WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing a class-action lawsuit that accuses Nvidia of misleading investors about its past dependence on selling computer chips for the mining of volatile cryptocurrency to proceed. The court’s decision Wednesday comes the same week that China said it is investigating the the microchip company over suspected violations of
Continue ReadingMasoud Popalzai, Catherine Nicholls, CNN El ministro talibán de refugiados murió este miércoles en un atentado suicida en la capital de Afganistán, Kabul, informó el ministerio del interior. Khalil Haqqani era el tío del actual ministro del Interior talibán, Sirajuddin Haqqani, quien lidera la poderosa red Haqqani, una división de la organización talibán más amplia.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — George Joseph Kresge Jr., who was known to generations of TV watchers as the mesmerizing entertainer and mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, has died at age 89. Kreskin’s friend and former road manager, Ryan Galway, told The Associated Press that he died Tuesday at his home in Caldwell, New Jersey, where he
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — At least 26 enslaved people died on the Tennessee plantation of President Andrew Jackson before the end of the Civil War. Where they were laid to rest was thought to be lost to time. But officials at the historic site announced a discovery on Wednesday: They believe they have
Continue ReadingBy Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Early on in their 6-year relationship, Alex Blumenthaler and his partner exchanged gifts for many holidays. However, as the couple grew closer, it became increasingly difficult for the pair to find meaningful gifts that would truly surprise the other without asking directly, which took away the surprise and their
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Mean. Obsessed. Brash. Psycho. And that’s what his friends call him. All of those words have been applied to Tony Buzbee – and he likes them so much, he features them prominently on his website. The already high-profile, Houston-based lawyer has gained additional fame by filing 20 lawsuits against
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Regional supermarket chain Stop & Shop is installing kiosks in all of its stores in the Northeast U.S. to make digital-only coupons more accessible. Stop & Shop said on Wednesday that the kiosks will give customers access to digital coupons by scanning a loyalty card or entering a phone number. Digital-only deals
Continue ReadingPor Dakin Andone, CNN El hombre sospechoso del tiroteo fatal del CEO de UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, portaba una “arma fantasma” —un tipo de arma de fuego casera y no rastreable— cuando fue detenido el lunes, dijo la Policía. Luigi Mangione tenía el arma cuando fue revisado por la policía local en un McDonald’s de Pennsylvania,
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “The Voice” has crowned a new winner, and it’s great news for a new coach. Sofronio Vasquez, who was a member of coach Michael Bublé’s team, won this season’s singing competition. It was the first win for Bublé – the only coach to have two team members in
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk says his government will protect major television stations in the country, like the U.S.-owned TVN, against hostile purchases, in a move aimed at protecting from any such attempts by Russia. Tusk stressed on Wednesday that the directive to be adopted next week is to safeguard against
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia could launch its lethal new intermediate-range ballistic missile against Ukraine again soon, the Pentagon said Wednesday, as both sides wrestle for a battlefield advantage that will give them leverage in any negotiations to end the nearly 3-year war. Sabrina Singh, Pentagon spokeswoman, told reporters in a briefing that an
Continue ReadingCNN By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Inflation heated back up again in November, but it likely wasn’t bad enough to keep the Federal Reserve from cutting rates next week. Consumer prices were up 2.7% for the 12 months ended in November, moving higher from the 2.6% annual increase seen in October and marking the
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gumbrecht and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — California health officials are investigating a possible case of bird flu in a child who became ill after drinking raw milk, Marin County Public Health said Tuesday. The child went to a local emergency department in November with fever and vomiting after drinking raw milk and
Continue ReadingCNN By Tim Lister, Kareem Khadder and Nechirvan Mando, CNN (CNN) — A social media video surfaced Wednesday allegedly showing a warehouse in Syria stacked with captagon, an illicit drug that had transformed the country into a narco-state under former President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. The large warehouse was reportedly located at the headquarters of a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — A spokesperson for France’s outgoing government says President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a political deal that would allow him to both name a new prime minister and “guarantee the stability of the country.” That follows the resignation of ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier last week. Maud Bregeon, the spokesperson, said Macron
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church and Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — A body has been found in the search for former England rugby player Tom Voyce, who is believed to have died after his car was swept into a river, Northumbria Police confirmed on Thursday. The search began on Sunday when Voyce, 43, failed to return home
Continue ReadingRay Sánchez, John Miller, CNN Los clientes habituales empezaron a reunirse antes del amanecer del lunes en un McDonald’s situado junto a la interestatal, al oeste de Pensilvania, cuando en un momento dado un cliente les llamó la atención. “¿No parece el tirador de Nueva York?”, recordó bromeando uno de los clientes habituales, que solo
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Myha’la is best known for playing a steely, manipulative investment banker on HBO‘s “Industry.” And though Harper Stern regularly betrays friends and colleagues for personal gain, Myha’la manages to find the humanity and vulnerability in her character. She has also transferred that skill to film, starring in “Leave the
Continue ReadingDrumroll, please. Seven people who became stars in 2024 have been named The Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of the Year. Aaron Pierre announced himself in the taut, suspenseful thriller “Rebel Ridge,” Nicholas Alexander Chavez frightened in the one-two punch of “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” and “Grotesquerie,” and GloRilla emerged as one of
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says Poland and other eastern flank countries can suspend asylum rights if they believe that Belarus and Russia are “weaponizing” migrants to destabilize the bloc. The number of migrants arriving at EU borders from Belarus increased 66% this year. Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk angered rights groups in October
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