By Michelle Watson, CNN A New Year’s Day police check on a stolen car report ended when the car plunged over 20 feet and landed on a house and another vehicle in North Caldwell, New Jersey, authorities said in a Facebook post. Officers were at the scene after responding to a report of a stationary
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By Allison Morrow, CNN Coinbase, one of the most popular US crypto-trading platforms, agreed to a $100 million settlement after New York regulators found “significant failures” to comply with the state’s anti-money-laundering laws. The settlement includes a $50 million penalty Coinbase must pay to the New York Department of Financial Services and a pledge to
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By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in his first major speech of 2023, has pledged to halve inflation, grow the U.K. economy and stop illegal immigration. In a speech setting out the Conservative government’s priorities for the year ahead, Sunak focused on tackling the U.K.’s slowing economy and
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says House Republicans’ inability to unify behind a speaker candidate is “embarrassing” and “not a good look” for the country. Speaking at the White House on Wednesday before traveling to Kentucky for an event to highlight last year’s bipartisan infrastructure law with
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LONDON (AP) — West Ham co-chairman David Gold has died at the age of 86 following a short illness. Gold’s death was announced by the Premier League club. Gold and David Sullivan became chairmen in 2010. Gold played for West Ham’s junior team from age 13-16 then had a successful business career. He was chairman
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Sharon Osbourne revealed that her daughter Kelly Osbourne has quietly welcomed a baby, her first, with her boyfriend, Sid Wilson. Osbourne and the Slipknot DJ are new parents to a baby boy named Sidney, her mom announced during an appearance on Britain’s “The Talk” on Tuesday. “So great, so great. She
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story TACOMA, Washington (KPTV) — Two men are expected to appear in U.S District Court in Tacoma Tuesday on charges related to attacks on four power substations that left thousands without power, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. On Christmas morning, four power substations in Pierce
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Irish regulators on Wednesday hit Facebook parent Meta with hundreds of millions in fines for online privacy violations and banned the company from forcing European users to agree to personalized ads based on their online activity. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission imposed two fines totaling 390 million euros ($414 million) in its decision
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings slipped in November but remained at high suggesting businesses are still determined to add workers, a blow to the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool hiring and wage gains. There were 10.46 million job vacancies on the last day of November, down slightly from
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By Melanie Johnson Click here for updates on this story CLAYTON, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Louis County couple’s mission to feed the hungry has taken over their home. “Anybody that needs food. We give it to them,” Riz Khan, President of the Little Angels Foundation, said. “Whether it’s a crazy winter, whether it’s snowing,
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La cubana Celia Cruz es la artista latinoamericana mejor posicionada en la lista de los 200 mejores cantantes de todos los tiempos de la revista Rolling Stone. Celia Cruz, nacida en La Habana en 1925 y de nombre completo Úrsula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso, fue ubicada en el lugar número
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations are fine-tuning a coordinated response to China’s COVID-19 crisis and are zeroing in on travel restrictions that would upset both Beijing and the global airline industry. China has already vehemently rejected travel restrictions some EU nations have started to impose and has warned of
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN The number of available jobs in the United States totaled 10.46 million in November, according to data released Wednesday by the Department of Labor. That’s more than the 10 million total job openings that economists were expecting, according to Refinitiv, and slightly lower than the upwardly revised October total of 10.51
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By AnneClaire Stapleton, Julia Vargas Jones and Marcia Reverdosa, CNN Republican Rep.-elect George Santos admitted to stealing a man’s checkbook that was in his mother’s possession to purchase clothing and shoes in 2008, according to documents obtained by CNN. The admission came in a statement Santos gave to police in 2010, according to 150 pages
Continue Reading By AnneClaire Stapleton, Julia Vargas Jones and Marcia Reverdosa, CNN Republican Rep.-elect George Santos admitted to stealing a man’s checkbook that was in his mother’s possession to purchase clothing and shoes in 2008, according to documents obtained by CNN. The admission came in a statement Santos gave to police in 2010, according to 150 pages
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By Brian Kerhin Click here for updates on this story WAUPACA, Wisconsin (WLUK) — A man who allegedly falsely claimed he was shot in the chest and his family was abducted was charged Tuesday with three criminal counts. Ryan Lohrentz, 39, made an initial appearance Tuesday on charges of possession of a firearm while intoxicated,
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By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Salesforce said Wednesday that it will cut approximately 10% of its workforce and reduce its real estate footprint, making it the latest tech company to slash expenses as broader economic uncertainty continues to hit Silicon Valley particularly hard. In a letter to employees announcing the job cuts, Marc Benioff, Salesforce’s chair
Continue Reading PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech government has approved a bill aimed at bringing defense spending at the required NATO goal of 2% of gross domestic product as Russia’s war in Ukraine continues. Defense Minister Jana Cernochova said Wednesday the bill would “ensure a stable and transparent financing of big defense strategic projects in the future.”
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Missouri llevó a cabo este martes la primera ejecución conocida en Estados Unidos de una persona abiertamente transgénero, cuando Amber McLaughlin, condenada por un asesinato en 2003 y quien solicitó sin éxito clemencia al gobernador, fue ejecutada mediante inyección letal. “McLaughlin fue declarada muerta a las 18:51”, dijo el Departamento Correccional de
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Two living legends have a special collaboration in the works. According to Dionne Warwick, she and country icon Dolly Parton will be releasing a brand new single later this month. Warwick broke the news during an appearance on the “Tamron Hall Show” on Tuesday. The famed singer said Parton, who
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