By Matt Egan, CNN Business Big Oil is not pleased with the White House’s push this week for more crude from OPEC and its allies. The American Petroleum Institute, the powerful lobby group that represents the US oil and gas industry, is arguing President Joe Biden should be working to boost oil production at home
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Southwest Clean Air Agency and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued and extended air quality advisories Friday for many parts of Oregon due to smoke from wildfires in Oregon, Washington, California and Canada, as well as smog in metro areas.
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Boeing revealed Friday that apparent issues with the propulsion system on its Starliner spacecraft — which is designed to carry astronauts and potentially tourists to the International Space Station — are worse than initially anticipated, putting yet another lengthy delay on the horizon. The Starliner is a gumdrop-shaped capsule meant
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels.
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Willey Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A 22-year-old man shot to death outside of his father’s east Houston home was on leave from Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. Albert Castillo Jr. was an Airman First Class and active duty, according to his aunt, Cynthia Ortiz. He was
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Residents of yet another township in western Mexico have begun fleeing, after they were caught in the crossfire of turf battles between rival drug cartels. The parish priest of the town of Coalcoman said in a letter that roads had been cut and townspeople had trouble getting supplies. Local media posted
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By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer U.S. weather officials say Earth in July was the hottest month ever recorded. Friday’s announcement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the global average temperature of nearly 62.1 degrees in July edged records set in 2016 and tied in 2019 and 2020. Records go back 142 years.
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer U.S. weather officials say Earth in July was the hottest month ever recorded. Friday’s announcement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the global average temperature of nearly 62.1 degrees in July edged records set in 2016 and tied in 2019 and 2020. Records go back 142 years.
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer U.S. weather officials say Earth in July was the hottest month ever recorded. Friday’s announcement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the global average temperature of nearly 62.1 degrees in July edged records set in 2016 and tied in 2019 and 2020. Records go back 142 years.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una mujer de Florida murió después de que su niño pequeño le disparara, y sucedió mientras estaba en una conferencia telefónica de Zoom, dijo la Policía. Shamaya Lynn, de 21 años, estaba en una conferencia telefónica de Zoom relacionada con el trabajo este miércoles cuando recibió un disparo, dijo la
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN More than two dozen cases of Covid-19 have been detected among crew and passengers aboard a Carnival cruise ship, according to the Belize Tourism Board. One passenger and 26 crew members tested positive prior to calling on the port in Belize City, a news release from the tourism board said. All
Continue ReadingPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Washington State University has announced students will soon no longer be able to cite a “personal or philosophical” exemption to the school’s requirement that all who attend get a COVID-19 vaccine. In a statement Thursday WSU said those exemptions would be nixed once the Food and Drug Administration grants full approval
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is recalling more than 266,000 pickup trucks mainly in North America because the side air bags can explode without warning and hurl shrapnel. Stellantis, formerly Fiat Chrysler, says the recall covers certain Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups from 2015 through 2020. Also included are some previous generation Ram 1500 pickups known
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is recalling more than 266,000 pickup trucks mainly in North America because the side air bags can explode without warning and hurl shrapnel. Stellantis, formerly Fiat Chrysler, says the recall covers certain Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups from 2015 through 2020. Also included are some previous generation Ram 1500 pickups known
Continue ReadingBy Christiane Cordero Click here for updates on this story PALOS VERDES, California (KABC) — Away from the rolling hills of Napa, Sonoma and Temecula, there’s a new kind of wine region: Palos Verdes. In July, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau established the area as an American Viticultural Area (AVA), allowing its
Continue ReadingPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Washington State University has announced students will soon no longer be able to cite a “personal or philosophical” exemption to the school’s requirement that all who attend get a COVID-19 vaccine. In a statement Thursday WSU said those exemptions would be nixed once the Food and Drug Administration grants full approval
Continue ReadingPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Washington State University has announced students will soon no longer be able to cite a “personal or philosophical” exemption to the school’s requirement that all who attend get a COVID-19 vaccine. In a statement Thursday WSU said those exemptions would be nixed once the Food and Drug Administration grants full approval
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Granda Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Diana Bell is known as the heart of Ascot Elementary School. During the pandemic, she went out of her way to provide after school help to all of her students to make sure they thrived. “I heard that some people thought
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los resultados del censo de 2020 ya están disponibles, y está claro que las tendencias que hemos observado en las últimas décadas no muestran signos de desaceleración. Se podría decir que hemos cruzado una especie de punto de inflexión que puede tener importantes implicaciones políticas de cara al futuro. Estados Unidos
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un millonario y político ruso ha confesado que le disparó a un hombre que dice haber confundido con un oso. Igor Redkin recibió una sentencia de arresto domiciliario de dos meses como medida restrictiva provisional por disparar accidentalmente al hombre fuera de un basurero cerca de la aldea de Ozernovsky,
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