By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Tech stocks have taken a nasty tumble this year, but some are doing even worse than others. Exhibit A: software giant Salesforce. Shares of Salesforce have plunged about 40% so far in 2022. That makes it the second-worst performer in the Dow, trailing only chip leader Intel. Salesforce
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LITTLETON, Colorado (KCNC) — A teenage hockey player has been suspended after a fight on the ice at the Ice Ranch in Littleton. Few details were immediately available but video of the fight shows a teen hockey player kicking another player while wearing his skates.
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN Long ago, gigantic marine turtles swam the Earth’s seas. Until recently, these prehistoric giants, reaching lengths of over 3 meters (10 feet) from head to tail, had been thought to be found only in waters surrounding North America. Now, scientists have discovered a previously unknown species — the largest sea turtle
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer U.S. Davis Cup team coaches Mardy Fish and Bob Bryan have been fined $10,000 apiece after promoting a gambling operator via social media. The London-based International Tennis Integrity Agency announced the punishments Tuesday. It said Fish and Bryan cooperated fully with its investigation and removed the problematic posts immediately.
Continue ReadingBy J.D. MILES Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — They clean up lawns and neighborhoods, but some City of Dallas leaders believe they are an environmental hazard. We’re talking about gas powered lawn equipment – primarily leaf blowers – that could be banned by the city now that plans are
Continue ReadingBy MARIELLE MOHS Click here for updates on this story LAKE ELMO, Minnesota (WCCO) — A library book finally made its way back home to the Lake Elmo branch of the Washington County Library after 47 years of being rented out. Karen Rodricks is a library services supervisor at the Lake Elmo branch. She opened
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN Firearm deaths surged in the US during the Covid-19 pandemic, killing a record number of people in 2021. But as America’s gun epidemic gets worse, its burden is not equal. A new study published Tuesday in JAMA Network Open analyzed firearm deaths over the past three decades — a total of
Continue ReadingGOOD TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… After some scattered morning snow showers, we will see a modest break before the next system rolls into the Pacific NW. Under mostly cloudy skies, highs will only reach the mid 30’s. Southerly winds will stay fairly light through the morning and then start to pick up this afternoon. A south
Continue ReadingBy TED SCOUTEN Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Officers with the Miramar Police Department have begun using de-escalation training, which is now in the metaverse and gives the department the ability to create or re-create any scenario. Officer Jeffrey Gilbert recently used the new system for the first time ever.
Continue ReadingCatherine E. Shoichet, CNN There’s a well-known saying that everything is bigger in Texas. But so far, that hasn’t been the case for the state capital’s skyline. That could change soon, said Brad Wilkins of architecture firm HKS, during an interview with CNN. Wilkins has worked on some of the world’s tallest buildings — including
Continue ReadingDOHA, Qatar (AP) — Poland coach Czeslaw Michniewicz has delved into the worlds of skiing and tennis when assessing the task facing his players in stopping Argentina great Lionel Messi at the World Cup. A draw for Poland in Wednesday’s game at Stadium 974 will secure a place in the last 16 but the team’s
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A group of British lawmakers is in Taiwan and scheduled to meet with President Tsai Ing-Wen and other politicians after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declared that the “golden era” of U.K.-China relations was over. The visit by members of Parliament’s foreign affairs committee started on Tuesday, a day after Sunak described
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS IGNUDO, SIAFA LEWIS Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A 4-year-old boy is now in safe hands after he was abducted as part of a carjacking in West Philadelphia on Monday night. The Philadelphia Police Department says a manhunt is underway for the alleged carjacker. The incident happened around
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse and Kevin Dotson, CNN The World Cup match between Portugal and Uruguay was briefly interrupted by a pitch invader waving a rainbow flag on the field at the Lusail Iconic Stadium on Monday. The FIFA global television feed avoided showing the pitch invader, but the individual could be seen running on the
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabian state media says the country has agreed to extend the terms of a $5 billion aid package to Egypt that took effect in March. The move is aimed at bolstering the North African country’s recent deal with the International Monetary Fund. The state-run Saudi Press Agency said Tuesday the extension
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The parents of a Georgia high school basketball player who collapsed while practicing outdoors in sweltering heat and later died announced that they have agreed to a $10 million settlement with the school district. Their lawyers said Tuesday that, as part of the settlement, the Clayton County
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — China envió este martes a tres astronautas a su estación espacial casi terminada, un hito importante para el joven programa espacial del país. Los tres astronautas, Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming y Zhang Lu, despegaron en la nave espacial Shenzhou-15 a las 11:08 p.m. hora local (10:08 a. m. ET) de este
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s government has presented a new bill with the goal of providing better protection for economically vulnerable migrants who are in the clutches of international human trafficking rings. Spanish Justice Minister Pilar Llop said. the legislation proposed on Tuesday was designed to help victims of different
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN The parties involved in a lawsuit brought by an undisclosed woman accusing former “Saturday Night Live” star Horatio Sanz of sexual assault two decades ago have agreed to dismiss the case, according to court records from the Supreme Court of New York. The filing said “all claims asserted by Plaintiff Jane
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the extortion and fraud convictions of a once-celebrated young Massachusetts mayor who was found guilty of extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars from marijuana businesses. In a ruling published on Monday, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a
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