SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Top officials from California and New Zealand signed a pledge Friday agreeing to help fight climate change by sharing ideas and best practices, including how to put millions more electric vehicles on the road. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke about the agreement at
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Top officials from California and New Zealand signed a pledge Friday agreeing to help fight climate change by sharing ideas and best practices, including how to put millions more electric vehicles on the road. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke about the agreement at
Continue ReadingBy Joel Waldman Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Helpless Uvalde, Texas parents cried out in anguish, physically held back, on a Tuesday afternoon that will haunt them forever. Told to stay back while a crazed gunman remained in Robb Elementary, for at least an hour, with 22 magazines, executing 19
Continue ReadingBy Chris Tye Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — An Uptown woman smothered her daughter with a plastic bag on her 8th birthday as the girl screamed “Momma, stop,” because she believed her daughter didn’t love her anymore, prosecutors said Friday. Andreal Hagler, 38, is charged with first-degree murder in the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Cuando la hija del Dr. David Schonfeld llegó a casa y contó la historia de que habían tenido un simulacro de cierre de emergencia en la escuela, habló sobre haber bromeado con otros estudiantes mientras su clase se escondía en un armario durante 30 minutos. Schonfeld, pediatra y director del Centro
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Big Lots, American Eagle fall; Dell, Ulta Beauty rise.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Una “falla en el sistema eléctrico hondureño” dejó este viernes sin energía a regiones de ese país, así como de Guatemala y de El Salvador, informó en un comunicado el Ente Operador Regional del Mercado Eléctrico de América Central (EOR). La falla en una línea de transmisión causó la desconexión
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN The World Health Organization reported Friday that there are at least 650 cases of sudden and unexplained hepatitis in young children under investigation in 33 countries, an increase of about 36 cases over the last international update, about a week ago. Another 99 cases are awaiting classification. Last week, the European
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Two 18-year-old campers were arrested for allegedly starting a fire in Yucca Valley that grew to 431 acres. The fire started near Elk Trail in Yucca Valley on Thursday and left the area covered in smoke, making it hard for some to breathe. Several nearby homes and ranches were threatened, but fire crews were able
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Technology companies led a broad rally for stocks Friday as Wall Street notched its best week in 18 months. The gain broke a seven-week losing streak for the market, the longest such stretch since 2001. The S&P 500 rose 2.5% and
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Nueva York (CNN Business) — Elon Musk, el hombre más rico del mundo, dijo el jueves en Twitter que los multimillonarios no son malas personas. Musk tuiteó que es “moralmente incorrecto y tonto” usar la palabra multimillonario como peyorativo si esa persona está usando su riqueza para crear productos que hacen felices a
Continue Reading By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press Texas authorities said Friday that the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers inside an elementary school discussed his interest in buying a gun in private online conversations, but backed away from earlier descriptions that he made public threats less than an hour before the attack. Gov. Greg Abbott
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Belmont Stakes contenders Mo Donegal, Next and We the People all worked out Friday in preparation for the third jewel of thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown in two weeks. Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher had Mo Donegal and Nest work in company. Nest was ridden by Jose Ortiz and Mo Donegal
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a request by Native American tribes to stop Toronto-based Hudbay Minerals Inc. from preparing a planned new Arizona copper mine’s site in the Santa Rita Mountains near Tucson. U.S. District Judge James Soto refused to issue a temporary restraining order and dismissed the lawsuit filed by
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of California, Los Angeles said Thursday it will reinstate an indoor mask policy as coronavirus cases surge in the nation’s most populous state, which now forecasts hospitalizations will nearly triple in the next month. UCLA’s 45,000 students and all faculty, staff and visitors will be required to wear masks
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — After a six-week trial in which Johnny Depp and Amber Heard tore into each other over the nasty details of their short marriage, both sides told a jury the exact same thing Friday — they want their lives back. Heard “ruined his life by falsely
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California Democrat says he has enough votes to become the next speaker of the state Assembly. Assemblymember Robert Rivas would replace Anthony Rendon, who has been speaker since 2016. It’s not clear when Rivas would take over. In a news release, Rivas said he met
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press The suspects in the shootings at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school and a Buffalo, New York, supermarket were both just 18, authorities say, when they bought the weapons used in the attacks — too young to legally purchase alcohol or cigarettes, but old enough to arm themselves with assault-style
Continue ReadingJacopo Prisco Kareema Hassan was at her local mosque in Toronto, Canada, for a nightly prayer called Taraweeh — camera and tripod in tow — when she captured a striking sign of the times. It was the end of the holy month of fasting, Ramadan, in the spring of 2021. Government restrictions imposed in response
Continue ReadingCNN Foren Clark, CNN In the new CNN Original Series “Nomad with Carlton McCoy,” master sommelier McCoy is on the hunt for authenticity in destinations around the world. Whether it’s along the banks of the Mississippi River or in the bustling city of Seoul, McCoy is exploring off the beaten path to find what truly
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