By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Philadelphia Eagle and CBS NFL announcer Irv Cross has been diagnosed with the brain disease CTE. Cross was 81 when he died Feb. 28, 2021. Boston University researchers say Cross suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The researchers said he suffered from stage 4 CTE, which
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Un avión de reconocimiento de la Marina de EE.UU. sobrevoló el estrecho de Taiwán este lunes, en una maniobra destinada a hacer valer el derecho de operar en el espacio aéreo internacional a pesar de las fuertes objeciones del Ejército chino. En un comunicado publicado este lunes, la Séptima Flota de
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Marco Andretti will attempt to defend the only professional championship of his career when he returns this summer to Superstar Racing Experience. SRX is the all-star series created by Tony Stewart. He confirmed he will return to run the full six-race season this summer. Stewart won the inaugural
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN 2022 was the worst year on record for bonds. Despite a promising start, 2023 is starting to look rough, too. The recent global bond rally appears to be tapering off as investors are getting a cold wet dose of reality about Fed rate hikes. Bad news for bonds could spell bad
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By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is about to hear arguments over President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan, which impacts millions of borrowers who could see their loans wiped away or reduced. So far, Republican-appointed judges have kept the Democratic president’s plan from going into effect, and it remains
Continue Reading By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is about to hear arguments over President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan, which impacts millions of borrowers who could see their loans wiped away or reduced. So far, Republican-appointed judges have kept the Democratic president’s plan from going into effect, and it remains
Continue Reading By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is about to hear arguments over President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan, which impacts millions of borrowers who could see their loans wiped away or reduced. So far, Republican-appointed judges have kept the Democratic president’s plan from going into effect, and it remains
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Target’s decision to cut prices to boost sales has paid off. The retailer’s holiday-quarter sales at stores open at least a year rose nearly 1% compared to same period in 2021. That came in well above analysts’ expectations: Wall Street had expected sales to slip. Consumers spent more of their money
Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie and Niamh Kennedy, CNN British police have arrested an aristocrat and her partner after the pair went missing with their newborn baby in early January, but the search for the infant continues. In an update Tuesday, London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement that Constance Marten, 35, and Mark Gordon, 48, had
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Hong Kong (CNN) — China se prepara para dar la bienvenida a un aliado autocrático clave del presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, para una visita de Estado, en medio de advertencias de funcionarios de Estados Unidos que Beijing podría estar considerando ayudar a Moscú en su actual asalto a Ucrania. El presidente
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s energy minister has met with activists who are now blocking the entrance to several ministries in Oslo to protest a wind farm they say hinders the rights of the Sami Indigenous people to raise reindeer in Arctic Norway. The protests began last week outside the Energy Ministry, but blocked the
Continue ReadingBy Sabrina Clay and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN The New College of Florida’s reshaped board of trustees voted Tuesday to abolish diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the school after a heated public comment session — events that follow Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to move the college in a conservative direction. The vote will
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Commerce Department is opening the application process for computer chip manufacturers to access $39 billion in government support to build new factories and expand production. Companies seeking the funds will need to show how they plan to develop a local workforce, with firms getting $150 million
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, is due in Beijing to begin a three-day state visit. The three-day trip is a reminder that Russia’s war in Ukraine has far-reaching effects on global alliances. China says the visit is an “opportunity to promote the further development of
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police said Tuesday they have launched a major search for a two-month-old baby after officers arrested the infant’s mother and her boyfriend who had been missing since January. Aristocrat Constance Marten, 35, and her boyfriend Mark Gordon, 48, a convicted sex offender, had been on the
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By Carma Hassan and Sandee LaMotte, CNN A low-carb, high-fat “keto-like” diet may be linked to higher levels of “bad” cholesterol and double the risk of cardiovascular events such as blocked arteries, heart attacks and strokes, according to new research. “Our study found that regular consumption of a self-reported diet low in carbohydrates and high
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By Richard Allen Greene and Hadas Gold, CNN An Israeli-American citizen was killed in the occupied West Bank as tensions in the region continued to ratchet up after a weekend of violence. Elan Ganeles, 27, was shot dead on Monday evening in what Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service described as a “terror attack”
Continue Reading By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet When you’re struggling to manage a tiny cry-monster who’s hellbent on making sure you never sleep again, who has time to open the mail or check a credit card statement? But there can be steep consequences to neglecting your finances in those hazy days of new parenthood — missed bill
Continue Reading By PAOLO SANTALUCIA and LUIGI NAVARRA Associated Press CROTONE, Italy (AP) — Rescue teams have pulled more bodies from the sea, bringing the death toll from Italy’s latest migrant tragedy to 65. Prosecutors have identified three suspected smugglers. Police said Tuesday that they charged 8,000 euros each for the “voyage of death” from Turkey to
Continue ReadingBy Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent In a bright-red county in a state allergic to regulations, there is a ban on growing grass outside new businesses. Only 8% of a home’s landscaping can have a grass lawn in this booming corner of Utah, about a hundred miles northeast of Las Vegas. And if any
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