By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Bud Light may have fumbled its attempt to broaden its customer base by partnering with a transgender influencer. But experts say inclusive marketing is simply good business — and it’s here to stay. “A few years from now, we will look back on this ‘controversy’ with the same embarrassment
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda is gearing up for an electrification shift in North America with two models developed with General Motors going on sale next year, and a bigger EV with a new platform in 2025, a year earlier than initially announced. President Toshihiro Mibe outlined a sprawling set
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda is gearing up for an electrification shift in North America with two models developed with General Motors going on sale next year, and a bigger EV with a new platform in 2025, a year earlier than initially announced. President Toshihiro Mibe outlined a sprawling set
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN After stepping down as leader of New Zealand earlier this year, Jacinda Ardern has revealed that she is swapping the rough and tumble of politics for a stint of quiet reflection within academia overseas, heading to Harvard University this fall under two fellowships. She was appointed to dual fellowships at the
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A trial connected to a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit against utility PacifiCorp over the catastrophic Labor Day 2020 wildfires in Oregon started Tuesday in Portland. The fires in 2020 killed nine people, burned more than 1,875 square miles (4,856 square kilometers) in Oregon and destroyed upward of 5,000 homes and
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN Prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney’s office have asked the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal case to impose a protective order restricting the former president’s ability to publicize information about the investigation. In a motion, prosecutors told the judge that Trump’s team would not consent to a protective order. “The risk
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will host President Joe Biden and the leaders of India and Japan for a security summit next month. The meeting at the Sydney Opera House on May 24 will be Australia’s first time hosting the Quad Leaders’ Summit. It
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Singapore on Wednesday executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists that he was convicted on weak evidence. Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was sentenced to death in 2018 for abetting the trafficking of 1 kilogram
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The words “impressive” and “awesome” were common refrains from a group of entertainment reporters who were among the first to see the upcoming DC superhero movie “The Flash.” Warner Bros. screened the film for the first time at CinemaCon Tuesday for theater owners, exhibitors and
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The words “impressive” and “awesome” were common refrains from a group of entertainment reporters who were among the first to see the upcoming DC superhero movie “The Flash.” Warner Bros. screened the film for the first time at CinemaCon Tuesday for theater owners, exhibitors and
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Reaction poured in Tuesday from heads of state, civil-rights leaders and the entertainment world following the death of Harry Belafonte at age 96. As a prominent activist, charismatic singer, Hollywood leading man, Broadway star and trailblazing Black entertainer, Belafonte’s loss was felt across a wide swath of
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Nueva York (CNN) — El músico Ed Sheeran subió al estrado este martes en un juicio de derechos de autor sobre si su exitoso sencillo “Thinking Out Loud” copió una canción clásica de Marvin Gaye. Ben Crump, un abogado que representa a la familia del coguionista del éxito de 1973 de Gaye “Let’s
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By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A cold, windy night at Wrigley Field was no big deal for Justin Steele. “I wouldn’t say I really paid much attention to it,” he said. It was business as usual for the left-hander. Steele pitched three-hit ball into the sixth inning in his fourth straight
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Un juez del Centro de Justicia Penal federal de Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, aplazó para el próximo domingo la resolución de si se someterá o no a juicio al comisionado del Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM), Francisco Garduño Yáñez, por su posible responsabilidad en el incendio que dejó 40 personas muertas
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A trial connected to a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit against utility PacifiCorp over the catastrophic Labor Day 2020 wildfires in Oregon started Tuesday in Portland. The fires in 2020 killed nine people, burned more than 1,875 square miles (4,856 square kilometers) in Oregon and destroyed upward of 5,000 homes and
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A trial connected to a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit against utility PacifiCorp over the catastrophic Labor Day 2020 wildfires in Oregon started Tuesday in Portland. The fires in 2020 killed nine people, burned more than 1,875 square miles (4,856 square kilometers) in Oregon and destroyed upward of 5,000 homes and
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — En la Plaza de Mayo, pleno centro de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires y frente a la Casa Rosada, hicimos una sola pregunta a quienes circulaban por allí: “¿Sabes a cuánto está el dólar?”. “Casi 500”.“Va a cerrar a 600”. “No sé porque está cambiando de a ratitos el dólar
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Entertainment executive Garry Kief is the new chairman of the McCallum Theatre. Kief replaces Harold Matzner who decided to step down. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke with Kief today about his new position and his goals for the Palm Desert venue. Be the first to know when news breaks in Coachella Valley. Download the
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN A Singaporean man convicted of trying to traffic around 2.2 pounds of cannabis was executed on Wednesday, a sentence lambasted by rights groups and campaigners for its severity at a time when many other nations, including neighboring countries, have adopted a more lenient approach towards drugs and capital punishment. While cannabis
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says a British tobacco company has agreed to a $629 million settlement to resolve allegations that it did illegal business with North Korea in violation of U.S. sanctions. British American Tobacco has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice Department while the
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