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By MATTHEW BROWN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s order to protect the nation’s oldest forests against climate change, wildfires and other problems devastating vast woodlands is raising a simple yet vexing question: When does a forest grow old? Millions of acres are potentially on the line — federal
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By Ryan Bergeron, CNN It might look like something from a galaxy far, far away but this “Star Wars” X-wing starfighter came from a very earthly garage. The out-of-this-world replica was the brainchild of Akaki Lekiachvili, who works as a physician at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. He spent about
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Italian club Spezia has challenged FIFA at a hearing at sport’s highest court trying to overturn a two-year transfer ban. The Serie A club is alleged to have been involved in trafficking of young players from Africa under a previous owner before its current American owners took over last year. The
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business Rents in the US climbed to a new record high again in April, and they are expected to keep rising. The national median rent was $1,827 a month in April, up 16.7% from a year ago, according to a report from Realtor.com. Rent has been steadily increasing since early last
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A closely divided House has approved legislation to crack down on alleged price gouging by oil companies as prices at the pump continue to soar. A bill backed by House Democrats would give President Joe Biden authority to declare an energy emergency that would make it unlawful
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Ismail Elfath is the lone American among 36 referees selected by FIFA for this year’s World Cup. The 40-year-old was born in Morocco, moved to the U.S. when he was 18 and refereed his first Major League Soccer match in 2012. Elfath worked a semifinal of the 2019 Club World Cup,
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Wilson, CNN The House has voted 217-207 to pass a bill that gives the Federal Trade Commission the authority to investigate energy companies for alleged price gouging as prices at gas pumps nationwide hit record highs. The vote was largely down party lines with four Democrats, Reps. Kathleen Rice of New York, Stephanie
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Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – El rapero argentino Trueno presentó el pasado viernes “Bien o mal”, su segunda producción discográfica. Un trabajo, cuenta a Zona Pop CNN, con el que muestra la evolución de su proyecto y cómo su sonido y lírica han madurado. “Es una evolución de todos los que formamos parte del
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Coke knows that its soda caps often end up as litter. So it’s trying to solve the problem by tethering them to the bottle, at least in the United Kingdom. Earlier this week, the British arm of the beverage company announced that it has started rolling out new versions of
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PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — A missing hiker was found dead, his dog alive and lying next to him, in rugged forest in north-central Arizona five days after reporting he was lost, authorities said Thursday. Searchers found the body of Donald Hayes on Wednesday near Mingus Mountain after six days of looking for the 74-year-old Prescott
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A power outage in California’s capital city left much of the downtown area in the dark Thursday and delayed the start of the state Legislature. The Sacramento Municipal Utilities District reported 650 customers were without power during the morning, a figure that likely represented thousands of people as multiple high-rise office
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wavered in afternoon trading on Wall Street Thursday as persistently high inflation continues to weigh on the economy and keeps major indexes mired in a deep slump. The S&P 500, the benchmark for many index funds, is coming off of
Continue Reading SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse University and JMA Wireless announced a 10-year partnership for naming rights of the university’s iconic indoor stadium. That means the name Carrier will be replaced for the first time since the venue opened in 1980. It will be called the JMA Wireless Dome. Terms of the deal were not revealed.
Continue ReadingBy Hada Messia and Lianne Kolirin, CNN An Italian coffee shop owner is in hot water after being fined 1,000 euros ($1,050) for failing to display the cost of a 2 euro ($2.12) espresso. The owner of the Ditta Artigianale cafe in Florence has been punished by police after a customer reported him at the
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday to establish a commission to study the creation of a national museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture in Washington, sending the measure to President Joe Biden’s desk. Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii asked for unanimous consent on the
Continue ReadingBy Pedram Javaheri, CNN Although Memorial Day weekend — the unofficial start of summer — is still more than a week away, nearly 60% of Americans, or almost 200 million people, will feel 90-degree heat over the next few days. Record heat, which has been brewing across the drought-stricken Plains and parts of Texas, is
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Marcus Smart is hoping to play. Al Horford is trying to come back as well. And Derrick White headed home early for a good reason. The Boston Celtics were hoping to have at least one of their missing starters back for Game 2 of the Eastern
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN)– El presidente Joe Biden dio este jueves la bienvenida a los líderes de Finlandia y Suecia a la Casa Blanca y dijo que ambos países tienen el “pleno, total y completo respaldo” de Estados Unidos después de que las dos naciones presentaran sus solicitudes formales para convertirse en miembros de la OTAN.
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration’s commissioner says a shuttered baby formula factory could be up and running by next week. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf faced congressional anger Thursday for not answering questions about whether his agency should have intervened earlier at the Michigan plant tied to
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer How well do you know the French Open? How well do you know tennis? The AP has put together a quiz to test your knowledge. How many times since 1997 has the clay-court Grand Slam tournament in Paris been contested without either Serena Williams or Venus Williams? Who was
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