By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s population increased in 2023 for the first time in three years. The California Department of Finance released a population estimate on Tuesday showing the state gained just over 67,000 people in 2023 for a total population of more than 39.1 million. It’s the first population
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule Tuesday that will end many uses of the highly toxic, cancer-causing solvent methylene chloride. The chemical will still be available for certain purposes, but with new guidelines meant to keep workers safe. Activists have been pushing for such regulations for decades,
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Marjane Satrapi, the acclaimed Iranian-French filmmaker and cartoonist, has won the 2024 Princess of Asturias Foundation award for communication and humanities. The Spanish organization said Satrapi was an essential voice in the defense of human rights and freedom. She is best-known for her monochrome autobiographical cartoon book
Continue ReadingBy TW Starr Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Storms Sunday night caused widespread damage across the ArkLaTex. One of the hardest hit areas of Shreveport was the Lake Front Apartments on North Market Street. A lot of cleanup was going on Monday, but more importantly about 23 families are
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — It wasn’t just inflation starting off 2024 hot, paychecks did as well. A closely watched measure of labor costs showed that compensation growth accelerated much faster than expected during the first three months of the year, providing an unwelcome data point for Federal Reserve officials looking for inflation pressures
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Adidas’ Samba and Gazelle sneakers might look like they’re from another decade, but they’re the hottest shoes on sale right now. The German sportswear company said that sales of the retro-style shoes are “very strong and growing,” helping increase first-quarter growth at the company, which is still
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pay and benefits for America’s workers grew more quickly in the first three months of this year, a trend that could contribute to higher inflation and raise concerns about the future path of price increases at the Federal Reserve. Compensation as measured by the government’s Employment
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, will close all 51 of its health care centers in six states and end virtual health care services, the company said Tuesday. Walmart had made a big push into health care in recent years, opening clinics next to its
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Spikes of influenza A virus seen in wastewater samples from 59 sewer systems across 18 different states this spring may point to the spread of the H5N1 avian influenza virus that is currently infecting dairy cattle, a new study suggests. So far, the US Department of Agriculture has reported
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, North Carolina (WLOS) — For the second year, a young girl organized a youth mental health rally in Franklin — and this year, the she attracted the likes of the state’s top health official as the keynote speaker. Gracie Parker, age 11, led the
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — A former Italian foreign minister has been convicted and sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for his role in the sale of an apartment in Monte Carlo inherited by his right-wing party. Gianfranco Fini is a former leader of the Italian Social Movement, which he moved away from its
Continue ReadingBy ERIK VERDUZCO and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Law enforcement officers with an arrest warrant demanded that a man come out of a house in North Carolina before four were killed by gunfire, the victims unable to survive shots coming from inside the dwelling, a witness and officials said Tuesday. Still
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Six years after being forced out as as national security adviser, H.R McMaster is releasing a book about his brief, contentious time in the Trump administration. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Tuesday that “At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty in the
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By Larry Madowo and Isaac Oyombe, CNN Mai Mahiu, Kenya (CNN) — At least 91 people are missing after heavy flooding across Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, the government said Tuesday, after weeks of heavy rain and flash floods ravaged parts of the country. Some 76 people are missing after flooding near the hard hit town of
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press Some 170 foundations, donors and advisors have signed on to a pledge started by the nonprofit Democracy Fund to make their grants earlier this Election Year. A small portion of the billions spent around the November election will go to nonprofits working to boost voter participation and access to voting.
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Wildlife researchers say the wolf population on a remote Lake Superior island is stable. But they announced Tuesday that the moose population had declined by 14% from last year. Scientists have conducted an annual survey of Isle Royale’s wolves and moose since 1958. The only break was in 2021, when
Continue Reading By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Ten years after creating a new model for dating apps with its “women make the first move” feature, Bumble is opening the door to men starting conversations on its platform. Bumble is rolling out a new feature called “opening moves” that will let female users set a
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Nowadays, it’s anyone’s guess when the Federal Reserve will begin
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft has returned to Earth with three astronauts who lived for six months on the country’s space station. The craft and three astronauts landed in the Gobi Desert on Tuesday evening. The spacecraft carrying a replacement crew had arrived at the orbiting space station about four days earlier. China plans
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say gunmen have fatally shot a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in the northwest. Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan are the only countries where the spread of polio has never been stopped. Police said Tuesday that the gunmen fired at team working in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing the
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