CNN By Sean Lyngaas, CNN New York (CNN) — Microsoft is offering free cybersecurity tools to some government and commercial customers following criticism of the tech giant’s handling of a major alleged Chinese hack that compromised US government email accounts. Starting in September, Microsoft cloud computing customers won’t have to pay extra money to get
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN New York (CNN) — Microsoft is offering free cybersecurity tools to some government and commercial customers following criticism of the tech giant’s handling of a major alleged Chinese hack that compromised US government email accounts. Starting in September, Microsoft cloud computing customers won’t have to pay extra money to get access
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — The sunscreen boom is upon us. In 2020, the global value of sun care products was $10.7 billion. Already a staggering figure, that number is projected to grow by 4% each year until 2028, according to market analysts at Grand View Research. By the end of the decade, the
Continue ReadingBy TaRhonda Thomas Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A priest from Northeast Philadelphia seems to have done what few thought possible: slow down tensions between rival gangs in one of the most dangerous parts of Haiti. After living and serving in Haiti for decades, Father Tom Hagan has convinced four
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Delve into the beauty and technique of architecture found in everyday life. Explore great Gothic cathedrals of Western Europe and learn the origins of mid-century modern architecture. Find practical know-how for building your perfect salad and get organized with a bullet journaling workshop. Kids can participate in a fort-building workshop, create
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HOYLAKE, England (AP) — The ever-changing nature of links golf has come to Royal Liverpool for the British Open. A month ago the grass was brown during a heat wave. Now it’s green because of rain. The most favorable conditions are dry and crusty and fast. Regardless of grass,
Continue ReadingIRMO, S.C. (AP) — Author Ta-Nehisi Coates sat silently through a school board meeting in South Carolina to support a high school teacher told to stop using his book on growing up Black in America in her advanced English class. Mary Wood has taught the lesson before, but after a few of her Chapin High
Continue ReadingBy Regina Ahn Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A Delta plane was stuck on the tarmac at Harry Reid International Airport for hours during triple-digit temperatures on Monday. “It was just chaos,” said Krista Garvin, who was on the flight headed to Atlanta. “There was a woman walking
Continue ReadingBy Jaclyn Schultz Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Nevada joins many states stepping up to help wounded veterans, granting all children of Purple Heart recipients a free college education. The Legislature passed AB 279 and Governor Joe Lombardo signed the bill. Many states give children of wounded combat
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu announced on Wednesday he will not run for reelection, leaving open a gubernatorial seat in a swing state heading into the 2024 election. Sununu, who was first elected to New Hampshire’s highest office in 2016 and is currently serving his fourth two-year term
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — President Joe Biden would seem an unnatural fit for the activists at Netroots Nation, an annual gathering of progressives that was created to harness online rage over George W. Bush’s administration. More recently, it has championed the message of economic populism from Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer IndyCar will implement a new, stronger piece of hardware designed to keep rear wheels attached to the car during a wreck. The change comes after a tire flew off Kyle Kirkwood’s car and narrowly missed a packed grandstand during the Indianapolis 500. The series said Wednesday that chassis manufacturer
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Netherlands midfielder Xavi Simons returned to Paris Saint-Germain following an impressive season in the Dutch league only to be sent on loan to Leipzig. PSG said Wednesday that the 20-year-old Simons, who joined the French champions from PSV Eindhoven, will be loaned to the Bundesliga side for the 2023-24 season. Simons signed
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — Coming off a breakout season, outside linebacker Alex Highsmith has signed a new contract that will keep him with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the next five seasons. The two sides announced the deal on Wednesday, a week before the team reported to training camp. The 25-year-old Highsmith was in the final year
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The Willamette National Forest said Wednesday it is proposing fee increases at several campgrounds, group campgrounds, cabins and lookouts. Public comments are being sought through mid-September.
Continue ReadingCNN By CNN Travel staff (CNN) — Scorching hot temperatures have been breaking records and wreaking havoc across some of the world’s most popular tourism destinations. Is it time to rethink travel plans? Are refunds available? Are there ways to cope? Here are some answers to many of the key questions travelers may be asking
Continue ReadingBy CNN Travel staff (CNN) — Scorching hot temperatures have been breaking records and wreaking havoc across some of the world’s most popular tourism destinations. Is it time to rethink travel plans? Are refunds available? Are there ways to cope? Here are some answers to many of the key questions travelers may be asking when
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist (CNN) — As the unrelenting heat wave in the US enters its 39th consecutive day, millions of people from California to Florida are asking: When will it end? The long-term forecast looks bleak. The extreme heat could continue into August in some of the hardest-hit areas and even a brief
Continue ReadingCNN By Vasco Cotovio, Katharina Krebs, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Paul P. Murphy and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — A video emerged on Wednesday that appears to show Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin greeting his fighters in Belarus, in what would be his first public appearance since he led an armed rebellion in Russia last month. “Welcome guys!
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland official on a powerful state board says there’s “too much foot-dragging” between the Maryland Stadium Authority and the Baltimore Orioles to renew the team’s lease at Camden Yards. Treasurer Dereck Davis, who is one of three members of the Maryland Board of Public Works,
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