Ford is doubling down on electric vehicle development, announcing Wednesday it will invest $30 billion in electrification efforts by 2025. The automaker also pledged that 40% of its vehicles sold by 2030 will be electric. Ford had previously announced plans to spend $22 billion on electrification efforts and had recently revealed plans to build two
Continue ReadingClose, but no passing the bar this time for Kim Kardashian. In a clip released Wednesday from her family’s show “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” she confides in her sisters Kourtney and Khloe that she failed her law test. “So you guys, I did not pass the baby bar,” the reality star and aspiring lawyer
Continue ReadingA gunman opened fire at a public transit rail yard in San Jose, California, Wednesday morning, causing multiple casualties and fatalities, Deputy Russell Davis of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said. The male suspect is dead, he said. Employees of the Valley Transportation Authority were among the victims, and the extent of their injuries
Continue ReadingI adopted my daughter from foster care. It took a specialized village to help her succeed. The day our daughter toddled around a corner of her foster mother’s house in a peach pantsuit and flashed my husband and me a mischievous grin, we knew we were her parents. We also knew we had made the
Continue ReadingMGM, a classic Hollywood brand synonymous with “The Wizard of Oz” and Leo the roaring lion, was purchased for $8.45 billion on Wednesday by Amazon, a company currently valued at nearly $1.7 trillion. Being gobbled up by a tech behemoth is a fitting finale for a studio that has been whittled down over the last
Continue ReadingSofia Sapega, the Russian girlfriend of Belarusian dissident journalist Roman Protasevich, appeared in a video overnight after the pair were detained, allegedly “confessing” to working for a social media channel that publishes personal data of government employees. The video comes a day after a similar one featuring Protasevich, 26, in detention “confessing” to organizing mass
Continue ReadingA shooting at a public transit control center in San Jose, California, Wednesday morning left multiple casualties and fatalities, Deputy Russell Davis of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said. The suspect is dead, he said. Employees of the Valley Transportation Authority were among the victims, and the extent of the victims’ injuries was not
Continue ReadingShares of Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid dropped Wednesday following a report that Amazon is considering opening brick-and-mortar pharmacies in the United States. Walgreens dropped 4%, CVS fell 2% and Rite Aid was off 3% during mid-morning trading. Business Insider reported early Wednesday that Amazon is eying opening physical stores in a “handful” of locations,
Continue ReadingOne of New York City’s newer tourist attractions is reopening to the public with a focus on suicide prevention after three young adults took their own lives there over the last year. The climbable, 150-foot-tall staircase, known as the “Vessel,” located at Hudson Yards in Manhattan, closed for visitors in January after a 21-year-old man
Continue ReadingWhatsApp has sued the Indian government in a bid to block new rules it says would lead to “mass surveillance” by forcing social media platforms to hand over private information about their users. The company confirmed Wednesday that such a complaint has been filed with the Delhi High Court. CNN Business has asked for a
Continue ReadingOriginally intended to help launch HBO Max, “Friends: The Reunion” finally hits the streaming service, in big, slightly bloated, unapologetically nostalgic form. A valentine to fans, the nearly two-hour special is inevitably hard-pressed to justify the hype, working best when it lets the cast casually reminisce, while getting carried away with cameos, some of which,
Continue ReadingA shooting at a Valley Transportation Authority control center in San Jose, California, Wednesday morning left multiple casualties and fatalities, Deputy Russell Davis of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said. The suspect is dead, he said. VTA employees were among the victims, and the extent of the victims’ injuries were not immediately clear, Davis
Continue ReadingAfter slight additions to Mt. Bachelor yesterday we will see a very fair day today. A little more snow can be expected with the system moving through tomorrow, but don’t expect additions to be very impressive. Mt. Bachelor’s final weekend of operations for the season is coming up this weekend and we can look forward
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PALESTINE, Arkansas (WFSB) — Arkansas State Police captured Cody Demmitt of Marietta, Georgia, near Palestine, Arkansas, Monday night. Several law enforcement agencies searched for the 28-year-old for six-hours. Demmitt was suspected in a shooting which wounded an officer in Tennessee. A trooper spotted a vehicle believed to be
Continue ReadingThe White House is finalizing plans for President Joe Biden to meet with Queen Elizabeth II during his first trip abroad next month, a US official said Wednesday. This face-to-face greeting, during which Biden would be joined by first lady Jill Biden, is expected to take place before the President leaves the United Kingdom following
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GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING EVERYONE… Today, we usher in a return to some very fair conditions. Look for plenty of sunshine, with highs in the low 70’s and NW breezes that will stay pretty gentle at 5-10 mph. A slight increase in clouds tonight to partly cloudy skies will signal a brief spell of showers Thursday,
Continue ReadingFans eager for the “BTS Meal” at McDonald’s will be excited to hear that collaboration goes beyond nuggets. McDonald’s is dropping a limited-edition merchandise line Wednesday that is inspired by group’s purple colors and fast food chain’s logo. The collection is a “perfect representation of an iconic partnership between two fan-favorite brands,” the fast food
Continue ReadingIt’s been five months since Congress created a new grant program for live music venues, theaters and museums that were forced to shut their doors because of the pandemic — but none of the $16 billion available has yet been disbursed. The Small Business Administration has said it expects the first round of grants —
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Police in San Jose, California, responded to a shooting near a Valley Transportation Authority light rail maintenance yard on Wednesday morning, the San Jose Police Department said. VTA spokesperson Brandi Childress said there were “reports of an active shooter” at the site and said employees had been evacuated. There were multiple casualties, she said in
Continue ReadingAs new coronavirus variants pop up around the world, public health experts are looking at one key group of people who might be particularly vulnerable to future outbreaks: School children. There are no indications that any of the new Covid-19 variants causes more serious disease in children and it remains extremely rare for them to
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