By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lyft is preparing to lay off hundreds of employees just days after new CEO David Risher began steering the ride-hailing service with a eye of driving down costs to help bring its fares more in line with its biggest rival, Uber. Risher, a former Amazon
Continue ReadingSANDWICH ACADEMY GRANT TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is taking Canadian Pacific Kansas City to task over the cleanup following a freight train derailment and fire. Commissioner Melanie Loyzim sent a letter Thursday telling the railroad that its efforts have failed to meet the agency’s expectations with regards to response
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate has waded into the culture wars. It has passed bills Friday to make Minnesota a refuge for youth seeking gender-affirming care, out-of-state abortion patients and providers seeking protection, and to ban so-called conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youth. All three bills passed the
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed anti-diversity and anti-abortion provisions in Kansas’ next state budget. Her actions Friday intensified a conflict with the Republican-controlled Legislature over culture war issues that could see her scotch a dozen or more conservative initiatives. The governor used her office’s
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, Jamiel Lynch and Melissa Alonso, CNN Residents of a South Florida condo building have been ordered to evacuate by Tuesday after the building was deemed unsafe during its 60-year building recertification. During an inspection on April 14, a building engineer found the Majestic Isle condominium building in North Bay Village had sagging floors and
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The family of a northern Virginia man fatally shot by U.S. Park Police officers has reached a $5 million settlement of its civil lawsuit against the government. Two officers shot 25-year-old Bijan Ghaisar of McLean in November 2017 after a stop-and-go chase on the George
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Benjamin Millepied’s “Carmen” has little to do with the familiar story from the 1875 Bizet opera about a mysterious woman who is ultimately killed by a jealous lover. Millepied, one of the dance world’s best-known choreographers, explains that he has not adapted nor updated “Carmen,” his directorial debut, so
Continue ReadingBy Greg Wallace, CNN The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration told staffers he will step down this summer, further expanding the leadership vacuum at the agency. Acting Administrator Billy Nolen wrote in a memo that it is “time for a new captain to guide the FAA.” “I told Sec. Buttigieg and notified the
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Luego de semanas de especulaciones, y en medio de una fuerte subida del precio del dólar contra el peso, el presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, finalmente anunció este viernes que no buscará su reelección en las elecciones presidenciales de octubre. ¿Qué significa y qué puede pasar ahora con un gobierno
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Home buyers have proved to be mortgage rate sensitive, with home sales over the past year tanking as rates have surged, and improving during periods when rates have ticked down. The past year has shown that as monthly mortgage payments decline, demand goes up. But a new study shows that 5.5%
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Illinois college softball coach Tyra Perry and Michigan State coach Sharonda McDonald-Kelley will meet in a three-game series in what is believed to be the first matchup between Black female softball coaches at Power Five programs. Perry and McDonald-Kelley are friends. Perry sees the moment as a sign of
Continue ReadingBy MATTIAS KAREN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Arsenal has dropped points for the third game in a row after having to come from two goals down to draw with last-placed Southampton 3-3 in the English Premier League. Theo Walcott helped to deal another blow to his former team’s title hopes by putting Southampton 2-0
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La NFL anunció este viernes que suspendió indefinidamente a tres jugadores ––Quintez Cephus y C.J. Moore, de los Lions de Detroit, y Shaka Toney, de los Commanders de Washington–– por hacer apuestas con partidos de la liga en la temporada 2022, mientras que otros dos recibieron una suspensión durante seis juegos.
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN SVB Financial Group, the company that owned the failed Silicon Valley Bank until the US government took it over last month, announced that two of its top executives have left their jobs. Gregory Becker, the company’s former CEO, and Daniel Beck, SVB’s former chief financial officer, left the company earlier this
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Drew Smyly lost a perfect game bid when he collided with his catcher while trying to field an eighth-inning dribbler that went for an infield single in the Chicago Cubs’ 13-0 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nico Hoerner hit a three-run homer with four hits
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved rules changes that are expected to reduce the number of plays in football games. The most notable is one that will keep the clock running when a team makes a first down except in the last two minutes of a half. The new clock
Continue ReadingBAY MINETTE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama law enforcement officials said Friday they’ve arrested a man accused of murder, eight years after the victim was reported missing from a Florida city. The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama said Decody Herring, 32, was charged with the murder of Devin Kennedy of Pensacola, Florida. Kennedy was 22
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El presidente de Chile Gabriel Boric anunció este jueves que someterá un proyecto de ley al Congreso para crear la Empresa Nacional del Litio, como parte de una nueva estrategia nacional para la extracción de este mineral. “Chile tiene las mayores reservas de litio del mundo, un mineral que, al
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A Bend man pleaded not guilty Friday to assault, hit-and-run and other charges in an alleged road rage incident last week east of Alfalfa in which Crook County authorities said he rammed an Idaho man’s car from behind several times during a high-speed pursuit, causing a rollover crash.
Continue ReadingANGERS, France (AP) — Kylian Mbappé has netted twice to help leader Paris Saint-Germain take another step toward a record 11th French title with a 2-1 win at bottom side Angers. PSG has moved 11 points ahead of Marseille and 12 above Lens. They play Rennes and Monaco respectively this weekend. Angers could be relegated
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