By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business David Geffen, one of the most famous business moguls in Hollywood, is giving $150 million to the Yale School of Drama. The gift will make the prestigious school tuition free for all current and future students. “The donation — the largest on record in the history of American theater —
Continue ReadingBy Nikki Carvajal and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday said climate change is driving an increased threat from wildfires as he announced new federal response plans during a meeting with governors from western states facing a record-breaking heat wave. “Right now we have to act and act fast. We’re late in the
Continue ReadingBy Nikki Carvajal and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday said climate change is driving an increased threat from wildfires as he announced new federal response plans during a meeting with governors from western states facing a record-breaking heat wave. “Right now we have to act and act fast. We’re late in the
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Thunderstorms still popping up to the north and east of the Valley with a very active cell this morning near Lake Havasu. You can see the frequent lightning strikes happening. Humidity remains thick across the region this morning, and it will linger through the day, much like yesterday, but the impetus for storms seems to
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo, Jake Kwon and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Kim Jong Un fired several senior officials who failed to enforce North Korea’s stringent Covid-19 prevention, a dereliction of duty which the young dictator said will have “grave consequences” for the impoverished and isolated nation, state media reported Wednesday. It is unclear who or exactly how
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business Robinhood is being ordered to pay about $70 million for harming millions of customers. It’s the largest penalty ever imposed by Wall Street’s self-regulator. The controversial trading app was accused Wednesday by the Financial Industrial Regulatory Authority of “systemic supervisory failures” and hurting investors by giving them “false or misleading
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, CNN A pair of US senators are asking the Biden administration to intervene and remove expiration dates on flight credits issued to airline passengers during the coronavirus pandemic. Democratic Sens. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut on Wednesday asked the US Department of Transportation to determine that it is
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, Erica Orden and Sonia Moghe, CNN New York prosecutors investigating the Trump Organization are scrutinizing cash bonuses as part of their focus on whether the company failed to pay taxes on benefits provided to some of its employees, people familiar with the matter say. The interest in cash payments, which has not
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN England gave Germany a lesson in ruthless finishing, converting its only two real chances of this Euro 2020 last-16 match to finally end its decades-long inferiority complex against its old, historic rival. Germany hadn’t lost a knockout match to England in a major international competition since the 1966 World Cup final,
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova and Katharina Krebs, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin put a positive spin on the sanctions that the United States has imposed on his country in recent years on Wednesday. There are, he claimed, positive sides to them. While not specifically singling out one incident caused by sanctions, he said that, in a
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova and Katharina Krebs, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin put a positive spin on the sanctions that the United States has imposed on his country in recent years on Wednesday. There are, he claimed, positive sides to them. While not specifically singling out one incident caused by sanctions, he said that, in a
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Former Hall of Famer Rosie Casals and Woodhaven Country Club are teaming up to get children outdoors to play tennis during a new summer camp. The camp gives children from ages 4-years-old to 17-years-old the opportunity to learn all about the sport of tennis. Rosemary “Rosie” Casals is dubbed to have 595 wins in singles
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Hope Click here for updates on this story NEVADA CITY, California (KCRA) — Just before 5:00 a.m. Monday morning, Melissa Bryant and Alan Aragon woke up to a noise in their Nevada City home. “We walked out of our bedroom, turned around, and said, ‘Oh my goodness, there’s a bear in our house!’”
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Hope Click here for updates on this story NEVADA CITY, California (KCRA) — Just before 5:00 a.m. Monday morning, Melissa Bryant and Alan Aragon woke up to a noise in their Nevada City home. “We walked out of our bedroom, turned around, and said, ‘Oh my goodness, there’s a bear in our house!’”
Continue ReadingBy Jackson Kurtz Click here for updates on this story RAYTOWN, Missouri (KMBC) — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said investigators have discovered a body of a man in the basement area of the home that exploded Monday night in Raytown, Missouri. Along with the man that died, the ATF said three
Continue ReadingBy Jackson Kurtz Click here for updates on this story RAYTOWN, Missouri (KMBC) — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said investigators have discovered a body of a man in the basement area of the home that exploded Monday night in Raytown, Missouri. Along with the man that died, the ATF said three
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business Ampex Brands — a franchisee that owns more than 400 Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell, Long John Silver’s and 7-Eleven locations — is buying Au Bon Pain. Panera, which purchased Au Bon Pain in 2017, will sell all 171 of Au Bon Pain’s locations and will allow Ampex to franchise
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Netflix announced in February 2020 that it would be rolling out a new feature that enables viewers to see what is most popular on streaming site on any given day. When a critically acclaimed series like “The Crown” makes the top ten, it’s not surprising. Other, shall we say more obscure
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCCI) — A group of runners are presenting a check Wednesday for more than $18,000 to the Mollie Tibbetts Memorial Fund. The five men raised the money in May. They raised the money by running a 100k from Kinnick Stadium to Davenport.
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCCI) — A group of runners are presenting a check Wednesday for more than $18,000 to the Mollie Tibbetts Memorial Fund. The five men raised the money in May. They raised the money by running a 100k from Kinnick Stadium to Davenport.
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