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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — Three candidates to become the next president of Framingham State University in Massachusetts will tour the campus in the coming days. The MetroWest Daily News reports the school announced the three finalists Wednesday. The finalists are Roxanne M. Gonzales-Walker of New Mexico Highlands University; Allia L. Carter of Virginia Union University;
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BERLIN (AP) — A court has ruled that German authorities are justified in banning three pornographic websites based in Cyprus from operating in Germany due to rules intended to protect minors. The Duesseldorf administrative court said Wednesday it had rejected complaints by the sites’ two unnamed operators, who argued that child-protection regulations in Germany didn’t
Continue ReadingCNN By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Russia to stand down on its efforts to destabilize Ukraine and said there would be “severe consequences” for any Russian military action. “We don’t know whether President Putin has made the decision to invade” Ukraine, Blinken said in remarks
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN And just like that, they’re back! Much of the cast from HBO’s hit show “Sex and the City” are about to return to the screen with a long-awaited reunion. HBO Max, which like CNN is part of WarnerMedia, released the first full trailer for the series “And Just Like That …”
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is forming a joint venture with Posco Chemical of South Korea to build a North American battery materials plant as it moves to bring more steps in the electric vehicle supply chain under its umbrella. The automaker said details of the venture are still
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Keith Urban is getting back on stage. The country star announced on Wednesday that he’s hitting the road with his “The Speed of Now World Tour” that will head all over the United States next year. Urban will play two dates in May at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors and attorneys for the suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s shooting death have seated two more jurors for her trial, including a woman who said she owns a handgun and a stun gun. Kim Potter, who is white, is charged with
Continue ReadingBy Leanne Suter Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Los Angeles police released surveillance video of the moment two men cornered and robbed a woman who was with her baby in the driveway of their Hancock Park home. LAPD said the frightening robbery occurred Sunday around 5:10 p.m. when the
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Yesterday we topped out at 91 degrees, tying a record over 70 years old! That capped off a month that saw temps nearly 7 degrees above normal throughout the month, and here are some other interesting weather notes regarding November: Today, offshore winds continue, and there is a small area under a Wind Advisory in
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN Business No one likes paying more for stuff. That’s why inflation, especially the sharp price increases we’ve seen in recent months, feels like a dirty word. But on the whole, inflation can actually be a good thing for many working-class Americans, especially those with fixed-rate debt like a 30-year mortgage. That’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Allison Morrow, CNN Business No one likes paying more for stuff. That’s why inflation, especially the sharp price increases we’ve seen in recent months, feels like a dirty word. But on the whole, inflation can actually be a good thing for many working-class Americans, especially those with fixed-rate debt like a 30-year mortgage.
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights are on the line at the Supreme Court in historic arguments over the landmark ruling nearly 50 years ago that declared a nationwide right to end a pregnancy. The court’s three liberal justices suggested in arguments Wednesday that it would severely damage the court’s legitimacy
Continue Reading By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The warming of the planet is taking a deadly toll on seabirds, which are in decline because of heatwaves, extreme weather, failure to reproduce and inadequate fish to eat. They include birds such as albatrosses off the Hawaiian islands and puffins off the Maine coast. The
Continue Reading By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The warming of the planet is taking a deadly toll on seabirds, which are in decline because of heatwaves, extreme weather, failure to reproduce and inadequate fish to eat. They include birds such as albatrosses off the Hawaiian islands and puffins off the Maine coast. The
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The latest move in Wall Street’s jolting roller-coaster ride is back up, as stocks, oil and bond yields climb in Wednesday morning trading to recover some of their sharp losses from the day before. The S&P 500 was 1.6% higher following
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The latest move in Wall Street’s jolting roller-coaster ride is back up, as stocks, oil and bond yields climb in Wednesday morning trading to recover some of their sharp losses from the day before. The S&P 500 was 1.6% higher following
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Capital One said Wednesday that will get rid of all overdraft fees, the latest bank to do so this year and one of the largest financial institutions to shy away from the long-hated practice. The Virginia-based bank said it will still allow customers to overdraft,
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is concerned the Omicron coronavirus variant will exacerbate pressure on the already stressed-out global supply chain. “It’s way too soon to tell. But I do worry, because we know people are afraid to go to work,” Raimondo told CNN during an interview at her Washington office.
Continue ReadingCNN, WHITE HOUSE, PFIZER By Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Top US government officials are considering requiring everyone who enters the country to be tested for Covid-19 the day before their flight and having all travelers — including US citizens and permanent residents — be tested again after returning home, regardless of vaccination status,
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A top independent science panel says the U.S. needs to generate less plastic so less of the material ends up as waste in oceans and other waterways. The National Academy of Sciences in a new report Wednesday says the problem of plastic waste is harming wildlife with the U.S.
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