este lunes a través de la cuenta de Facebook de Mary Munive, vicepresidenta electa de Costa Rica. En su mensaje, Chaves
Continue Reading By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former top security executive at eBay Inc. has pleaded guilty to his role in a campaign to harass and intimidate a Massachusetts couple who published an online newsletter he perceived as critical of the company. James Baugh is eBay’s former senior director of safety and security.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A task force is recommending dozens of policy changes in response to a Black Wichita teenager’s death while being restrained at a juvenile detention center. The task force was created after 17-year-old Cedric Lofton died in September after being restrained facedown for more than 30 minutes. The Wichita Eagle reports the
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — Los mercados estadounidenses se desplomaron este martes. El Dow cayó 810 puntos, o un 2,4%, en el marco de una venta masiva de acciones estimulada por el temor a una desaceleración económica. La caída ocurrió tras una breve recuperación este lunes. Las acciones tecnológicas de gran capitalización lideraron las pérdidas, mientras
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