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Germán Padinger (CNN) — Unos US$ 500 millones en aviones que volaron durante apenas un año. Un enorme hotel de US$ 85 millones que nunca se inauguró y que se encuentra en mal estado. Uniformes de camuflaje para el ejército afgano cuyo patrón especial costó US$ 28 millones más. Un centro de salud que figura
Continue ReadingCNN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Levi’s says it could take a while before consumers are ready to toss aside a pair of comfy baggy jeans for dressier clothing. “The casualization trends that have been accelerated by the pandemic globally are here to stay, and the denim cycle we started pre-pandemic is continuing to drive
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Levi’s says it could take a while before consumers are ready to toss aside a pair of comfy baggy jeans for dressier clothing. “The casualization trends that have been accelerated by the pandemic globally are here to stay, and the denim cycle we started pre-pandemic is continuing to drive growth,”
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By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) — The U.N. migration agency says fighting over the key Yemeni city of Marib last month displaced around 10,000 people. Clashes have escalated as the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels intensified their push to take the provincial capital from the internationally recognized government. The International Organization for Migration
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By The Associated Press No. 19 Wake Forest travels to Syracuse on Saturday afternoon looking to remain unbeaten and atop the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It’s just the second road contest for the Demon Deacons but their fourth straight conference game. Syracuse lost last week at Florida State on a last-second field
Continue Reading By KARIN LAUB Associated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s foreign minister has pushed back against a report that the country’s monarch went out of his way to hide the purchase of more than a dozen luxury homes worth over $106 million. The foreign minister told The Associated Press on Thursday that there was “nothing
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s center-left Social Democratic Party and two smaller parties say they will deepen their talks next week on forming a new government. If the negotiations among the Social Democrats, the pro-business Free Democrats and and the environmentalist Greens are successful, it would push outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Union bloc into opposition after
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s center-left Social Democratic Party and two smaller parties say they will deepen their talks next week on forming a new government. If the negotiations among the Social Democrats, the pro-business Free Democrats and and the environmentalist Greens are successful, it would push outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Union bloc into opposition after
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When the U.S. government issues the September jobs report on Friday, the spotlight will fall not only on how many people were hired last month. A second question will command attention, too: Are more people finally starting to look for work? To an extent that has
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When the U.S. government issues the September jobs report on Friday, the spotlight will fall not only on how many people were hired last month. A second question will command attention, too: Are more people finally starting to look for work? To an extent that has
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Ndakasi, una gorila de montaña cuya imagen se hizo viral al colarse en una selfie de su cuidador, murió a los 14 años. La gorila murió el 26 de septiembre tras una prolongada enfermedad, según un comunicado publicado este martes por el Parque Nacional de Virunga, en la República Democrática del
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 7 Ohio State moved back into the Top 10 with a dominating win over Rutgers last week. The Buckeyes and starting quarterback C.J. Stroud are humming now after some early speed bumps as Maryland visits Columbus on Saturday. The Terps won their first four games before being routed by No.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Poet, educator and activist Sonia Sanchez is this year’s winner of the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, a $250,000 lifetime achievement honor previously given to Chinua Achebe, Bob Dylan and Maya Lin among others. Established in 1994 through the estate of Lillian Gish, the silent film star and sister of fellow
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is proving he’s more than capable of running an NFL offense. The next thing he needs to do is win some games. Philadelphia’s second-round pick in 2020 is 2-6 as a starter over the past two seasons despite putting up some
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — No. 11 Michigan State is rolling in its second season under coach Mel Tucker. The Spartans have started with five straight wins. It’s their best start since winning eight in a row in 2015, the year they earned a berth in the college playoff. Rutgers
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Patrick Kane, Auston Matthews and Seth Jones are the first three players named to the U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team. Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Alex Pietrangelo are Canada’s first three players. Sweden picked Victor Hedman, Gabriel Landeskog and Mika Zibanejad, Finland started with Aleksander Barkov, Sebastian Aho and
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have defeated the Detroit Lions more than any other team over 60-plus years in the NFL. The Vikings have seven straight wins in the series. This week is a good time for Detroit’s annual visit to Minnesota. The Vikings have three
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Ninth-ranked Michigan looks to keep its roll going with a defense yet to give up more than 17 points and the confidence it can achieve championship goals after falling short in previous seasons under Jim Harbaugh. Nebraska is looking for its first win against a ranked opponent in four seasons under
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business One month into the 2021 season, the NFL’s viewership is up around 17% compared to this time last year. The league is attracting an average of roughly 17 million viewers across its various network partners, according to Nielsen data. Those numbers are not only pretty good, but also represent a
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN After a truncated, pandemic-hobbled 2020, the MLB playoffs have come roaring back in full force. A wild end of September saw several teams fighting for spots in the postseason right up until the final regular season game, and some World Series favorites still catching their breath after 11th-hour playoff clinches. Now,
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