KTRK By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN On a summer night in Honduras in 2014, Maribel made a choice: She had to leave her home, with her four young children in tow, or risk being killed. With an eye toward the United States, she began the dangerous journey north and arrived at the US-Mexico border where she
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — U.S-born snowboarder Vic Wild is bringing a bronze medal back to his adopted country of Russia. It came eight years after he won gold at the Sochi Games on the same day his now ex-wife took a bronze in parallel giant slalom. Wild married a
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says its security forces killed three Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus who had been responsible for recent shooting attacks. The Shin Bet internal security agency says the men had two assault rifles in their vehicle and had tried to open fire
Continue ReadingBy LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet The next time you check your DMs, you could see a message from a debt collector. Late last year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rolled out new rules that allow debt collectors to contact debtors through social media. While the rule changes outline how these communications should work, consumer advocates
Continue ReadingBy LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet The next time you check your DMs, you could see a message from a debt collector. Late last year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rolled out new rules that allow debt collectors to contact debtors through social media. While the rule changes outline how these communications should work, consumer advocates
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Team USA’s best cross country skier Jessie Diggins qualifies for the finals in the women’s sprint after placing second in semifinals.
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Peloton is replacing embattled CEO John Foley and cutting about 20% of its workforce to help reinvigorate the flailing fitness company. Barry McCarthy, the former chief financial officer of Spotify and Netflix, will become its CEO and president, effective Wednesday. Foley will become the company’s executive chair, and wrote in
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona CEO Ferran Reverter has resigned amid the club’s negotiations for a new sponsorship deal with Spotify. Barcelona says Reverter informed club president Joan Laporta he had to leave “for personal and family reasons.” La Vanguardia newspaper says Reverter’s departure came because of discrepancies in the
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Loan Nguyen is a new mom living in a constant state of anxiety. For the past several weeks, following the premature birth of her twins, Maxine and Lawrence, Nguyen has spent hours every day searching the internet or making phone calls trying to find more baby formula to buy for
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Dutch speed skater Kjeld Nuis set the Olympic record to win a gold medal in men’s 1500m. He is now the two-time defending gold medalist in the discipline after winning at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of nearly 485,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outdoors because they can catch fire even if the engines are off. The recalls from the two Korean automakers are another in a long string of fire and engine
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of nearly 485,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outdoors because they can catch fire even if the engines are off. The recalls from the two Korean automakers are another in a long string of fire and engine
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, CNN Bedtime stories are getting the royal treatment as Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is set to read one for children’s television on Sunday, putting a spotlight on young people’s mental health and wellbeing. BBC children’s TV channel CBeebies will feature the special royal guest in its “Bedtime Stories” segment as it
Continue ReadingCNN By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Bedtime stories are getting the royal treatment as Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is set to read one for children’s television on Sunday, putting a spotlight on young people’s mental health and wellbeing. BBC children’s TV channel CBeebies will feature the special royal guest in its “Bedtime Stories” segment as
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin is hoping to put her poor start to the Beijing Olympics behind her as she prepares for her second race. Shiffrin’s next chance to compete for what would be an American-record third Alpine gold medal is Wednesday in the slalom. She won that event
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A remote-controlled robot is being used to probe the hardest-hit nuclear reactor at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima plant, as officials push forward with clean-up operations that have been mired in delays. The plant’s operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said on Tuesday the submersible robot was sent into
Continue ReadingLISBON, Portugal (AP) — Vodafone Portugal says it has been hacked though no confidential customer data was compromised. The company is one of the country’s leading telecommunications companies. It said in a statement Tuesday that “a deliberate and malicious cyberattack aimed at causing damage and disruption” was underway. The company said the attack late Monday
Continue ReadingLISBON, Portugal (AP) — Vodafone Portugal says it has been hacked though no confidential customer data was compromised. The company is one of the country’s leading telecommunications companies. It said in a statement Tuesday that “a deliberate and malicious cyberattack aimed at causing damage and disruption” was underway. The company said the attack late Monday
Continue ReadingBy Mark Thompson, CNN Business News that Britain’s biggest oil companies made $32 billion in profit last year is stoking calls for the UK government to impose a temporary tax on their earnings to help households pay soaring energy bills. Reporting earnings on Tuesday, BP posted an annual profit of almost $12.9 billion. Shell reported
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Las autoridades de West Palm Beach, Florida, están investigando la muerte de un ciclista que cayó de un puente levadizo cuando este se abrió. La víctima fue vista caminando con su bicicleta en la parte de la acera del puente Royal Park, que conecta West Palm Beach con Palm Beach, poco después
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