By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Earth & Sky Floral Designs, located on the Laguna Pueblo reservation in New Mexico, is the only florist for miles. Owner Shayai Lucero says she often racks up the mileage on her Jeep and minivan making deliveries, the bulk of which are near her home but sometimes include a 150-mile
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Gyo Obata, an architect whose designs included sports and entertainment arenas, airports and a presidential library, has died. His family says Obata died Tuesday in St. Louis at age 99. A cause of death was not announced. Obata was born in 1923 in San Francisco and earned a master’s degree at
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Gyo Obata, an architect whose designs included sports and entertainment arenas, airports and a presidential library, has died. His family says Obata died Tuesday in St. Louis at age 99. A cause of death was not announced. Obata was born in 1923 in San Francisco and earned a master’s degree at
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Spanish parliamentarians are tasking the country’s ombudsman with the first official investigation into the depth of sexual abuse committed by members of Spain’s Roman Catholic church. All lawmakers except for members of a far-right party that holds roughly 15% of the seats in Spain’s Congress of Deputies, or lower house, backed the
Continue ReadingBy Troy Washington Click here for updates on this story HARRISON COUNTY, Texas (KTBS) — A Good Samaritan spotted a mom waving for help on the side of Hwy 80 near I-20 right outside of Marshall. Ricky Stephens, a father and former firefighter saw the woman and pulled over right away turns out the mother
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates are rising again amid fears of soaring inflation. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.85% in the week ending March 10, up from 3.76% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. Inflation fears and geopolitical uncertainty are both having an impact, said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “Over
Continue ReadingBy LINNEA ALLEN Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Imagine going to bed with perfect vision, and then waking up the next morning with vision that changes your whole world. That happened to one Shreveport teenager. Ariah Williams is 15 years old. She loves to read and write. “I love
Continue ReadingBy Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN When translator Yulia Karaulan left Ukraine for a business trip to Italy on February 20, she thought she would be back with her family a few days later. But the brief trip turned into a nightmare. “When I came (back) to my city (it) was already blocked with
Continue ReadingCNN By Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN When translator Yulia Karaulan left Ukraine for a business trip to Italy on February 20, she thought she would be back with her family a few days later. But the brief trip turned into a nightmare. “When I came (back) to my city (it) was already blocked
Continue ReadingBy Caitlyn Penter Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — News numbers from the Southern Poverty Law Center show the prevalence of hate and extremist groups in the United States. On Wednesday, SPLC unveiled its annual Year In Hate & Extremism Report. The report recorded 733 active hate groups and
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Police said movie director Ryan Coogler was briefly handcuffed by Atlanta police after he was mistaken for a robber when he passed a teller a note while trying to withdraw a large amount of cash from his account. Officers responding to a 911 call placed Coogler in
Continue ReadingBy Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story SPINDALE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A developing scene in Spindale right where the police chief confirms with News 13 they have a subject barricaded inside a home off Young Street. Police Chief Eric Shelton tells News 13 it all started when someone drove by and
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Una mujer herida, cursando la última etapa de su embarazo, es llevada en una camilla frente a los restos humeantes del hospital infantil y de maternidad de Mariupol. Su rostro está pálido, una mano sostiene su vientre en un gesto de protección. Todas las ventanas de ese lado del edificio parecen
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By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the world has seen a dramatic improvement in infections, hospitalizations and death rates in recent weeks, signaling the crisis appears to be winding down. But how will it end? Past epidemics may provide clues. One thing experts
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers announced season ticket prices for non-premium seats will remain the same for the 2022 season as they were last season. Premium tickets, which include club seats and suites, are priced based on the terms in those contracts. Single game ticket pricing will be announced when the NFL schedule
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Reuniting star-producer Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy after their winning collaboration on “Free Guy,” “The Adam Project” has the generic feel of a project created by committee, combining action, humor and smart-alecky one-liners in a way that’s at best aggressively okay. That’s probably enough for Netflix coming off a
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week but remain at historically low levels, just as the Federal Reserve prepares to raise its main borrowing rate. The average rate on a 30-year loan rose to 3.85% this week from 3.76% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Would-be homeowners are increasingly opting to pay sellers more than their asking price in hopes of edging out rivals as heightened competition for the few homes on the market fuels bidding wars. A greater share of homes sold above asking price in January — 52%
Continue ReadingKHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Alevtina Shernina was a young girl when she survived the brutal siege of Leningrad during World War II. Eight decades later, so frail she can barely talk, or move unassisted, she is besieged again. The 91-year-old lives in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city and one of the most battered urban areas
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