By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A top court has ruled that two residents of the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda have the right to challenge construction of an airstrip that critics say endangers fragile ecosystems and was begun without any permits. Tuesday’s ruling by the Privy Council is considered
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are holding relatively steady Tuesday near their record levels. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 149 points, or 0.4%, as of 1:56 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite mostly unchanged. Macy’s climbed 3%
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italian conductor Gianandrea Noseda has made a triumphant return to Teatro alla Scala in an informal role as cultural ambassador, leading the U.S. National Symphony Orchestra. He says he has made its sound more “luminous” with his personal loan of centuries-old Italian-made instruments. Noseda’s energetic performance Monday
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man faces a number of charges after police in Bridgeport said he robbed three women, one of whom he sexually assaulted. Cecil Mills, 35, was arrested around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, police said. According to police, the crime spree happened
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Rory McIlroy won the riveting ninth edition of Capital One’s The Match, outlasting Max Homa, Lexi Thompson and Rose Zhang at The Park in West Palm Beach, Florida on Monday night. Originally scheduled to be a 12-hole, mixed-skins match, the event was forced to go into a
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BARLOW, Oregon (KPTV) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed there was a rare sighting of a wolverine on the west side of the Cascades on Monday. Brandon Oswald sent FOX 12 a video of a wolverine running through a field in Barlow.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are holding relatively steady on Wall Street following mixed profit reports from U.S. companies. The S&P 500 was up 0.1% early Tuesday, still near its record set last week. The Dow fell 106 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite was up 0.3%. Macy’s rose after reporting better results than
Continue ReadingOpinion by John Halpin (CNN) — Though the primary season has yet to officially conclude, with Democrats heading to the polls in Michigan on Tuesday, the presidential race is almost certain to consist of two widely unpopular candidates in President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump facing off for another eight months. Unfortunately, nothing
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian police on Tuesday found the bodies of a couple shot and killed by an ex-boyfriend, who happened to be a police officer, hours after he admitted to killing and hiding them under rocks and debris on a rural property. The remains of former television reporter
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets during the school day. Around the country, educators say students routinely send Snapchat messages in class,
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets during the school day. Around the country, educators say students routinely send Snapchat messages in class,
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The owners of a quirky 18th century British pub unlawfully bulldozed after a fire last year have been ordered by a local council to rebuild it, keeping with its previous lopsided specifications. The watering hole — known as the Crooked House for its leaning walls and tilting
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN en Español) — Una jueza penal de Bogotá declaró culpable al colombiano Jhonier Leal Hernández del asesinato de su hermano, Mauricio Leal Hernández, y de su madre, Marleny Hernández, ocurrido en noviembre de 2021, informó este lunes la Fiscalía de Colombia. Durante la audiencia, la jueza dijo que la Fiscalía demostró que Jhonier
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March of 2011. March 11, 2011 – At 2:46 p.m., a 9.1 magnitude earthquake takes place 231 miles northeast of Tokyo at a depth of 15.2 miles. The earthquake causes a tsunami with 30-foot waves that damage several
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — US women’s cycling team Cynisca has been suspended by the International Cycling Union (UCI), the sport’s global governing body, for perpetrating a “fraud” and dressing a mechanic as a rider in order to avoid disqualification from a race. In a statement, the UCI said Cynisca required five riders in
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By Dalia Faheid and Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Just over a year ago, Flaco the Eurasian eagle-owl captivated the hearts of New Yorkers when he fled from a Central Park Zoo enclosure after it was vandalized. Flaco, dubbed “one of New York’s Flyest” by New York City Mayor Eric Adams, died Friday after colliding
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy has arrived to Saudi Arabia and met the kingdom’s powerful crown prince to push for a peace plan and the return of prisoners of war from Russia. Zelenskyy’s trip Tuesday comes as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has sought
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK and KAREL JANICEK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European heavyweights Germany and Poland insist that they will not send troops to Ukraine. That’s after reports said some Western countries may be considering sending ground troops. NATO’s chief also says the U.S.-led military alliance has no plans to send troops to Ukraine. The Kremlin,
Continue ReadingBy Angie Ricono Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Wyatt Bramwell was a football star. He started in kindergarten with flag football and played tackle by the third grade. His dad helped coach for a few years. His mom, a nurse, would watch from the sidelines. “I was always
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Personal Birth date: March 13, 1956 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: James Dimon Father: Theodore Dimon, stockbroker Mother: Themis Dimon Marriage: Judith “Judy” (Kent) Dimon (May 1983-present) Children: Julia,
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