By TERRY TANG Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — From ube cakes to mochi muffins, bakeries that sweetly encapsulate what it is to grow up Asian and American have been popping up more in recent years. Their confections are a delectable vehicle for young and intrepid Asian Americans to celebrate their dual identity. Ingredients they
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Military service members must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.” Now that the Pfizer vaccine has received full approval from the Food and Drug Administration, the Pentagon
Continue ReadingSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of firefighters are trying to box in a California wildfire that is advancing toward Lake Tahoe and has shrouded the popular vacation spot in ash and yellow smoke. Meanwhile in Southern California, at least a dozen homes and outbuildings burned after a fire broke out Wednesday and quickly
Continue ReadingDULUTH, Minn. (AP) — U.S. Forest Service officials have extended the closure of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness after Minnesota’s largest wildfire doubled in size. The Greenwood fire burning in the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota has grown to about 34 square miles, and four new smaller fires started within the BWCA this
Continue ReadingDULUTH, Minn. (AP) — U.S. Forest Service officials have extended the closure of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness after Minnesota’s largest wildfire doubled in size. The Greenwood fire burning in the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota has grown to about 34 square miles, and four new smaller fires started within the BWCA this
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de Nicaragua amplió su acusación contra la periodista y aspirante presidencial Cristiana María Chamorro Barrios por el presunto delito de apropiación y retención indebida, informó el Ministerio Público este martes en un comunicado de prensa relacionado con la investigación a la Fundación Violeta Barrios de Chamorro. La Fiscalía
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Un hombre de Missouri se ahogó en el lago Michigan este domingo tratando de rescatar a dos niños en peligro, según la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Racine. El hombre ha sido identificado como Thomas J. Walker, de 40 años, y la Oficina del Sheriff dijo que murió ayudando a
Continue ReadingBy Tara John, CNN Fears are growing about rising Covid-19 infections among children as the United States is turning into a bellwether for other countries, some of which are preparing for a return to school without mask mandates in classrooms and access to vaccines for younger age groups. The US has seen an exponential growth
Continue ReadingCNN By Tara John, CNN Fears are growing about rising Covid-19 infections among children as the United States is turning into a bellwether for other countries, some of which are preparing for a return to school without mask mandates in classrooms and access to vaccines for younger age groups. The US has seen an exponential
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Serena and Venus Williams have added themselves to the list of big-name withdrawals from the U.S. Open. This will be the first time since 2003 that neither of the sisters will appear in the year’s last Grand Slam tournament. Serena cited a torn right hamstring that has kept her
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Serena Williams has added herself to the list of big-name withdrawals from the U.S. Open. She pulled out of the year’s last Grand Slam tournament because of a torn hamstring. Williams announced her decision in a social media post. She hasn’t competed since injuring her right leg during her
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The reopening of the world’s third busiest container port in China is great news for global trade. What’s happening: The Meishan terminal at the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in eastern China resumed operations Wednesday, ending a two-week long suspension after a dock worker tested positive for Covid-19. The closure was stressing tangled
Continue ReadingBy Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business Preparing for a baby doesn’t just stop at picking the name or setting up the nursery. It also requires a lot of financial planning. The estimated cost for raising a child from birth to age 17 is an average of $233,610, or $12,189 a year, for a middle-income family (with
Continue ReadingDODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s president says five people are dead, including three police officers, after a gun battle with an armed man near the French Embassy in Dar es Salaam. It is not immediately clear whether the shootout in the heavily guarded diplomatic area was a terror attack. Inspector general of police Simon Sirro
Continue ReadingMOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A fight over the lack of fish passage at Seattle City Light dams escalated when Skagit County sued the city of Seattle to force the release of some of the utility’s financial records. The records include an accounting of the value of power sold from each of the three hydroelectric
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Harry Kane has publicly accepted that he won’t be leaving Tottenham in the summer transfer window. The striker had been hoping to secure a transfer away from the London club in the search of a first career trophy but a move to Premier League champion
Continue ReadingCNN By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. COME AGAIN? The most consequential vaccine in our lifetimes has received full FDA approval, and with it, a new brand name. Everyone please take note
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN Business Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. COME AGAIN? The most consequential vaccine in our lifetimes has received full FDA approval, and with it, a new brand name. Everyone please take note of
Continue ReadingBy Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A rare, unopened copy of “The Legend of Zelda” game fetched a whopping US$411,278 through Goodwill’s auction site last Wednesday. The U.S.-based non-profit said on social media that it’s the most expensive item ever sold on shopgoodwill.com. According
Continue ReadingBy Christy Somos, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Large pandemics like COVID-19 are statistically more likely than originally thought, a new study suggests. The study, entitled “Intensity and frequency of extreme novel epidemics” was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal this
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