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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A magnitude 4.1 earthquake gave the San Francisco Bay Area an early morning wake-up call Thursday. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 5:07 a.m. quake struck several miles northwest of Bay Point at a depth of 12.2 miles (19.7 kilometers). The area is about 30 miles northeast of downtown San Francisco.
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner can’t play with her WNBA colleagues. She can’t call them, either. But she can write. In one small bit of normalcy, Griner has been able to receive emails and letters from WNBA players during her detainment in Russia. Hundreds of emails have been sent by players to
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El horario de verano en México podría llegar pronto a su fin. La medida que está vigente en el país desde 1996 y supone adelantar una hora el reloj cada principios de abril ha sido evaluada por el Gobierno de Andrés Manuel López Obrador, quien en julio envió una iniciativa
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond, Betsy Klein and Kate Sullivan, CNN The White House on Thursday announced the latest round of sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, targeting Russian government officials and elites close to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a slew of new financial and diplomatic sanctions. The sanctions, issued by the Treasury and State Departments,
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates fell slightly this week, marking the third consecutive week of declines. But with rates hovering above 5% and home prices well above where they were this time last year, prospective buyers are finding it increasingly difficult to afford a home. The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.09% in the
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The European Commission chief is visiting Warsaw to officially confirm the EU executive’s long-delayed approval of Poland’s pandemic recovery plan, which would enable conditional release of billions of euros in grants and loans to the country. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki for talks about
Continue Reading urielblanco Nota del editor: Kara Alaimo, profesora asociada de la Facultad de Comunicación Lawrence Herbert de la Universidad de Hofstra, escribe sobre temas que afectan a las mujeres y a las redes sociales. Fue portavoz de Asuntos Internacionales en el Departamento del Tesoro durante el gobierno de Obama. Síguela en Twitter como @karaalaimo. Las opiniones
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner can’t play with her WNBA colleagues. She can’t call them, either. But she can write. In one small bit of normalcy, Griner has been able to receive emails and letters from WNBA players during her detainment in Russia. Hundreds of emails have been sent by players to
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– La abogada de Amber Heard aseguró que cree que al jurado lo “confundieron” en el juicio por difamación que enfrentó a la actriz con su exesposo Johnny Depp. Y añadió que Heard planea apelar el veredicto. Victoria legal para Johnny Depp después de que él y Amber Heard fueran declarados responsables de
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business The world is grappling with gravity-defying energy price spikes on everything from gasoline and natural gas to coal. Some fear this may just be the beginning. Current and former energy officials tell CNN they worry that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in the wake of years of underinvestment in the energy
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged down slightly this week, though interest rates on the key 30-year home loan remain at decade-high levels. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the 30-year rate ticked down to 5.09% from 5.1% last week. By contrast, the average rate stood at 2.99% a
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CNN, KTUL, KJRH, KOKI By Jason Hanna and Amanda Watts, CNN The gunman who killed two doctors and two others at an Oklahoma medical building Wednesday did so after he blamed one of the physicians for causing him pain from a recent back surgery, a police chief said Thursday. The shooter, Michael Louis, who police
Continue Reading By Mark Morales and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN The 18-year-old suspect in the Buffalo, New York, supermarket shooting that killed 10 people pleaded not guilty to the 25-count indictment against him, his attorney said in court Thursday afternoon. Peyton Gendron, who was dressed in an orange jumpsuit and shackled at his hands and feet, was asked
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The OPEC oil cartel and allied producing countries including Russia will raise production by 648,000 barrels per day in July and August, offering modest relief for a global economy suffering from soaring energy prices and the resulting inflation. The decision Thursday steps up the pace by the alliance, known as
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Democratic members of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform are accusing Amazon of “obstructing” their investigation into the company’s labor practices during severe weather events. Amazon’s policies have been under more scrutiny since the deadly collapse of a company warehouse last year in Edwardsville, Illinois. Regulators have found
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Britain says it is sending sophisticated medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine. The pledge came a day after the United States and Germany said they would equip the embattled nation with advanced weapons for shooting down aircraft and knocking out artillery. Western arms have
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN and MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — This is expected to be the best summer job market for teens in 15 years. Researchers at Drexel University’s Center for Labor Markets and Policy predicted in a report last month that an average of 33% of youths ages 16 to 19 will
Continue ReadingBy Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business You’ve just volunteered to help show a new colleague the ropes. But now you’re trying to figure out when you can actually make the time to fit it all in. This happens a lot — especially to women. Managers often ask for volunteers or in some cases, assign workers to
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street Thursday as weakness in technology companies offsets gains elsewhere in the market. Microsoft weighed down the tech sector with a 3% loss after cutting its financial forecasts for the current quarter, citing unfavorable changes in exchange rates. The S&P 500 fell
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Pope Francis has appointed a Los Angeles bishop to lead a southern Minnesota diocese. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced Thursday that Francis has appointed Bishop Robert E. Barron to lead the Diocese of Winona-Rochester. Barron has served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for the last
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