By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) — The average price that Americans pay for gasoline is closing in on $5 a gallon, another drain on the wallets of consumers who are paying more for many other essentials too. AAA said the nationwide average for regular on Thursday was $4.97 a gallon, up a
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Catcher Willson Contreras and the Chicago Cubs avoided an arbitration hearing by agreeing to a one-year contract for $9.625 million. The agreement is at the midpoint between the $10.25 million the 30-year-old Contreras had asked for and the $9 million the Cubs had offered when figures were exchanged. Contreras hit .237 with
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Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Wimbledon will offer a record total of $50.5 million in player compensation but the singles champions will receive less than the pre-pandemic amount. The All England Club says prize money excluding per diems totals a record $48.8 million. The men’s and women’s singles winners will each earn $2.5 million, 14.9% less than
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La comisión selecta de la Cámara de Representantes que investiga el 6 de enero utilizará su primera audiencia pública en horario de máxima audiencia este jueves para exponer el caso de que el expresidente Donald Trump estaba en el centro de una conspiración para anular las elecciones de 2020 y
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Business A fire at one of the world’s biggest suppliers of liquefied natural gas has thrown Europe’s fragile energy security into doubt and spooked global gas markets. Freeport LNG, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer in Texas, will shut its doors for at least three weeks, the company confirmed to CNN
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — George Thompson, who played for Marquette from 1967-69 and remains one of the program’s all-time leading scorers, has died. He was 74. Marquette announced Thompson died Wednesday at his Milwaukee home due to complications from diabetes. Thompson scored 1,773 points for Marquette and owned the school’s career scoring record for 40 years.
Continue ReadingBy TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants canceled practice after holding a team meeting on Thursday, wrapping up a mandatory three-day minicamp. The team said it was holding an organizational function instead of a practice. That means the next time the Giants and coach Brian Daboll will
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Teslas with partially automated driving systems are a step closer to being recalled. That’s because the U.S. has elevated its investigation into a series of collisions with emergency vehicles or trucks with warning signs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday that it’s upgrading the
Continue ReadingREHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — In a story published June 9, 2022, about inflation, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of shopper Nina Cooper.
Continue ReadingREHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — In a story published June 9, 2022, about inflation, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of shopper Nina Cooper.
Continue ReadingBy JIM MUSTIAN and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is opening a sweeping civil rights investigation into the Louisiana State Police amid mounting evidence that the agency has a pattern of looking the other way in the face of beatings of mostly Black men, including the deadly
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — As the small Texas city of Uvalde struggles to heal after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school, thoughts have also turned to making sure the school’s legacy as the place that was at the heart of a
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister has vowed to support higher production at the nation’s coal mines in order to bring down heating and energy prices. Fuel costs have soared amid the war in Ukraine and European Union efforts to reduce its dependency on Russian energy sources. However the pledge made Thursday by Poland’s
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister has vowed to support higher production at the nation’s coal mines in order to bring down heating and energy prices. Fuel costs have soared amid the war in Ukraine and European Union efforts to reduce its dependency on Russian energy sources. However the pledge made Thursday by Poland’s
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was confronted in Parliament Thursday by opposition politicians who pressed him to step down from office pending a criminal investigation into allegations that he covered up a theft from his rural game farm. The theft in 2020 of a large amount of
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE and SARA BURNETT Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Republican candidate for Michigan governor has been charged with misdemeanors for his role in the 2021 post-election riot at the U.S. Capitol, further complicating an already messy GOP primary. Ryan Kelley is an ardent defender of former President Donald Trump who led protests
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente and CNN Sports staff Following the start of the inaugural LIV Golf event near London on Thursday, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan announced that all golfers playing in the breakaway series have been notified that they are suspended and otherwise no longer eligible to participate in PGA Tour tournaments. “As
Continue ReadingGOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… Mostly sunny skies today will become mostly cloudy this evening, but the rain showers are not expected until tonight. Highs will be in the low 80’s and westerly winds will pick up to 5-15 mph, gusting as high as 20-25 mph later today. Those gusty westerly winds will stay with us
Continue ReadingBy FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s transport minister has announced strong opposition to an European Union plan that bans the sale of new cars with combustion engines across the bloc in 2035. The plan backed by EU lawmakers Wednesday still needs to be approved by EU nations. Transport Minister Volker Wissing told
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