A ridge of high pressure builds in over the Western US today and through the weekend. This will bring some warmer weather for the weekend, but not much longer than that. Skies are clear this morning, after a storm system brought gusty winds throughout the Valley. Modestly warmer conditions last until Monday, when colder air
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La titular de la Fiscalía Especializada en materia de Derechos Humanos de México, Sara Irene Herrerías Guerra, informó que ya se ejecutaron al menos cinco órdenes de arresto contra presuntos involucrados en el incendio que esta semana dejó al menos 39 personas muertas en Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Al responder
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge cooled back down in February after ticking up unexpectedly the month before, a welcome sign in the central bank’s long battle to bring down historic price increases. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index rose 5% for the 12 months ended in February, lower than January’s
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By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The foreign ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Israel say the eastern Mediterranean can provide a key energy corridor to Europe through a planned electricity cable connecting the three countries’ power grids and a potential natural gas pipeline. The three ministers met in the Cypriot capital Friday
Continue ReadingBy Hayatullah Amanat, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A new study conducted by the University of Cambridge suggests an increase of non-alcoholic drinks on sale online may reduce the amount of alcohol people buy. Researchers studied 737 regular alcohol buyers in England and Wales using a simulated
Continue ReadingBy Megan DeLaire, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Scientists think they may have pinpointed the cause of a mysterious outbreak of liver disease that affected children worldwide last year. In a study published Thursday in the scientific journal Nature, researchers from the University of California and the
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Close to 20% of high school students report serious thoughts of suicide, and 9% have tried to take their lives, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). One local woman, currently grieving the loss of her own child,
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Inflation in Europe has fallen to its slowest pace in more than a year, though stark signs of persistent underlying pressure on prices will complicate policymakers’ next move on borrowing costs. Prices in the 20 countries that use the euro rose 6.9% this month compared with a year ago, the European
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Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state TV says a former chairman of Bank of China Ltd., one of the country’s four major state-owned lenders, is under investigation by the ruling Communist Party’s anti-corruption agency. China Central Television said on its website that Liu Liange is suspected of “serious disciplinary violations.” The one-sentence report gave no details
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole and Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN The swirl of unprecedented political, legal and historical implications ignited by the indictment of Donald Trump reached a fever pitch Tuesday with the former president arrested and pleading not guilty in Manhattan. The Manhattan district attorney’s office has been investigating Trump in connection with his alleged role in
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN In the wake of a Manhattan grand jury’s historic decision to indict Donald Trump, the former president and some other prominent Republicans, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, have invoked liberal billionaire George Soros in their attacks on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Trump claimed
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Huawei has reported a nearly 70% fall in profit last year amid sanctions and pandemic challenges, but saw its enterprise sales rise as the Chinese technology giant sought to pivot into digital industries and reduce its vulnerability to U.S. sanctions. Huawei says its annual revenue for
Continue ReadingCNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Turkey has finally approved Finland’s application to join NATO, putting an end to months of delays while also continuing to block Sweden from joining the military alliance. The Turkish Parliament voted unanimously in favor of Finland’s membership on Thursday, clearing the last hurdle in the accession process. The vote fulfills
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By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say two men accused of planning a Passover attack on a Jewish center in central Athens have appeared in court to answer to terrorism charges and have been ordered to remain in pre-trial detention. Greek officials announced the arrests of the suspects earlier this
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris and Gene Norman, CNN At least three people are dead and dozens of others were hospitalized after a series of brutal tornadoes tore through multiple states in the South and Midwest Friday, ripping homes to shreds and reducing neighborhoods to scattered debris as meteorologists warned the danger would continue into the night.
Continue Reading By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday will visit a Mississippi town ravaged by a deadly tornado even as a new series of severe storms threatens to rip across the Midwest and the South. Last week’s twister destroyed roughly 300 homes and businesses in Rolling Fork
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN Seven US government investigators briefly fell ill in early March while studying the possible health impacts of a toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed to CNN on Thursday. The investigators’ symptoms included sore throats, headaches, coughing and nausea — consistent with
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By Alisha Ebrahimji and Andi Babineau, CNN The US Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit against Norfolk Southern Thursday, alleging violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and seeking damages over the train derailment and subsequent environmental disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, in February. The Norfolk Southern Railway Company and parent company Norfolk Southern Corporation
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