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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite indexes are ticking toward all-time highs on Wednesday amid a mixed day for Wall Street overall. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in morning trading and nearing its all-time high set two weeks ago. The Nasdaq composite was 0.7%
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency is predicting an 80% chance that average global temperatures will surpass the 1.5 Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) target laid out in the landmark Paris climate accord within the next five years. The World Meteorological Organization said Wednesday that the global mean near-surface temperature for each year from 2024 to
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden está llevando al límite a los progresistas que ya están resentidos con su presidencia con una nueva y dura acción ejecutiva que prohíbe la mayoría de las solicitudes de asilo de los inmigrantes que cruzan ilegalmente la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México.
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish prime minister says that a special commission tasked with investigating Russian and Belarusian influence in Poland is starting its work. At a news conference in Warsaw, Tusk and other officials described the commission as a non-partisan body of experts whose aim is to protect national security. Its work begins
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By Eric Levenson, Cindy Von Quednow, Steve Almasy and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani said he has “closure” and is ready to “move on” after his longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty in court Tuesday to fraud and tax charges for stealing almost $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers
Continue ReadingLAKE ZURICH, Ill. (AP) — The body of a 77-year-old man has been found after a house exploded in suburban Chicago. The Lake County sheriff’s office says first responders found the home leveled after the explosion about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Lake Zurich. The man’s body later was recovered from the rubble. His identity has
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — For all the violence in “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” (and there’s plenty), the fourth entry in a near-30-year-old franchise, the movie feels like a safe space for Will Smith, a strategic retreat after a string of prestige roles and that unfortunate Oscar slap. The result has that
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli participants in a nationalist march through a Palestinian area of Jerusalem chanted “death to Arabs” on Wednesday, stoking already surging tensions as the war in Gaza rages. Thousands of Israelis, including many ultranationalists, were participating in the “Jerusalem Day” march. The annual event marks Israel’s capture
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s refugee agency has expressed concern over plans for new asylum restrictions in the United States. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press A court in Russia has convicted a dual U.S.-Russian citizen for “rehabilitating Nazism” after posting anti-war images on social media. Yuri Malev was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in a minimum-security penal colony. Malev was arrested in December after sharing images on Russian social media site Odnoklassniki featuring the black-and-orange Saint George’s ribbon
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are ticking higher Wednesday after more companies delivered fatter profits than expected. The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher in early trading and just below its all-time high set two weeks ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 62 points, or 0.2%, as
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El presidente del Gobierno de España, Pedro Sánchez, mostró sorpresa este martes, después de que el Juzgado de Instrucción número 41 de Madrid citara a declarar a su esposa, Begoña Gómez, el próximo 5 de julio, en el marco de la causa que la investiga por la presunta comisión
Continue ReadingBy Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story San Bernardino County (KCAL/KCBS) — Nearly 70 dogs trapped in cages were recovered from a home in an unincorporated part of San Bernardino County over the weekend. Deputies were dispatched to the 39200 block of North Shore drive on Saturday at around 10 a.m. after
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — McDonald’s lost a European Union trademark dispute over the Big Mac name after a top European Union court sided Wednesday with Irish fast food rival Supermac’s in a long-running legal battle. The EU General Court said in its judgment that the U.S. fast food giant failed
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Rodriguez, Amy Maetzold Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — An elderly woman was found stabbed to death inside her own home in a South Pasadena neighborhood on Tuesday night. The attack happened around 8:45 p.m. in the 820 block of Brent Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County
Continue ReadingBy Laurie Perez Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — Hancock Park residents hailed Actor Jonathan Tucker as a hero after he ran barefoot into his neighbor’s home Sunday night to save a family from an intruder. A Ring security camera captured the ordeal at about 6:30 p.m. In the footage,
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Voters in the European Union are set to elect lawmakers starting Thursday for the bloc’s parliament, in a major democratic exercise that’s also likely to be overshadowed by online disinformation. Experts have warned that artificial intelligence could supercharge the spread of fake news to
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Champion, the more than century-old sportswear brand, has a new owner. Hanes has been under pressure from activist investors to cut costs. Known for its underwear brands and basic clothing lines, Hanes is getting back to its roots. Hanesbrands announced Wednesday that it will sell Champion to
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBC has partnered with several entertainers and non-Olympic athletes like Megan Thee Stallion, Dolly Parton and Peyton Manning to promote the Paris Games this summer. The network wants to build anticipation and entice more viewers after drawing lackluster ratings following the Games in Beijing
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA LAUER, RANDALL CHASE, COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Hunter Biden’s gun trial have spent hours showing jurors evidence of his drug problem, seeking to reveal through his own words and writing the depth of his addiction to show it was still going on when,
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