By Natasha Bertrand and Kevin Liptak, CNN As the US has been warning the world of a potentially “imminent” Russian invasion of Ukraine, one foreign leader in particular has not been convinced: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Tension has been building between Zelensky and Biden administration officials, sources told CNN, amid a disagreement over how to
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — En conflicto entre Ucrania y Rusia está en un momento crítico: la acumulación de tropas rusas cerca de la frontera nutre las preocupación de una posible invasión. Ucrania dice que Rusia trata de desestabilizar el país, mientas que Occidente advierte a Rusia que detenga sus movimientos contra Ucrania. El Kremlin
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller made another plea to New Mexico lawmakers to help with the city’s crime problem. He testified Friday before a House committee on legislation that would clear the way for the most violent defendants to be kept behind bars pending trial. Republican
Continue Reading By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN A narrow Democratic majority in Congress has derailed key legislative priorities for the White House, but so far President Joe Biden is not facing pushback from members of his own party to a swift Supreme Court confirmation process. In a positive sign for the White House, West Virginia
Continue Reading CNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice had some back talk for his state’s critics when he hoisted the posterior of his bulldog, Babydog, during his State of the State address and told them to “kiss her hiney.” “Absolutely people doubted us. They never believed in West Virginia,” Justice, a Republican, said
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Mike Bobo has returned to Georgia. The national champion Bulldogs announced Friday that Bobo is coming back to his alma mater as an offensive analyst on coach Kirby Smart’s staff. Bobo is a former quarterback and offensive coordinator at the school. He and Smart were teammates for two seasons in the
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The Associated Press A turbulent week for markets ended with a late burst of buying Friday, breaking a three-week losing streak and giving major indexes their biggest gains of the year. The late surge for stocks followed several days of sudden moves up and down throughout the week. Markets have been jittery as investors try
Continue Reading EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — NHL forward Evander Kane is urging Edmonton fans to give him a chance. He has joined the Oilers after being let go by the San Jose Sharks. He has generated a number of headlines off the ice, including a 21-game suspension for violating the league’s COVID-19 protocols. Kane says fans should
Continue Reading Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Visa, Atlassian rise; Mondelez, Western Digital fall.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — Apenas un día después de que Spotify aceptara retirar la música de Neil Young de su servicio, Apple Music “troleó” a su rival de música por streaming tratando al músico como toda una estrella. En un tuit enviado a última hora del jueves, y posteriormente fijado en la parte superior
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana wildlife commissioners are shutting down gray wolf hunting and trapping in areas bordering Yellowstone National Park amid criticism over 23 wolves being killed after roaming from the park in recent several months. But state commissioners rejected calls to revive longstanding quotas that in past years
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Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center Executive Director Linda Rivas will leave her post after seven years, the El Paso nonprofit announced Friday.Linda Corchado, Las Americas’ director of legal services, will step in as interim executive director on Feb. 1 while the organization conducts a national search for a new leader.Rivas cited a recent death in
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea has promoted Joey Lynch to offensive coordinator and hired Alex Bailey as wide receivers coach. Lea announced the changes Friday. Lynch spent last season as quarterbacks coach in Lea’s first year as head coach. Lynch helped the offense deal with an injury to starter Ken Seals. He
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un cohete propulsor errático podría chocar con la Luna en las próximas semanas, dicen expertos espaciales, lo que podría dejar un cráter en el lado oculto de la Luna. La etapa del cohete SpaceX Falcon se usó en 2015 para lanzar el Observatorio Climático del Espacio Profundo de EE.UU. (DSCOVR,
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By JAMIE STENGLE and JONATHAN DREW Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s commitment to nominating the U.S. Supreme Court’s first Black female justice will have an incalculable effect on young lawyers around the country. His announcement is a topic of discussion among women of color studying at law schools nationwide. One of
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 50-year-old Las Vegas man has been charged with threatening the lives of Nevada election workers he blamed for “stealing the election.” Gjergi Luke Juncaj pleaded not guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court. His federal public defender didn’t immediately respond Friday to messages. Juncaj is accused
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Buzzy beauty startup Glossier has laid off a third of its corporate staff, founder and CEO Emily Weiss said in an email to employees. Glossier has branded itself as both a technology and beauty company — but of the more than 80 corporate employees laid off, the technology team was
Continue Reading HONOLULU (AP) — Federal officials say a yearling humpback whale off Maui has been freed from a life-threatening entanglement in mooring gear and a plastic trawling buoy. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says a rescue team found the whale’s tail and fins wrapped in small-gauge line with the plastic buoy floating behind. Officials say
Continue Reading The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels.
Continue Reading CNN By Jeremy Herb, Jennifer Hansler and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley warned a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be “horrific” for the country and would result in “significant” casualties as he urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to choose a diplomatic path instead. “Given the type of
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The Texas labor market appears to have rebounded from the pandemic, with rapid population growth driving a demand for jobs. The state ended 2021 with about 13.06 million nonagricultural jobs — about 89,600 more jobs than in February 2020, before the onset of the pandemic, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. Unemployment levels have also
Continue Reading By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s price tag for landing Intel’s new computer chipmaking factory comes in at roughly $2 billion. The state’s development director said Friday that the combination of tax breaks and incentives are likely the largest ever offered by Ohio. State officials say the deal
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice had some back talk for his state’s critics when he hoisted the posterior of his bulldog, Babydog, during his State of the State address and told them to “kiss her hiney.” “Absolutely people doubted us. They never believed in West Virginia,” Justice, a Republican, said Thursday,
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By Jennifer Henderson, CNN Joe Exotic, of Netflix’s “Tiger King” fame, aka Joseph Maldonado-Passage, has had his sentence in the murder-for-hire plot reduced by one year to 21 years, according to the courtroom sentencing sheet from the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma – Oklahoma City. “We are unsatisfied with the
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has an opportunity for a reset on climate policy after a federal judge rejected an administration plan to lease millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore oil drilling. A judge tossed the drilling plan late Thursday, saying the Interior Department did
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has an opportunity for a reset on climate policy after a federal judge rejected an administration plan to lease millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore oil drilling. A judge tossed the drilling plan late Thursday, saying the Interior Department did
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Business) — Hace seis meses, Elon Musk comentó que dejaría de asistir a reuniones telefónicas con inversionistas a menos que tuviera “algo importante” por decir. Y debió haberse apegado a ese plan. Después de no participar en la llamada del tercer trimestre de Tesla, regresó a la conferencia de este miércoles
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants hired Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll as their head coach Friday. Daboll, 46, replaces Joe Judge, who was fired two days after the Giants finished a 4-13 season, their fifth straight double-digit losing season. Daboll spent the previous four
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Tyson Fury will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte in the UK this spring after promoter Frank Warren won a purse bid for the bout. The deal concludes the drawn-out negotiations over the unbeaten Fury’s return for his first bout since his dramatic 11th-round knockout of Deontay Wilder last October
Continue Reading By KARL RITTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Finland’s government says the mobile devices of Finnish diplomats working abroad have been hacked with sophisticated spyware. The country’s spy chief says a “state actor” was likely to blame. The Foreign Ministry said Friday the victims were targeted through Pegasus software developed by Israeli spyware company NSO
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