The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a consent order with Volvo Group North America that includes a civil penalty of $130 million for violations of the Vehicle Safety Act. The consent order comes after an investigation found that Volvo Group North America failed to recall vehicles in a timely fashion and to comply with
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN If the Super Bowl isn’t your thing, there’s another game you can watch that day. Puppy Bowl XIX is the 19th annual event aimed at raising awareness about pet adoptions using adorable shelter pups who play for either Team Ruff or Team Fluff. The Animal Planet show is expanding this
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — France and Australia have announced plans to jointly produce and send several thousand 155-millimeter artillery shells to Ukraine. The first deliveries are expected by the end of March. The multimillion-dollar plan is the latest offer of support for Ukraine by both countries. It comes amid growing appeals from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A sixth Memphis Police Department officer has been disciplined for his involvement in the brutal beating and arrest of Tyre Nichols. Officer Preston Hemphill was relieved of duty shortly after the Jan. 7 arrest of Nichols, who died three days later at a hospital, Memphis police
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Ford is cutting prices on its Mustang Mach-E electric SUV by as much as $6,000 just weeks after market leader Tesla made similar moves. The company says in a statement that it’s increasing production of the Mach-E this year and is taking advantage of streamlined costs
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter and Gregory Wallace, CNN More than 1,000 flights have been canceled in the United States on Monday as winter weather moves through the middle of the country, with disruptions set to continue into Tuesday. So far, the most affected airports are Dallas Love Field, Dallas-Fort Worth International, Austin Bergstrom International and Houston
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Stocks ended Monday lower following a solid rally last week. Investors may have jitters ahead of this week’s big Federal Reserve meeting, a deluge of earnings from top tech firms and the jobs report on Friday. The Dow fell more than 260 points, or 0.8%, while the S&P 500
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CNN, KDRV By Elizabeth Wolfe, Andy Rose and Sonya Hamasaki, CNN A sweeping multi-day manhunt continues for a suspect accused of brutally beating and kidnapping a woman in Oregon who remains in critical condition, according to police. While Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, has evaded capture since Tuesday, police say he is still active on dating
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse and Amanda Watts, CNN US skier Kyle Smaine has died in an avalanche in Japan aged 31, according to a post from his wife on Instagram. “Dear Husband and my whole world, officially married November 18, 2022, which not many people knew about,” Jenna Dramise wrote. “I’m so incredibly thankful that I
Continue ReadingKMAX, KOVR, DANE SHANNON, WALTER WOOD, BRIAN WALKER, KYLE SHANE, INSTAGRAM, @SIERRA-AT-TAHOE, CNN By Ben Morse and Amanda Watts, CNN US skier Kyle Smaine has died in an avalanche in Japan aged 31, according to a post from his wife on Instagram. “Dear Husband and my whole world, officially married November 18, 2022, which not
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist January 2023 will be remembered more for its tornadoes and severe weather than for more traditional winter weather like snow and ice for everyone east of the Rockies. January is not typically a severe weather month, but this year was a big one. The Storm Prediction Center reports we had
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 has become the eighth most common cause of death among children in the United States, according to a study published Monday. Children are significantly less likely to die from Covid-19 than any other age group — less than 1% of all deaths since the start of the pandemic have been
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is poised this week to raise its benchmark interest rate for an eighth time since March. But the Fed will likely announce a smaller hike for a second straight time, and it could change some key wording in its post-meeting statement about future
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La temporada fiscal en Estados Unidos comenzó el 23 de enero. Desde esa fecha, el Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS, por sus siglas en inglés) está aceptando y procesando las declaraciones de impuestos de 2022. Si ya hiciste tu declaración de impuestos y te preguntas cuándo comenzará el IRS a
Continue ReadingCNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A new paper adds to the mounting evidence that school-age children across the globe experienced significant setbacks in their learning progress during the Covid-19 pandemic. Students “lost out on about 35% of a normal school year’s worth of learning” when in-person learning stopped during the public health crisis, according to
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN A new paper adds to the mounting evidence that school-age children across the globe experienced significant setbacks in their learning progress during the Covid-19 pandemic. Students “lost out on about 35% of a normal school year’s worth of learning” when in-person learning stopped during the public health crisis, according to a
Continue ReadingCNN By Toyin Owoseje and Amanda Watts, CNN Lisa Loring, best known as the first actress to play Wednesday Addams in the original “The Addams Family” sitcom, has died at the age of 64. Loring “passed away on Saturday surrounded by her family,” longtime agent Chris Carbaugh told CNN in a statement on Monday. “She
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey and Amanda Watts, CNN Barrett Strong, the voice and songwriter behind Motown Records’ first hit, has died, according to a post from The Motown Museum. He was 81. “It is with great sadness that we share the passing of legendary @classicmotown singer and songwriter Barrett Strong. The voice behind @motownrecords’ first hit,
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling on Wall Street Monday ahead of a week full of potentially market-moving events, from decisions on interest rates around the world to earnings reports from the biggest U.S. companies. The S&P 500 was 1% lower in afternoon trading, giving back some of
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN A dispute over a $100 repair bill may have contributed to a pair of shootings that left seven people dead and another injured last week in Half Moon Bay, California, the San Mateo County district attorney told a local news station. Chunli Zhao — the farmworker who faces seven counts of
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