By Matt Egan, CNN Business The surge in oil prices this year has angered drivers, tainted Americans’ views on the economy and confounded both the White House and Federal Reserve. Unfortunately, JPMorgan Chase says the oil spike is just getting started. In a new report on Monday, JPMorgan warned clients that Brent crude oil will
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Newly named Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal (PUH-rag AH-gur-wahl) has emerged from behind the scenes to take over one of Silicon Valley’s highest-profile and politically volatile jobs. But his prior lack of name recognition coupled with a solid technical background appears to be what some big company backers were looking
Continue Reading VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — The Canadian Pacific coast province of British Columbia is extending fuel rationing until Dec. 14 until a major pipeline is back online after a series of devastating storms in the southern part of the province. British Columbia Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the province is also extending the state
Continue Reading By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say that after months of study, the Pentagon has decided no immediate major changes are needed in the global positioning of U.S. forces. It will, however, further analyze force needs in the Middle East and make refinements in Asia and the Pacific. Some infrastructure
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MIAMI (AP) — Gold Glove catcher Jacob Stallings is heading to the Miami Marlins. The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded Stallings to the Miami Marlins in exchange for pitcher Zach Thompson and prospects Kyle Nicolas and Connor Scott. Stallings, 31, is coming off the best season of his career. He earned his first Gold Glove for
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is stumping for defensive end Aidan Hutchinson to win the Heisman Trophy after he starred in a win over Ohio State that put the second-ranked Wolverines in the Big Ten championship game and national title race. He had three sacks
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer The NFL has suspended Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Trysten Hill for two games for confronting Las Vegas offensive lineman John Simpson and throwing a punch after the Raiders’ 36-33 overtime win on Thanksgiving. Hill will miss Thursday night’s game at New Orleans and the Dec. 12 game at
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer The NFL has suspended Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Trysten Hill for two games for confronting Las Vegas offensive lineman John Simpson and throwing a punch after the Raiders’ 36-33 overtime win on Thanksgiving. Hill will miss Thursday night’s game at New Orleans and the Dec. 12 game at
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Parag Agrawal, hasta hace unas horas el director de tecnología de Twitter, es el nuevo CEO de la red social, que este lunes confirmó la salida de Jack Dorsey como director ejecutivo de la compañía. “He decidido dejar Twitter porque creo que la compañía está preparada para dejar atrás a
Continue Reading By David Goldman, CNN Business Here we go again. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is set to testify Tuesday that the Omicron variant threatens America’s economic recovery. Much remains unknown about Omicron. Yet if it prolongs the pandemic, it could keep prices rising, hurt job growth and make the supply chain crisis worse. “The recent
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — The NHL suspended Bruins forward Brad Marchand for three games for slew-footing Canucks defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson during Boston’s 3-2 victory on Sunday. It is the seventh suspension of Marchand’s career. He will lose about $92,000. Late in the first period, the two players were pursuing the puck when Marchand hit Ekman-Larsson high
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By Sarah Moon, CNN The University of Southern California (USC) issued a public apology after an ‘offensive chant’ was made from USC’s student section during Saturday night’s football game against Brigham Young University (BYU). “The offensive chant from our student section directed towards BYU during the football game last night does not align with our
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man accused of raping a woman on a commuter train outside Philadelphia while other passengers were present has been ordered held for trial by a magistrate judge. Thirty-five-year-old Fiston Ngoy is charged with rape and related offenses in the Oct. 13 attack on a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority train. The attack
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La Casa Blanca dio a conocer sus decoraciones navideñas este lunes, que siguen el tema seleccionado este año por la primera dama Jill Biden, quien tituló su inspiración “Regalos del corazón”. La directora de comunicaciones del ala oeste, Elizabeth Alexander, le dijo a CNN que la idea del tema de
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press the Texas Rangers have reached an agreement on a $325 million, 10-year deal with free agent shortstop Corey Seager. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the biggest deal in Rangers history was pending a physical and wasn’t
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press the Texas Rangers have reached an agreement on a $325 million, 10-year deal with free agent shortstop Corey Seager. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the biggest deal in Rangers history was pending a physical and wasn’t
Continue Reading WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — Infowars host Alex Jones is trying to get his free speech defense and other claims before a jury to argue that he is not liable for damages for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax years ago. The effort comes despite a Connecticut judge ruling this month that
Continue Reading WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — Infowars host Alex Jones is trying to get his free speech defense and other claims before a jury to argue that he is not liable for damages for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax years ago. The effort comes despite a Connecticut judge ruling this month that
Continue Reading HALLSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Investigators say a hunter accidentally shot and killed his 11-year-old daughter while they were hunting near their East Texas hometown. The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that it received multiple reports late Saturday afternoon of a hunting accident just east of Hallsville, Texas. Callers said a Hallsville man accidentally shot
Continue Reading HALLSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Investigators say a hunter accidentally shot and killed his 11-year-old daughter while they were hunting near their East Texas hometown. The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that it received multiple reports late Saturday afternoon of a hunting accident just east of Hallsville, Texas. Callers said a Hallsville man
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Former Canadian national team player and two-time Olympic bronze medalist Rhian Wilkinson has been named coach of the Portland Thorns. Wilkinson replaces Mark Parsons, who stepped down at the end of the National Women’s Soccer League season to take over as head coach of the Netherlands national team. Wilkinson played for
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a full review of a U.S. airstrike in Syria in 2019 that killed dozens, including women and children, and was not properly reported up the chain of command. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Austin appointed a four-start Army general to undertake a 90-day review. Gen.
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Osasuna and Elche couldn’t manage more than 1-1 in a match between teams enduring poor runs in the Spanish league. The result extended Osasuna’s winless streak to six consecutive matches. Elche’s winless run reached seven straight league games. Ante Budimir scored in the seventh minute for Osasuna. Fidel Chaves equalized in the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University announced the hiring of Jerry Kill as its next coach on Monday afternoon. Kill will replace Doug Martin, whose contract was not renewed after the Aggies’ season ended Saturday. Kill had been serving as TCU’s interim coach after Gary Patterson’s departure. TCU ended its season Friday
Continue Reading By Ellie Kaufman and Oren Liebermann, CNN Secretary of State Lloyd Austin denied a request from Oklahoma’s governor to exempt his state’s National Guard members from the Pentagon’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate. Austin emphasized that the vaccine mandate is a lawful order that promotes “the health, safety and readiness of our military personnel, regardless of duty
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN About 110 years ago, a book was checked out from a Boise, Idaho library, and it has finally been returned. The “New Chronicles of Rebecca” was originally checked out in 1910 from Boise’s Carnegie Public Library, according to Boise Public Library’s Facebook post. Just this month, the novel was checked back
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Should top-ranked Georgia face late-game stress against Alabama in the Southeastern Conference championship game, it will be a first for the Bulldogs. Georgia’s 12-0 season has been free of anxiety. The Bulldogs never faced a second-half deficit in their procession of runaway wins. No. 4
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer In the past 10 years, charities have made splashy fundraising appeals and raked in billions in donations on GivingTuesday, which takes place the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Last year, American donors gave nearly $2.5 billion amid growing needs brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the nation’s racial reckoning.
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By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer In the past 10 years, charities have made splashy fundraising appeals and raked in billions in donations on GivingTuesday, which takes place the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Last year, American donors gave nearly $2.5 billion amid growing needs brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the nation’s racial reckoning.
Continue Reading CLAREMORE, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say a man who was asked to leave a college football watch party in Oklahoma after making unwanted sexual advances toward several woman rammed several people with his truck, killing one person and severely injuring another. Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton said Monday that Clinton Cottom remained jailed on suspicion
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