Senate confirms Powell for 2nd term as Fed fights inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Jerome Powell for a second four-year term as Federal…
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January 6 committee issues subpoenas to 5 House Republicans, including Kevin McCarthy
By Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol is taking the…
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Crash involving 18-year-old driver kills woman in Salinas
Wednesday night after 10 p.m. Salinas Police said an 18-year-old driver crashed into a woman and killed her on North Main Street at Chaparral Street.…
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California lawmakers raise awards for malpractice lawsuits
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature on Thursday agreed to increase how much money people can win in…
Continue Reading Leading anti-abortion groups urge state lawmakers not to pass bills criminalizing women for abortions
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Some of the largest anti-abortion organizations in the US are urging state lawmakers to reject legislation that would…
Continue Reading Leading anti-abortion groups urge state lawmakers not to pass bills criminalizing women for abortions
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Some of the largest anti-abortion organizations in the US are urging state lawmakers to reject legislation that would…
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Twitter announces partial hiring freeze and senior exec exits
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter is halting hiring and parting ways with two senior leaders as it awaits a pending acquisition by Elon Musk. The…
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Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike not running in Preakness
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Rich Strike will not run in the Preakness after his major upset to win the Kentucky Derby, keeping horse racing…
Continue Reading Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike not running in Preakness
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Rich Strike will not run in the Preakness after his major upset to win the Kentucky Derby, keeping horse racing…
Continue Reading NFL executive Michael Signora wins writers’ Horrigan Award
By The Associated Press Michael Signora, the NFL’s senior vice president of football and international communications, has been selected as the…
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Managers fired from Twitter amid Musk buyout turmoil
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer In the latest sign of turmoil inside Twitter amid Elon Musk’s planned buyout of the company, a Twitter…
Continue Reading Poland’s controversial central bank chief secures 2nd term
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s controversial central bank chief has narrowly won a second term in office after the country’s governing…
Continue Reading Poland’s controversial central bank chief secures 2nd term
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s controversial central bank chief has narrowly won a second term in office after the country’s governing…
Continue Reading‘You were in my house?’: Woman confronts intruder who allegedly napped in her home
By Nick Matoney Click here for updates on this story MOUNT PLEASANT TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — State police said a…
Continue ReadingSchool board upholds firing of assistant principal for reading ‘butt’ book to students
By Madeleine Nolan Click here for updates on this story HINDS COUNTY, Mississippi (WAPT) — Toby Price said he’s…
Continue ReadingVandals destroy several fences in ‘Kool-Aid Man’ challenge
By Sarah Fili Click here for updates on this story SARPY COUNTY, Nebraska (KETV) — Security video shows a group of…
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La reducción de la contaminación atmosférica produjo un efecto inesperado: el aumento de huracanes en el Atlántico Norte
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — A medida que Estados Unidos y Europa trabajaba durante décadas para reducir la contaminación atmosférica por el…
Continue Reading ¿Cómo pueden ser las recesiones económicas? No todas son iguales
Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Los economistas, los CEO, Wall Street y el mercado general llevan meses haciendo sonar la…
Continue Reading2 children robbed for puppy at gunpoint
By Kristin Pierce Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WISN) — Two Milwaukee children were robbed…
Continue ReadingTonga volcano was the most ferocious eruption in 140 years
By Katie Hunt, CNN The volcanic eruption on an island near Tonga in January was as powerful as the 1883 Krakatoa eruption in Indonesia, one of the…
Continue ReadingThree teachers honored for saving third grader who choked twice in one day
By Waverle Monroe Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — The Omaha Fire Department visited…
Continue Reading Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike not running in Preakness
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Rich Strike will not run in the Preakness after his major upset to win the Kentucky Derby, keeping horse racing…
Continue Reading Star of ‘The Bear Whisperer’ accused of illegal bear kill
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man who stars on a TV show called “The Bear Whisperer” has been accused of illegally killing a black bear in…
Continue Reading If Elon Musk restores Trump’s Twitter account, it could pave the way for other platforms to do the same
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business In the days following the January 6 Capitol riot, Twitter became the first major social media platform to permanently…
Continue Reading Managers fired from Twitter amid Musk buyout turmoil
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter fired two of its top managers Thursday, the latest sign of internal turmoil amid Tesla billionaire…
Continue Reading Some Mega Millions players claim prizes after host calls out wrong number
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN We all make mistakes, but for a host of the Mega Millions lottery, it’s a potentially costly one: Prize payments for…
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Jason lives? The court battle that’s killing ‘Friday the 13th’
By Jason Kravarik It wasn’t a shock when LeBron James showed up to a Lakers game on Halloween 2018 dressed as Jason Voorhees from the…
Continue Reading GOP eyes Pelosi as party weighs payback for January 6 subpoenas
By Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Republicans, furious that five of their own have been subpoenaed by the January 6 select committee, are…
Continue Reading Louisiana state troopers charged in beating of Black man
By JIM MUSTIAN and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press WINNSBORO, La. (AP) — Three Louisiana State Police troopers have been charged with simple…
Continue Reading Jan. 6 panel subpoenas McCarthy, four other GOP lawmakers
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House panel issued subpoenas Thursday to House…
Continue Reading Jan. 6 panel subpoenas McCarthy, four other GOP lawmakers
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House panel issued subpoenas Thursday to House…
Continue Reading1st image of supermassive black hole at the center of Milky Way galaxy revealed
By Ashley Strickland, CNN For the first time, astronomers have captured an image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.…
Continue Reading Rand Paul stalls quick Senate OK of $40B Ukraine package
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul is defying leaders of both parties and has single-handedly…
Continue Reading Mississippi school board upholds firing over ‘New Butt’ book
BYRAM, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi educator fired for reading a children’s book called “I Need a New Butt!” to second graders says he will go…
Continue Reading Eurovision: Here’s who is moving on to the grand final
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Semifinals for the Eurovision Song Contest are over, and now we know the full lineup for Saturday’s grand final.…
Continue Reading January 6 committee issues subpoenas to 5 House Republicans, including Kevin McCarthy
By Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol is taking the…
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Salinas Union High School District approves new start times
Tuesday night Salinas Union High School District Board of Trustees approved new school starts times for the 2022-2023 school year.…
Continue Reading Suspected jihadi attack in Togo kills 8 soldiers, injures 13
By SENA AKODA Associated Press LOME, Togo (AP) — Togo’s government says at least eight soldiers have been killed and 13 other security forces…
Continue Reading Jan. 6 panel subpoenas McCarthy, four other GOP lawmakers
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House panel issued subpoenas Thursday to House…
Continue Reading Official: Suspects break into Haiti court, ransack offices
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti Government Commissioner Jacques Lafontant tells The Associated Press that…
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Meme mania returns. GameStop and AMC soar
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Apes of Reddit, rejoice! Shares of meme stock darling GameStop soared 10% Thursday, prompting trades to be halted…
Continue Reading Iran raises prices of food staples, stirring panic and anger
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran abruptly raised prices as much as 300% for a variety of staples such as…
Continue Reading Iran raises prices of food staples, stirring panic and anger
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran abruptly raised prices as much as 300% for a variety of staples such as…
Continue Reading Republicans call for DOJ to enforce law that would bar abortion rights demonstrators from protesting at justices’ homes
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Republicans in Congress and governors’ mansions are calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to enforce a 1950 federal…
Continue Reading Coronavirus committee: Meat companies lied about impending shortage and put workers at risk
By Parija Kavilanz and Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business At the height of the pandemic, as the coronavirus infected tens of thousands of meat…
Continue Reading Coronavirus committee: Meat companies lied about impending shortage and put workers at risk
By Parija Kavilanz and Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business At the height of the pandemic, as the coronavirus infected tens of thousands of meat…
Continue Reading Thousands mourn slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh as Palestinians call for accountability
By Hadas Gold and Abeer Salman, CNN Thousands gathered in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday to mourn slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu…
Continue Reading Costa Rica declares emergency in ongoing cyber attack
BY JAVIER CÓRDOBA Associated Press SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — After a month of crippling ransomware attacks, Costa Rica has declared a state of…
Continue Reading Spain debates if menstrual leave policy will help or hurt
By ASHIFA KASSAM and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A government proposal that could make Spain the first country in Europe to allow…
Continue Reading Spain debates if menstrual leave policy will help or hurt
By ASHIFA KASSAM and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A government proposal that could make Spain the first country in Europe to allow…
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