Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El violeta se toma las calles, y las redes sociales, cada 8 de marzo. Identifica universalmente la lucha por los derechos de la mujeres en un mundo donde aún impera una dolorosa desigualdad. La elección del color no es casual: es uno de los legados del movimiento sufragista que
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stressed Wednesday that the central bank’s policymakers have yet to decide how large an interest rate hike to impose at its next meeting in two weeks in its drive to defeat high inflation. Powell had made a similar comment on Tuesday
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By Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN ’90s sitcom star Ben Savage of “Boy Meets World” is running as a Democrat for Rep. Adam Schiff’s southern California congressional seat, the actor announced this week. “I firmly believe in standing up for what is right, ensuring equality and expanding opportunities for all,” Savage said in an Instagram post Monday.
Continue Reading By CIARÁN GILES and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Demonstrations, conferences and artistic events around the world Wednesday marked International Women’s Day, an annual observance established to recognize women and to demand equality for half of the planet’s population. While activists in some parts of the planet noted advances, repression in countries such
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are steadying on Wall Street Wednesday, a day after sinking to one of their worst days of the year. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher in morning trading The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 62 points, or 0.2%, at 32,793, as of 10:30
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TAICHUNG, Taiwan (AP) — The 20-team World Baseball Classic got underway after a six-year absence with Panama defeating Taiwan 12-5 for its first win in tournament history and the Netherlands beating Cuba 4-2 in the opening Group A game as Didi Gregorius drove in the tying run and scored the go-ahead run. Play in Group
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Nick Cannon seems poised to have the last laugh when it comes to all the joking about his large family. After posting a cryptic post about big news coming that had his social media followers believing his 13th child was on the way, Cannon revealed that he was partnering with
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A coalition of Wisconsin business, tourism and health care leaders, former office holders and others says it is working to find a bipartisan solution to keeping the Milwaukee Brewers in the state. The Home Crew Coalition, which announced its formation Wednesday, comes as Democratic Gov. Tony
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Un funcionario de seguridad aeroportuaria murió este miércoles por la mañana durante un enfrentamiento con un grupo de personas que intentaba robar un camión de valores dentro del Aeropuerto Arturo Merino Benítez en Santiago de Chile, informó la Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) a través de un comunicado publicado en
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Rihanna sent a gesture of appreciation to a few special fans who recreated her Super Bowl performance on Tik Tok. The singer, who performed the halftime show at Super Bowl LVII, provided inspiration to a group of residents of Arcadia Senior Living in Bowling Green, Kentucky, who went viral with their
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A crash involving a semi-truck shut down eastbound Interstate 70 near Range Line Street in Columbia on Wednesday morning.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN en Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, informó a través de su cuenta verificada de Twitter que el director de la Unidad Nacional de Protección (UNP), Augusto Rodríguez, sufrió este miércoles un atentado contra su vida, del cual salió ileso. El mandatario no dio detalles de las circunstancias del ataque
Continue Reading By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington, who died Sunday, made it big when rock ‘n’ roll was still a defining cultural force on par with today’s TikTok trends and superhero movies. The iconic band’s last surviving co-founder was also perhaps the last flagpole in a once-powerful part
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN February’s jobs report had a little something for everyone. For workers, there were jobs; for employers, there were workers filling shortfalls caused by the pandemic; for the Federal Reserve, there were indications that the labor market was loosening and wage pressures were easing. Then again, the total of 311,000 net jobs
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN There’s a slight chill running through the US labor market, but the temperature is still too high for the Federal Reserve. The number of job openings in the United States fell to 10.8 million in January, down from an upwardly revised 11.23 million in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — El secuestro y asesinato de cuatro estadounidenses en la ciudad mexicana de Matamoros, justo al otro lado de la frontera con Brownsville, Texas, puso de relieve la violencia en un país al que acuden millones de visitantes internacionales cada año. Y ahora que comienzan las vacaciones de primavera en los populares
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By Melanie Porter Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KSTU) — Driving in a winter storm can be scary enough, but when traffic signals are covered in snow, it’s another risk for drivers, and it can take a while for crews to clean things up. That is, until now. The
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By Jeff Tavss Click here for updates on this story MAPLETON, Utah (KSTU) — A mountain lion was captured in the Mapleton area after residents were previously warned about using caution due to the animal’s presence. On Monday, officials said the mountain lion was seen in the northeast area of the city and that anyone
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) recibió críticas por pronosticar que Rusia registrará este año un mayor crecimiento económico que el Reino Unido o Alemania, a pesar de la creciente presión de las sanciones occidentales. Pero Kristalina Georgieva, directora gerente del FMI, declaró a Poppy Harlow, de CNN, que las perspectivas económicas para
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By Tami Luhby, CNN President Joe Biden and House Republicans have promised not to touch Social Security in their battle over cutting spending to address the nation’s debt ceiling crisis. While that vow is intended to indicate support of the popular entitlement program, it could actually lead to financial disaster. Tens of millions of senior
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