By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The OPEC oil cartel led by Saudi Arabia and allied producers including Russia made another big swipe at propping up lagging crude prices Thursday, expanding some output cuts into next year and bringing up-and-coming oil supplier Brazil into the fold. Lower oil prices have
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — La joven mexicana Ilana Gritzewsky, quien desde el 7 de octubre formaba parte de los rehenes tomados por el grupo islamista palestino Hamas en Israel, fue liberada este jueves, según informó la canciller de México, Alicia Bárcena. Gritzewsky era una de las dos personas de nacionalidad mexicana retenidas por Hamas
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy’s focus headed into his biggest regular-season start as a pro is on the Eagles and their stout defense instead of on the disappointment of his previous trip to Philadelphia that ended in a significant elbow injury. Purdy and the 49ers return
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Una foto en blanco y negro destaca en la historia del Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica (BCIE) que registra su sitio web. Su primer presidente ejecutivo, Enrique Delgado, firmaba los acuerdos para la puesta en marcha de la entidad en 1961, que tenía como marco el Tratado General de Integración Económica
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An attorney for the billionaire Haslam family has called the bribery allegations from Warren Buffett’s company a “wild invention.” But a judge didn’t decide immediately whether those allegations will be resolved at a January trial that will help determine the multibillion-dollar price Berkshire Hathaway might
Continue ReadingOpinion By Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — Former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney is furious with her party, ripping the GOP in her forthcoming memoir, “Oath and Honor,” for having enabled and supported former President Donald Trump in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. According to a copy of the book obtained by CNN, Cheney paints a
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The chairman of Florida’s Republican Party is the subject of a rape investigation, though no charges have been filed and his lawyer says he will be exonerated. Still, the investigation into Christian Ziegler comes at a critical time for the Republican Party of Florida: Two Florida
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans are pushing forward new legislative maps that would preserve their majorities in the state House and Senate. But they’re still not revealing how they want to redraw Georgia’s 14 congressional districts. State House and Senate committees on Thursday passed maps for their respective chambers on
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson remained in concussion protocol Thursday, making it even more likely Joe Flacco will start Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams. The 38-year-old Flacco signed as a free agent with Cleveland last week as an insurance policy in case Thompson-Robinson struggled or got injured. The
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers are questioning the theories of planet formation after discovering an exoplanet that technically shouldn’t exist. The planet, about the mass of Neptune and more than 13 times as massive as Earth, was detected orbiting an ultracool M-dwarf star called LHS 3154 — which is nine times less massive
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Cantaloupes that are contaminated with salmonella continue to make people sick across the country, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Thursday. Several varieties of whole and pre-cut cantaloupe products have been recalled – including those sold at retail chains such as Kwik Trip, Kroger, Trader Joe’s,
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky state Rep. Kevin Bratcher has announced plans to run for a Louisville Metro Council seat next year. That would culminate a long statehouse career that put the Republican at the forefront of school safety, juvenile justice and other issues. Bratcher has been a fixture in
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was President Joe Biden ‘s turn to bring some holiday spirit to the U.S. capital. The president and his wife, Jill, participated Thursday in the annual tradition of lighting the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse, an area known as President’s Park, on the south side
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Ind. (AP) — A 59-year-old man suspected in the June disappearance of a 17-year-old neighbor has been charged with murder after human remains were found buried on his Indiana property. Patrick Scott of Arlington made an initial court appearance Thursday and was ordered held without bond. Scott also is charged with obstruction of justice
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The Palm Springs Police Department is looking to make a positive impact on the lives of local children this holiday season. A deserving group of children will have the opportunity to “Shop with a Cop” for holiday gifts of their choosing. PSPD hosted the Pickleball fundraising event Thursday evening at Villagefest. For $20, people could play
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas freed eight Israeli hostages Thursday in exchange for Israel’s release of more Palestinian prisoners under a last-minute deal to extend their cease-fire in Gaza by another day. But any further renewal of the truce, now in its seventh
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was voted the majors’ best designated hitter on Thursday and joined David Ortiz as the only players to win the award three years in a row. Ohtani won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award after hitting .304 with an AL-high 44 homers, 96 RBIs, eight triples and 20
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press The nation’s largest publisher is suing over Iowa’s new law that bans public school libraries and classrooms from having practically any book that depicts sexual activity. Thursday’s lawsuit is the second in the past week to challenge the law, which bans books with sexual content all the way through 12th
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Elliott Erwitt, the photojournalist and filmmaker who wryly documented the minutiae of American life for over six decades, has died at 95. According to the caption accompanying a photo shared on his official Instagram account, Erwitt “passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family.” Erwitt was known for taking
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A foiled plot to assassinate a prominent Sikh separatist leader in New York, just days after another activist’s killing, was meant to precede a string of other politically motivated murders in the United States and Canada, according to U.S. prosecutors. In electronic communications and audio and
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