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By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis expressed support for privatizing Medicare and Social Security during his first campaign for Congress in 2012, giving political rivals who have pledged to protect the programs an opening to attack him ahead of DeSantis’ expected run for president in 2024. Former President Donald Trump
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CNNEE (CNN Español) — Seis años se tardó Rihanna en lanzar nueva música, algo que sus seguidores -incluyendo este servidor- venían suplicando todo ese tiempo. Pero para ella, el tema parecía no ser prioritario. La sequía musical terminó el año pasado al lanzar no una, sino dos canciones incluidas en la banda sonora del éxito
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By Justin Gamble, CNN Opal Lee, the 96-year-old Texan who successfully championed legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, was honored on Wednesday with the unveiling of a portrait at the state Capitol. The portrait of Lee, known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” is the first new portrait to be hung in the state Senate
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN The trailer for Ben Affleck’s latest film “Air” has finally flown into our orbit. Director and star Affleck is featured in the trailer sporting a retro look for his portrayal of Phil Knight, former Nike Inc. CEO who oversaw the 1984 deal that changed the sneaker industry — and athletic endorsement
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Gretener, CNN A ballot is being held to distribute 10,000 free tickets for the coronation concert of King Charles III to members of the public, the BBC press office announced on Thursday. The national broadcaster revealed that 5,000 people will receive a pair of free tickets to attend a May 7 concert on
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MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Dennis the Menace has been found. A statue of the comic strip character that was stolen from a park in Monterey, California, last summer was found submerged in a nearby lake. “Today is a happy day!” Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto said Wednesday at a press conference where the statue was
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN “The Last of Us” star Melanie Lynskey is responding to criticism over her casting in the hit HBO series. Earlier this week, former reality star Adrianne Curry tweeted that she didn’t think Lynskey was a good fit the role, writing, “Her body says life of luxury…not post apocolyptic warlord.” Lynskey had
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: The Walt Disney Co., down $1.42 to $110.36. The media and amusement park giant announced layoffs and a cost-savings plan. Affirm Holdings Inc., down 2.73 to $13.29. The digital commerce platform cut its revenue forecast for the year. Mattel Inc., down
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate will vote this month to repeal two decades-old measures that approved American military action in Iraq. That’s according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, who made the announcement Thursday. The Iraq vote is being sought by a bipartisan group of senators
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yelp Inc. (YELP) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $20.1 million. The San Francisco-based company said it had net income of 28 cents per share. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for
Continue Reading NEW YORK — News Corp.: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — SAN DIEGO (AP) — DexCom Inc. (DXCM) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $91.8 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the San Diego-based company said it had profit of 22 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 34
Continue Reading OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — YRC: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — PHOENIX (AP) — Mesa Air Group Inc. (MESA) on Thursday reported a loss of $9.1 million in its fiscal first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Phoenix-based company said it had a loss of 25 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 12 cents per share. The results beat Wall Street
Continue Reading By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Police in Ohio say the arrest of a broadcast reporter who was pushed to the ground and handcuffed while covering a news conference came after he got into an argument with the head of the state’s National Guard and refused to leave. NewsNation correspondent Evan Lambert was arrested Wednesday during
Continue Reading By LEA SKENE Associated Press NORTH EAST, Md. (AP) — Relatives of a Maryland woman who allegedly conspired with a Florida-based neo-Nazi leader to plan a crippling attack on Baltimore’s power grid say she has a long history of white supremacist beliefs. The plan was thwarted last week when Sarah Beth Clendaniel was arrested alongside
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN A Delaware man who carried a large Confederate flag inside the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot and was part of the mob that chased a US Capitol Police officer has been sentenced to three years in prison. DC District Judge Trevor McFadden found Kevin Seefried guilty in June
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El Gobierno de Biden está considerando deportar a México a los migrantes no mexicanos, en una medida sin precedentes para frenar el flujo migratorio hacia la frontera sur de EE.UU., según dos funcionarios de Seguridad Nacional. Desde que asumió el cargo, el presidente Joe Biden ha tenido que enfrentar el creciente
Continue Reading By FARNOUSH AMIRI, ERIC TUCKER, KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have opened a new inquiry with a brazen attempt to portray the federal government as weaponized against Americans. The first hearing Thursday of the House subcommittee on alleged “weaponization” of the government featured partisan and blatantly inaccurate testimony by
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN Plans are moving forward at the US Department of Health and Human Services to prepare for the end of the nation’s Covid-19 public health emergency declaration in May. On Thursday, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra sent a letter and fact sheet to state governors detailing what exactly the end of the emergency
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