AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Everyone has too many passwords. The credentials we need to remember to navigate online life keep multiplying, not just for frequently used email, banking, social media, Netflix and Spotify logins, but also, say, the little-known e-commerce site you’re not sure you’ll buy from again. According to some unscientific studies,
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — For more than a year and a half, leaders of Hollywood’s actors union have been negotiating with video game companies over a new contract that covers the performers who bring their titles to life. But while negotiators with the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — For more than a year and a half, leaders of Hollywood’s actors union have been negotiating with video game companies over a new contract that covers the performers who bring their titles to life. But while negotiators with the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
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It’s the latest move in a debate that has gone on for years: should a portion of Museum Way be a permanent pedestrian walkway or a public roadway? During Wednesday’s meeting, the City of Palm Springs Planning Commission agreed that the plan to vacate the portion of Museum Way, where the “Forever Marilyn’ statue sits,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — A parliamentary election will be held in Mongolia on Friday for the first time since the body was expanded to 126 seats, adding some uncertainty to a system that has been monopolized by two political parties and plagued by corruption. The election in a relatively new democracy — the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s president has inaugurated a new parliament after national elections, listing the priorities of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in coming years, including fast-tracking economic reforms and boosting small and medium-size enterprises to create jobs. President Draupadi Murmu said India’s economy grew the fastest among the world’s major nations
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Cambodian strongman leader Hun Sen has thrown his weight behind a new homegrown messaging app, which critics say is a way for the government to monitor and undermine political discussion in the country. CoolApp, launched this month to rival WhatsApp and Telegram, will make it “difficult for foreigners to
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian state-run railway company says a passenger train derailment in northern Russia has killed at least two people and left one other person missing. Russian Railways said in a statement on Thursday morning that the derailment of the 14-carriage train occurred Wednesday night in the northern republic of Komi with nine
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Bolivia, Luis Arce, hizo frente este miércoles a un intento de golpe de Estado de corta duración, tras llamar a la ciudadanía a “organizarse y movilizarse” en defensa de la democracia, mientras soldados y vehículos militares blindados rodeaban edificios gubernamentales en La Paz. “No podemos permitir que
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Las afirmaciones de Corea del Norte sobre el éxito de una prueba de misiles son falsas, dijo este jueves un portavoz del Estado Mayor Conjunto de Corea del Sur (JCS), calificando las afirmaciones de Pyongyang sobre el éxito como “métodos de engaño y exageración”. El portavoz del JSC, Lee Sung-jun, dijo
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Three bodies were found at the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan’s most famous mountain, with one of them already brought down from the slopes. Police said Thursday the identities of the people, including gender or age, are still unclear. An effort to bring back the two other bodies will continue
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russia’s war against Ukraine has led many people in neighboring Poland to invest in gold. While the war is far to the east, gold investors feel the precious metal offers them safety at a time of instability. The demand peaked first during the COVID-19 pandemic, and then when Russia
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a scenario that terrifies America’s auto industry. Chinese carmakers set up shop in Mexico to exploit North American trade rules. Once in place, they send ultra-low-priced electric vehicles streaming into the United States. As the Chinese EVs go on sale across the country, America’s homegrown EVs — costing
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — A posted sign in a kitchen reads “Every Second Counts,” but “The Bear” is clearly in no hurry during its third season, proceeding at the slow-cooked pace of a show simmered in accolades and Emmys. Granted, the awards have come in a category in which the Hulu series
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a scenario that terrifies America’s auto industry. Chinese carmakers set up shop in Mexico to exploit North American trade rules. Once in place, they send ultra-low-priced electric vehicles streaming into the United States. As the Chinese EVs go on sale across the country, America’s homegrown EVs — costing
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares gained Friday as traders looked ahead to a key report on inflation that could influence the Federal Reserve’s next move on interest rates. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 0.9% in early trading to 39,711.93. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.6% to 7,803.50. South Korea’s Kospi edged up nearly
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Nueva York (CNN) — La campaña de Bill Clinton dio en el clavo en 1992 cuando acuñó la famosa frase “Es la economía, estúpido”. Y es que la economía ha figurado siempre entre los principales problemas de los votantes, si no el primero, en todas las elecciones presidenciales. La actual contienda dista
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Stella Assange thanked the spectrum of lawmakers who campaigned for her husband, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, to be freed during her visit Thursday to Australia’s Parliament House, where political leaders differed over how welcome the convicted felon was in his homeland. “Julian is overjoyed and so grateful to the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Critics say British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is dutiful, managerial and a bit dull. The 61-year-old Labour leader is the favorite to win the country’s July 4 election. Starmer has dragged his social democratic party from the left towards the political middle ground. His message to voters is that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Nearly a year after wind-whipped flames raced through Kim Ball’s Hawaii community, the empty lot where his house once stood is a symbol of some of the progress being made toward rebuilding after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. “Welcome to our neighborhood,” Ball said Wednesday
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