SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In a story published October 3, 2023, about California’s water year, The Associated Press erroneously reported that reservoirs in the State Water Project finished the water year with 27.4 million acre feet of storage. Reservoirs statewide finished the water year with 27.4 million acre feet of storage. The reservoirs in the
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — In a Phase 1/2 clinical trial, Moderna’s combination vaccine appeared to elicit “strong” immune responses against both influenza and Covid-19 and was found to be safe, the company announced Wednesday. The investigational vaccine, named mRNA-1083, was developed to offer some protection against both flu and Covid in a single
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced its 2023 class of fellows, often known as recipients of the “genius grant.” The 20 new MacArthur fellows include a scientist who studies the airborne transmission of diseases and a master hula dancer and cultural preservationist. The sitting U.S. poet
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Theater fans, mark your calendars: This season’s Tony Awards will take place on June 16 at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. Producers of the show announced the date and new location Wednesday. Last year, the telecast was broadcast from the
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — A slump in government bonds around the world has pushed up the cost of some nations’ debt to levels not seen in more than a decade. That’s bad news for governments in the red but also for the wallets of millions of mortgage borrowers, stock investors and businesses.
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A Jersey Shore town where childhood cancer cases rose is suing to overturn a settlement between the state and the corporate successor to the company that dumped toxic waste into the water and ground for decades. Ciba-Geigy’s dumping turned part of Toms River into one
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The WNBA has agreed to grant the Golden State Warriors an expansion franchise in 2025, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday. While the deal hasn’t been finalized, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is expected to be in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — In March 2022, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared onstage alongside a page from the picture book “Call Me Max,” blown up on a piece of poster board. The page showed a child lying outside on the grass on their tummy next to a snoozing dog. The child looked contemplative,
Continue ReadingBy Mostafa Salem, Teele Rebane, Sahar Akbarzai and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN (CNN) — Activists have accused Iran’s morality police of assaulting a teenage girl for not wearing a headscarf in a Tehran metro station, leading to her hospitalization with serious injuries. A Norway-based group focused on Kurdish rights, the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, said
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El Mundial 2030 de la FIFA está todavía muy lejos en el tiempo. Unos siete años nos separan de ese evento futbolístico. Pese a ello, ya tenemos un poco de luz de lo que será ese torneo. Aunque está más cerca el Mundial 2026 de México, Estados Unidos y Canadá, el
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This may sound too good to be true: a way to skip the line at the DMV. As of Wednesday, you can now take the knowledge test for a drivers license or permit anywhere with reliable internet. The online exam is also available for a motorcycle endorsement.
Continue ReadingCOLLEGE PARK, MD. (AP) — Authorities say a University of Maryland bus has crashed injuring 30 people. Prince George’s County Fire/EMS posted online that the bus hit a light pole Wednesday morning at the intersection of Baltimore Avenue and University Boulevard in College Park. The agency says crews took 30 people to hospitals with minor
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Three decades ago, the world held its breath as tanks blasted the Russian parliament building in central Moscow while the Kremlin moved to flush out rebellious lawmakers in a crisis that shaped the country’s post-Soviet history. While Russia narrowly avoided what many feared could be a civil war, the violent clashes
Continue ReadingHAVANA (AP) — Authorities in Cuba say a building in the historic center of Havana that housed 13 families partially has collapsed, leaving three person dead and at least two injured. Officials in Havana said that among the three fatalities were one resident and two firefighters who got trapped in the building when they were
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says it expects the U.S. to continue playing its key role in amassing multinational support that has helped keep Ukraine’s economy afloat during Russia’s invasion. That’s despite Congress recently passing a short-term funding package that averted a U.S. government
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More heavy rain fell Tuesday on or near the fires in the Willamette National Forest, allowing fire managers and crews to focus on efforts to repair the scarred landscape and conduct erosion control efforts so fall rains and snow don’t cause more problems.
Continue ReadingBy ERIK VERDUZCO and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press PINEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.4 billion after no players matched all six numbers and hit it rich Wednesday night. The winning numbers announced were: 9, 35, 54, 63, 64 and the Powerball 1. Players will next have a shot at
Continue ReadingBy Kit Maher, David Wright and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s political operation announced raising $15 million for his Republican presidential bid during the third quarter of this year, but only $5 million of that haul was available to spend in the bruising primary fight ahead, a senior campaign official said.
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan New York (CNN Business) — As Donald Trump scrambles to defend his business empire in court, the former president has suffered another blow: dropping off The Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans. Trump’s net worth tumbled by 19%, or $600 million, to an estimated $2.6 billion total. That left him $300
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Se avecina un cambio drástico en EE.UU., ya que un fuerte frente frío traerá la primera dosis de otoño el fin de semana y hará que las temperaturas desciendan hasta 19°C. El enfriamiento es una buena noticia para millones de personas del sur que han soportado un verano boreal brutalmente caluroso
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