By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators have barred TurboTax maker Intuit Inc. from advertising its services as “free” unless they are free for all customers, or if eligibility is clearly disclosed. In an opinion and final order issued Monday, the Federal Trade Commission ruled that Intuit engaged in deceptive
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press NARAHA, Japan (AP) — A drone almost the size of a slice of bread is Japan’s newest hope to get clearer footage of one of the reactors inside the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant where hundreds of tons of damaged fuel remain almost 13 years after the disaster. A
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt, Josh Campbell and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Eagle Pass, Texas (CNN) — As the migrant crisis continues at the US-Mexico border and beyond, tensions between Texas and federal officials remain high. Here are the latest developments: Razor wire is still up along a contested section of the US-Mexico border a day
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, Megan Marples and Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The Doomsday Clock that has been ticking for 77 years is no ordinary clock — it attempts to gauge how close humanity is to destroying the world. On Tuesday, the clock was again set at 90 seconds to midnight — the closest to the
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Cue all the “did ‘Barbie’ direct itself” snark. But Greta Gerwig not being among the five best director nominees for this year’s Oscars is one of the biggest shocks in recent memory. Here are some other major “snubs” and “surprises” from Oscar nomination morning. GRETA GERWIG SHUT OUT FOR
Continue ReadingBy LISSETTE ROMERO Associated Press PUEBLA, Mexico (AP) — A four-year-old giraffe named Benito has arrived at his new home, a large animal park in central Mexico. Now starts the hard part for the gangly post-adolescent: fitting in with the crowd of seven giraffes in his new neighborhood. The 7.5-acre (3-hectare) enclosure at the Africam
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will share the stage on Tuesday in Virginia as they campaign for abortion rights, a top issue for Democrats in an election expected to feature a rematch with Donald Trump, the former Republican president. Biden and
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE’s weekly television show “Raw” will move to Netflix next year as part of a major streaming deal worth more than $5 billion. TKO Group Holdings Inc., which houses WWE and UFC, said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that the agreement is for 10 years, with Netflix having
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — After stunning the world of golf by becoming the first amateur to win a PGA Tour event since 1991, 20-year-old Nick Dunlap has decided to take some well-deserved rest. The American sophomore defied the odds by winning The American Express tournament on Sunday, his achievement making headlines across the
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What started out at a dark and rainy day, ended with sunshine and champagne for Trilogy in La Quinta. Nearly three years after facing a potential water crisis, the local retirement community voted to purchase the troubled 229-acre Coral Mountain Golf Course on Monday morning. “We are so excited that we have our course back,”
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump is aiming for a commanding victory Tuesday in New Hampshire, securing a sweep of the first two Republican primary races that would make a November rematch with President Joe Biden look more likely than ever. The biggest question is whether Trump’s
Continue ReadingBy MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The influx of generative artificial intelligence software is transforming small businesses. Small business owners are using A.I. tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Bard and others to check grammar in emails, punch up marketing copy and research business plans. What’s more, bigger companies are developing tools
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Agua Caliente’s 3rd annual Polo and Balloon Classic event will begin next Wednesday, January 31. The event celebrates the game of polo while featuring local artists and designers. On January 31, attendees will be able to mingle with polo players at a cocktail party at CODA Art Gallery on El Paseo. The event will feature
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a tumultuous movie year marred by strikes and work stoppages, the Academy Awards showered nominations Tuesday on Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic, “Oppenheimer,” which came away with a leading 13 nominations. Nolan’s three-hour opus, viewed as the best picture frontrunner, received nods for best picture;
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a tumultuous movie year marred by strikes and work stoppages, the Academy Awards showered nominations Tuesday on Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic, “Oppenheimer,” which came away with a leading 13 nominations. Nolan’s three-hour opus, viewed as the best picture frontrunner, received nods for best picture;
Continue ReadingBy David Wright and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump, Nikki Haley and their allies have traded sharp attacks on New Hampshire airwaves ahead of the second nominating contest in the Republican presidential primary. Haley and groups supporting her White House bid have invested heavily in the Granite State, spending roughly twice as much on
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter to his Swedish counterpart, Ulf Kristersson, inviting him to Budapest to discuss Sweden’s accession into the NATO military alliance. The invitation comes as Hungary and Turkey remain the only NATO members not to have ratified Sweden’s bid
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press PGA TOUR FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN Site: San Diego. Courses: Torrey Pines GC. South (Yardage: 7,765. Par: 72) and North (Yardage: 7,258. Par: 72). Prize money: $9 million. Winner’s share: $1.62 million. Television: Wednesday-Thursday, 3-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Friday, 3-5 p.m. (Golf Channel), 5-8 p.m. (CBS); Saturday, 2-4 p.m. (Golf Channel), 4-8
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Federal prosecutors are expanding their investigation into a bribery scheme involving two former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration supervisors, turning their attention to two Miami defense attorneys suspected of profiting from repeated leaks of confidential DEA information. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan filed court
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is hanging near its record heights Tuesday as earnings reporting season for big U.S. companies gets going. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 144 points, or 0.4%, a day after topping 38,000 for
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