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DETROIT (AP) — The CEO of General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicles subsidiary is leaving the company. In a statement Thursday, GM gave no reason for Dan Ammann’s departure. But the company said that Cruise President and Chief Technical Officer Kyle Vogt would be interim CEO. The leadership change comes just as Cruise is about to
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Kellogg’s has reached a new tentative agreement with its 1,400 striking cereal plant workers that could bring an end to the strike that began Oct. 5. Members of the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union will vote Sunday on the new offer
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story GROTON, Vermont (WPTZ) — Two Vermont women were fined and had certain licensing privileges revoked after being found guilty of interfering with bear hunters. According to game wardens, both were found releasing air from the tires of a black bear hunter’s truck when he and
Continue Reading By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Security researchers say they discovered two different types of commercial spyware on the phone of a leading exiled Egyptian dissident, documenting for the first time a hack by a little-known competitor of Israel’s notorious NSO Group. They say it’s the latest evidence that the hacker-for-hire industry
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By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Security researchers say they discovered two different types of commercial spyware on the phone of a leading exiled Egyptian dissident, documenting for the first time a hack by a little-known competitor of Israel’s notorious NSO Group. They say it’s the latest evidence that the hacker-for-hire industry
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Three media organizations and their reporters are suing Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, alleging she has repeatedly violated the state’s open records laws by ignoring requests for government records. In the lawsuit filed Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa is representing Laura Belin, who
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Most Americans should be given the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines instead of the Johnson & Johnson shot that can cause rare but serious blood clots, U.S. health advisers recommended Thursday. The strange clotting problem has caused nine confirmed deaths after J&J vaccinations — while the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines don’t come with that risk and
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hay personas para las que incluso la palabra “temerario” no hace justicia por las impresionantes hazañas que realizan. Sebastián Álvarez es una de esas personas. El mes pasado, el expiloto de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile completó lo que él describe como “el vuelo más extremo” de su carrera: volar dentro
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN The Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee — chaired by Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia — has struck a House-passed provision in the Build Back Better Act to ban all future off-shore drilling off the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf Coasts, a source close to Manchin confirmed to CNN. The bill
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn Ultimate Kronos Group, one of the largest human resources companies, disclosed a crippling ransomware attack on Monday, impacting payroll systems for a number of workers. After noticing “unusual activity” on Saturday, Kronos noted that its systems were down and could remain that way for several weeks. Kronos has a long list of
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press U.S. health advisers are recommending that most Americans get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines instead of the Johnson & Johnson shot. Thursday’s recommendation came after government advisers reviewed new safety data about rare but potentially life-threatening blood clots linked to J&J’s shot. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Tucson say a man and woman have been found dead in a midtown apartment and it appears to be a murder-suicide. They say a woman called 911 around 11:40 p.m. Wednesday to say she found her parents shot. Police say 53-year-old Miguel Arvizu and 50-year-old Maria Miranda were pronounced
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LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Trent Alexander-Arnold’s powerful long-range effort has capped Liverpool’s comeback in a 3-1 win over Newcastle in the Premier League that kept Jurgen Klopp’s team in touch with first-place Manchester City. The England right back took a touch and smashed a shot from 25 meters high into the net in the 87th
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The state Supreme Court appears conflicted over whether to revive Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s lawsuit challenging a deal between Arizona State University and a hotel developer. Justices sharply questioned both sides on Thursday but gave no indication of how they might rule. Brnovich wants the court
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A family in Perris has been accused of physically and psychologically abusing several foster children, including some of the Turpin siblings, CBS and ABC News report. Marcelino, Lennys, and Rosa Olguin were arrested on Nov. 3 and charged with a combined 17 counts of child cruelty. Marcelino was charged with four counts of lewd acts
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are lifting long-standing restrictions on how women obtain the abortion pill. The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it will no longer require women to pick up the medication in person. The decision is certain to spur legal challenges and new restrictions in
Continue Reading By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Local officials in rural Nevada are replacing election equipment manufactured by Dominion Voting Systems. The Lander County Commission on Thursday approved purchasing new voting machines from ES&S after months of discussion about local election procedures and a proposal to hand-count ballots without
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN A New York man was sentenced Thursday to 33 months in prison for posting online violent threats against Congress and a then-newly elected Democratic senator ahead of and during the January 6 Capitol insurrection, according to the Brooklyn US attorney’s office. Eduard Florea posted several violent comments from
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las universidades envían a los estudiantes a casa. Las ligas deportivas cancelan partidos y se apresuran a hacer frente a los brotes de covid-19. Los estados vuelven a exigir el uso de mascarillas. La persistencia de la variante delta del coronavirus, junto con el temor a la variante ómicron, que las
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Robert Lewandowski is eyeing a new record when Bayern Munich plays Wolfsburg. Lewandowski needs just one more goal in the last game before the winter break to eclipse Gerd Müller’s tally of 42 in a calendar year from 1972. Defending Italian champion Inter Milan visits last-place Salernitana, which risks being removed
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