By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The cause of global warming is showing no signs of slowing as heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has increased to record highs in its annual Spring peak. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations says carbon dioxide levels in the air are jumping at one of the fastest rates
Continue ReadingBISHOP, Calif. (AP) — A wolverine was spotted three times last month in the eastern Sierra Nevada, a rare occurrence for an animal that’s only been seen one other time in California over the last 100 years, state wildlife officials said. While wolverines are native to California, they’ve been essentially extinct from the state since
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state school board in Oklahoma voted Monday to approve what would be the first publicly funded religious school in the nation, despite a warning from the state’s attorney general that the decision was unconstitutional. The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board voted 3-2 to approve the
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Hanssen, a former FBI agent who took more than $1.4 million in cash and diamonds to trade secrets with Moscow in one of the most notorious spying cases in American history, died in prison Monday. Hanssen, 79, was found unresponsive in his cell at a federal
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Anna Shay, an heiress, philanthropist and breakout star of the Netflix reality series “Bling Empire,” has died at 62. Shay died from a stroke, according to a family statement provided to The Associated Press on Monday. It was not immediately clear when she died. “It saddens our hearts to announce that
Continue ReadingCNN By Michelle Watson, Shawna Mizelle and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Robert Philip Hanssen, who received payments of $1.4 million in cash and diamonds for the information he gave the Soviet Union and Russia, has died, the Federal Bureau of Prisons announced Monday. He was 79 years old. Hanssen had been in custody at
Continue ReadingOVIEDO, Fla. (AP) — Police say shoppers at a Florida mall managed to pull two children out of a burning car after their mother left them alone while she shoplifted. Oviedo police say the vehicle caught fire May 26 outside the Oviedo Mall. The children were taken to a nearby hospital. Alicia Moore faces charges
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple has a long history of designing products that aren’t the first to be introduced in a particular category but still redefine the market. With the company unveiling a headset equipped with virtual and augmented reality technology already available in other devices, here is a look back at some
Continue ReadingCNN By Sara Murray and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — House Oversight Chairman James Comer on Monday said he will move ahead this week with efforts to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt, even after the bureau allowed top members of the committee to view an internal law enforcement document. Comer and the top
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — The bar from the television series “Cheers” sold for $675,000 at auction over the weekend, garnering the highest bid among the nearly 1,000 props, costumes and sets from classic TV shows offered up from a collection amassed by one man over more than three decades. Heritage Auctions said that the items sold
Continue ReadingBetiana Fernández Martino (CNN Español) — Siete años después de su imputación, la vicepresidenta de Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, fue sobreseída en la causa por lavado de dinero en la que fue condenado el empresario Lázaro Báez. La decisión fue tomada por el juez federal Sebastián Casanello ante la falta de acusación de la
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The wait for the fifth and final season of “Stranger Things” will likely be longer than anybody had initially anticipated given the current writers’ strike, and Finn Wolfhard is just as eager as everyone else to learn the fate Hawkins and the characters who live there. “We’re pressing pause
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Representing the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said Monday she has begun an investigation into a potential stockholder derivative action against the board of directors of Fox Corporation, the corporate parent of Fox News, for breach of fiduciary duty.
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Hennessy Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — The super bowl champs are heading to Washington D.C. Monday morning without the Matriarch of the organization, Norma Hunt, who passed away Sunday. The Chiefs announced Norma Hunt, mother of Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt, has passed away at
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson is trying to get receiver Calvin Ridley to slowly work his way back following an 18-month absence. Ridley has other thoughts. The former Atlanta Falcons standout is sneaking in extra repetitions during Jacksonville’s organized team activities. It’s a clear
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — House Oversight Chairman James Comer on Monday said he will move ahead this week with efforts to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt, even after the bureau allowed top members of the committee to view an internal law enforcement document. Comer and the top Democrat
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — They use the court as their canvas, seeing passing lanes and paths to victory that others in their sports simply cannot. For Novak Djokovic, it’s tennis. For Nikola Jokic, it’s basketball. For their home country of Serbia, June is shaping up as a month no sports
Continue ReadingDORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund has signed Algeria international Ramy Bensebaini on a free transfer from Borussia Mönchengladbach, making the left back its first reinforcement of the summer. Bensebaini replaces Portugal left back Raphaël Guerreiro and Dortmund says the 28-year-old Bensebaini has signed a four-year deal. Bensebaini joined Gladbach in 2019 from French team
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — After weeks of reporting about the wildfires in Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia, Quebec is now the latest hotspot for fires in Canada. More than 8 million acres have burned this year across Canada, with nearly half a million acres in Quebec alone, which is sending thick
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Senior American and Chinese officials had “candid” and “productive” discussions on Monday in China, according to read-outs from both Washington and Beijing, as the two countries grapple with how to maintain communication amid intense friction. Top US State Department and National Security Council officials met with Chinese officials in
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