By Melissa Alonso, CNN A man who fled to the US from Colombia after the murder his wife in 1994 was arrested Wednesday in Massachusetts, the FBI said in a news release. William Hernando Usma Acosta, 61, had been living in Belmont under the alias Carlos Alberto Rendon after entering the US illegally in 1995,
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JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates and All-Star center fielder Bryan Reynolds have avoided arbitration, agreeing to a two-year deal worth $13.5 million. Reynolds and the Pirates were scheduled to go to arbitration after failing to come to an agreement on a one-year deal for 2022. Reynolds asked for $4.9 million,
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By Kunyi Yang The road to financial independence is not easy, and usually requires patience and diligence early on. For young people still trying to establish their careers, focusing on retirement or saving for the future may not seem like a top priority. But making the wrong money moves early on can be costly. Here
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Amarachi Orie, CNN A showcase of portraits of queens who have ruled Britain will feature in a month-long program of exhibitions, events and auctions celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. The London exhibition of portraits loaned from country houses across the United Kingdom will present the likenesses of seven queens, from the larger-than-life Tudors, the
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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Like most businesses across the U.S., casinos are racing to hire new workers. That is leading to better wages and benefits in some places, and forcing casinos to become more creative. MGM Resorts used virtual reality goggles to let some job applicants experience what the
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By Annie Grayer, Kristin Wilson and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former US Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg will get statues on the grounds of the US Capitol after President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a bipartisan bill into law to erect them. The House passed the bill last month
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Fiona the hippo, the Cincinnati Zoo’s social media darling, will soon be a big sister — much to the zoo’s surprise. The zoo announced that Bibi, Fiona’s 23-year-old mother, is pregnant. “Bibi’s big bundle of joy is expected to arrive late summer 2022,” the zoo wrote on Twitter. Fiona became an
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is reportedly diversifying its content. According to “Entertainment Tonight,” the cable channel is set to feature a romance with a lead who has Down Syndrome. “Never Have I Ever” actress Lily D. Moore is set to star in “Color My World With Love” as Kendall, “a
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law on Thursday a Mississippi-style anti-abortion measure that bans the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy without exemptions for rape, incest or human trafficking. The bill, which goes into effect July 1, does allow exemptions in cases where a pregnancy is “serious risk” to the
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday urged Congress to pass legislation aimed at countering China’s growing economic influence by investing in US manufacturing, technology, research and development. “Congress needs to get this bill to my desk as quickly as possible. Our economic strength is on the line and national
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Kelly Rizzo, Bob Saget’s widow, has paid tribute to her husband’s friendship with the late comedian Gilbert Gottfried. Gottfried’s death at the age of 67 was announced by his family earlier this week. Rizzo paid tribute to him on social media, writing “Bob loved Gilbert so dearly, they had a
Continue Reading CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday is expected to push Congress to pass legislation aimed at countering China’s growing economic influence by investing in US manufacturing, technology, research and development. During a stop in North Carolina, the President will deliver remarks from a historically Black university in Greensboro and highlight
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — ¿Debes realizar tu declaración de impuestos en Estados Unidos? Es muy probable que la respuesta sea que sí, pero con la fecha límite acercándose es mejor salir de dudas y tener claro si eres una rara excepción o si es momento de juntar tus documentos y agilizar tu declaración. Lo
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates continued to climb this week as the key 30-year loan rate reached 5% for the first time in more than a decade amid persistent high inflation. The average 5% rate on the 30-year mortgage was up from 4.72% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reports. The average rates
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Thandiwe Newton is departing “Magic Mike’s Last Dance.” “Thandiwe Newton has made the difficult decision to step away from the production of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Magic Mike’s Last Dance to deal with family matters,” a spokesperson for the studio told CNN. Salma Hayek will reportedly join the cast as Newton departs, according
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By Ben Church, CNN It’s rare that a footballer touches a nation’s heart in the way that Freddy Rincón did in Colombia. That is why the 55-year-old’s death was met with an outpouring of emotion in his home country. “This is a huge loss for his family and friends, and at the same time is
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Muchos países aún piden el esquema de vacunación completo para entrar a su territorio. Así que si vas a viajar, el certificado de vacunación del covid-19 emitido por el Gobierno de México te permitirá la entrada. O quizá solo requieras un comprobante oficial que acredite que estás vacunado contra el coronavirus.
Continue Reading By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The European Central Bank still won’t say when it might start raising interest rates, even as inflation surges to another record high. Given war in Ukraine, as well as a Covid surge in China, it wants to keep its options open. The ECB reiterated on Thursday that it would only
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CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The European Central Bank still won’t say when it might start raising interest rates, even as inflation surges to another record high. Given war in Ukraine, as well as a Covid surge in China, it wants to keep its options open. The ECB reiterated on Thursday that it
Continue Reading By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s leaders say the military’s laser defense system has successfully intercepted drones, mortars, rockets and anti-tank missiles in recent tests. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in a statement Thursday that the laser interceptions are “silent, they’re invisible and they only cost around $3.50” apiece. The
Continue Reading By Angela Dewan, CNN When temperatures in Antarctica soared to 38 degrees Celsius above normal — around 70 Fahrenheit — in March, a teetering ice shelf the size of Los Angeles collapsed. Scientists don’t know what role the extreme temperatures may have played in the event, but the heat rushed in through what’s known as
Continue Reading By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Clinton Health Access Initiative selected Dr. Neil Buddy Shah as its new CEO Thursday, a sign of the global health organization’s move towards growth in low- and middle-income nations and use of new philanthropic efforts to help fund the expansion. Shah is currently managing
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says it will begin cracking down on e-cigarettes that have used synthetic nicotine to skirt oversight. The companies behind those products sell vaping flavors that appeal to kids. Previously, the agency could only regulate products that used nicotine derived from tobacco.
Continue Reading By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Wall Street’s biggest players have had a rough start to the year. All of the biggest US banks saw profits take a hit in the first three months of 2022, ending a pandemic-era boom. Citi, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo all announced large year-over-year profit declines in their
Continue Reading CNN By Anna Bahney, CNN Business With home prices skyrocketing by double-digit percentages over the last year, it would be no surprise if property taxes jumped too. But surprisingly, the average property tax on a single-family home rose by just 1.8% last year to $3,785, increasing at the smallest pace in the past five years,
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Business With home prices skyrocketing by double-digit percentages over the last year, it would be no surprise if property taxes jumped too. But surprisingly, the average property tax on a single-family home rose by just 1.8% last year to $3,785, increasing at the smallest pace in the past five years, according
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los gobiernos de Reino Unido y Ruanda anunciaron este jueves la firma de un acuerdo para abordar la migración ilegal, que incluye la reubicación en el país africano de quienes solicitan asilo en el Reino Unido. “Hoy, el Reino Unido y Ruanda han firmado una nueva asociación conjunta de migración
Continue Reading Associated Press In his first letter to Amazon shareholders, CEO Andy Jassy offered a defense of the wages and benefits the company gives its warehouse workers while also vowing to improve injury rates inside the facilities. Jassy, who took over from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as CEO last July, wrote the company has researched and
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates rose again this week, reaching 5% for the first time in over a decade. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5% in the week ending April 14, up from 4.72% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. That’s the highest since 2010. Rapidly rising rates, along with sky-high home
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