AP Business Writer The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday said it will soon require hotels, vacation rental platforms and live event promoters to disclose any fees up front when they list prices. The FTC said consumers often see advertised prices for hotel rooms, short-term rentals, and tickets to sporting events and concerts only to be
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has endorsed a ban on congressional stock trading in an interview that’s being released this week. It’s the first time he’s publicly backed the idea. He made the comments to Faiz Shakir, a political adviser for Sen. Bernie Sanders. Shakir interviewed the Democratic president for A More
Continue ReadingConor McGregor says he’s in negotiations to fight Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition in India. McGregor said early Tuesday morning on social media he’s in “preliminary agreements” with the family of billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani to fight Paul. “I have agreed,” McGregor said. McGregor also said that rumors of a potential bout with Ultimate
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have spotted what appear to be two stars whipping around each other near the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Nearly every large galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its heart. The one in the middle of the Milky Way, called
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Members of the Teamsters union have voted to authorize a strike at three Amazon facilities, including at the Staten Island, New York, warehouse which became the first location where employees voted to join a union in 2022. The retail giant said that its operations will not be
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Hear the word “Kallax,” and many people, particularly those outside of Sweden, will immediately think of a certain storage shelf from IKEA. But like many of the Swedish furniture giant’s products, the shelving unit takes its name from a location in the Scandinavian country — in this case a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A state judge in Montana has temporarily blocked policies that prevented transgender people from changing the sex designation on their birth certificates and driver’s licenses. District Judge Mike Menahan issued his order Monday, blocking the rule while the case moves through the courts. The state had argued that sex
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox, Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN Washington (CNN) — Lawmakers unveiled a stop-gap spending bill on Tuesday night to prevent a shutdown that funds the government through March 14 and includes $100 billion in disaster relief and other key provisions. The deal would avert a lame duck showdown, instead punting
Continue ReadingPor Sabrina Souza El sospechoso de asesinatos en serie de Gilgo Beach, Rex Heuermann, ha sido acusado del asesinato de una séptima mujer, según una acusación formal sustitutiva. Fue acusado de asesinato en segundo grado por el asesinato de Valerie Hack, cuyos restos parciales fueron encontrados en el este de Long Island en noviembre de
Continue ReadingThe winter storm has passed and dropped plenty of fresh snow across the Cascades. Clearing conditions this week will make for great ski weather.
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Teen drug use hasn’t rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s according to the results from a large annual national survey released Tuesday. About 67% of 12th graders this year said they hadn’t used alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes or e-cigarettes in the previous
Continue ReadingFor years, women had been disappearing on Long Island. Then in 2010, investigators searching for a missing woman began finding 10 sets of human remains in the scrub along a barrier island parkway, not far from the sands of New York’s remote Gilgo Beach. Police almost immediately feared some were left by a serial killer.
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers have approved a bill broadening the definition of high treason, which can bring a sentence of life in prison. It’s part of authorities’ efforts to tighten control as the fighting in Ukraine is nearing the three-year mark. The amendments were approved by the lower house in second and third readings
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Vitamin D and calcium are essential for overall health but don’t reduce the risk of falls or fractures in generally healthy older adults, according to a new draft recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force. When it comes to lowering this risk, the task force recommends against relying
Continue ReadingBy Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Nicole Kidman has officially clocked into the press tour for her latest film, “Babygirl,” and she’s dressed for business. On Monday evening, the actor — who plays a high-powered executive in Halina Reijn’s movie, out Christmas Day in the US — arrived at the Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have returned a Filipina woman to the Philippines who had been on death row and nearly executed by firing squad in Indonesia in 2015, after a longstanding request from her home country. Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso had spent almost 15 years in prison for drug trafficking but
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (WSVN) — The Coast Guard and deputies work to rescue a Lake Placid man stranded at sea. Officials said the man fell off a jet ski in rough waters near the Saint Lucie Inlet, Sunday afternoon. Martin County Sheriff’s Office and
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Coachella Valley Invitational will include nearly half of the teams in Major League Soccer and the National Women’s Soccer League as the preseason event continues to get bigger and bigger. The three-week event will take place from Feb. 1-22 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California,
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PUNTA GORDA, Florida (WSVN) — A Charlotte County deputy was shot and killed during a traffic stop Sunday afternoon. Now, the woman who tried to save his life is recounting her efforts. 24-year-old Michelle Pardo, a gas station attendant, performed CPR on Charlotte County Deputy
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani charity has used an air ambulance to deliver medicines to a northwestern region where a doctor said 29 children had died in the past two months. The deaths were blamed on roadblocks that have prevented life-saving supplies from reaching Kuram district following sectarian clashes. Air ambulances are
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