By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration issued long-awaited preliminary guidance Friday on its expansive clean hydrogen tax credit, tilted in favor of hydrogen produced from clean electricity. The hydrogen tax credit is one of the most generous subsidies contained in the Inflation Reduction Act — giving companies up to $3 for every kilogram of
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers are stepping up sales and other enticements in the final days before Christmas to lure shoppers who’ve been waiting for the best deals or who didn’t have the time or the urge to wrap up gift-buying earlier. Incentives to spend last minute are an
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of prices fell last month, another sign that inflation is easing and that Americans should benefit from reduced interest rates and get relief from painful price shocks in 2024. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that U.S. consumer prices slid
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — After three-plus years of prices steadily — and sometimes sharply — increasing month after month after month, they fell in November. Last month, for the first time since April 2020, prices fell on a monthly basis, according to a closely watched report released Friday by the Commerce
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — One person was injured at a hospital in Virginia when a man who had come to the facility for a mental health evaluation Friday began shooting, police said. Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards told reporters that a 911 call came in at 4:11 a.m. of shots fired at Chippenham Hospital. Officers
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional oversight committee has launched an investigation into the V-22 Osprey program following a deadly crash in Japan which killed eight Air Force special operations service members. The entire Osprey fleet remains grounded following the Nov. 29 crash with the exception of limited Marine Corps flights
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The current Israel-Hamas war is by far the deadliest and most destructive of the five wars between Israel and Hamas since the militant group seized the Gaza Strip in 2007. The fighting erupted on Oct. 7 when Hamas carried out a surprise attack in southern Israel. Since
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By ZEKE MLLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden pardoned thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia, the White House said Friday, in his latest round of executive clemencies meant to rectify racial disparities in the justice system.
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt, Priscilla Alvarez and Donald Judd, CNN Washington (CNN) — The United Nations Security Council on Friday approved a resolution that calls for humanitarian pauses between Israel and Hamas, increased aid to Gaza and the creation of conditions that will allow for a sustainable end to fighting, ending days of closed-door negotiations. The
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, firmó este miércoles un extenso decreto de necesidad y urgencia (DNU) de 366 artículos que busca desregular la economía. Esto incluye la derogación parcial o total de una serie de leyes y, también, la modificación de cientos de normas de ámbitos que van
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Partes del sur de California verán lluvias continuas este viernes provenientes de un río atmosférico que amenaza con inundaciones aún mayores después de que ya causó estragos en algunas carreteras. El sistema de tormentas empapó partes de la costa del sur de California con de 25 a 127 mm de lluvia
Continue ReadingBy MARIAM FAM Associated Press It’s normally a moment of pure joy for the Rev. Khader Khalilia: the excitement, the giggles, the kisses, as his young daughters — in their Christmas pajamas — open their gifts. But this year, just the thought of it fills Khalilia with guilt. “I’m struggling,” said the Palestinian American pastor
Continue ReadingEric Oren visits Bend’s Kiwanis Park! With a baseball/softball field, half court basketball court, great picnic facilities and lots of open space, this park makes great use of its 4.2 acres!
Continue ReadingBy JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean religious sect leader whose sex crimes were featured in the popular Netflix series “In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal” has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. The Daejeon District Court in central South Korea said Friday that it handed
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — As South Korean dramas flex their muscles on US shores, Netflix’s “Gyeongseong Creature” vaults to the top of the charts, offering an addictive mix of history, romance, mystery, science fiction and monsters, in roughly that order. Built around a desperate Japan’s tyranny in Korea near the end of
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden will commute the sentences of 11 people serving “disproportionately long sentences for non-violent drug offenses” on Friday, according to a White House official. “I am commuting the sentences of 11 people who are serving disproportionately long sentences for non-violent drug offenses. All of them would have
Continue ReadingBy RAHMA NURJANA Associated Press PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Volcanic ash spewing from Indonesia’s Mount Marapi shut down airports and blanketed nearby communities on Sumatra island Friday. The nearly 2,900-meter (9,480-foot) volcano in the Agam district of West Sumatra province is about 113 kilometers (70 miles) north of Minangkabau International Airport in Padang, the provincial
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.N. atomic agency and outside experts say North Korea may have started operating a light-water reactor at its main nuclear complex in a possible attempt to establish a new facility to produce bomb fuels. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says it
Continue ReadingBy ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The holiday travel rush hit its peak Friday as mild weather and lower flight cancelation rates raised hopes for merrier drivers and airline passengers than last year. U.S. airlines are predicting a blockbuster holiday season and have projected confidence they can handle the crowds after
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The Detroit Pistons are now on the brink of history – albeit for all the wrong reasons. After falling to an injury-plagued Utah Jazz squad in a 119-111 defeat, the Pistons have now lost an incredible 25 games on the bounce – one shy of the NBA record. Detroit
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