By SEUNG MIN KIM and JOSH BOAK Associated Press CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden is celebrating an agreement to provide Intel with up to $8.5 billion in direct funding and $11 billion in loans for computer chip plants nationwide. The Democratic president talked up the investment Wednesday in the political battleground of Arizona.
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British privacy watchdog said Wednesday it was investigating a report that staff at a private London hospital tried to snoop on the Princess of Wales ’ medical records while she was a patient for abdominal surgery. The Information Commissioner’s Office said: “We can confirm that we
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers have agreed to renew Ukraine’s import rates, which have been in place since shortly after Russia invaded while adding protective measures for agricultural products such as grain and honey to address the concerns of farmers across the 27-nation bloc. Farmers angry at red tape
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Mega Millions jackpot has reached $977 million for Friday night’s drawing after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Tuesday night. The winning numbers drawn on Tuesday were 24, 46, 49, 62, 66 and the gold Mega Ball was 7. The estimated jackpot was $893 million with a cash
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By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — In an expanse of desert 30 miles east of Cairo, Egypt, a new city is rising. Already boasting the tallest tower in Africa and the biggest cathedral in the Middle East, the city is one of a series of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s grand megaprojects intended to develop the
Continue ReadingSofÃa Barruti Esta cobertura en vivo finalizó. Para ver las entradas más recientes haz clic aquÃ. Un joven palestino herido llora a sus familiares muertos tras un bombardeo israelà nocturno que afectó un edificio en el campo de refugiados de Nuseirat, en el hospital de los Mártires de Al-Aqsa en Deir al-Balah el 20 de
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The three major Republican candidates for Missouri governor agree on income taxes — they should be eliminated.
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Several members of the Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared to be searching for a way to let a retired Texas councilwoman sue the mayor after she was arrested for removing a public document. But after nearly 90 minutes of oral argument, it wasn’t fully clear how the court would
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The crowd at Quintana Beach was enjoying a respite from a sweltering June day two years ago when the calm was shattered by a fiery explosion. A sphere of orange flame flew into the air above Freeport LNG, a liquefied natural gas export terminal between two beaches near the
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los legisladores de Alabama aprobaron un proyecto de ley este martes que, de ser promulgado, prohibirÃa a las escuelas y universidades públicas mantener o financiar programas de diversidad, equidad e inclusión (DEI por sus siglas en inglés). El proyecto de ley, SB129, también requerirÃa que las universidades públicas “designen baños
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump está en modo de pánico a medida que se acerca el plazo para asegurar una fianza de casi US$ 500 millones para apelar su caso de fraude civil en Nueva York, según múltiples fuentes familiarizadas con él. Los abogados de Trump admitieron este lunes que estaba
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TODAY: Behind last night’s cold front, we’ll be a hair cooler this afternoon. With northwest winds and mostly sunny skies, we expect highs in the mid-50s. TONIGHT: Clouds increase into the overnight, with temperatures settling in the low-to-mid 30s. Winds will be light from the east, keeping our coolest air in our northeastern counties. EXTENDED:
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — No bidders appeared at a court-ordered auction of the family home of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, where she had been held under house arrest for nearly 15 years. Many in Myanmar view the house as a historical landmark of Suu Kyi’s nonviolent struggle
Continue ReadingBy RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The school year in Afghanistan has started but without girls whom the Taliban barred from attending classes beyond the sixth grade, making it the only country with restrictions on female education. The U.N. children’s agency says more than 1 million girls are affected by the ban. It
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say the death toll has risen to 14 in the crash of a bus into a tunnel wall on an expressway in northern China. Broadcaster CCTV said Wednesday that 37 other people were injured. The accident happened Tuesday afternoon on a major expressway in Shanxi province. There was no
Continue ReadingBy ROSS D. FRANKLIN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band returned to the stage Tuesday evening at the Footprint Center in Phoenix in a triumphant reboot of the Boss’ postponed 2023 world tour. In September Springsteen, 74, announced his tour would be delayed until 2024, citing doctor’s advice as
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Price rises in the U.K. eased more than anticipated in February, raising expectations that the Bank of England may start cutting interest rates in the next few months. The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, fell to 3.4%,
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By Suyin Haynes, CNN (CNN) — Growing up in the UK, photographer Jamie McGregor Smith was familiar with traditional churches and their historic architecture. But in 2018, when McGregor Smith and his family moved to Vienna, Austria, he noticed cathedrals and churches across Europe built in a 20th century brutalist style. Intrigued, McGregor Smith planned
Continue ReadingQUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say twelve miners have been killed in a explosion inside a coal mine in southwest Pakistan. Authorities rescued eight miners and recovered all the bodies after the explosion in the min in Harnai, a district in the Baluchistan province. A local mine inspector said Wednesday investigators were still working to
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian benchmarks were mostly higher on Thursday after U.S. stocks rallied to records following the Federal Reserve’s i ndication that it expects to deliver interest rate cuts later this year. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.6% to 40,676.77 after the government reported exports grew nearly 8%
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