Month: April 2023

DOJ reaches multimillion-dollar settlements against oil and gas companies it says were failing to control harmful leaks

April 20, 2023 10:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Justice Department reached multimillion-dollar settlements in three major lawsuits against US oil and gas companies Thursday that it says will reduce air pollution and planet-warming gas emissions in a dozen states and Indian Country. The settlements aim to resolve claims that several large companies were using faulty equipment to manufacture

WNBA partners with Scripps to broadcast Friday night games

April 20, 2023 10:03 AM Associated Press

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer

WNBA partners with Scripps to broadcast Friday night games

April 20, 2023 10:03 AM Associated Press

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA and Scripps have signed a multiyear deal to televise Friday night regular-season games on ION. The plan, announced Thursday, is to show 44 games over 15 weeks — starting on May 26 and running to Sept. 8. There will be national games that

How Banksy’s Bethlehem hotel inspired celebrity activists to tell the Palestinian story

April 20, 2023 10:02 AM CNN Newsource

Zeena Saifi, CNN A group of celebrity activists are trying to destigmatize being Palestinian, telling the human stories of an oppressed nation in a new documentary. The documentary “Walled Off,” takes its title from a hotel owned by anonymous British street artist Banksy in the biblical city of Bethlehem. Located a few steps from Israel’s

Residents along St. Croix River prepare for expected crest this weekend: “We’ve never seen it this high”

April 20, 2023 9:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Allen Henry Click here for updates on this story BAYPORT, Minnesota (WCCO) — Right now, the St. Croix River is literally less than an inch away from reaching its major flood stage. WCCO News’ Allen Henry traveled to two communities on the river Wednesday – Bayport and Lakeland – to see what the conditions

US Chamber of Commerce warns of major increase in risks for businesses in China

April 20, 2023 9:53 AM CNN

CNN By Michelle Toh, CNN The United States Chamber of Commerce has warned that rising scrutiny of American firms in China “dramatically increases” the uncertainties and risks of doing business in the country. The influential business lobby said Friday it was closely monitoring “heightened official scrutiny” of US firms by the Chinese authorities, following the

US deploying ‘additional capabilities’ near Sudan to assist with potential embassy evacuation

April 20, 2023 9:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Haley Britzky, Oren Liebermann, Jim Sciutto, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The US military is deploying “additional capabilities” nearby Sudan to secure the US embassy in the country and assist with a potential evacuation, if the situation calls for it, the Defense Department announced on Thursday. That includes hundreds of Marines who are

Teen expected to survive after pickup strikes rock formation at high speed

April 20, 2023 9:40 AM CNN Newsource

By KC Downey Click here for updates on this story CANDIA, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A 17-year-old driver was hurt in a crash Wednesday evening on Route 101 in Candia. Police said the teenager, who is from Auburn, was traveling east just after 6 p.m. when the pickup truck traveling off the left side of

Feds will release more water downstream into drought-stricken Lake Mead after wet winter

April 20, 2023 9:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN After years of punishing drought, a historic winter snowpack is bringing a reprieve to the Colorado River Basin and the nation’s largest reservoirs. The US Bureau of Reclamation announced Thursday that this winter’s rain and the projected runoff from above-normal snowfall is expected to boost its water releases this year from

Here’s what’s in the House GOP debt limit bill

April 20, 2023 9:36 AM CNN

CNN By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has unveiled his plan to address the nation’s looming debt ceiling drama, offering to raise the borrowing cap by $1.5 trillion to prevent a default. But the proposal comes with a long list of demands from House Republicans that Senate Democrats and the

Here’s what’s in the House GOP debt limit bill

April 20, 2023 9:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has unveiled his plan to address the nation’s looming debt ceiling drama, offering to raise the borrowing cap by $1.5 trillion to prevent a default. But the proposal comes with a long list of demands from House Republicans that Senate Democrats and the White

Renta Ciudadana 2023 en Colombia: ¿cómo consultar con tu cédula si recibes la ayuda económica?

April 20, 2023 9:35 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Colombia puso en marcha un nuevo programa de transferencias para los ciudadanos que viven en pobreza extrema con el que busca entregar dinero en efectivo suficiente para que los hogares más vulnerables, que están por debajo de la línea de la pobreza, puedan satisfacer sus necesidades

New Hampshire principal kisses pig after students read 10,000 books

April 20, 2023 9:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Jessica Kisluk Click here for updates on this story AUBURN, New Hampshire (WMUR) — There was big applause at Auburn Village School Wednesday because the school’s principal agreed to kiss Easy the pig. This started with a storybook that the school’s first graders read about a principal who kisses a pig as a reward

WWE superstar John Cena, a Mass. native, sends custom WrestleMania sneakers to Kowloon

April 20, 2023 9:30 AM CNN Newsource

By WCVB Staff Click here for updates on this story SAUGUS, Massachusetts (WCVB) — WWE superstar, actor and West Newbury native John Cena sent a special gift to the Kowloon Restaurant, a beloved North Shore staple. Cena wore the specially-designed, limited-edition Nike sneakers during WrestleMania earlier this month. Then, he autographed the shoes and sent

Durbin invites Chief Justice John Roberts to testify on Supreme Court ethics before a Senate committee

April 20, 2023 9:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Fox and Tierney Sneed, CNN Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin asked Chief Justice John Roberts or “another Justice whom you designate” to appear before his committee next month for a hearing on Supreme Court ethics rules — a request that is purely voluntary, with Durbin indicating he does not intend to subpoena the

Richard Riordan, former Los Angeles mayor, dies at 92

April 20, 2023 9:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, who served two terms in the 1990s and saw the city through the 1994 Northridge earthquake, died Wednesday evening, his family announced. He was 92. Calling Riordan their “beloved husband, father, grandfather and uncle,” the family said he “passed peacefully this evening at his home

New York woman sentenced for poisoning look-alike with cheesecake, stealing her identity

April 20, 2023 9:20 AM CNN Newsource

By WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) — A Russian native from Brooklyn has been sentenced in the poisoning of a woman who resembled her with sedative-laced cheesecake and then stealing her identity. On August 28, 2016, Viktoria Nasyrova visited the Forest Hills home of Olga Tsvyk and

Mortgage rates climb to the highest level in a month

April 20, 2023 9:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Bahney, CNN Mortgage rates rose this week, after five weeks of falling. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.39% in the week ending April 20, up from 6.27% the week before, according to data from Freddie Mac released Thursday. A year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate was 5.11%. “For the first time in over a

Republicans help seven Biden judicial nominees advance despite Dianne Feinstein’s absence

April 20, 2023 9:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed The logjam stalling the Senate confirmation of President Joe Biden’s judicial appointees loosened somewhat Thursday when the Judiciary Committee approved seven nominees on a bipartisan basis, though Republicans still maintain the ability to block nominees they don’t support. The advancement of the nominees comes amid the ongoing absence of California Democratic Sen.

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