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By Kathleen Magramo and Moeri Karasawa, CNN Masatoshi Ito, the Japanese billionaire who turned 7-Eleven convenience stores into a global empire, has died aged 98, closing the chapter on one of Asia’s most storied retail entrepreneurs. Seven & I Holdings, operator of 7-Eleven, confirmed the death in a statement on Monday, adding that Ito died
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By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 46 points and 12 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Sacramento Kings 133-124 on Monday night. Khris Middleton scored 31 points and Brook Lopez added 23 for the Bucks, who are on the verge of becoming the first team to clinch a
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By JOHN DUERDEN Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russia has been invited to participate in the inaugural Central Asian Football Association Championships in June along with seven other national teams. Russian teams have been barred from European and FIFA competitions since the invasion of Ukraine in February of last year. But the Tajikistan
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Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (NWS) ha aumentado la cobertura de las alertas de inundaciones en todo California a unos 30 millones de personas. Las últimas alertas de inundación emitidas incluyen los condados de Santa Bárbara, Ventura y Los Ángeles. Entre las principales ciudades en alerta de inundación se encuentran San Francisco,
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd, CNN Former President Jimmy Carter, who remains in hospice care, has asked Joe Biden to deliver his eulogy following his death, the president said Monday. “He asked me to do his eulogy — excuse me, I shouldn’t say that,” Biden told supporters during remarks at a fundraiser in Rancho Santa Fe, California,
Continue Reading INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Defending champion Taylor Fritz routed Sebastian Baez 6-1, 6-2 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday. The fourth-seeded Fritz served four aces and won 88% of his first-serve points against the 30th-seeded Baez from Argentina. Andy Murray’s run ended in a 7-6 (6), 6-2 loss to
Continue Reading By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, a pioneer for women’s and family rights in Congress, has died. She was 82. Schroeder’s former press secretary, Andrea Camp, said Schroeder suffered a stroke recently and died Monday night at a hospital in Celebration, Florida, the city where she had
Continue Reading By EDMAR BARROS and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RAPOSA SERRA DO SOL INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil (AP) — On his first trip to Indigenous land in the Amazon rainforest since taking office, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed support for creating new territories for those communities, but stopped short of announcing any demarcations. Wearing
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The government inflation report being released Tuesday is expected to show that price acceleration in the United States remained chronically high in February, putting the Federal Reserve in an unusually tough position. The Fed had been considered sure to raise its benchmark interest rate by at
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The government inflation report being released Tuesday is expected to show that price acceleration in the United States remained chronically high in February, putting the Federal Reserve in an unusually tough position. The Fed had been considered sure to raise its benchmark interest rate by at
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse rattled the technology industry that had been the bank’s backbone, leaving shell-shocked entrepreneurs thankful for the government reprieve that saved their money while they mourned the loss of a place that served as a chummy club of innovation. “They were the gold standard, it almost
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse rattled the technology industry that had been the bank’s backbone, leaving shell-shocked entrepreneurs thankful for the government reprieve that saved their money while they mourned the loss of a place that served as a chummy club of innovation. “They were the gold standard, it almost
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse rattled the technology industry that had been the bank’s backbone, leaving shell-shocked entrepreneurs thankful for the government reprieve that saved their money while they mourned the loss of a place that served as a chummy club of innovation. “They were the gold standard, it almost
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una niña de 3 años hirió mortalmente a su hermana de 4 años en un tiroteo accidental en Texas, informó el sheriff del condado de Harris, Ed González. “Esto básicamente involucra a una niña de 3 años y otra de 4 años”, explicó González. “La niña de 3 años es la
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer Jimmy Garoppolo is finally out of San Francisco, ready to start the next phase of his career wearing the Raiders’ silver and black. Sam Darnold is heading out West, where he’ll replace Garoppolo and join Trey Lance and Brock Purdy with the 49ers. Mike White, Case Keenum and Jarrett
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest, CNN A former Eric Garcetti aide, who has accused the former Los Angeles mayor of ignoring allegations of sexual harassment during his time in office, said Monday that he is “unfit” to become US ambassador to India amid his embattled nomination. “He is unfit to become an ambassador or really to hold
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN China’s Andon Health, a maker of medical devices, says it has full access to funds parked at Silicon Valley Bank, after the US government intervened to backstop all the deposits at the failed lender. The Tianjin-based company, which manufactures consumer health devices and supplied Covid test kits to the United States
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BNP Paribas Bank says the tournament in the valley is more than just about tennis, there’s also a social and environmental impact. The bank just announced it is expanding its program to help deserving kids from disadvantaged backgrounds learn to play tennis. Players will be able to train under the direct supervision of tennis professionals. In addition, every
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Andrew Ross Sorkin woke up early Monday morning, long before the crack of dawn, after managing to sneak in a handful of hours of sleep. The New York Times columnist had been up late into the night working on his DealBook newsletter. And now he needed to rise for a special
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Los restos de una aristócrata romana fueron desenterrados por arqueólogos en el norte de Inglaterra. El esqueleto de la mujer no identificada, que se cree que tiene más de 1.000 años, fue encontrado en un ataúd de plomo en un cementerio escondido de la ciudad de Leeds el año pasado. Los
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