Month: March 2022
Packers’ next challenge: building around Rodgers, Adams
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said early in the offseason that salary cap concerns shouldn’t prevent the team from building a quality roster around Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams if both players stayed. Gutekunst apparently will get a chance to prove it. The Packers gave Adams a
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Volkswagen’s bus is finally back. And now it’s electric
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business It’s been promised for years. Now it’s finally here. Volkswagen has unveiled the production version of the VW ID. Buzz, a 21st century version of the classic VW Bus. Unlike the noisy and underpowered original bus, the new version will be full electric with ample horsepower. The Bus was a
Continue ReadingVolkswagen’s bus is finally back. And now it’s electric
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business It’s been promised for years. Now it’s finally here. Volkswagen has unveiled the production version of the VW ID. Buzz, a 21st century version of the classic VW Bus. Unlike the noisy and underpowered original bus, the new version will be full electric with ample horsepower. The
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Vegas lawyer shot by FBI allegedly headed $300M Ponzi scheme
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal authorities allege that a Las Vegas attorney who was shot and wounded before his arrest by FBI agents last week headed a $300 million Ponzi scheme that bilked investors from Nevada, Utah and California. Matthew Beasley pleaded not guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in
Continue Reading Vegas lawyer shot by FBI allegedly headed $300M Ponzi scheme
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal authorities allege that a Las Vegas attorney who was shot and wounded before his arrest by FBI agents last week headed a $300 million Ponzi scheme that bilked investors from Nevada, Utah and California. Matthew Beasley pleaded not guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in
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Woman charged with fake abduction story used racist stereotypes to describe kidnappers, advocates and scholars say
By Nicole Chavez, CNN When Sherri Papini claimed she was abducted in Northern California, investigators were led to believe they were looking for two Hispanic women who spoke Spanish, played Mariachi music and fed her mostly tortillas and rice. Papini’s elaborate story of her 2016 kidnapping, which federal prosecutors now allege was false, reinforced a
Continue Reading TikTok is debating whether there are more wheels or doors in the world… for some reason
By Scottie Andrew, CNN TikTok is a place to ponder life’s big questions, like: What would a crowdsourced musical based on Pixar’s “Ratatouille” sound like? Will a Southern sorority hopeful get a bid to her favorite Greek house? And what will today be like — bones or no bones? But few TikTok prompts have inspired
Continue ReadingChevron Phillips will pay nearly $120 million to clean up 3 chemical plants after allegations it violated Clean Air Act
By Jessica Schneider, CNN The Justice Department has secured a settlement with the chemical company Chevron Phillips to make upgrades at three of its Texas petrochemical plants amid allegations that it violated the Clean Air Act and state air pollution control laws. Chevron Phillips is accused of failing to properly operate and monitor its industrial
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Exclusiva: Cremas blanqueadoras de la piel con altos niveles de mercurio se siguen vendiendo en las principales tiendas en línea, según un estudio
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un nuevo informe del Grupo de Trabajo Cero Mercurio (ZMWG, por sus siglas en inglés) reveló que se siguen vendiendo productos blanqueadores de la piel con altos niveles de mercurio en las mayores plataformas de comercio electrónico del mundo, incluidos los sitios web de eBay, Amazon y Alibaba. El informe, compartido
Continue ReadingHealth group CEO, husband dies in plane crash
By Brianna Owczarzak and Anna Muckenfuss Click here for updates on this story MIDLAND, Michigan (WNEM) — The president and CEO of MyMichigan Health, Diane Postler-Slattery, and her husband, Donald Slattery, were killed in a Florida plane crash Tuesday evening. It happened about 7 p.m. on March 8. The Cessna plane the couple was traveling
Continue Reading Pariah? Hardly. Banks are still willing to lend to Trump
By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A bank’s decision to loan Donald Trump’s company $100 million is the latest evidence the former president might survive fraud investigations and a business-world backlash over his efforts to stay in office after losing the 2020 election. Documents filed with New York City on Tuesday show
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Pariah? Hardly. Banks are still willing to lend to Trump
By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A bank’s decision to loan Donald Trump’s company $100 million is the latest evidence the former president might survive fraud investigations and a business-world backlash over his efforts to stay in office after losing the 2020 election. Documents filed with New York City on Tuesday show
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Escuelas del PSUSD ya no tendrán que utilizar el cubre bocas
Durante su junta habitual, el Distrito Escolar de Palm Springs acordó que, a partir de la próxima semana, los estudiantes y personal de sus planteles escolares ya no tendrán que utilizar el cubre bocas en las escuelas de Cathedral City, Desesrt Hot Springs, Palm Springs y Rancho Mirage. Debido a la pandemia se habían suspendido
Continue Reading SMU’s Davis is AAC player of year; Sampson top coach
IRVING, Texas (AP) — SMU senior guard Kendric Davis is the American Athletic Conference player of the year. Davis leads the conference with 19.5 points a game and is third with 4.6 assists. He was the only unanimous pick on the All-AAC first team in awards determined by a vote of the league’s 11 coaches.
Continue ReadingMan arrested after hitting police car, jumping into water during chase
By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story NEWPORT, Oregon (KPTV) — A man was arrested Monday after crashing into a police car and another car while trying to escape from officers, according to the Newport Police Department. Police stopped 34-year-old Juan Hall of Newport at almost 11 a.m. on SE Bay Boulevard.
Continue ReadingTeen fighting cancer inspires blood donations
By Kandra Kent Click here for updates on this story RIDGEFIELD, Washington (KPTV) — A Ridgefield teenager fighting cancer is inspiring people to donate blood, as supplies in blood banks continue to be critically low in the Pacific Northwest and across the nation. Joshua Bell, 16, has a rare form of bone cancer called Osteosarcoma,
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