By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Locked-out Major League Baseball players removed the first of three major obstacles to a labor contract, withdrawing their proposal for more liberalized free agency when the sides met face-to-face for the first time since the management lockout began Dec. 1. The union also modified its
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business If you picture a typical Rolls-Royce owner, you probably imagine someone with white hair and maybe also white golf shoes. These are, after all, huge, cushy cars designed for comfort, just the sort of thing you’d think rich retirees would enjoy. But if you ask Rolls-Royce customers, the true purpose
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GOOD MONDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… After seeing a partly cloudy start to the day, skies will become mostly sunny on another very fair day. Highs will reach the mid to upper 50’s and if we see any breeze at all, it will be gentle out of theNW. Under mostly clear skies, our lows will dip to
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is asking its shareholders to help it fight off a hostile takeover offer from “vulture hedge fund” Alden Global Capital. The publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Buffalo News and dozens of other newspapers, including nearly every daily newspaper in
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Here are the Sunrise Birthdays for Monday, Jan. 24. You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to air at: https://ktvz.com/share/sunrise-birthdays.
Continue ReadingCNN By Tamara Qiblawi, Sahar Akbarzai, Andrew Carey and Jessie Yeung, CNN The United States joined the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday to intercept and destroy a ballistic missile as the Israeli President was in the country on a historic visit, according to authorities. The attack marks the third such incident in January. The
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Evan Rachel Wood powerfully speaks out about the abuse she says she experienced in a new documentary. “Phoenix Rising — Part I: Don’t Fall” premiered over the weekend at the Sundance Film Festival. In the film, Wood details her alleged abuse by her ex-fiance, Marilyn Manson. Wood began working on the
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Get to know Olympic luger Emily Sweeney as she eyes the 2022 Winter Games.
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — The body representing Catholic bishops in Spain has acknowledged that nearly 1,000 real estate properties across the country were registered as possessions of the church despite having no proof of ownership or clearly belonging to others. The Catholic Church will now begin a process to “regularize” those properties. Dioceses and individual parishes
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Get to know multi-time Olympic medalist Kaillie Humphries as she eyes her fourth Games.
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business If you use payment apps like Venmo, PayPal or CashApp, the new year ushered in a change to an IRS tax reporting rule that could apply to some of your transactions. The new rule, which took effect January 1, doesn’t impose any additional taxes on payment app users. But it
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor has told a jury in an opening statement that California lawyer Michael Avenatti stole nearly $300,000 in book proceeds from porn star Stormy Daniels while a defense lawyer says it’s not true. The opposing views were offered Monday at the start of Avenatti’s third
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With inflation punishing consumers and threatening the economy, the Federal Reserve will likely signal its intent this week to begin raising interest rates in March for the first time in three years. The Fed’s challenges will get only harder from there. Among Fed officials, there is
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization has warned that conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to emerge and says it’s dangerous to assume omicron is the last one or that “we are in the endgame.” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said Monday that the acute phase
Continue ReadingBy MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press MIDWAY, Utah (AP) — The U.S. biathlon team has a full-time embedded sports psychologist who travels with the team. Every member of the U.S. cross country ski team also works with a sports psychologist. Recent revelations about the stresses athletes face have helped the public see athletes as human beings
Continue ReadingBY JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The difference for Taylor Fritz between reaching the Grand Slam quarterfinals for the first time and missing out again came down to three points in an 3 1/2-hour, five-set loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Australian Open. The 24-year-old Fritz was aiming to put an
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kohl’s is confirming that it has been approached about a possible sale of the department store chain, sending shares up more than 30% in early trading. The company said that it would not comment further, but its confirmation Monday follows media reports that the private
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Jeff Franklin, Hollywood producer and creator of the hit ABC sitcom “Full House,” has put his sprawling Beverly Hills mansion on the market for $85 million. Known as the Cielo Estate, the 21,000-square-foot Andalusian-inspired property boasts nine bedrooms and 18 bathrooms. The resort-style grounds feature a 75-yard pool with a trio
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN Russia would consider conducting a cyberattack on the US homeland if Moscow perceived that a US or NATO response to a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine “threatened [Russia’s] long-term national security,” according to a Department of Homeland Security intelligence bulletin obtained by CNN. “Russia maintains a range of offensive cyber tools
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — A European Union watchdog has warned that the EU faces much bigger economic and security threats unless member countries step up cooperation. The European Court of Auditors has a two-pronged clarion call. It said Monday that Europe is falling behind North America and Asia in the rollout of 5G networks and the
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