CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business The cost of energy was dirt cheap in the spring of 2020 as roads and airports sat nearly empty during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Energy demand is back today as the world economy reopens — but supply simply hasn’t kept up. That’s why US oil prices
Continue ReadingBy Beccah Hendrickson Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — For the past 100 years in Philadelphia, when a fire breaks out or police are called to an emergency, first responders have been able to count on one thing. “I can always look to my left, or right, or even behind me,
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MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whom many regarded as a top candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize, is congratulating countryman Dmitry Muratov for winning it. Muratov, editor of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was named prize co-laureate last week along with investigative journalist Maria Ressa of the Philippines. Navalny says on
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks turned mixed in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday as communications firms slipped and tempered gains from technology companies. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%. The Nasdaq rose 0.1%. The price of benchmark U.S. crude oil was up 2.4% to just over
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks turned mixed in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday as communications firms slipped and tempered gains from technology companies. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%. The Nasdaq rose 0.1%. The price of benchmark U.S. crude oil was up 2.4% to just over
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WHITTIER, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a man spotted walking in the middle of a street in eastern Los Angeles County was fatally shot when he pulled a gun on deputies who stopped to talk to him. A Sheriff’s Department statement says patrol deputies spotted the man in an unincorporated area of Whittier shortly before
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By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — A 1-0 loss to Panama again highlighted the United States’ disadvantage on the road in Central America and put pressure on the Americans to win at home against Costa Rica on Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio. England has Wembley and Mexico has the Azteca, but
Continue ReadingBy Aqeel Najim and Mostafa Salem, CNN Iraqi forces captured Sami Jasim, the deputy of former ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Iraq’s Prime Minister said in a statement on Monday. Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi did not disclose details of the operation, however in a statement posted to Twitter, he said that Jasim was detained outside
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KYW By AJ Willingham, Scottie Andrew and Dakin Andone, CNN Columbus Day has been a political lightning rod for states, cities and municipalities around the US for years now. Some have decided to do something about it. A number of states have moved to officially observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day, or some version of it, instead
Continue Reading CHRISTIE’S, FACEBOOK, BREVARD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, KCCI, HANDICAPPEDPETS.COM, CNN, Facebook/Brevard County Sheriff’s Office By Susannah Cullinane, CNN An autographed photo of baseball player “Shoeless Joe Jackson” has sold for a record $1.47 million at auction, according to auction house Christies. The 1911 photo is the only known photo in existence signed by the player, who
Continue ReadingBy WPVI Digital Staff, Katie Katro and Katherine Scott Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A 16-year-old was shot Sunday night while attending a vigil for a young teenager who was killed last week in North Philadelphia, police say. It happened around 6:53 p.m. on the 2600 block of N. 22nd
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A businessman who once pitched himself as someone who could expose corruption in the Trump Administration over its dealings in Ukraine is facing trial in New York City. Lev Parnas and another defendant are charged with violating campaign finance laws by funneling donations
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A businessman who once pitched himself as someone who could expose corruption in the Trump Administration over its dealings in Ukraine is facing trial in New York City. Lev Parnas and another defendant are charged with violating campaign finance laws by funneling donations
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merinojavier73 (CNN Español) — Gloria Estefan reveló que fue abusada sexualmente a los 9 años en un episodio de la serie “Red Table Talks: The Estefans” en Facebook Watch. ¿Por qué hablar de este tema? ¿Qué la llevó a tomar esa decisión 55 años después de cuando vivió esta experiencia? Y lo más importante: ¿cómo
Continue Reading By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden attended his nephew’s wedding Monday in Pennsylvania before returning to Washington for the week. The president and his wife, Jill Biden, were attending the wedding of Cuffe Owens to Meghan O’Toole King. King is a former cast member on “The Real Housewives
Continue Reading By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden attended his nephew’s wedding Monday in Pennsylvania before returning to Washington for the week. The president and his wife, Jill Biden, were attending the wedding of Cuffe Owens to Meghan O’Toole King. King is a former cast member on “The Real Housewives
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “No Time to Die,” the latest entry in the James Bond franchise, notched an estimated $56 million at the North American box office this weekend, according to its studio, MGM. That number met the studio’s expectations for the film, which stood at $55 million to $60 million going into the
Continue ReadingBy Lexi Oliver, Amanda Callahan Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Massachussetts (WSHM) — Springfield’s ninth annual Ride to Remember taking place Saturday from start to finish in Springfield. The bicycle tour honors fallen police officers and firefighters. Riders met at the intersection of Main Street and Boland Way in downtown Springfield this
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, Dianne Gallagher and Wesley Bruer, CNN When activist Tammye Pettyjohn Jones knocks on voters’ doors in her rural corner of Georgia this month, she’ll have a new tool in hand: a portable printer. A sweeping voting law Georgia enacted this year now requires voters who do not have a driver’s license or
Continue Reading By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A climate change conference will underscore to policymakers in the Middle East and the east Mediterranean that the switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is needed urgently because greenhouse gas emissions are helping to drive up regional temperatures faster than in many other inhabited
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