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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts was poised to blast off Wednesday on its debut launch. California-based Relativity Space is attempting to launch the rocket to orbit from a former missile site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It’s a relatively small
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Wingo Click here for updates on this story SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California (KCRA) — There are roughly 1,000 fire hydrants across the city of South Lake Tahoe, according to the local fire department, and continued snowfall in the Sierra is creating a big challenge for firefighters who depend on those hydrants. Crews clear
Continue Reading By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The only downside of Ke Huy Quanbeing a lock for the best supporting actor win at the Oscars is that you don’t get to hear much from the other nominees as a result. And this is a category full of interesting performances and actors at all stages
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Curiosity rover just sent back a stunning postcard capturing its view of a shimmering sunset on Mars. The NASA rover has been roaming across the surface of Mars for more than 10 years, searching for answers as to why the red planet went from warm and wet to a frozen
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By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s upcoming budget proposal aims to cut deficits by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made the announcement Wednesday, confirming what an administration had told The Associated Press earlier, on condition of anonymity. The deficit reduction goal is
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The first meeting of the new board of Walt Disney World’s government — overhauled by sweeping legislation signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as an apparent punishment for Disney publicly challenging Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill — dealt with the rote affairs any
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Bill Hader killed it playing an assassin on “Barry,” and now it’s coming to an end. The Emmy-winning HBO series will premiere its fourth and final season on April 16, the network has announced. HBO is owned by CNN’s parent company. Hader, who is also co-creator, writer, director and executive
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A pair of basketball players from Brown are alleging in a federal lawsuit that the Ivy League’s policy of not offering athletic scholarships amounts to a price-fixing agreement that denies athletes proper financial aid and payment for their services. The suit was filed Tuesday in
Continue ReadingCNN, WAVE By Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole and Evan Perez, CNN The Louisville Metro Police Department routinely uses excessive force and practices “an aggressive style of policing” against Black people, the Justice Department said Wednesday after an investigation launched following the botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor. The scathing assessment paints a shocking portrait of
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City has reached a settlement with one of the gun dealers it accused in a lawsuit of contributing to surging violence in the region by ignoring evidence that firearms were being sold illegally. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas described the settlement Wednesday as “an
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Four former bankers with the now-shuttered Swiss affiliate of a major Russian bank have gone on trial over allegations that they didn’t properly check accounts opened in the name of a Russian cellist with longtime ties to President Vladimir Putin. The one-day trial in Zurich district court
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Chinese government could use TikTok to control data on millions of people and harness the short-form video app to shape public opinion should China invade Taiwan, FBI Director Christopher Wray told the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday. Wray responded affirmatively to questions from Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Chinese government could use TikTok to control data on millions of people and harness the short-form video app to shape public opinion should China invade Taiwan, FBI Director Christopher Wray told the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday. Wray responded affirmatively to questions from Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, the panel’s
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Incluso antes de subir al ring, las boxeadoras cubanas han tenido que aguantar los golpes. Si bien la isla es famosa desde hace mucho tiempo por sus boxeadores masculinos de alto nivel, las mujeres se veían bloqueadas por la prohibición oficial de practicar este deporte de forma competitiva. El Inder, el
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Ayer en la corte el juez sentencio a seis años en prisión a un hombre de Coachella que se declaró culpable de secuestro, robo y asalto. Se trata de Alexander Edlund, además su cómplice Brian Jamand ya había sido sentenciado a 8 años en la cárcel. El crimen ocurrió en octubre pasado cuando raptaron a
Continue ReadingCNN By Forrest Brown, CNN It’s enough to give anyone already on edge about flying hassles has yet another reason to pop an antacid or two: the prospect of delayed, lost or damaged baggage. The concern is valid. Especially when an epic winter storm sweeps across the land and one airline has a complete meltdown.
Continue Reading By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer The Cincinnati Reds brought up their three top pitching prospects last season to revive a starting rotation decimated by cost-cutting. Right-handers Hunter Greene and Graham Ashcraft, and lefty Nick Lodolo experienced rookie struggles — with stunning flashes of brilliance mixed in — as the rebuilding Reds lost 100 games
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. investigators suspect that a Tesla was operating on an automated driving system when it crashed into a firetruck in California last month, killing the driver and critically injuring a passenger. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it has dispatched a special crash investigation
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, CNN The world’s oceans are polluted by a “plastic smog” made up of an estimated 171 trillion plastic particles that if gathered would weigh around 2.3 million tons, according to a new study. A team of international scientists analyzed global data collected between 1979 and 2019 from nearly 12,000 sampling points in
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN When it comes to “Ted Lasso,” the show is often all-consuming for Jason Sudeikis. As co-creator, executive producer and star of the hit Apple+ series, Sudeikis is always thinking about the show, its plot and characters, he tells CNN. “This is literally what I do every day,” Sudeikis says. “I didn’t
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