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By MATT O’BRIEN and TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writers Microsoft stunned the gaming industry when it announced this week it would buy game publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, a deal that would immediately make it a larger video-game company than Nintendo. Microsoft, maker of the Xbox gaming system, said the deal would be good
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By MATT O’BRIEN and TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writers Microsoft stunned the gaming industry when it announced this week it would buy game publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, a deal that would immediately make it a larger video-game company than Nintendo. Microsoft, maker of the Xbox gaming system, said the deal would be good
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, CNN Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat facing reelection in Arizona, announced he will back a rules change to pass voting rights legislation, revealing a schism with his fellow Arizonan, Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who has remained steadfast in her opposition to such a change. In a lengthy statement, Kelly wrote that “protecting
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business With the trucking industry facing a shortage of qualified drivers, the US government is setting up an apprenticeship program for young truckers. The new program will allow people as young as 18 to drive big interstate semi trucks. The new program is coming on-line as the industry complains of driver
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Thursday, trimming some of the week’s steep losses as investors gauge the latest corporate earnings and monitor rising inflation’s impact on the economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.8%, with nearly 80% of stocks within the benchmark index making gains. The Dow Jones Industrial
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told a gathering of America’s mayors the Biden administration’s coronavirus relief bill is “like a vaccine” preventing catastrophic economic damage. Yellen said Wednesday at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 90th winter meeting in Washington that President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told a gathering of America’s mayors the Biden administration’s coronavirus relief bill is “like a vaccine” preventing catastrophic economic damage. Yellen said Wednesday at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 90th winter meeting in Washington that President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue
Continue Reading BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Officials say the trial of three men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery cost taxpayers $1.08 million for security and related expenses. The Brunswick News reports commissioners in Glynn County, Georgia, spent the money on overtime and other costs stemming from having extra sheriff’s deputies, police and other public safety workers
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Knights of Malta, an ancient Catholic order, are warning that the Vatican’s proposals for reforming the order risk its internationally recognized status as a soverign state. The Knights’ grand chancellor, Albrecht von Boeselager, wrote a letter to the Knights’ members saying the Vatican proposals contradict assurances
Continue Reading By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press STRASBOURG, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to make the European Union more powerful as his country holds the bloc’s presidency for six months. Yet he has been accused by adversaries and critics of using the position as a springboard toward a reelection bid. Macron spoke at
Continue Reading LYON, France (AP) — French actor Gaspard Ulliel has died after a skiing accident in the Alps, according to his agent’s office. Ulliel, who was 37, was known for appearing in Chanel perfume ads as well as film and television roles. He portrayed the young Hannibal Lecter in 2007′s “Hannibal Rising” and fashion mogul Yves
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By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and LARRY LAGE Associated Press The University of Michigan has agreed to a $490 million settlement with more than 1,000 people who say they were sexually assaulted by a sports doctor during his nearly four-decade career at the school. The university confirmed the settlement Wednesday. Dr. Robert Anderson died in 2008. The
Continue ReadingBy MARISSA SULEK Click here for updates on this story WAVERLY, Tennessee (WSMV) — After the deadly August floods, students in Waverly have been forced to attend classes at other schools across Humphreys County. Now Humphreys County Schools are getting closer to getting those students back in town under the same roof. “The room we
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer The cost of attending the World Cup final is up to 46% higher in Qatar than the previous tournament in Russia, fans discovered as tickets went on sale. The steep rise in the prices for the FIFA showpiece match contrasts with the group stage seeing a reduction in
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told a gathering of America’s mayors the Biden administration’s coronavirus relief bill is “like a vaccine” preventing catastrophic economic damage. Yellen said Wednesday at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 90th winter meeting in Washington that President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told a gathering of America’s mayors the Biden administration’s coronavirus relief bill is “like a vaccine” preventing catastrophic economic damage. Yellen said Wednesday at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 90th winter meeting in Washington that President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue
Continue ReadingNick Remsen, CNN Pharrell Williams has announced a new lifestyle and design-forward project with Miami-based hospitality and nightlife entrepreneur David Grutman: Somewhere Else, a new resort that will be part of Atlantis Paradise Island, the world-famous Bahamas destination known for its coral-pink towers and marine attractions. Slated to open in January of 2024, Somewhere Else
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urielblanco (CNN Español) — Agentes del Instituto Nacional de Inmigración de México encontraron el cuerpo de una niña extranjera en el cauce del Río Bravo en el municipio de Acuña, en el estado de Coahuila, frontera con Estados Unidos, informó el martes el gobierno mexicano en un comunicado. La menor procedía de Venezuela y murió
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — A medida que los casos de covid-19 vuelven a aumentar en las residencias de ancianos, algunos estados empezaron a exigir a los visitantes que presenten pruebas de que no están infectados antes de entrar en las instalaciones, lo que ha avivado la frustración y la consternación entre los familiares. Las autoridades de
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Rapper Cardi B, who is a Bronx native, plans to pay the funeral costs for those who lost their lives in a deadly fire in that New York City borough. In total, 17 people died after a fire ripped through their Bronx apartment building. The state of New York announced
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