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DESERT CENTER, Calif. (AP) — The main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix was damaged by a flash flood that washed out part of the road through the Southern California desert in the latest bout of punishing monsoonal thunderstorms that have hit the region this summer. The newest round of flooding started Wednesday evening, damaging
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson and Claudia Dominguez, CNN More than a year after a Pennsylvania woman filed a lawsuit against comedian Horatio Sanz, SNL Studios and NBCUniversal, she’s filed a proposed amended complaint seeking to add Tracy Morgan, Jimmy Fallon, and “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels as defendants, arguing they enabled Sanz’s alleged misconduct. In
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urielblanco (CNN Español) — La espera terminó. Este jueves se realizó el sorteo de grupos de la Champions League en Estambul, Turquía (sede de la final), con lo que quedaron definidos los lugares para cada uno de los 32 equipos clasificados al torneo de fútbol más importante del mundo a nivel de clubes. Para el
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Dollar stores, as their name suggests, offer inexpensive products for bargain-hungry shoppers. But even Dollar General and Dollar Tree, which have thrived this year as rampant inflation has helped boost sales, are starting to feel the pinch of a slowing economy. Dollar General and Dollar Tree both reported
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister, Yulia Kesaieva and Tara John, CNN Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is held by Russian forces, is still disconnected from the country’s power grid, a day after being disconnected for the first time in its history, according to the country’s nuclear operator. “The station’s own needs for power supply are currently
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By Dakin Andone, CNN Oklahoma has executed 50-year-old James Coddington, the first of 25 death row inmates the state intends to put to death through 2024, the state’s corrections director confirmed Thursday morning. Coddington, who was sentenced to die for murdering Albert Hale in 1997 amid his struggle with a crack cocaine addiction, was executed
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Peloton shares are on a wild ride this week, running up 20% Wednesday on a new partnership with Amazon only to erase those gains at the opening bell after quarterly losses for the connected exercise equipment maker exceeded $1.2 billion. Losses are growing faster than expected and sales slumped
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Berkeley, an eclectic California city renowned for tie-dyed hippies and high-brow intellectuals, is experiencing a 1960s flashback triggered by People’s Park, a landmark that has served as a counterculture touchstone, political stepping stone and refuge for homeless people. The 3-acre (1.2-hectare) site’s colorful history, forged from
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BY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer What’s considered officially “dangerous heat” in coming decades will likely hit much of the world at least three times more often as climate change worsens, according to a new study. In much of Earth’s wealthy mid-latitudes, spiking temperatures and humidity that feel like 103 degrees (39.4 degrees Celsius) or
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon on Wednesday said it is shuttering its telehealth service, Amazon Care, as the company rethinks its approach for expanding into the health care industry. Launched in 2019, Amazon Care promised to virtually connect patients with a clinician “24/7, 365 days a year,” according to its website, and also offered
Continue ReadingBy Cate Cauguiran and ABC7 Chicago Digital Team via WLS Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago police said a Good Samaritan helped a woman escape an abduction attempt in the West Loop Wednesday morning. Police said that shortly before 7:30 a.m., a 30-year-old woman was walking in the 200-block of
Continue ReadingCNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN NASA is gearing up for its most consequential launch in decades, launching a rocket built to carry humans on an uncrewed test flight around the moon. It’s the first major step for the space agency’s Artemis program that aims to one day return astronauts to the lunar surface. To commemorate
Continue ReadingCNN By Chandelis Duster, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his plan to address student loan debt, which includes debt forgiveness for certain borrowers and extending the pandemic-related payment pause. The Biden administration has already canceled nearly $32 billion of the $1.6 trillion in outstanding federal student debt by expanding existing forgiveness programs for
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business People hoping to get their holiday shopping delivered on time could be caught in the middle of a growing battle between FedEx and thousands of contractors who deliver most FedEx packages. Many of the contractors used by the company’s FedEx Ground division say they are losing money, even as revenue
Continue Reading By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. lawmakers are anxious to hear from Twitter’s former security chief, who has alarmed Washington with allegations that the influential social network misled regulators about its cyber defenses and efforts to control fake accounts. Leaders of several congressional panels are poring over the disclosures by respected
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dollar Tree and Dollar General both reported sales increases for the fiscal second quarter as inflationary pressures draw low income shoppers to their stores for groceries and other necessities. Just like the last recession in 2008, dollar stores are again benefiting from shoppers focusing on
Continue ReadingBy David Schuman Click here for updates on this story ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — This year, keeping the Minnesota State Fair safe will go beyond just those who wear a badge. Neighbors who live nearby are organizing their own volunteer patrols that will be a visible, and friendly, presence. “Tensions get high [during the
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse and Matt Foster, CNN Twenty-one time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic has announced his absence from the upcoming US Open via a Twitter post on Thursday. Djokovic has remained unvaccinated against Covid-19 throughout the pandemic, and current US rules stipulate that any non-US citizen must be fully vaccinated against the virus in
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) — Novak Djokovic, 21 veces campeón de Grand Slam, anunció este jueves que no participará en el próximo US Open. El tenista dio a conocer la noticia en su cuenta de Twitter. Djokovic no se ha vacunado contra el covid-19, y las reglas actuales de EE.UU. establecen que cualquier persona no estadounidense debe
Continue ReadingCNN By Pete Muntean, CNN With millions of travelers expected to rush airports over the Labor Day holiday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is telling major airlines that this summer’s thousands of flight cancellations are not acceptable. The Department of Transportation plans to better inform passengers of their recourse when facing a significant flight disruption, the
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