MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has chosen the head of the country’s tax agency to fill the cabinet-level post of secretary of the economy. The designation Friday of Raquel Buenrostro for the post comes one day after the emotional resignation of Tatiana Clouthier. Clouthier had been seen as a link
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A magnitude-4.4 earthquake in Linn County rattled northwest Oregon early Friday morning.
Continue ReadingBy Michael Callahan, CNN The US is imposing new sanctions following a spate of North Korean ballistic missile tests, the US Treasury and State Department announced on Friday. The sanctions target two people and three entities “connected to the delivery of refined petroleum to the DPRK, an action which directly supports the development of DPRK
Continue ReadingCNN By Michael Callahan, CNN The US is imposing new sanctions following a spate of North Korean ballistic missile tests, the US Treasury and State Department announced on Friday. The sanctions target two people and three entities “connected to the delivery of refined petroleum to the DPRK, an action which directly supports the development of
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was reported in northwest Oregon early Friday. No damage was reported but KOIN reports that people from Albany to the Portland metro area reported feeling the temblor. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake was recorded at 5:50 a.m. near Lacomb at a depth of 8.9
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — The parent of Allegiant Air says it’s pushing back the opening of a resort in Florida because of damage from Hurricane Ian. Allegiant Travel Company said Friday that its Sunseeker resort will sell rooms starting next September instead of next May. The company says the opening date could still change as
Continue ReadingCNN en Español (CNN Español) — Este domingo 9 de octubre a las 9 P.M. (hora de Miami), CNN en Español presenta en CNN Docufilms con María Celeste Arrarás “Planeta en peligro: California en Crisis”. En este, la audiencia conocerá de primera mano lo que ocurre cuando la crisis climática pasa de ser un concepto
Continue ReadingGOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… I said at the beginning of this week that my job would be easy, and all of these pleasant conditions continue right through the weekend. Highs today will be in the upper 70’s to low 80’s, and if you see much breeze at all, it will be gentle out of the
Continue ReadingCNN, KTNV By Paradise Afshar and Tina Burnside, CNN A suspect is in custody after two people were killed and six others were wounded in a series of stabbings in front of a casino in Las Vegas on Thursday, police said. Three of the surviving six victims were taken to hospitals, where they were in
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Beech, CNN Mayor Eric Adams has declared a state of emergency to help respond to the city’s migrant crisis, which he told reporters Friday will cost the city $1 billion this fiscal year. “We now have a situation where more people are arriving in New York City than we can immediately accommodate, including
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Manchester City has been fined $289,000 for fans invading the pitch after winning the Premier League title in May. The English Football Association says Man City admitted a disciplinary charge over the scenes that followed a 3-2 win against Aston Villa. City’s late comeback after trailing by two goals ensured securing the
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN “Grey’s Anatomy” has started its 19th season, currently the longest-running primetime medical drama on television. At the end of Season 18, the Grey Sloan Memorial residency program was shut down. Meredith Grey, played by Ellen Pompeo, took over as interim chief of surgery. The premiere of the new season, titled, “Everything
Continue ReadingBy Shawnte Passmore Click here for updates on this story VACAVILLE, California (KOVR) — A scenic walk on a Vacaville bike trail became a life-and-death battle after, police say, an assailant stabbed a 33-year-old woman walking her dog Tuesday. “For someone being attacked on the walk is actually very, very rare,” said longtime resident Joe
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Hurricane Ian confounded one key computer forecast model, creating challenges for forecasters and Florida residents. And a government postmortem Thursday figured it’s probably because the usually reliable American forecast model missed how cool Canadian air had weakened sunny weather over the East Coast. That weakening allowed the storm to
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN The expression “so hungry I could eat a horse” might not be just a figure of speech — for the Burmese python, at least. It had long been thought that the size of the python’s head and body allowed it to devour such enormous prey. These massive snakes can reach about
Continue ReadingBy MATTIAS KARÉN Associated Press WATFORD, England (AP) — Aaron Rodgers may need to have a little chat with Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur about the game plan for the Packers’ first game in London. LaFleur was quick to tout the importance of the run game against the New York Giants on Sunday in
Continue ReadingBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM and ERIC GAY Associated Press LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — The cotton harvest is about to get underway in the Texas High Plains, the windswept region that grows most of the crop in the nation’s top cotton-producing state. But Barry Evans, like many others, has already walked away from more than 2,000 acres
Continue ReadingBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM and ERIC GAY Associated Press LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — The cotton harvest is about to get underway in the Texas High Plains, the windswept region that grows most of the crop in the nation’s top cotton-producing state. But Barry Evans, like many others, has already walked away from more than 2,000 acres
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Pebbles, the world’s oldest dog, has died at the age of 22, according to Guinness World Records. The record-breaking toy fox terrier died of natural causes at her home in Taylors, South Carolina, on Monday, said Guinness in a news release. The elderly pooch was five months shy of her 23rd
Continue ReadingBy WBBM Staff Click here for updates on this story EVANSTON, Illinois (WBBM) — Eight people ended up in the water Thursday evening after five boats capsized on Lake Michigan offshore from Evanston. Several people had to be rescued, after the boats flipped over near a breakwater in the lake at Dempster Street. Others got
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