By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Three-toed fossil footprints that date back more than 210 million years were pressed into soft mud by bipedal reptiles with feet like a bird’s, a new analysis of the tracks has revealed. The footprints, found at several sites in southern Africa, were recently identified as the oldest birdlike tracks
Continue ReadingHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The top U.S. cyberdefense agency says hackers are targeting industrial control systems widely used by water and sewage-treatment utilities. The manufacturer says the systems are designed to be used by multiple industries. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued the warning Tuesday evening after a hacking group claimed credit for
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Fatima Shahin pasó siete meses en una prisión israelí. Las autoridades la acusaron inicialmente de intento de asesinato de un israelí en la Ribera Occidental ocupada, pero nunca fue acusada formalmente de ningún delito. Este viernes fue liberada esta mujer de 33 años de Belén, una de los 39 palestinos liberados
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An entire county school system in coal-producing West Virginia is going solar. The project in Wayne County Schools represents what a developer and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s office touted on Wednesday as the biggest-ever single demonstration of sun-powered renewable electricity in Appalachian public schools. The agreement
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has brought an ice rink to the White House lawn for children to skate and play hockey during the holidays. The first lady opened the rink Wednesday evening. Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater Brian Boitano and the comic-strip dog Snoopy performed, among others. The White
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sean Lewis talks a mile a minute, which might be how fast the San Diego State Aztecs will play now that he’s their head coach. Lewis used his introductory news conference Wednesday to invoke the Air Coryell offense that was developed decades ago by one
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — In Colorado, President Joe Biden has said Rep. Lauren Boebert was wrong to describe his policies as “a massive failure.” During a visit to her congressional district. Biden toured CS Wind, a company that manufactures wind towers and is expanding its workforce with
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — A top aide to Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is joining former President Donald Trump’s campaign, three sources familiar with the move tell CNN. Brian Swensen formally resigned from his role as national political director for the Ramaswamy campaign over the weekend and has
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN) — Jamie Dimon, CEO de JPMorgan Chase, emitió una fuerte advertencia a Wall Street este miércoles: la inflación podría aumentar aún más y la recesión no está fuera de las posibilidades. “Muchas cosas que estamos viendo son peligrosas e inflacionarias. Estén preparados”, dijo en la Cumbre DealBook de The New York Times
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming coal mine that supplies fuel to a power plant that will be converted to burn gas instead of coal will lay off 19 workers. They’re the latest of thousands of jobs lost in recent years in the beleaguered U.S. coal industry. Black Butte Mine
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Minor league players elected their first association representatives and alternate representatives since unionizing when the Major League Baseball Players Association held an executive board meeting Wednesday of both big leaguers and minor leaguers. Cameron Junker, a 26-year-old right-hander with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and William Simoneit, a 27-year-old Oakland Athletics catcher, were
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Google has agreed to pay Canadian publishers for their news content, backing down from a high-stakes threat to block all news content produced in the country on its platforms after the tech giant and the Canadian government announced a deal Wednesday to avert the looming crisis. The agreement resolves
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It’s been quite the clean up after a fire and explosion broke out last night at a cannabis business in Palm Desert. Firefighters were called to the building off Dinah Shore Drive, just East of Monterey shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday night. The scene remained active well into Wednesday morning with two smoking hot spots
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden is bringing an ice rink to the White House lawn for children to skate and play hockey during the holidays. The first lady was set to announce the rink after sunset Wednesday. She was to be joined by 1988 Olympic figure skater Brian Boitano and
Continue ReadingThe Association of California water Agencies (ACWA) kicked off its two-day 2023 Fall Conference and Expo at the Renaissance Esmeralda and Hyatt Regency in Indian Wells today. The event brought together local water agency leaders from throughout California for updates, analyses, and perspectives on multiple water-related issues affecting every part of the state. Wildfire preparedness
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Elton John has addressed Britain’s Parliament at an event honoring his dedication to fighting HIV in the U.K. and beyond. The British star spoke to dozens of lawmakers and campaigners in the grand Speaker’s House of Parliament on Wednesday. John set up his AIDS Foundation in 1992
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — It was a simple plan. Business tends to slow down at Red Lobster locations during the third and fourth quarters, so its parent company, Thai Union, launched a new promotion. For $20, customers could eat as much shrimp as they wanted. The promotion has been a tradition
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon issued a stark warning to Wall Street on Wednesday: Inflation could rise further and recession is not off the table. “A lot of things out there are dangerous and inflationary. Be prepared,” he said at the 2023 New York Times DealBook Summit
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mark Cuban in many ways has been the face of the Dallas Mavericks franchise since he bought the club in 2000, so the news that he was selling a majority share to perhaps Las Vegas’ most powerful family created a number of questions. WHO IS
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS and SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writers Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has entered into an agreement to sell a majority stake in the NBA franchise to the family that runs the Las Vegas Sands casino company, it was announced Wednesday. The deal could be completed in the coming weeks. The agreement would
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