By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks gained ground in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday as investors review a mostly solid round of earnings reports and await the Federal Reserve’s latest policy statement. The decisive move higher in early trading was a welcome relief following several days of volatile swings
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russia has placed more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine’s border and ratcheted up war games in the region. Moscow denies it is planning an assault but the United States and its NATO allies fear that Russia is planning for war and are also preparing for one.
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN They’ve left Dunder Mifflin behind, but not each other. John Krasinski will direct his former “The Office” costar Steve Carell in his new movie, “If.” The movie is a tale about “a child’s journey to rediscover their imagination,” reports Deadline, and will be directed, written and produced by Krasinski. Krasinski took
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urielblanco (CNN Español) — Reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI) es una tarea crucial y urgente en la lucha contra el cambio climático. Al comer alimentos de origen marino, podrías contribuir en esta batalla. Sin embargo, esos alimentos tienen que ser producidos de manera sustentable… y la maricultura puede ser la clave
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Sales of new single family homes in December rose to their highest level in 10 months as buyers snapped up cheaper homes in anticipation of higher interest rates. The Commerce Department reported that December’s increase put the seasonally adjusted annual sales pace to 811,000
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Las selecciones de la Concacaf concluyeron este miércoles una triple fecha del octogonal final rumbo al Mundial de Qatar 2022. Canadá, Estados Unidos y México, los tres primeros de la tabla, ganaron sus respectivos partidos y afirmaron sus posiciones de clasificación. Aquí, el resumen de los resultados y las
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man who was left a quadriplegic when his Uber vehicle crashed last year is seeking $63 million in damages in a negligence lawsuit he has filed against the ride-hailing platform. William Good alleges in the lawsuit filed Tuesday that Uber “failed to appropriately screen, hire and supervise their driver, resulting
Continue Reading By Adrienne Moore Click here for updates on this story ELK GROVE, California (KOVR) — An Elk Grove horse rescue was robbed over the weekend. Thieves took off and then crashed a truck that is used to haul and feed the animals. “First, it was disbelief. It was like ‘This can’t be,’ and then it
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LAGUNA HILLS, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A Laguna Hills High School student unleashed a flurry of racial slurs directed at the only Black player on Portola High School’s boy’s basketball team during a game last week. A cell phone camera captured the flurry of slurs
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– La Marina de Estados Unidos intenta recuperar su avión caza más avanzado de las profundidades del Mar de China Meridional: una operación extremadamente compleja que, según los analistas, será vigilada de cerca por Beijing. Armas nucleares, aviones de combate y buques de guerra: cómo se comparan los arsenales de Estados Unidos y
Continue Reading By MARISSA SULEK Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Vanderbilt students raise concerns after they uncovered toxic mold levels in their dorms. One resident assistant said he got sick last semester. His symptoms wouldn’t go away until he went home for Thanksgiving break. He lives at the Highland Quad residence
Continue Reading By Andrew Carey and Abeer Salman, CNN Israeli settlers in a convoy of cars rampaged through a Palestinian town in the West Bank near Nablus on Monday evening, marking the latest in a string of violent incidents involving settlers in recent months. Israel’s Defense Minister condemned the settlers’ behavior and promised to take action, though
Continue Reading By JUSTINA LATIMER Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV) — Three families with more than 20 kids went to dinner and were shocked to find that someone had already taken care of their large bill. Adrian Maddox was working over the weekend at Toots West and was seated with the large
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN More than a decade ago, Indonesia and Norway made a landmark deal: Norway would pay Indonesia up to $1 billion to slash its planet-warming emissions by slowing deforestation. The pact had some success, but new research shows it contributed little to Indonesia’s climate goals and suggests Norway could have paid the
Continue Reading ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia has reached an agreement with the United States to buy 89 Bradley fighting vehicles as part of cooperation with Washington and plans within NATO to form an infantry brigade. Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said Wednesday that his government is expected to formally endorse the $196 million (173 million-euro) deal at
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are opening with solid gains on Wall Street Wednesday, led by technology stocks after Microsoft reported standout results for its latest quarter. The decisive move higher in early trading was a welcome relief following several days of volatile swings as investors try to gauge whether the Federal Reserve will succeed in
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police say one person was killed and another injured in a shooting early Wednesday outside a St. Louis bar. Television station KMÖV reports that the shooting happened around 1 a.m. outside Royal Palace just blocks west of Fairground Park in the north part of the city. Officers called to the scene
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By Evan Perez and Tierney Sneed, CNN Amid a violent crime wave, and as congressional efforts on police reform have petered out, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco touted the Biden administration’s efforts to both support law enforcement and address police misconduct. “This is not an either/or,” Monaco told CNN in an exclusive interview Tuesday. “We
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Kansas City are investigating the shooting death of a woman at an apartment complex on the south end of the city. Police say the shooting happened around 10 p.m. Tuesday in the Loma Vista neighborhood. Officers called to the scene said they heard screaming and calls for help
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday it will add four new members to its board of trustees. It’s a first for the Seattle-based philanthropic giant, whose decision making has been guided by very few hands since its incorporation in 2000. Wednesday’s announcement means the global charitable group
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