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By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that a post on X announcing that the securities regulator had approved the trading of exchange-traded funds holding bitcoin was “unauthorized,” and that the agency’s account had been “compromised.” The confusion came as crypto fans anxiously await the
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Chinese military officers have resumed talks that were frozen after former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in 2022. It’s a development U.S. officials have said is key to keeping the growing competition between the two great powers from turning into direct conflict. The agreement
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CNN By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador’s worsening security situation deteriorated further in spectacular fashion this week, with gunmen armed with explosives storming a TV station during a live broadcast. The country has been rocked by blasts, police kidnappings and prison disturbances in a wave of violence authorities are struggling to contain. The immediate
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El parlamento de Corea del Sur aprobó este martes un proyecto de ley que prohíbe la cría y el sacrificio de perros para consumo, poniendo fin a la práctica tradicional pero controvertida de comer carne de perro después de años de debate a nivel nacional. El proyecto de ley recibió un
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By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Michael Conte and Meg Tirrell, CNN Washington (CNN) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is being treated for prostate cancer and suffered complications that led to him being taken to hospital on New Year’s Day where he is still being treated, according to a statement Tuesday from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The statement
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African government says former U.K. opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will join its delegation for this week’s hearings at the United Nations’ top court as it accuses Israel of genocide against Palestinians in the war in Gaza. South Africa brought the case against
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Mourners had gathered in Dallas to remember a longtime Texas congresswoman. The funeral for former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson was held Tuesday at Concord Church in Dallas. Johnson served in Congress for 30 years. She died at the age of 89 on Dec. 31. People on
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Ryan Starr from Saul Martinez Elementary School in Mecca is the latest winner of the One Class at a Time award for his contributions to education. His career in the desert spans more than two decades at schools in both Desert Sands Unified School District and Coachella Valley Unified School District. Mr. Starr nominated himself
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made clear to the Israeli government that Palestinians must be allowed to return to their homes in Gaza “as soon as conditions allow” and must not be displaced from the strip, the top US diplomat said Tuesday. Blinken announced that the Israeli government had agreed
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Texas instó a la Corte Suprema a rechazar una solicitud de la administración de Joe Biden para permitir que la Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos continúe quitando alambre de púas en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México mientras se desarrolla una impugnación legal a la práctica. El mes
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN Tallahassee, Florida (CNN) — Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off Florida’s legislative session on Tuesday with a deeply political speech that drew sharp contrasts between his conservative stewardship and Democratic leadership and seemed tailored to the Iowans who will soon decide the fate of his White House bid. “We are in the
Continue Reading By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man who was seen on video leaping over a court table and attacking a Nevada judge while in court last week has been charged with attempted murder, according to a criminal complaint. Deobra Redden, 30, also faces counts of battery on a protected person, battery of an
Continue ReadingBy TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say a shooting at a small-town Minnesota hotel has killed an employee and two possible guests. Cloquet police Chief Derek Randall spoke about the shooting at a news conference Tuesday. He says police found a 22-year-old clerk with a gunshot wound on Monday inside
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The Board of Supervisors today signed off on Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s request to spend over $2 million for an evaluation of how best to proceed with modernizing the Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, though one supervisor expressed concerns about the potential for untenable cost overruns. “This is an elephant that we
Continue ReadingBy ALLEN PANCHANA and GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Masked men broke onto the set of a public television channel in Ecuador waving guns and explosives during a live broadcast Tuesday, and the president issued a decree declaring that the violence-plagued country had entered an “internal armed conflict.” The men armed with
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted through a quiet day of mixed trading Tuesday, where most stocks fell but a handful of influential companies kept the losses in check. The S&P 500 slipped 7.04 points, or 0.1%, to 4,756.50 to follow up its best day in nearly two
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has been inaugurated for his second term. The 49-year-old Republican took the oath of office Tuesday. Using the theme “Mississippi Forever,” he said he wants to curb the trend of young people leaving the state to pursue careers elsewhere. Republicans have
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The most recent Riverside County study shows its unsheltered population is growing. Right now, there are around 3,300 unhoused people, up 12% from last year. Only about 1,200 are currently living in shelters and the rest are on the streets. According to Martha’s Village and Kitchen, on any given night in the Coachella Valley, there are
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge issued an order Tuesday temporarily halting enforcement of a pending Ohio law that would require children to get parental consent to use social media apps. U.S. District Court Judge Algenon Marbley’s temporary restraining order came in a lawsuit brought Friday by NetChoice,
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE, NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on Israel to work with moderate Palestinians and neighboring countries on plans for postwar Gaza, saying they were willing to help rebuild and govern the territory but only if there is
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