Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La superestrella del fútbol Cristiano Ronaldo fue suspendida dos partidos, multada con el pago de 50.000 libras esterlinas (unos US$ 60.090,25) y advertida sobre su conducta en el futuro por parte de la Asociación Inglesa de Fútbol (FA, en inglés) este miércoles. Ronaldo fue suspendido por una Comisión Reguladora independiente por
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Nuttle Click here for updates on this story WAIALUA, Hawaii (KITV) — Honolulu police are investigating another disturbing incident of animal cruelty, this time on Oahu’s North Shore. Investigators are asking for the public’s help in finding the person responsible for shooting a dog in the Waialua area. The dog was found around
Continue ReadingGOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… After seeing some icy roads and some patchy fog this morning, we will actually enjoy a pretty fair day across the High Desert. We will get plenty of sunshine and see highs right around our average of 48 degrees. Breezes will be light out of the SE and remain so through
Continue ReadingBy KMOV Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — For the last six weeks, De Smet Jesuit High School has been competing with other Jesuit high schools around the country for the Great Ignatian Food Drive challenge. The goal was to raise nine tons of non-perishable food to be
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story TORRINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man was issued an infraction for driving the wrong way on Route 8 in the Torrington/Winsted area. State police said the man was headed south in the northbound lanes near exit 36. Troopers said they received multiple 911 calls on
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Pope Francis has named a coadjutor bishop to assist conservative Rhode Island Bishop Thomas Tobin and succeed him when he retires. The Most Reverend Richard G. Henning is the new coadjutor bishop of Providence with a right of succession. By naming a coadjutor bishop, Francis has
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Savannah Chrisley will be caring for her younger brother and niece as her parents Todd and Julie Chrisley have been sentenced to prison for fraud and tax crimes. Chrisley spoke about the custody arrangement on her podcast “Unlocked with Savannah Chrisley” in an episode published Tuesday, during which she said she
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — Facial recognition technology is mostly associated with uses such as surveillance and the authentication of human faces, but scientists believe they’ve found a new use for it — saving seals. A research team at Colgate University has developed SealNet, a database of seal faces created by
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Brewitt, CNN This Thursday, homes across the United States will be full of two things: food and football. The National Football League’s annual Thanksgiving Day triple-header returns for what is sure to be an exciting slate of showdowns. This year features the Buffalo Bills meeting the Lions for Detroit’s 83rd Thanksgiving Day game,
Continue ReadingCNN By Hannah Brewitt, CNN This Thursday, homes across the United States will be full of two things: food and football. The National Football League’s annual Thanksgiving Day triple-header returns for what is sure to be an exciting slate of showdowns. This year features the Buffalo Bills meeting the Lions for Detroit’s 83rd Thanksgiving Day
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Heading into the all-important holiday shopping season, American consumers still aren’t feeling very confident about the state of the US economy. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index landed at 56.8 in November, up from the preliminary reading of 54.7 measured earlier this month but lower than the 59.9 recorded
Continue ReadingBy Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN A US freight rail strike could cost the US economy $1 billion in the first week of the strike, according to a new analysis from the Anderson Economic Group. In the first three days alone, US workers and consumers could see potential losses of a quarter billion dollars as a transit
Continue ReadingCNN By CNN’s Beijing bureau and Jake Kwon, CNN Workers at China’s largest iPhone assembly factory were seen confronting police, some in riot gear, on Wednesday, according to videos shared over social media. The videos show hundreds of workers facing off with law enforcement officers, many in white hazmat suits, on the Foxconn campus in
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. government announced Wednesday that it will detain all imports of sugar and related products made in the Dominican Republic by Central Romana Corporation, Ltd. amid allegations that it uses forced labor. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection investigation found that the company
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and CORA LEWIS AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers holding out for big deals — and some much-needed relief from soaring costs on just about everything — may be disappointed as they head into the busiest shopping season of the year. While retailers are advertising sales of 30%, 50% and
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and CORA LEWIS AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers holding out for big deals — and some much-needed relief from soaring costs on just about everything — may be disappointed as they head into the busiest shopping season of the year. While retailers are advertising sales of 30%, 50% and
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Cuando Dollar Tree anunció que subiría sus precios a US$ 1,25 después de 35 años de mantenerlos en US$ 1, algunos de sus clientes protestaron y los analistas de la industria cuestionaron la decisión. Pero un año después, la controvertida medida parece estar dando sus frutos. El aumento de precios sumó
Continue ReadingCNN By Hadas Gold, Shira Gemer and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Two explosions shook Jerusalem early Wednesday, killing a teenager and injuring 18 others in a suspected “combined terror attack,” authorities said. The first explosion occurred at a bus station near the entrance to Jerusalem at 7:06 a.m., injuring 12 people, including the teen who later
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban and Uliana Pavlova, CNN Business Europe is bracing itself for further cuts to its supply of Russian natural gas as Moscow threatens to slash flows to Moldova, a country on Ukraine’s southwestern border. Russian state gas giant Gazprom said Tuesday it would reduce shipments to the country starting Monday over disputed claims
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — European Parliament President Roberta Metsola says the legislature’s web site has come under a Russian cyberattack only hours after it overwhelmingly backed a resolution calling Russia a state sponsor of terrorism. Metsola said the parliament “is under a sophisticated cyberattack. A pro-Kremlin group has claimed responsibility.” A spokesman said that the website
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