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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Local officials and representatives of various faiths have honored the lives of 1,780 people who died in Los Angeles County in 2018 but whose remains were never claimed. The ceremony was held Wednesday at a mass grave containing the ashes of the dead at the Los Angeles County Crematory and Cemetery.
Continue ReadingBy Kerry Flynn, CNN Business BuzzFeed, the digital media company most known for its lists, quizzes and journalism, is going public and its debut on the Nasdaq will serve as a bellwether for the rest of the media industry’s financial futures. Shareholders of 890 Fifth Avenue Partners, a special purpose acquisition company, approved a merger
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By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer PARIS (AP) — The sister of a man who was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia is asking seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton to help save her brother’s life. Zeinab Abu Al-Kheir told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that Hamilton’s declaration two weeks ago in
Continue ReadingBy SPENCER BLAKE Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, Arizona (KPHO, KTVK) — A so-called ‘ghost gun’ — one assembled from individual parts — is at the center of Monday’s school shooting at Cesar Chavez High School. Police are looking for the weapon that a 16-year-old brought to school and reportedly sold to
Continue ReadingCNN, KTVK, WJLA By Matt Egan Congress is flirting with a shutdown that would cost the US economy $1.8 billion for each week the government is closed, according to estimates by S&P Global Ratings. “The shutdown, if it’s brief, wouldn’t be a disaster, but would still reduce some of the economic gains the US has
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By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military has deployed coastal defense missile systems near the Pacific Islands also claimed by Japan, a move intended to underline Moscow’s firm stance in the dispute. The Bastion systems were moved to Matua, a deserted volcanic island in the middle of the Kuril Islands chain.
Continue Reading By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts have replaced a broken antenna outside the International Space Station after getting NASA’s all-clear for orbiting debris. Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron completed the job Thursday. They were supposed to do it Tuesday, but NASA delayed their spacewalk because of potentially threatening
Continue ReadingBy PETER VALENCIA, MONICA GARCIA Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, Arizona (KPHO, KTVK) — After a 10 day strike, concession workers with HMS Host headed back to work on Thursday. Employees who were a part of the “UNITE HERE LOCAL 11” Union walked off the job just before the Thanksgiving holiday. Union
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS and RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Hours into Major League Baseball’s first work stoppage in 26 years, Commissioner Rob Manfred said the union’s proposal for greater free agency and wider salary arbitration would damage small-market teams. Owners locked out players at 12:01 a.m. Thursday following the expiration of
Continue ReadingCNN By Arnaud Siad, CNN Germany hasn’t ordered enough vaccines nor stocked enough to keep its vaccination campaign going through the first quarter of the year, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said on Tuesday, amid fears that the country’s fourth wave of the pandemic might continue to spiral out of control. “I have been working for
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — The Belgian government has vowed to reinforce measures to contain the coronavirus even more with fresh measures to be decided Friday, possibly including more school closures and further reducing opening times of bars and restaurants. Local media say Friday’s possible measures also include further cuts in indoor sports events, and reducing group
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen and Matt Egan, CNN A long-awaited Department of Interior report on federal oil and gas leasing, tellingly released on Black Friday, is drawing criticism from multiple fronts. The review, which was expected in June, recommended an increase in leasing fees for companies seeking to drill for oil and gas on federal land
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — A union representing the largest group of food service workers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is ending a strike against the largest concessionaire after 10 days. The walkout by HMS Host employees represented by Unite Here Local 11 was over wages, health insurance and retirement contributions and followed four years of
Continue ReadingBy Xiaofei Xu and Anaëlle Jonah, CNN Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Michel Aupetit from the position of Archbishop of Paris following reports that Aupetit had a consensual “intimate relationship” with a woman. The move was announced in a statement from the Vatican Thursday after French magazine Le Point broke the news of
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Pope Francis is praising the “mosaic” of Cyprus’ multiethnic people as he arrives on the ethnically divided Mediterranean island and urges it to welcome migrants and heal the divisions that have lacerated the country for nearly a half-century. Francis opened a five-day trip
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks rose broadly on Wall Street Thursday as investors continue to monitor the spread of the new coronavirus variant as well as measures that the U.S. and other governments are taking to restrain it. The S&P 500 rose 1.4% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks rose broadly on Wall Street Thursday as investors continue to monitor the spread of the new coronavirus variant as well as measures that the U.S. and other governments are taking to restrain it. The S&P 500 rose 1.4% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Continue ReadingBy BRIANA WHITNEY Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, Arizona (KPHO, KTVK) — With the omicron variant here in the U.S. and Christmas travel looming, many are trying to get their COVID-19 booster shots for more protection. But how accessible are the booster vaccines? It turns out it may take a little bit
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Sol Amaya (CNN) — Un hombre de Houston fue sentenciado a nueve años de prisión por usar dinero que obtuvo de los fondos de ayuda de covid-19 para comprar autos, un reloj y pagar un préstamo hipotecario, anunció el Departamento de Justicia. Lee Price III, de 30 años, fue sentenciado este lunes por cargos de
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Shawn Mendes has released a new song called “It’ll Be Okay” in the wake of his breakup with Camila Cabello. On Tuesday, he had teased the song on Instagram, as he sang the lyrics: “Are we gonna make it?/ Is this gonna hurt?” Lyrics in the song include: “If you tell me
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