Skip to Content
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press Hundreds of measures targeting transgender people have been proposed in statehouses this year, and several have moved forward this week. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a ban on gender-affirming care for minors along with restrictions on transgender people as he appears to approach a presidential bid. Missouri and Nebraska
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A wrongful death lawsuit accuses several establishments of overserving the alleged drunken driver who police say slammed into newlyweds riding along a South Carolina beach road in a crash that killed the bride. The complaint alleges four bars gave “copious amounts of alcohol” to a “visibly intoxicated” woman before she drove
Continue Reading
Originally Published: 18 MAY 23 14:45 ET Updated: 18 MAY 23 16:19 ET By Allison Morrow and Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — Disney on Thursday upped the ante in its battle with Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, and it cost his state 2,000 white-collar jobs. Disney is scrapping plans to build a $1 billion office
Continue Reading
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — All Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout need is a little more help. They got it from Hunter Renfroe during a dicey ninth inning. Ohtani homered in the first and hit a tiebreaking infield single in the eighth, and Renfroe’s terrific throw in the ninth helped the
Continue Reading
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Ireland Baldwin is a new mom. The 27-year-old model announced on social media that she and her boyfriend, Portuguese musician Rac, recently welcomed a baby girl they named Holland. IShe explained that baby’s name during an interview on the “Girlboss Radio” podcast in January. “We’re naming her Holland,”
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose again Thursday after more companies reported better profits than expected, while yields climbed after a Federal Reserve official cautioned the end to its interest-rate hikes may not arrive as soon as Wall Street hoped. The S&P 500 gained 0.9%, adding to its rally
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The family and friends of a US Navy officer jailed in Japan hope that President Joe Biden’s trip to the nation for the G7 summit will yield progress in his case, particularly after he penned a handwritten letter to his wife expressing despair about his situation.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn New York (CNN) — OpenAI is making it even easier for many to access ChatGPT. OpenAI on Thursday announced the launch of a free ChatGPT app for iOS users in the United States, with plans to roll out to other countries soon. The launch comes six months after OpenAI first released ChatGPT
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Starbucks is changing its ice cubes. Will its customers have a meltdown? Customers who order cold beverages will now sip on “nugget ice” in their drinks, ice pieces which are smaller than the chain’s current cubes. Ice is a key ingredient for the coffee giant, especially
Continue ReadingCNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Starbucks is changing its ice cubes. Will its customers have a meltdown? Customers who order cold beverages will now sip on “nugget ice” in their drinks, ice pieces which are smaller than the chain’s current cubes. Ice is a key ingredient for the coffee giant,
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Walmart Inc., up $1.94 to $151.47. The retailer raised its profit forecast for the year after reporting strong first-quarter financial results. Synopsys Inc., up $32.63 to $409.71. The maker of software used to test and develop chips raised its financial forecasts
Continue Reading LUXEMBOURG — Globant: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
Continue Reading
By Katharina Krebs, CNN (CNN) — The arrest of three Russian scientists on suspicion of treason has been criticized by members of a Russian scientific institute, who warn the move has created a chilling effect in the community. The three Russian scientists, Anatoly Maslov, Alexander Shiplyuk and Valery Zvegintsev, were detained by the country’s security
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow and Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — Disney on Thursday upped the ante in its battle with Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, and it cost his state 2,000 white-collar jobs. The company is scrapping plans to build a $1 billion office complex in Florida, citing “changing business conditions,” according to a memo provided
Continue Reading
Police today advised the public of a significant rise in pool pump and pool heater thefts in recent months as they searched for two men suspected of recently stealing pool equipment in Palm Springs and fleeing the scene. “The department recommends installing anti-theft cages, video surveillance cameras and GPS tracking devices to safeguard your property,”
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN New York (CNN) — Korean automakers Kia and Hyundai have agreed to an estimated $200 million class action legal settlement over claims that many of the companies’ cars and SUVs are much too easy to steal. The settlement, which could cover up to nine million vehicle owners, provides a total of
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — The body of a boy missing from Harlem was pulled from the East River on Thursday morning. The victim’s family confirmed later Thursday that the body was 13-year-old Garrett Warren. Several people spotted the body near the Madison Avenue Bridge where
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story QUEENS VILLAGE, Queens (WABC) — A 14-year-old girl is in critical condition after she fell out of a moving party bus on the Cross Island Parkway. The fall happened at around 9 p.m. Wednesday near Hempstead Avenue in Queens Village. Officials say the teen was
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — During a meeting with more than two dozen bank CEOs on Thursday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stressed the urgent need for Congress to address the debt ceiling, according to a readout of the meeting from the Treasury Department. The meeting, which took place in Washington and included
Continue Reading