By DAN PARKS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Nonprofits of all kinds are getting hit hard by inflation, experts say. Price and wage increases are hurting nonprofits in multiple ways, making it harder to keep up with their own basic operational expenses while also forcing them to curtail the services they provide. At the
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Este viernes se cumplen 20 años del fallecimiento de María Félix, “La Doña”. Ella fue referencia de la época de oro del cine mexicano, protagonizando películas como “Doña Bárbara” –de donde le quedó el apodo de La Doña–, “Enamorada”, “Río Escondido” o “El peñón de las ánimas” junto con
Continue ReadingBy JOHN FLESHER and ED WHITE Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Jurors have acquitted two defendants of all charges in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer but couldn’t agree on a verdict for two others. The verdicts were read Friday at the federal court in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Daniel Harris and
Continue ReadingKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — City councilors in Klamath Falls have voted unanimously to rename Kit Carson Park as Eulalona Park. Jefferson Public Radio reports Eulalona was the Native American village that sat near the park site before present-day Klamath Falls. The city began considering whether to rename the park after a Klamath Falls equity
Continue ReadingCNN By Janelle Davis and Foren Clark, CNN His mission was a complicated one: Tell the complex story of the late Anthony Bourdain, a man he had never met. Documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville said when he researches a film subject, he tries to get inside the person’s head as much as possible. While researching “Roadrunner:
Continue ReadingBy Janelle Davis and Foren Clark, CNN His mission was a complicated one: Tell the complex story of the late Anthony Bourdain, a man he had never met. Documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville said when he researches a film subject, he tries to get inside the person’s head as much as possible. While researching “Roadrunner: A
Continue ReadingEDISON, Neb. (AP) — A wildfire in southern Nebraska fueled by dry conditions and strong winds forced the evacuation of the small village of Edison, destroyed several homes and led to the death of a rural fire chief who was killed in a crash while he was responding to the blaze. The Nebraska State Patrol
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A SpaceX rocket carrying three paying customers and a former NASA astronaut took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday morning, kicking off a first-of-its-kind mission that will take the group on a 10-day mission to the International Space Station. The spacecraft, which separated from the rocket after
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German government has unveiled a package of loans and other financial assistance to companies hit hard by the war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia. Economy Minister Robert Habeck said Friday the package was necessary because “there are companies and sectors that won’t survive this period if we don’t help them.”
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German government has unveiled a package of loans and other financial assistance to companies hit hard by the war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia. Economy Minister Robert Habeck said Friday the package was necessary because “there are companies and sectors that won’t survive this period if we don’t help them.”
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — People may be less inclined to follow public health precautions to protect against COVID-19 while in the presence of friends or even just thinking about their friends, according to new research. A study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology:
Continue ReadingBy Ben Cousins Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — As Canada announces a two-year ban on foreign homebuyers, real estate experts offered mixed reactions when discussing the impacts on the market. On Thursday, Canada’s federal budget included several measures with the goal of cooling Canada’s red-hot housing market, including $4
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An international organization formed to identify the dead and missing from the Balkan conflicts is preparing to send a team of forensics experts to Ukraine as the death toll mounts more than six weeks into the war caused by Russia’s invasion. Authorities in Kyiv have
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Nearly two years before Japanese fashion titan Yusaku Maezawa embarked on his recent tourist visit to the International Space Station, he made global headlines for launching a worldwide search for a “life partner” to go to the moon with him. In his online appeal for love, Maezawa,
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Nearly two years before Japanese fashion titan Yusaku Maezawa embarked on his recent tourist visit to the International Space Station, he made global headlines for launching a worldwide search for a “life partner” to go to the moon with him. In his online appeal for love, Maezawa, who was 44
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that the two nations have “properly” handled the sensitive issue of the disputed South China Sea. Xi made his remarks in a phone conversation with Duterte, who nurtured closer ties with Beijing after taking office in 2016. Despite cozier relations, however,
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron says he has no fear of losing France’s presidential election despite far-right rival Marine Le Pen narrowing the gap in opinion polls days before the first-round vote. Still, suspense is the watchword in Sunday’s voting. A predicted low turnout could help decide the race.
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Investors are worried that the risks of a recession are rising in the United States. In Europe, they fear economies could also stall while inflation soars, delivering the toxic combination known as “stagflation.” That’s encouraging Wall Street to buy up defensive stocks that have historically performed well even under difficult
Continue ReadingKELSO, Wash. (AP) — A southwest Washington man who coached youth boxing in Longview pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman and violating no contact orders and in exchange was accepted into a court-ordered drug program. The Daily News reports 44-year-old Juan Armando Rodriguez on Thursday was accepted into Cowlitz County Superior Court’s Drug Court, which
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s de-facto leader has used strong words to criticize his long-time ally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and said further cooperation is not possible unless Orban’s approach to Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine changes. Jaroslaw Kaczynski said in a radio interview Friday that he has an “unequivocally
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