By Jessica Willey Click here for updates on this story CLEAR LAKE, Texas (KTRK) — Women in the Clear Lake area are warning others about a man who is approaching them in public places and asking for pictures of their feet. It appears the man has been going around to different stores and offices with
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Danielle Wiener-Bronner and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Some sobering news for US shoppers: There’s little relief in sight on grocery store bills. Grocery prices climbed 13.5% in August from the year before, the highest annual increase since March 1979, according to government data. Executives at large food manufacturers and analysts expect
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Some sobering news for US shoppers: There’s little relief in sight on grocery store bills. Grocery prices climbed 13.5% in August from the year before, the highest annual increase since March 1979, according to government data. Executives at large food manufacturers and analysts expect inflation to hover
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By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers coach Matt Rhule said he is “very hopeful” that running back Christian McCaffrey will play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals after missing the last two days of practice with a quad injury. McCaffrey returned to practice on a limited basis Friday and is listed
Continue ReadingBy Angie Koehle Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) — Workers from Apple Roofing are caravanning across the country to help in Hurricane relief efforts. The Phoenix branch joined other branches nationwide. In all, the company sent 75 workers to do work on homes and businesses hit by the storm. “The
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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union energy ministers have adopted a package of measures to ease an energy crisis, including a levy on windfall profits of fossil fuel companies. But an agreement on capping natural gas prices that is supported by a majority of countries remained off the
Continue Reading By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of sabotaging the Russia-built gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea to Germany. Putin claimed that the West had turned from sanctions to “terror attacks,” sabotaging the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in what he described as
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Cortez Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) — Police say a Phoenix man is in the hospital with serious burns after a group of men filled grocery bags with gasoline and loaded them into a car, leading to a fire on Thursday morning. Phoenix police say a vehicle was
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Hurricane Ian may have caused as much as $47 billion in insured losses, according to the latest estimate, which could make it the most expensive storm in the state’s history. CoreLogic, a research firm that estimates losses from natural disasters, released the estimate for damages as of Thursday night. The
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Spanx, a brand founded by shapewear pioneer Sara Blakely, has named Kim Jones her successor as CEO. The Atlanta-based company promoted Jones, a longtime Spanx executive, on Friday. Blakely will continue to serve as the chair of Spanx’s board. Jones joined Spanx in 2005 and previously held roles as the
Continue Reading In a story published Sept. 29, 2022, about the PGA Tour filing a countersuit against LIV Golf, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Talor Gooch was still part of the antitrust lawsuit that LIV Golf players filed against the PGA Tour. Gooch asked a federal judge on Sept. 27 to remove his names from the
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard said Friday that U.S. interest rates will likely have to remain high for an extended period to combat inflation, capping a week of tough rhetoric by Fed officials. In remarks at a conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland, CNN Business GM’s self-driving car subsidiary Cruise said earlier this year that it wants to add as many as 5,000 more robotaxis to American streets, including in San Francisco, where it currently maintains a fleet of fewer than 100 cars. But the city says the robotaxis are already shaping up to be
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By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press GATESVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s staff this month quietly dropped a series of human trafficking and child sexual assault cases after losing track of one of the victims, a stumble in open court emblematic of broader dysfunction inside one of America’s most prominent law offices. The
Continue ReadingCNN By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Hurricane Ian may have caused as much as $47 billion in insured losses, according to the latest estimate, which could make it the most expensive storm in the state’s history. CoreLogic, a research firm that estimates losses from natural disasters, released the estimate for damages as of Thursday night.
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Hours after she was formally sworn in at the Supreme Court on Friday, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson gave a rousing speech at the Library of Congress, saying that since her appointment, she has been approached by people from “all walks of life” with what she called “a
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Did you feel the quake this morning? A 3.4 quake struck at 4:50 a.m. shaking people awake. It was centered near Anza, but felt across the desert. Drier and slightly cooler air is in place today and tomorrow making things less “sticky” out there. Temperatures will hover near or slightly above seasonal norms (97) but
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Bad Bunny llegó como el mayor finalista y terminó la noche como el más galardonado de los Premios Billboard de la Música Latina 2022. El rapero puertorriqueño se llevó 9 estatuillas, entre ellas la que lo declara el artista del año. Su compatriota Farruko fue el segundo mayor ganador de
Continue Reading SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Azerbaijan’s president says his country is a reliable partner and will stick to an agreement to double gas exports to the European Union by 2027. President Ilhan Aliyev was in Bulgaria’s capital for the official launch Saturday of a new pipeline that will supply natural gas from Azerbaijan. Bulgaria’s vital supply
Continue Reading SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Azerbaijan’s president says his country is a reliable partner and will stick to an agreement to double gas exports to the European Union by 2027. President Ilhan Aliyev was in Bulgaria’s capital for the official launch Saturday of a new pipeline that will supply natural gas from Azerbaijan. Bulgaria’s vital supply
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