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By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When Don Cox was looking for a reliable place to build a family farm in the 1950s, he settled on California’s Imperial Valley. The desert region had high priority water rights, meaning its access to water was hard for anyone to take away. “He had it
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By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Budget airline Ryanair says it will cancel eight routes through Hungary and cut flights on seven more following a months-long dispute with the country’s government over a windfall tax placed on airlines. The Ireland-based company’s CEO, Michael O’Leary, told a press conference Tuesday that Ryanair had
Continue Reading By TONY DAVIS Arizona Daily Star TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Robbie Woodhouse’s grandfather began nearly a century of family farming along the Gila River near Yuma in the middle 1920s when he dug up a bunch of mesquite stumps on his land to make way for his barley, wheat, Bermuda seed, cotton and melon fields.
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Chelsea Pensioners traded their famous scarlet tunics for somber navy blue as the old soldiers bade farewell to their commander in chief, Queen Elizabeth II. The veterans, some leaning on canes and others using mobility scooters, gathered under a steel gray sky in the quadrangle of
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are tumbling and disappointment is hitting markets worldwide Tuesday, following Wall Street’s sudden realization that inflation isn’t slowing as much as hoped. The S&P 500 sank 2.4% in morning trading, threatening to snap a four-day winning streak. Bond prices also fell sharply, sending their
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are tumbling and disappointment is shaking markets worldwide Tuesday, following Wall Street’s realization that inflation isn’t slowing as much as hoped. The S&P 500 sank 2.3% in early trading Tuesday, threatening to snap a four-day winning streak. Bond prices also fell sharply, sending their
Continue Reading By NARDOS HAILE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Carolina Herrera breathed spring back to life at its New York Fashion Week show with a romantic portrayal of nature and beauty, accentuating that the brand’s modern and striking feminine aesthetics work for every woman throughout the seasons and decades. Designer Wes Gordon was inspired by
Continue Reading By RENATA BRITO, JILL LAWLESS and MIKE CORDER Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Cheering crowds greeted King Charles III on Tuesday in Northern Ireland on his tour of the four parts of the United Kingdom, where the visit drew a rare moment of unity from politicians in a region with a contested British
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — It’s seven years almost to day since the last episode of “Key & Peele” aired, but Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key are, once again, riffing together. But in Henry Selick’s stop-motion-animation marvel “Wendell & Wild,” they voice the titular demon brothers who manipulate a goth teenager
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian politician who questioned Russia’s strategy in Ukraine on national TV says he spoke the truth and doesn’t fear punishment under new laws against spreading fake news about the conflict. Former parliament member Boris Nadezhdin said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was misled by intelligence services that apparently told him
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — The World Health Organization says at least 17 million people in the European Union may have experienced long COVID-19 symptoms during the first two years of the pandemic, with women more likely than men to suffer from the condition. The study for the WHO by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers have backed a proposal for a law that would ban the sale in the 27-nation bloc of agriculture products linked to the destruction of forests. MEPs gathered on Tuesday in Strasbourg, France, supported and strengthened a plan from the EU’s executive arm with 453 votes to 57, and 123
Continue Reading By The Associated Press PGA TOUR FORTINET CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Napa, California. Course: Silverado Resort & Spa (North). Yardage: 7,123. Par: 72. Prize money: $8 million. Winner’s share: $1.44 million. Television: Thursday-Sunday, 6-9 p.m. (Golf Channel). Defending champion: Max Homa. FedEx Cup champion: Rory McIlroy. Last tournament: Rory McIlroy won the Tour Championship. Notes: This starts
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Former Disney CEO Bob Iger is joining investment firm Thrive Capital as a venture partner. The New York company said in a blog post that Iger will mentor its founders as they build companies across industries such as health care, consumer technology, financial services and enterprise software. New York-based Thrive Capital
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, CNN The House Oversight Committee is asking the National Archives for an assessment of whether there are presidential records still unaccounted for and in Donald Trump’s possession, according to a new letter obtained by CNN. The committee’s chairwoman, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a New York Democrat, also is requesting in the letter that
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urielblanco (CNN Español) — La cuenta regresiva para el Mundial de Qatar sigue su marcha. Y que mejor que matizar la espera con la Champions League, el torneo de clubes más importante del mundo, que continúa su desarrollo a pasos acelerados para cerrar la fase de grupos apenas unas semanas antes de que inicie la
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Grappling with middle age, “Clerks III” turns out to be unexpectedly sentimental and nostalgic, reflecting that writer-director-editor-co-star Kevin Smith inherently recognizes this will likely be the gang’s final visit to Quick Stop Groceries. If so, it’s an uneven if gentle way to hang out the “We’re closed” sign. The original
Continue ReadingCNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Grappling with middle age, “Clerks III” turns out to be unexpectedly sentimental and nostalgic, reflecting that writer-director-editor-co-star Kevin Smith inherently recognizes this will likely be the gang’s final visit to Quick Stop Groceries. If so, it’s an uneven if gentle way to hang out the “We’re closed” sign. The
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation slowed for a second straight month on a sharp fall in gas prices, yet excluding energy most other items got more expensive in August, a sign that inflation remains a heavy burden for American households. Consumer prices surged 8.3% in August compared with a
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA and BRIAN INGANGA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — William Ruto was sworn in as Kenya’s president on Tuesday after narrowly winning the Aug. 9 election in East Africa’s most stable democracy, and quickly signaled that his leadership will be a strongly Christian one. The Supreme Court last week rejected a challenge
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