China’s manufacturing activity expands in March after a 5-month lull
BEIJING (AP) — Manufacturing in China expanded in March after contracting for five consecutive months. That’s according to an official survey…
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New $20 minimum wage for fast food workers in California set to start Monday
By TERRY CHEA and ADAM BEAM Associated Press LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) — Most fast food workers in California will be paid at least $20 an hour…
Continue ReadingFirst they tried protests of anti-gay bills. Then students put on a play at Louisiana’s Capitol
By SHARON LURYE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ava Kreutziger was in high school English class last year when she heard about the passage of…
Continue ReadingIn setback to Turkey’s Erdogan, opposition makes huge gains in local election
By SUZAN FRASER and CINAR KIPER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s main opposition party has retained its control over key…
Continue ReadingIn Key Bridge collapse, Baltimore lost a piece of its cultural identity
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Generations of Maryland workers — longshoremen, seafarers, steelworkers and crabbers whose…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s election day dawned with no vote in sight and little appetite for one – for now, anyway
By Andrew Carey, Olga Voitovych, and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — In another world, Ukraine would have voted on Sunday. In a year where…
Continue ReadingHow ISIS has Europe and the US in sights after deadly Moscow attack
By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — The threat of ISIS, also known as Islamic State, might have seemed to be waning as headlines turned to Ukraine, Gaza…
Continue ReadingAfter Ohtani and Kikuchi, Japan high school toasts latest baseball prodigy
By Hanako Montgomery, CNN Hanamaki, Japan (CNN) — At a school in Japan’s snowy northern mountains, reminders of distinguished alumni are…
Continue ReadingPowerball jackpot jumps to $975 million after another drawing without a big winner
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $975 million after no one matched the six numbers drawn Saturday night,…
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Powerball jackpot swells to an estimated $975 million after no grand prize winners Saturday
By Dalia Faheid and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — With no one winning the Powerball jackpot Saturday, the grand prize for Monday’s drawing grew…
Continue ReadingPaige Bueckers leads UConn women into 28th Elite Eight as Huskies hold off Duke 53-45
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — UConn is testing how much depth is needed to make a run in the women’s NCAA Tournament.…
Continue ReadingFiscalía confirma que personas encontradas muertas en Oaxaca eran migrantes de China que murieron en el mar
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Las ocho personas cuyos cuerpos fueron encontrados en Oxaca, México, eran migrantes de China que…
Continue ReadingTaiwan needs more babies. But conservative traditions are holding back some fertility solutions
By Eric Cheung, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — For married Taiwanese men Alan Hung and Danny Huang, the process of having a biological child…
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Bend nonprofit holds Easter event to bring displaced Ukrainian families together, offer support
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It has been two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, creating tragedies still being felt around the world. A Bend nonprofit…
Continue Reading¿Qué es el “caso Rolex” por el que allanaron la vivienda de Dina Boluarte, presidenta de Perú?
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Entre la noche de este viernes y madrugada del sábado, la casa de la presidenta de Perú, Dina…
Continue ReadingChance Perdomo, star of ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ and ‘Gen V,’ dies in motorcycle crash at 27
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press Actor Chance Perdomo, who rose to fame as a star of “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and “Gen V,” has died at…
Continue ReadingThe Trump camp and the White House clash over Biden’s recognition of ‘Transgender Day of Visibility’
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is facing criticism from Donald Trump and religious conservatives for…
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Expect a dry and sunny Easter weekend
Happy Easter weekend. We’re looking at daytime temperatures in the 50s on Saturday and Sunday. Expect temperatures in the 60s on Monday, warming to…
Continue ReadingRepublicans slam Biden for proclaiming Transgender Day of Visibility on Easter, though it’s yearly observed on March 31
CNN By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — Republicans are taking aim at President Joe Biden for proclaiming Easter Sunday as the Transgender Day…
Continue ReadingAn Associated Press photographer snaps a buzzy photo by focusing on the details during Holi
By ANUPAM NATH Associated Press GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Anupam Nath has been covering Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Guwahati in…
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