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By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A global computer chip shortage has made it harder for consumers to get their hands on cars, computers and other modern-day necessities. Congress is looking to boost chip manufacturing and research in the United States with billions of federal dollars. Both the House and the Senate have
Continue Reading The Associated Press Netflix reports its first-quarter results Tuesday. The National Association of Realtors issues its monthly snapshot of U.S. home sales Wednesday. American Airlines delivers its latest quarterly results Thursday.
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By Michelle Watson, Tina Burnside, Ramishah Maruf, Keith Allen and Emma Tucker, CNN Two teens were killed and several other people were injured in a shooting that stemmed from a large party in Pittsburgh over the weekend, according to police. Investigators are searching for multiple suspects in the shooting, which occurred early Sunday in the
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By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Troy Terry scored twice, Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-4. Gerry Mayhew, Cam Fowler and Derek Grant also scored for Anaheim and John Gibson made 29 saves. The Ducks earned a point for the
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By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Troy Terry scored twice, Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-4. Gerry Mayhew, Cam Fowler and Derek Grant also scored for Anaheim and John Gibson made 29 saves. The Ducks earned a point for the
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul scored 19 of his 30 points during a brilliant fourth-quarter shooting display and the Phoenix Suns beat the New Orleans Pelicans 110-99 on Sunday night in Game 1 of the first-round playoff series. The top-seeded Suns needed Paul’s big finish despite dominating most of
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul scored 19 of his 30 points during a brilliant fourth-quarter shooting display and the Phoenix Suns beat the New Orleans Pelicans 110-99 on Sunday night in Game 1 of the first-round playoff series. The top-seeded Suns needed Paul’s big finish despite dominating most of
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mostly lower in Asia after China reported that its economy expanded at a 4.8% annual pace in the last quarter. Markets in Europe and in Hong Kong and Sydney were closed for holidays. Oil prices retreated, while U.S. futures were lower after benchmarks fell
Continue Reading By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Troy Terry scored twice, Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-4. Gerry Mayhew, Cam Fowler and Derek Grant also scored for Anaheim and John Gibson made 29 saves. The Ducks earned a point for the
Continue Reading By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Troy Terry scored twice, Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-4. Gerry Mayhew, Cam Fowler and Derek Grant also scored for Anaheim and John Gibson made 29 saves. The Ducks earned a point for the
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Kyle Busch slipped past the spinning cars of Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe to steal his first Cup win of the season Sunday night on slick, wet, dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway. Reddick was chasing the first Cup win of his career but lapped traffic
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Jack Campbell made 27 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs set franchise records for victories and points, beating the New York Islanders 4-2 on Sunday night without NHL goals leader Auston Matthews. William Nylander, Mitch Marner, Pierre Engvall and David Kampf scored to help Toronto improve to 50-20-6 and reach 106 points.
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s economic growth edged up to a still-weak 4.8% over a year earlier in the first three months of 2022 as a wave of coronavirus outbreaks led to shutdowns of major industrial cities. Official data showed growth accelerated from the previous quarter’s 4%, when the economy
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Business China’s economy made a solid start to the year, recording first quarter growth that surpassed expectations. But a recent slump in consumer spending and rising unemployment suggest much tougher months ahead with dozens of cities still under Covid lockdowns. China’s gross domestic product grew 4.8% in the three months to
Continue Reading By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish rebounded from the shortest outing of his career by dominating into the seventh inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 despite having just three hits. Darvish allowed a run and struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings against the
Continue Reading By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish rebounded from the shortest outing of his career by dominating into the seventh inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 despite having just three hits. Darvish allowed a run and struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings against the
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — NASCAR’s second attempt at running a Cup race on dirt turned into a wet and muddy mystery when rain paused racing Sunday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. Most of the drivers seemed clueless about the rules during the stoppage. Rain picked up and stopped
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China’s economic growth edged up to an anemic 4.8% over a year ago in the first three months of 2022 even as spreading coronavirus outbreaks prompted shutdowns of major industrial cities. Official data released Monday showed growth accelerated from the previous quarter’s 4%, when the economy was slammed by tighter government controls
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 16 rebounds and the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks recovered after blowing a 16-point lead to beat the Chicago Bulls 93-86 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Sunday. Jrue Holiday sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5:03 left as part
Continue ReadingCNN By Beth Marengo and Samaria Parker, CNN Over the past 70 years, media mogul Rupert Murdoch built a small Australian family newspaper company into arguably the most powerful conservative media empire in history. With a market cap of $13.50 billion, News Corp is one of the most influential companies on the planet. The story
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