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By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in three decades, the U.S. has a new favorite dog breed, according to the American Kennel Club. Adorable in some eyes, deplorable in others, the sturdy, push-faced, perky-eared, world-weary-looking and distinctively droll French bulldog became the nation’s most prevalent purebred dog last
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N. Indian Canyon Drive, Araby Drive, and N. Gene Autry Trail were closed Wednesday morning due to flooding. According to the City of Palm Springs, N. Indian Canyon Drive is closed from Sunrise Parkway to Garnet Avenue.Araby Drive at the wash is closed.N. Gene Autry Trail is closed from E. Via Escuela to Salvia Road.Vista
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN Environmental and indigenous groups have filed two separate lawsuits challenging the Willow Project on Alaska’s North Slope after the Biden administration approved the oil drilling venture on Monday. ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project is slated to drill oil in the National Petroleum Reserve, which is owned by the federal government. The area where
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale price increases in the United States slowed sharply last month as food costs declined, a sign that inflationary pressures may be easing. From January to February, the government’s producer price index fell 0.1%, after a 0.3% rise from December to January, which was revised sharply
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD and MATT OTT AP Business Writers U.S. futures tumbled Wednesday and bank stocks around the world slumped as anxiety over the health of the global banking system surfaced again with new potential troubles arising at Europe’s Credit Suisse. Futures for the benchmark S&P 500 slid 1.7% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Continue Reading By BABAR DOGAR and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — After clashing with supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan outside his home for a second day Wednesday, police paused their efforts to arrest the ousted premier for failing to appear in court last week on graft charges. Police had besieged the
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish officials and media reports say floods caused by torrential rains have killed at least 10 people in two provinces that were devastated by last month’s earthquake. The flooding has increased the misery for thousands who were left homeless. At least five more people are reported missing. The provincial governor said
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN Indonesia’s “island of the gods” plans to enact some rules that may make it feel a bit less heavenly for foreign travelers. Bali governor Wayan Koster said in a March 12 press briefing that his government plans to crack down on foreign tourists who work illegally on the island — which
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested that his country could soon ratify Finland’s application to join NATO. The could allow the possibility of Finland joining the military alliance separately from Sweden. Finland and Sweden abandoned decades of nonalignment and applied to join the alliance last year. All 30 NATO members
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD and MATT OTT AP Business Writers U.S. futures tumbled Wednesday and bank stocks around the world slumped as anxiety over the health of the global banking system surfaced again after broad rebound the previous day. Futures for the benchmark S&P 500 slid 1.7% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.6% before
Continue Reading By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When a Russian fighter jet collided with a large U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday, it was a rare but serious incident that triggered a U.S. diplomatic protest and raised concerns about the possibility Russia could recover sensitive technology. U.S.
Continue Reading By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian federal agents aboard three helicopters descended on an illegal mining site on Tuesday in the Amazon rainforest. They were met with gunfire, and the shooters escaped, leaving behind an increasingly familiar find for authorities: Starlink internet units. Starlink, a division of Elon Musk’s
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany cut its greenhouse gas emissions by almost 2% last year, beating previous estimates but still falling far short of the cuts needed to meet its medium-term climate goals. Data published Wednesday by the German Environment Agency showed the country released the equivalent of 746 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in
Continue ReadingBy Megan DeLaire CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — Two U.S. health agencies have published a letter warning that “misleading” claims Florida’s surgeon general made about COVID-19 vaccines last month could be harmful to the public. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control
Continue ReadingBy Natasha O’Neill CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — It’s been more than three months since Canadian singer Celine Dion announced she was diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome (SPS). Dion, 54, posted to Instagram at the time, saying she needed to cancel the rest of her world tour due
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Roughly a year-and-a-half after Facebook renamed itself “Meta” and said it would go all-in on building a future version of the internet dubbed the metaverse, the tech giant now says its top investment priority will be advancing artificial intelligence. In a letter to staff Tuesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to host Syrian President Bashar Assad for talks in the Kremlin expected to focus on rebuilding Syria after a devastating civil war. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the two leaders will talk about “postwar reconstruction and the continuation of the peace
Continue Reading By RODRIQUE NGOWI and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Parts of New England and New York were digging out of a nor’easter Wednesday that caused tens of thousands of power outages, numerous school cancellations and whiteout conditions on the roads. The storm began Monday night and lasted throughout Tuesday, dumping as much
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — Honda is recalling a half-million vehicles in the U.S. and Canada because the front seat belts may not latch properly. The recall covers some of the the automaker’s top-selling models including the 2017 through 2020 CR-V, the 2018 and 2019 Accord, the 2018 through 2020 Odyssey and the 2019 Insight. Also included
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — Honda is recalling a half-million vehicles in the U.S. and Canada because the front seat belts may not latch properly. The recall covers some of the the automaker’s top-selling models including the 2017 through 2020 CR-V, the 2018 and 2019 Accord, the 2018 through 2020 Odyssey and the 2019 Insight. Also included
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