GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… Partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures started our day and from here, we see a cooler, cloudier day. Highs will be in the mid 60’s to around 70 degrees. Skies become mostly cloudy by this evening and NW breezes will stay pretty gentle at 5-10. Skies stay mostly cloudy tonight, but
Continue ReadingStella Chan, CNN A Death Valley National Park tourist was found dead Tuesday after his car ran out of gas, the National Park Service (NPS) reports. A park ranger noticed a lone car in the parking lot on June 8 at Zabriskie Point, a popular spot to view sunrise and sunset, according to an NPS
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Matteo Berrettini has stayed on course for back-to-back grass-court titles by recovering from a set down to beat lucky loser Denis Kudla and reach the Queen’s Club quarterfinals. Berrettini won 3-6, 7-5 (5), 6-4 and will be one of just two seeded players in the quarterfinals. The second-seeded Italian beat Andy Murray
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan and Kate Sullivan, CNN The Energy Department sent an invitation to oil industry executives Wednesday night to meet next week to discuss high gas prices, an official familiar with the matter tells CNN. The official said the invitation went out to the same seven oil companies to which President Joe Biden wrote a
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The Hockey Diversity Alliance has launched a ball hockey skills program as part of its objective to grow the game by making it more accessible to children in under-served communities. The free-of-charge program was established in Toronto with plans to expand it into U.S. communities, as well as launch
Continue ReadingBy RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. representative in Afghanistan says her heart is breaking because of the harsh edicts that the Taliban have imposed on girls and women since they seized power in the country, denying them the right to education and work and forcing millions to stay at home. Deborah
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Ana de Armas is Marilyn Monroe. The actress embodies the iconic late star in a movie for Netflix titled, “BLONDE.” It takes viewers through the life of Monroe, starting from when she was a child. “‘BLONDE’ blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States on Thursday sanctioned a network of Iranian petrochemical producers and front companies in China and the United Arab Emirates. The move comes as the Iran nuclear deal — formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — is on the verge of collapse. “The United States
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, Amir Vera, Elizabeth Wolfe, David Williams and Paradise Afshar, CNN While all entrances of Yellowstone National Park are temporarily closed because flooding has damaged roads and bridges, the park’s northern portion in particular may remain closed for “a substantial length of time,” park officials said Tuesday. “Many sections of road in (the
Continue ReadingCNN, WLS, KCCI, WISC, KHOU, PARKER MANNING, AJ RHOADS, AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER, RIDGELINE AVIATION, NETWORK VIDEO PROCUCTIONS, BEARTOOTH SLINGSHOT RENTALS, ILLINOIS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY By Jason Hanna, Amir Vera, Elizabeth Wolfe, David Williams and Paradise Afshar, CNN While all entrances of Yellowstone National Park are temporarily closed because flooding has damaged roads and bridges, the
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The cryptocurrency company Circle says it will start issuing its first euro-denominated cryptocurrency, a stablecoin known as Euro Coin, later this month. It would be the first stablecoin in euros backed by a large player in the industry and could potentially become a major conduit
Continue ReadingLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. is delaying by more than three years the opening of a campus in Florida to which 2,000 workers were being relocated from Southern California to work in digital technology, finance and product development. Despite being targeted in recent months by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and
Continue ReadingLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. is delaying by more than three years the opening of a campus in Florida to which 2,000 workers were being relocated from Southern California to work in digital technology, finance and product development. Despite being targeted in recent months by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Progressive prosecutors around the U.S. are declaring they won’t enforce some of the most restrictive and punitive anti-abortion laws that GOP-led states have waited years to implement. The promises come as the Supreme Court appears on track to overturn the constitutional right to abortion. It’s a
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Amazon’s Prime Day sales event will be held on July 12 and 13, the company said Thursday. Last year’s sales spectacular, which returned to its usual summer perch, was the biggest two-day sales period for third-party sellers in the company’s history. Online spending during the event surpassed $11 billion, a
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer In an unusual move for what’s been an unusual takeover bid for Twitter by the world’s richest man, Tesla CEO Elon Musk met virtually with the social platform’s employees Thursday, even though his $44 billion offer has not yet been completed. “Trust is as trust does. I tend to
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer In an unusual move for what’s been an unusual takeover bid for Twitter by the world’s richest man, Tesla CEO Elon Musk met virtually with the social platform’s employees Thursday, even though his $44 billion offer has not yet been completed. “Trust is as trust does. I tend to
Continue ReadingOpinion by Desmond Lachman for CNN Business Perspectives History will not judge the Jerome Powell Federal Reserve kindly. First, it brought us multi-decade high inflation. Now, it is putting us well on the path to a hard economic landing. Last year, at a time when the US economy was recovering strongly, the Fed kept its
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN Tom Hanks, who won an Oscar for his role as a gay man with AIDS in the film “Philadelphia,” said that if the film were made today, a straight actor wouldn’t be cast in that role, and “rightly so.” The “Elvis” actor reflected on the role in an interview this week
Continue ReadingCNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN When the loud sound of air raid sirens pierced through the relative calm of Kyiv on Thursday morning, it was a stark reminder for French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi that they were visiting a country under attack. Not that they needed
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