By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors is joining a host of other companies in cutting off its business with Russia. The Detroit-based automaker announced Friday it is halting all exports to the country which is currently invading neighboring Ukraine. Cutting off exports to Russia will not be terribly costly to GM, though. GM only
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a driver was killed in a car-to-car shooting in Los Angeles. Police say officers responding around 3:30 a.m. Monday in the Valley Glen neighborhood found a man with a gunshot wound who had crashed his car into several parked vehicles. The victim, described only as a man 20 to
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Los multimillonarios rusos Mikhail Fridman y Oleg Deripaska rompieron filas con el Kremlin y pidieron el fin de la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania. Fridman, que nació en el oeste de Ucrania, escribió en una carta al personal que quería que “terminara el derramamiento de sangre”. Guerra Rusia – Ucrania: última
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Coachella Valley police departments and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department are looking for new officers and deputies. Recruits and law enforcement officers thinking about changing departments may hold a lot of the cards in a tight market right now. A News Channel 3 I-Team Investigation looks into staffing in local agencies and how they are
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By ALAN SUDERMAN and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Russia has some of the best hackers in the world, but in the early days of the war in Ukraine, its ability to create mayhem through malware hasn’t had much of a noticeable impact. Instead, it’s Ukraine that’s marshalled sympathetic volunteer hackers in
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Netflix is refusing to air Russian state TV channels in the country — something that the streamer would have been required to do by Russian law starting this week. “Given the current situation, we have no plans to add these channels to our service,” Netflix told CNN Business in a
Continue ReadingCNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “The Batman,” which is anticipated to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the year, won’t hit theaters in Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine last week. “In light of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, WarnerMedia is pausing the release of its feature film ‘The Batman’ in Russia.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Wizards have signed guard Tomas Satoransky. Satoransky was waived by San Antonio on Saturday. The 6-foot-7 Satoransky returns to the team he spent his first three NBA seasons with from 2016-19. He was drafted by the Wizards in the second round in 2012, then played three seasons in Spain. In
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut (WFSB) — What was interpreted as a threatening and hateful letter was mailed to the home of Middletown Public Schools’ superintendent. Superintendent Michael T. Connor called it a “hate crime packet.” Connor posted it to his Twitter account on Feb. 25. “Yes, racism
Continue ReadingBy Andrew James Click here for updates on this story RUTHERFORD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Local rescue organizations have taken in animals seized in an animal cruelty investigation in Rutherford County last week. According to the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, 23 horses, 17 goats and a sheep were all taken from Paws Ranch after
Continue ReadingBy CHUCK MORRIS Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A woman was arrested Friday night at the airport after becoming upset about a lost bag. Metro Nashville Airport Police officers were called to the baggage claim area at 6:11 p.m. because an irate passenger was yelling at American Airlines employees.
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Granada and Cádiz have drawn 0-0 in a Spanish league match marked by a fan racially insulting a player. A fan behind one of the goals at Granada’s stadium was seen on the television broadcast making what appeared to be gestures imitating a monkey as Cádiz
Continue ReadingBy CATHERINE CATOURA Click here for updates on this story CLAYTON COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Heavy police presence was reported at Jonesboro High School after a student brought a gun to school Monday, according to Clayton County Public Schools. School officials say the loaded handgun discharged but no students or employees were injured as a
Continue ReadingBy Peter Wilkinson, CNN The closure of Europe’s skies to Russia’s airplanes has created real problems for travelers trying to fly both to and from the country as it continues its invasion of Ukraine. That’s led to a scramble for the last planes in and out. For some passengers it was a race against time
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, CNN Republican leaders in Congress are condemning two GOP lawmakers, Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Paul Gosar of Arizona, for speaking at a White nationalist conference over the weekend. On Monday evening, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy publicly weighed in on the matter for the first time. “Last week, I
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN Business The US and its European allies on Friday announced new sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a rare move targeting a foreign leader’s personal wealth. But the impact of those sanctions may be largely symbolic. Although Putin is believed to hold billions of dollars in personal wealth, little is
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City of Coachella officials issued debt relief to nearly 500 customers in the Coachella Water Authority struggling to pay bills, it was announced today. The relief comes from a $203,000 grant provided by the state through the California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program, according to city spokesperson Risseth Lora. Relief was provided to those
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawyers trying to overturn Scott Peterson’s conviction in the sordid slaying of his pregnant wife 20 years ago have completed their questioning without shaking a former juror. Richelle Nice is sticking to her crucial testimony that she acted properly before and during his 2004 trial. Peterson’s
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN Longtime Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s husband, Richard Blum, died Sunday evening following “a long battle with cancer,” according to an announcement from Feinstein’s office. Feinstein, a California Democrat, said in a statement that her “heart is broken today.” “My husband was my partner and best friend for more
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say in police reports that a man who killed his ex-girlfriend and shot five Phoenix officers two weeks ago had told his sister in phone call during a standoff with police that he wasn’t going to spend the rest of his life in prison. Morris Jones’ sister told investigators that she
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