By DAVID SHARP Associated Press California and 15 states that want the U.S. Postal Service to electrify its mail delivery vehicles are suing to halt purchases of thousands of gas-powered trucks as the agency modernizes its delivery fleet. Three separate lawsuits, filed Thursday by the states and environmental groups in New York and California, ask
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The huge pandemic boom for virtual health company Teladoc appears to be over. More people are willing to leave home for doctor visits, and shares of Teladoc plunged more than 45% Thursday. The company warned of a weak sales outlook and higher costs in its earnings report after
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a discrimination lawsuit filed by a deaf and legally blind woman against a physical therapy business that wouldn’t provide an American Sign Language interpreter for her appointments. In a 6-3 ruling with conservatives in the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote Thursday that businesses
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — AC Milan is coping better without its veteran talisman than Inter Milan. And that’s bad news for defending champion Inter heading into the final four matches of the Italian league season. Milan has had to play large swathes of the season without Zlatan Ibrahimović but dealt
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda has denounced Russia’s war against Ukraine as he joined Holocaust survivors and people from around the world at an annual observance at the former site of Auschwitz. Duda joined young Israelis and others who joined the March of the Living, a commemoration taking place on Israel’s national
Continue ReadingSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga guard Rasir Bolton has become the fifth starter to declare for the NBA draft. “To Zag Nation and the Spokane Community, I love you guys! I appreciate the love and support you all had for us as a team and for welcoming me with open arms, I am forever grateful!”
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said he is considering forgiving some federal student debt, a step that would help him fulfill a campaign promise and provide relief to borrowers who took out thousands of dollars in loans to finance their higher education. Speaking to reporters Thursday at the White
Continue ReadingLIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at the Premier League club until 2026. If he sees out the deal, Klopp will have been at Liverpool for more than a decade after joining in October 2015. His previous deal was set to expire in 2024.
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — With a round of “Happy Birthday” in Italian and English, the U.S. Army toasted an Italian woman with a birthday cake Thursday to replace the one that U.S. soldiers ate as they entered her hometown during one of the final battles of World War II. Meri Mion, who turns 90 on Friday,
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Jurors in the rape trial of a former Idaho lawmaker are weighing whether the case involves “power in the wrong hands” used to harm a 19-year-old female intern, or consensual sex after a friendly dinner date. The jury of six men and six women heard both
Continue ReadingKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A spokesman for a Taliban-appointed police chief says two explosions within minutes of each other killed at least nine people and wounded 13 in a key northern city. The spokesman says the explosions targeted two separate vehicles in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, on Thursday. The source of the blasts
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday he’s considering ways to deal with reducing student debt burdens, but forgiving $50,000 in loans isn’t in the cards. “I am considering dealing with some debt reduction. I am not considering $50,000 debt reduction,” Biden said at the White House after unveiling new funding for Ukraine.
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Oklahoma lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to a bill modeled after the controversial Texas abortion law, which allows private citizens to take civil action against abortion providers to enforce the law. It’s one of a number of bills passed this month by Oklahoma’s legislature to restrict abortion rights and comes
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, best known, perhaps, for their performances as a swashbuckler and a sea warrior, respectively, currently find themselves starring in a contentious defamation trial in Virginia. Depp is suing Heard, his ex-wife, for $50 million as he alleges that she defamed him with a 2018
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration proposed on Thursday a rule to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. “Through careful consideration of the scientific evidence and our authorities under the Tobacco Control Act, we’ve determined that these actions are appropriate for protection of the public health,” FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf
Continue ReadingBy Reuters Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter, told users on Thursday it would start to publish their IP locations on their account pages and when they post comments, in a bid to combat “bad behavior” online. The move, posted on Weibo’s official account, garnered over 200 million views and was widely discussed, with some users
Continue ReadingCNN By Reuters Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter, told users on Thursday it would start to publish their IP locations on their account pages and when they post comments, in a bid to combat “bad behavior” online. The move, posted on Weibo’s official account, garnered over 200 million views and was widely discussed, with some
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – La ivermectina, una medicina contra parásitos, es ampliamente recomendada en Latinoamérica como protección contra el coronavirus. Esto no está científicamente comprobado. La Administración de Medicamentos y Alimentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) no recomienda usarla como prevención contra el covid-19. Según una investigación publicada en la
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said Ukrainians fleeing violence don’t need to try and enter the United States through the southern border because they now have access to a special visa system. “We have made a direct means by which they can get from Europe, from Ukraine directly to the United States, without
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government on Thursday released its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, citing the toll on Black smokers and young people. “The proposed rules would help prevent children from becoming the next generation of smokers and help adult smokers quit,” said Health
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