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 ReadingBy 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 Readingurielblanco (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
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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.
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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 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
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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
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By DAVID A. LIEB, MICHAEL CASEY and MICHELLE MINKOFF Associated Press Constructed four generations ago, the massive rock and clay dam at El Capitan Reservoir is capable of storing over 36 billion gallons of water, enough to supply every resident in San Diego for most of a year. Today, it’s three-quarters empty, intentionally kept low
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB, MICHAEL CASEY and MICHELLE MINKOFF Associated Press Constructed four generations ago, the massive rock and clay dam at El Capitan Reservoir is capable of storing over 36 billion gallons of water, enough to supply every resident in San Diego for most of a year. Today, it’s three-quarters empty, intentionally kept low
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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
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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
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street Thursday, giving up some of the big gains they made a day earlier. Technology companies were leading the declines. The S&P 500 lost 1.1% in the early going, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq gave back 1.7%. The S&P 500 had its biggest gain in two
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A NASA climate research scientist who has spent much of her career explaining how global food production must adapt to a changing climate was awarded the World Food Prize on Thursday. Cynthia Rosenzweig, an agronomist and climatologist, was awarded the $250,000 prize in recognition of
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Howie Mandel and other comics are sounding the alarm after Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage following a performance. An audience member attacked Chappelle Tuesday night right after the comedian wrapped up a set during “Netflix is a Joke: The Festival” at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The man
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three Mid-Missouri school districts are dealing with school bus delays due to flooding. The Cole R-V School District in Eugene, Missouri sent a text message to families and staff Thursday morning that flooding may cause some school buses to run late. Two school bus routes and part of a third for the
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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 ReadingJuan 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
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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
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