By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Fidelity Investments announced Tuesday that it will offer bitcoin as an investment option in its 401(k) plans by the middle of this year. It’s a big move given that Fidelity is the largest 401(k) plan provider in the United States, acting as custodian for 23,000 plans, which have 20.4 million
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris dio positivo por covid-19, anunció este martes la Casa Blanca. Harris se hizo la prueba después de regresar de un viaje a California el fin de semana. “La vicepresidenta Harris ha dado positivo por covid-19 en las pruebas rápidas y de PCR. No ha presentado ningún síntoma,
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore (AP) — Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, has tested positive for COVID-19. Wyden’s office said Tuesday the lawmaker tested positive during a routine screening and is experiencing mild symptoms. He is working from home while in quarantine. Wyden is the latest U.S. political figure in Washington, D.C. to announce a positive
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Las desapariciones de personas en México son un “fenómeno alarmante”, según un reciente informe el Comité de Desapariciones Forzadas de la ONU publicado a mediados de abril de 2022, en el que instó al Estado mexicano a frenar el aumento de los desaparecidos. Según un reciente informe de la
Continue ReadingBy DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The nation’s largest medication-assisted treatment program for addicted prison inmates has reduced a surge in drug overdose deaths and hospitalizations plaguing California’s prison system. The rate of overdose deaths dropped by more than half after the program began in 2020. A report released Tuesday says it
Continue ReadingBy Jasmine Wright, Maegan Vazquez, Betsy Klein, Kevin Liptak and Ted Barrett, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday after returning from a weeklong trip to California. “Today I tested positive for COVID-19. I have no symptoms, and I will continue to isolate and follow CDC guidelines. I’m grateful to be
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Fidelity Investments announced Tuesday that it will offer bitcoin as an investment option in its 401(k) plans by the middle of this year. It’s a big move given that Fidelity is the largest 401(k) plan provider in the United States, acting as custodian for 23,000 plans, which have 20.4
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Quarterback Jaxson Dart didn’t know exactly where he wanted to go upon deciding to leave USC, just that the Southeastern Conference was a preferred destination. Dart wound up landing at Mississippi and in the SEC, along with a number of other top players in the transfer portal. In some
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury has heard attorneys’ opening statements in the trial of a retired New York City police officer charged with attacking a police officer during the riot at the U.S. Capitol. A federal prosecutor told jurors on Tuesday that body camera video captured the rage on Thomas
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Arizona has two quarterbacks who split time last year, added a transfer from another Pac-12 school and has a freshman who has been turning heads. The Wildcats have a frontrunner to be the starter but the first game is still more than four months away, so no reason to
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Arizona has two quarterbacks who split time last year, added a transfer from another Pac-12 school and has a freshman who has been turning heads. The Wildcats have a frontrunner to be the starter but the first game is still more than four months away, so no reason to
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — El Senado de Estados Unidos tiene en mente la jubilación, y no es por que la edad media de los legisladores sea de 64 años. Un grupo de nuevos proyectos de ley que podrían cambiar la forma en que los estadounidenses ahorran para la jubilación han aterrizado en
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs. The aim is to speed an ongoing trend toward more efficient lighting that officials say will save households, schools and businesses billion of dollars a year. Rules finalized by the Energy Department will require manufacturers to sell energy-efficient
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs, speeding an ongoing trend toward more efficient lighting that officials say will save households, schools and businesses billions of dollars a year. Rules finalized by the Energy Department will require manufacturers to sell energy-efficient light bulbs, accelerating a
Continue ReadingOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Republican lawmaker who wanted to refer to himself as “The Patriot” on the ballot can’t use that nickname, the Oklahoma Election Board has ruled. The board decided Monday that term-limited state Rep. Sean Roberts can still run for Oklahoma Labor Commissioner, but he can’t refer to himself by that nickname
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN Harvard University is dedicating $100 million to create a fund to research and redress its “extensive entanglements with slavery,” university President Lawrence Bacow said Tuesday. The university’s attempt to reckon with its past is detailed in a report titled “Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery,” which documents how the slave trade
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A seafood processing plant has been fined $56,000 in connection with a 2021 COVID outbreak that left one employee dead. The Department of Labor and Industries announced the fine against Shining Ocean Inc. on Monday, Northwest News Network reported. According to the agency, a 65-year old employee of the Sumner company
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The ability of college players to earn celebrity endorsement money is expected to impact the NFL draft for years to come. Players around the country think it gives them more options to earn money, earn their degree and perhaps increase their future earnings by raising their
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden tested positive Tuesday for COVID-19, his office said, as the virus continues to circulate among lawmakers and policymakers in the nation’s capitol. The Oregon Democrat tested positive during a routine screening and is experiencing mild symptoms, his office said in a statement. Wyden, 72, was working from
Continue ReadingBy BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — One player has been off-limits for Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel when preparing for the NFL draft with general manager Jon Robinson: Tyler Vrabel. The Titans coach’s oldest son is a 6-foot-5, 310-pound offensive lineman who was a three-year starter at Boston College. He
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