Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La canción de Shakira con Bizarrap está por todos lados y tiene a todos —medios, seguidores, usuarios en redes sociales— mirándola con lupa por la gran cantidad de referencias que hace la colombiana en su más reciente canción tras la ruptura con su expareja, el exfutbolista Gerald Piqué. Y no
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Over the years, Apple has added touchscreens to almost every computing device imaginable, from phones and tablets to smartwatches, but it has refrained from bringing the feature to its Mac product line — even as a long list of rivals did so with their laptops and desktops. In 2010,
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — The European Union is thinking about injecting more subsidies into its industry to counter U.S. efforts to ramp up its green technologies sector. But fears are only increasing that the continent’s giant countries will profit at the cost of the small member states.
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — The European Union is thinking about injecting more subsidies into its industry to counter U.S. efforts to ramp up its green technologies sector. But fears are only increasing that the continent’s giant countries will profit at the cost of the small member states.
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department accused Los Angeles-based City National Bank on Thursday of discrimination by refusing to underwrite mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities, requiring the bank to pay more than $31 million in the largest redlining settlement in department history. City National is the
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department accused Los Angeles-based City National Bank on Thursday of discrimination by refusing to underwrite mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities, requiring the bank to pay more than $31 million in the largest redlining settlement in department history. City National is the
Continue ReadingSnow showers are expected in the Cascades for the next several days. Today and Friday, it will be wind-driven snow at Mt. Bachelor. Accumulations will not be huge, but Mt. Bachelor will see a few inches added over these days. Carry chains or traction tires on all mountain roads this morning, except Willamette Pass, where
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Organizers of the Burning Man counterculture celebration have become the latest plaintiffs challenging one of the growing number of “green energy” projects in the works in Nevada. Burning Man and four co-plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in federal court this week accusing the Bureau of Land Management
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Organizers of the Burning Man counterculture celebration have become the latest plaintiffs challenging one of the growing number of “green energy” projects in the works in Nevada. Burning Man and four co-plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in federal court this week accusing the Bureau of Land Management
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — After two straight weekly increases, the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate came back down again this week but remains a significant hurdle for many prospective homebuyers. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the benchmark 30-year rate fell to 6.33% from 6.48% last
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — After two straight weekly increases, the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate came back down again this week but remains a significant hurdle for many prospective homebuyers. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the benchmark 30-year rate fell to 6.33% from 6.48% last
Continue ReadingGOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… We are waking up to wet, slushy conditions, thanks to a warm night across the High Desert. Skies will stay cloudy and we will see a chance of some scattered showers today. Highs will reach the upper 40’s to low 50’s. SE winds will ramp up to 10-20 mph with gusts
Continue ReadingBy Gerardo Lamos, CNN One protester has died and at least 19 Peruvian police officers were injured in anti-government clashes in Cusco as officials in the tourist city put health facilities on red alert. Protesters had tried to enter the Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport during curfew Wednesday, an Interior Minister statement said. The officers
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer In 2016, French documentary filmmaker Alice Diop traveled to a town in Northern France to watch the trial of a Senegalese woman, Fabienne Kabou, who one night in 2013 left her 15-month-old daughter on the beach to die. That trial would inspire her narrative debut “Saint Omer,” which opens
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, Evan Perez, Phil Mattingly and Marshall Cohen, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to take over the investigation into the classified documents found at President Joe Biden’s home and former private office. The special counsel is Robert Hur, who was nominated to be US attorney in Maryland
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says the government is in talks to persuade companies that have started lithium mining projects in Mexico to give up their plans. In 2022, Mexico nationalized lithium mining and extraction, with a state-run company having exclusive rights to mine the metal used in electric car batteries and other devices.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La tasa de personas que mueren de cáncer en Estados Unidos disminuyó de manera continua durante las últimas tres décadas, según un nuevo informe de la Sociedad Estadounidense del Cáncer. La tasa de mortalidad por cáncer en EE.UU. cayó un 33% desde 1991, lo que corresponde a un estimado de 3,8
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN Tiger Woods could form part of the US Ryder Cup team — or at least, Zach Johnson isn’t ruling it out. Ahead of the Sony Open in Hawaii, US captain Johnson said he wouldn’t discount selecting Woods to compete in the tournament if the 47-year-old didn’t qualify for the team automatically.
Continue ReadingBENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Ezra Miller has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors in which the “Flash” actor will avoid jail time. Miller will plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of trespassing into a southern Vermont home last spring. Miller is due in court Friday for a change of plea hearing. Court documents show Miller
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE and JOSH FUNK Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Thinking of lining up at the mini-mart for a shot at a $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot? Maybe you should first dig into your coat pockets or your car’s glove box to make sure you don’t already have a winning ticket from
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