NEW YORK (AP) — Officials have announced that New York City’s public libraries will no longer charge late fees and will waive existing fines for overdue books and other materials. Late fees had already been suspended since March 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The new policy covers the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn
Continue ReadingBy Hal Scheurich Click here for updates on this story GULF SHORES, Alabama (WALA) — A Gulf Shores man may soon be a new Guinness World Record holder. Johnathan Young, 28, did 15 chin-ups with 100-pounds strapped to his back in one minute. The current record for 100 pounds in 60-seconds is 12, by an
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ticking higher as Wall Street looks to bounce back from losses a day earlier. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% early Tuesday. Tech companies showed gains after sharp declines on Monday. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note edged up to 1.50% from 1.49%. Energy prices are rising
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ticking higher as Wall Street looks to bounce back from losses a day earlier. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% early Tuesday. Tech companies showed gains after sharp declines on Monday. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note edged up to 1.50% from 1.49%. Energy prices are rising
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With a laugh, Dave Grohl calls himself “the labrador of rock ’n’ roll.” Who doesn’t like labs? And in the rock world, few current artists have been so accepted into the fraternity so completely as the Foo Fighters frontman. He dines with Paul McCartney, records
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El expresidente de Perú Alberto Fujimori fue sometido este lunes a una cirugía cardíaca para colocarle un stent debido a que la arteria coronaria descendente anterior se encontraba obstruida en un 75%, informó su médico de cabecera y congresista de Fuerza Popular, Alejandro Aguinaga. Agregó que el exmandatario se
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Dado que la confianza es fundamental para las relaciones, tratar de restaurar el sentimiento una vez que se pierde puede parecer imposible. Pero si tú eres el ofensor en una ruptura de la confianza, es importante que sepas que es posible que no toda la esperanza está perdida. La confianza “a
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Police in Springfield have identified two drivers killed in a crash over the weekend at a city intersection. Police say in a news release that the crash happened late Saturday afternoon at National and Monclair streets when a car driven by 79-year-old Gerald Douglas, of Ozark, stopped at a red light
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El Dr. Francis Collins anunció este martes que dejará el cargo de director de los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud de Estados Unidos (NIH, por sus siglas en inglés) a finales de año. “Ha sido un privilegio increíble dirigir esta gran agencia durante más de una década”, dijo Collins en
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says it’s still reviewing data about Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine as part of hopes that it can be approved for emergency use against the coronavirus, but no decision is imminent. The clarification comes after Russia’s Health Minister Mikhail Murashko in recent days said
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — El papa Francisco conoció el contenido de un informe sobre el abuso sexual sistémico de menores en la Iglesia católica francesa con “dolor”, dijo el Vaticano el martes. “Sus primeros pensamientos van hacia las víctimas, con gran tristeza por sus heridas”, dijo el portavoz Matteo Bruni sobre el papa. Francisco está agradecido
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — A prosecutor for the Vatican has offered Tuesday to essentially restart his fraud and corruption investigation into the Holy See’s 350 million-euro investment in a London property to remedy procedural problems. Prosecutor Alessandro Diddi on Tuesday made the surprise offer to take back all the evidence
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — A prosecutor for the Vatican has offered Tuesday to essentially restart his fraud and corruption investigation into the Holy See’s 350 million-euro investment in a London property to remedy procedural problems. Prosecutor Alessandro Diddi on Tuesday made the surprise offer to take back all the evidence
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Las vacunas han evitado al menos un cuarto de millón de infecciones por covid-19 entre las personas mayores y decenas de miles de muertes solo entre enero y mayo de este año, según un nuevo informe publicado este martes por el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Estados Unidos (HHS).
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund says the agency is trimming its forecast for global growth this year. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday cited rising risks of inflation, debt and a divergence in growth prospects between nations with access to the coronavirus vaccines
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund says the agency is trimming its forecast for global growth this year. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday cited rising risks of inflation, debt and a divergence in growth prospects between nations with access to the coronavirus vaccines
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By Gregory Lemos and Jason Hanna, CNN The sister of Brian Laundrie has doubled down on her assertion she has no idea where he is, as authorities search for him after the death of his fiancée, Gabby Petito. “No, I do not know where Brian is. … I’d turn him in,” Cassie Laundrie said in
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE NEW YORK (AP) — It’s one of the downsides of apps that make things like ordering food or buying stocks and cryptocurrencies easier: What happens when something goes wrong? It’s often a frustrating chase, tapping through menu after menu in hopes of reaching a person to fix the problem. It’s also something
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE NEW YORK (AP) — It’s one of the downsides of apps that make things like ordering food or buying stocks and cryptocurrencies easier: What happens when something goes wrong? It’s often a frustrating chase, tapping through menu after menu in hopes of reaching a person to fix the problem. It’s also something
Continue Reading BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian Prime Minister Florin Citu has been ousted after a no-confidence motion in his government passed overwhelmingly, deepening an ongoing political crisis. The motion censure was filed by the opposition Social Democrat Party and supported by City’s former coalition partner USR-Plus and a far-right party. The fall of the government caps
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