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By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Magda Chambriard has been sworn in as the head of Brazil’s state-run oil giant Petrobras as market concerns of increased government intervention in the company mount. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — who nominated Chambriard — attended the ceremony Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro.
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE and ANDRÉS LEIGHTON Associated Press ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Heavy rain and hail fell Wednesday around an evacuated village in New Mexico threatened by wildfires that have killed at least two people and damaged more than 1,400 structures, offering the hope of some assistance for firefighters but adding the threat of high
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft was set to mark its crowning achievement this month: Ferrying two NASA astronauts on a round trip to the International Space Station, proving the long-delayed and over-budget capsule is up for the task. Starliner is halfway to that goal. But the two veteran astronauts piloting this
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Party: Republican Occupation: Former professional baseball player and businessman Relevant Experience: Founded Garvey Marketing Group and worked with causes such as the Special Olympics, Ronald McDonald House, Pediatrics AIDS, and more according to his website Two-time supporter of Donald Trump Personal Information: Resides in Los Angeles and Palm Desert, Calif. Earned his B.S. at Michigan State
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Un apagón nacional en Ecuador afectó este miércoles a hospitales, hogares y una parte importante del sistema de metro del país, y dejó a los 17 millones de habitantes del país sin electricidad. “El reporte inmediato que nos llegó de CENACE (Centro Nacional de Control de Energía) es que existe
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Party: Republican Occupation: Former 45th President of the United States and businessman Relevant Experience: Founder/Chair/President/Chief Executive Officer, The Trump Organization, 1975-2017 Chair, Trump Hotels, and Casino Resorts, Incorporated Personal Information: Born: June 14, 1946 – Queens, New York Age: 77 Wife: Melania, 5 children: Donald Jr., Eric, Ivanka, Tiffany, and Barron & 10 grandchildren Resides
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Special prosecutors in the upcoming “Rust” shooting trial intend to portray actor and film producer Alec Baldwin as repeatedly flouting safety protocols on the movie set in the days before the fatal shooting of the film’s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, according to a new court filing. In
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Libyans from rival regions and all walks of life are fed up with the country’s divisions and want political players to end their years-long impasse and agree to hold national elections, a key step to peace in the oil-rich north African country, the U.N. deputy
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE and ANDRÉS LEIGHTON Associated Press ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Heavy rain and hail fell Wednesday around an evacuated village in New Mexico threatened by wildfires that have killed at least one person and damaged more than 1,400 structures, offering the hope of some assistance for firefighters but adding the threat of high
Continue Reading Aitana Ocana (CNN Español) — El cantante colombiano Feid, también conocido como Ferxxo, será el artista encargado de la ceremonia inaugural de la Copa América 2024, que se llevará a cabo este jueves 20 de junio a las 8 p.m. ET en Mercedes-Benz Stadium en Atlanta, Georgia. Hace un par de días, la Conmebol generó
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La selección argentina llega como favorita a la Copa América como campeón defensor y como campeón del mundo. En su racha de títulos, el equipo ha consolidado su calidad e identidad, que pasa por la genialidad de Lionel Messi y un director técnico, Lionel Scaloni, que ha sabido sumar sangre
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It is staying dry here in the Coachella Valley… for now. Dew points will stay below the low 50s through the rest of the work week. However, we will start to feel the first push of monsoonal moisture of the season make its way into the valley this weekend. A look at the temperature outlook
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US military’s temporary pier has been reanchored to the Gaza coast, two US officials told CNN, several days after it was dismantled for a second time due to high seas and weather conditions. This is the second time the pier has had to be reattached to the
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By Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Colombia plans to issue special stay permits to the guardians of more than 270,000 migrant minors from Venezuela currently living in Colombia with a Temporary Protection Permit, Colombian officials announced on Tuesday. The purpose of the permits is to fundamentally integrate those guardians into Colombian society, allowing them to
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A failure in an energy transmission line on Wednesday produced an unexpected blackout throughout Ecuador, the government said, days after announcing that there would be power outages in the country due to production problems. Ecuador’s Minister of Energy Roberto Luque said in a message posted on X, formerly Twitter, that the
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON and CORAL MURPHY MARCOS Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A new report from the U.N. migration agency says that surging violence in Haiti from clashes with armed gangs has displaced nearly 580,000 people since March. The Caribbean nation has long faced unrest but at the end of February, gangs unleashed coordinated
Continue ReadingBy ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Willie Mays gave a message to his longtime friend Dusty Baker just a day before he died. Mays, who died Tuesday afternoon at 93 years old, knew that he wouldn’t be able to make the trip to Birmingham, Alabama, for a week of festivities honoring
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Snapchat Inc. will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by California’s civil rights agency that claimed the company discriminated against female employees, failed to prevent workplace sexual harassment and retaliated against women who complained. The settlement with Snapchat Inc., which owns the popular
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Snapchat Inc. will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by California’s civil rights agency that claimed the company discriminated against female employees, failed to prevent workplace sexual harassment and retaliated against women who complained. The settlement with Snapchat Inc., which owns the popular
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Low back pain affects at least 619 million people worldwide, and that number is expected to increase to 843 million people by 2050, according to research estimates. Unfortunately, nearly 70% of people who recover from an episode of low back pain have a recurrence within a year, experts say.
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