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.
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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
Continue ReadingBy 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 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
Continue ReadingBy 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
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
Continue ReadingBy 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 ReadingBy 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
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
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
Continue ReadingBy 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
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN The US Army on Wednesday launched a years-in-the-making rebrand, including two new recruiting commercials, as it aims to increase enlistment numbers after failing to meet its recruiting goals last year. “The Army at the end of the day is here to fight and win the nation’s wars, and we wanted to
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Turkey’s opposition on Monday announced Kemal Kilicdaroglu as the presidential candidate to run against two-decade ruler Recep Tayyip Erdogan in an upcoming election that could change the course of the country. Leader of Turkey’s secular and center-left Republican People’s Party (CHP), Kilicdaroglu (pronounced Ke-lich-dar-ou-loo) is widely seen as everything Erdogan is
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La cantidad de menores de 5 años en EE.UU. que han muerto por sobredosis de opioides ha aumentado significativamente, según un nuevo estudio sobre envenenamientos accidentales. El estudio, publicado este miércoles en la revista Pediatrics, analizó una base de datos nacional y encontró a 731 menores de 5 años entre las
Continue ReadingBy Elliott Polakoff Click here for updates on this story MESA, Arizona (KPHO, KTVK) — A love for music is timeless, and a Mesa duo recently proved that through a shared passion for string instruments. Miguel Rodriguez has been playing a variety of instruments since he was five years old. That’s 67 years. But this
Continue ReadingBy Emily Brown Click here for updates on this story KOCHVILLE TWP., Michigan (WNEM) — Several “severely sick” cats and dogs were removed from an animal rescue after the Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search warrant on Monday, March 6. It happened at Amazing Grace Animal Rescue, located at 3365 Freeland Road in Kochville
Continue ReadingBy Tianna Morimoto Click here for updates on this story SAN MANUEL, Arizona (KPHO, KTVK) — Homeowners in San Manuel were surprised when they opened their door to find another animal lounging in their dog’s bed. The Arizona Game and Fish posted on Twitter that a bobcat was found lying comfortably on the dog bed
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By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The competitors stand rigidly upright with their hands behind their backs, waiting to absorb a brutal slap to the face. When the open-handed blow is delivered, there’s a sharp report and the reaction can be dramatic. Some fighters barely move, while others stumble backward or
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