By Chandelis Duster, CNN Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on Friday told CNN there is “no question” an economic “hurricane” is possible. Asked if the Biden administration agrees with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s recent headline-making prediction of a hurricane, Walsh said, “We have to continue to move forward a step at a time here to
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson, CNN The Philadelphia Phillies have fired manager Joe Girardi after the team started the season with a 22-29 record, the club’s President of Baseball Operations David Dombrowski announced Friday. Bench coach Rob Thomson will act as the Phillies’ interim manager through the end of the season. “It has been a frustrating season
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN While cruising in open waters not too far from Cuba Friday morning, crew members of the cruise ship Mardi Gras spotted what had to be a chilling sight: a small vessel in rough seas stirred up by a tropical weather system. The crew saw the distressed vessel just before 8 a.m.,
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In Game 1, Boston showed its resilience. In Game 2, Golden State gets a chance to answer. Over the last two months, no teams in the NBA have shown more of a bounce-back ability than the Celtics and the Warriors. The latest example came Thursday
Continue ReadingBy TOM DAVIES and RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court has thrown out a law that gave state lawmakers increased power to intervene during public health emergencies. The court on Friday agreed with arguments from Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb that the law adopted by state legislators violates the Indiana Constitution.
Continue ReadingCNN By Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis, Barbara Starr and Jeremy Herb, CNN Staring down the prospect of an extended stalemate in Ukraine, the US and its allies are placing a renewed emphasis on the need for a negotiated settlement to end the war as the conflict grinds into its 100th day with no clear
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis, Barbara Starr and Jeremy Herb, CNN Staring down the prospect of an extended stalemate in Ukraine, the US and its allies are placing a renewed emphasis on the need for a negotiated settlement to end the war as the conflict grinds into its 100th day with no clear victory
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild, CNN The US Capitol Police on Friday charged a retired New York police officer with unlawful possession of high-capacity magazines and unregistered ammunition, according to the agency. Officers arrested Jerome Felipe of Michigan around 5 a.m. ET Friday, the agency said. Felipe had parked his 2017 Dodge Challenger near the Capitol and
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Two U.N. peacekeepers were killed when their armored personnel carrier hit an improvised explosive device in central Mali in the sixth incident in less than two weeks targeting the U.N. mission in the West African nation that has faced a decade-long Islamic insurgency. U.N. spokesman
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell Lawyers for former President Donald Trump said they made one phone call to most of his former executive assistants in their effort to try to contact them as part of the New York attorney general’s investigation into the Trump Organization’s finances. To keep Trump out of civil contempt for failing to comply
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A town in Mexico has fired a police chief who the U.S. government publicly accused of aiding a drug cartel. The mayor of the small town of Ameca, Jalisco, said he had removed local police coordinator Severo Flores Mendoza. Mayor Juan Valentín Serrano said he removed Flores Mendoza to remove any
Continue ReadingWINSEN, Germany (AP) — Jordan Smith surged into a two-stroke lead in the second round of the European Open. Smith seeks his second tour win five years after his first came at the same venue. Smith had the joint-best round of the day with a 4-under-par 68 on a day when several of the other
Continue ReadingBy LYNN BERRY Associated Press As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells it, when Russia invaded 100 days ago, no one expected his country to survive. World leaders advised him to flee. “But they didn’t know us,” he said in a late-night video address in April when the war hit its 50th day. “And they didn’t
Continue ReadingDESTIN, Fla. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference approved future regular-season schedules and postseason formats for six sports — just not football — to conclude its annual league meetings. SEC presidents and chancellors reached agreement on schedules for men’s basketball, women’s basketball, soccer, men’s tennis, women’s tennis and softball to accommodate the addition of Oklahoma and
Continue ReadingThe pandemic pushed over 2.6 million more people into retirement than projected, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The reasons for the early exits varied: some workers saw an unexpected financial boost from the strong stock market and high home prices, others were laid off or left their jobs over health and
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The thunderstorms and heavy rain that hit the High Desert Thursday afternoon flooded several streets and some businesses around Bend.
Continue ReadingBy MARYCLAIRE DALE and JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press The call came Thursday, only a day after the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard verdict, to a free legal clinic for domestic violence victims in Athens, Georgia. The woman wanted to pursue her abuse claims, but she was worried. “The fear was that she’d be seen to be a
Continue ReadingBy Terri Parker Click here for updates on this story PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (WPBF) — A flash of bright yellow in the trees — it was the recent reappearance of a one-in-a-million bird: the Yellow Cardinal. And the beginning of a love affair between a then out-of-work restaurant cook and a brightly colored, cocky,
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales, Rob Frehse and Emma Tucker, CNN A 911 dispatcher who mishandled a call from a Buffalo supermarket manager during the fatal May shooting was fired on Thursday, the Erie County Department of Personnel confirmed to CNN. The 911 dispatcher, whose name was not released, had been on paid administrative leave since May
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business In recent years, when a company announced it was splitting its stock, Wall Street went wild. When Tesla revealed such plans in 2020, its shares immediately shot up. They climbed 66% over the following 12 months. But as concerns about the Federal Reserve, inflation and the economy plague
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