Jen Carter didn’t know how impactful her ‘Women in Wine’ Fundraiser for Planned Parenthood would be when she planned it a year ago. Over a hundred people gathered in Bouchet in Palm Springs to show their support. All proceeds from the fundraiser went straight to the organization. Among them was Planned Parenthood, Donor Relations Manager,
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN NASA has successfully launched a rocket from Australia’s remote Northern Territory, making history as the agency’s first commercial spaceport launch outside the United States. The rocket blasted off at just past midnight local time Monday from the Arnhem Space Center on the Dhupuma Plateau, near the township of Nhulunbuy, according to
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Climate activists were sharing toast and coffee at a private campsite in mountains outside Sydney last Sunday when someone noticed movement on a nearby slope. A member of the group went to investigate and found two figures in full camouflage gear, who appeared to radio for help from a black car
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QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso announced a cut in gasoline prices Sunday that appeared to fall short of the reduction demanded by Indigenous leaders to end a strike that has paralyzed parts of the country for two weeks. The reduction cuts the price of gasoline by 10 cents per gallon. The Confederation
Continue Reading By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Seven states are set to host primary elections Tuesday as the nation comes to terms with last week’s stunning Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion. This week’s nominating contests could offer the first clues as to whether the political landscape
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After 2020, Rudy Giuliani is not someone most politicians would summon to hold a news conference on their behalf. As the frontman of former President Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud, Giuliani made notorious appearances before cameras where he espoused baseless theories — once
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The Associated Press S&P issues its latest monthly CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index Tuesday. General Mills reports quarterly results Wednesday. The Commerce Department serves up its May snapshot of consumer spending Thursday.
Continue Reading By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruling to overturn its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision is unpopular with a majority of Americans — but did that matter? The short answer: it’s complicated. The relationship between the two has been studied and debated by legal and political scholars. There’s evidence that
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Después de una pausa de cuatro años, la última compañía ballenera que queda en Islandia, Hvalur hf., reanudará su caza este verano, para disgusto de los funcionarios de turismo. Dado que la pandemia del covid-19 tuvo un impacto devastador en el sector del turismo de Islandia, lo último que quieren muchos
Continue Reading By STEVE PEOPLES and AARON KESSLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A political shift is beginning to take hold across the U.S. as tens of thousands of suburban swing voters who helped fuel the Democratic Party’s gains in recent years are becoming Republicans. More than 1 million voters across 43 states have switched to the
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press ELMAU, Germany (AP) — One year ago, Joe Biden strode into his first Group of Seven summit as president and confidently told the closest U.S. allies that “America is Back.” Now, many of them are worrying that America is backsliding. As Biden meets this week in the Bavarian Alps with
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press ELMAU, Germany (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven economic powers are set to commit themselves to the long haul in supporting Ukraine. They are in the German Alps for meetings and planning to confer by video link with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The G-7 leaders
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press ELMAU, Germany (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven economic powers are set to commit themselves to the long haul in supporting Ukraine. They are in the German Alps for meetings and planning to confer by video link with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The G-7 leaders
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As television programming goes, expectations were widespread that the Jan. 6 committee hearings would essentially be reruns. Instead, they have been much more. The five sessions have revealed a storyteller’s eye, with focus, clarity, an understanding of how news is digested in modern media, and
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told G7 leaders during a virtual meeting Monday that he wants the war in Ukraine to end by the end of 2022, according to a source familiar with his remarks, as leaders worked to starve Russia of its oil revenues and mitigate the economic fallout of the
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced Monday after Wall Street ended a rare winning week, capped by a 3.1% gain on Friday for the benchmark S&P 500. U.S. futures and oil prices also were higher. Optimism over China’s progress in controlling coronavirus outbreaks, as schools and businesses reopen, was
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN They were looking for gold in the permafrost of Canada‘s Klondike. Instead, they discovered what Canadian experts say is the most complete mummified woolly mammoth found in North America. Miners working in the Klondike gold fields discovered the frozen baby woolly mammoth on Tuesday in Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin traditional territory, according to
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By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Taylor was certain his line drive was hooking foul. A deflection by Atlanta third baseman Austin Riley changed the path of the ball — and the outcome of a dramatic showdown between the last two World Series champions. Taylor had three hits, including the go-ahead
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 to win the team’s first Stanley Cup since 2001 on Sunday night. It’s the team’s third Stanley Cup title overall. With the score tied 1-1 a little over halfway through the second period, Avalanche winger Artturi Lehkonen scored the
Continue Reading By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press WASINI, Kenya (AP) — Minutes away from the Kenyan mainland, the densely forested island of Wasini is one of several starting lines for coral reef restoration efforts in the western Indian Ocean. On a rare calm day during the normally turbulent monsoon season, four divers, carrying measuring equipment, shoes and
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