MIAMI (AP) — Jon Gray pitched six innings of four-hit ball, Adolis García homered and the Texas Rangers beat the reeling Miami Marlins 8-0 on Thursday. García drove in three runs, helping Texas stop a four-game slide in the opener of an 11-game trip. Marcus Semien had two hits and reached base four times. “Our
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By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press Firefighting crews have progressed in their battle against two destructive North Texas wildfires, officials said Thursday. Firefighters have expanded their containment from 15% to 50% Thursday of the 500-acre (200-kilometer) fire that destroyed five homes on Possum Kingdom Lake’s western shore, the Texas A&M Forest Service said. “Crews are definitely
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Cubans are waiting in lines for days for diesel fuel amid a massive countrywide shortage. CNN’s Patrick Oppmann reports.
Continue Reading By Patrick Oppmann, CNN For Cubans, the heat is on and the power could go out any moment. Enduring broiling-hot summer temperatures and a short-circuiting electrical grid has long been part of life in Cuba but now the island is dealing with severe fuel shortages, failing power plants and widespread blackouts that are testing even
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The Associated Press Stocks extended their winning streak on Wall Street Thursday. The gains came amid a deluge of news about the economy, interest rates and corporate profits. The S&P 500 returned to its highest level in six weeks. Much of the focus was on Europe, where the central bank raised interest rates for the
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Desde hace más de un siglo, el nombre Fabergé evoca riqueza, opulencia y los huevos de Pascua más extravagantes del mundo. Los pequeños objetos de arte intrincadamente decorados, que la Casa Real rusa de los Romanov encargó al joyero y orfebre Peter Carl Fabergé son, todavía hoy, algunas de las obras
Continue Reading By Rodrigo Pedroso, Duarte Mendonça and Daniela Gonzalez-Roman, CNN Former Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, widely known as Lula, is now officially standing as the Brazilian Workers’ Party (PT) presidential candidate, the party announced Thursday. Brazil’s presidential elections are scheduled for October 2, when Lula is expected to face off against current President
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The nationwide baby formula shortage that federal leaders once said would be fixed within weeks has dragged on for months, despite tons of imports and key steps forward in domestic production. Formula stock rates have been dropping since the end of February, when the US Food and Drug Administration shut down
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By Chiara Grimes, CNN Business Mattel, Inc. announced Wednesday that it has entered into a multi-year, worldwide agreement with SpaceX to create a line of rocket- and astronaut-themed toys “to cater to the inner explorer in every child.” Not only is this targeted at younger age groups but also to collectors. The company said it
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — La cuenta regresiva para el nuevo álbum de Beyoncé se volvió más emocionante. La cantante compartió una lista de canciones el miércoles para “Renaissance”, su próximo álbum, en sus Instastories. El grupo de 16 canciones incluye su sencillo ya lanzado “Break My Soul”, así como “Alien Superstar”, “Move”, “Virgo’s Groove”, “America
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman, CNN A person from Rockland County, New York, has been diagnosed with polio, the first case identified in the United States in nearly a decade. The unvaccinated young adult began experiencing weakness and paralysis about a month ago, county Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert said Thursday. The case comes nearly a
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Please disregard Oracle: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot, published on July 21, 2022, and datelined in AUSTIN, Texas. It duplicates a story that has already been published.
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Please disregard Oracle: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot, published on July 21, 2022, and datelined in AUSTIN, Texas. It duplicates a story that has already been published.
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer LUTZ, Fla. (AP) — Bryce Hall begins his workout in his garage on a steamy July morning before heading to the gym for more exercises and a high school field for some football drills. The routine continues day after day in the Florida heat for the New York
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Tesla, Nucor rise; AT&T, United Airlines fall
Continue Reading The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell $3.53 to $96.35 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for September delivery fell $3.06 to $103.86 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for August delivery fell 13 cents to $3.15 a gallon. August heating oil fell 1 cent to $3.59 a gallon. August natural gas fell 7
Continue Reading By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Between 2020 and 2022, stocks shot toward the moon. This year, they’ve been jettisoned back to Earth. The S&P 500 is down about 18% year-to-date, inflation rates are at 40-year highs, geopolitical chaos abounds and a recession is looming. The easy-money environment that many investors grew accustomed to over the
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Un mono salvaje está aterrorizando a una pequeña ciudad en el suroeste de Japón, irrumpiendo en las casas para morder y arañar a los residentes en medio de una cacería en curso del animal, dijeron las autoridades. Unas 20 personas en el área de Ogori de Yamaguchi han sido atacadas por
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EL PASO, Texas — A couple, one 18, the other 19, robbed four stores at gunpoint Wednesday in a 20-minute span, according to El Paso police. Police say it happened between 3 a.m. and 3:50 a.m. Investigators say in each robbery, a driver in a black Ford Fiesta waited to get away. Police say within
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Pittsburgh Panthers coach Pat Narduzzi is raising the bar for the defending ACC champions. Narduzzi said that despite winning 11 games last year and unseating Clemson as the ACC’s perennial champion, his team wasn’t satisfied with how it finished last year. Narduzzi said Pitt’s goal
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — About 30,000 workers at Mexico’s largest fixed-line telephone and internet company have gone on strike, but the company pledges to continue providing service. Teléfonos de Mexico is better known as Telmex, and was once a state-owned company that controlled basically all phone service in Mexico. But since its privatization in the
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand A January 6, 2021, US Capitol rioter who said she had looked for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to kill her that day was sentenced to 60 days behind bars Thursday. “We broke into the Capitol, we got inside, we did our part,” Dawn Bancroft said in a selfie video she took after
Continue Reading By AJA HANNAH and LEE CHILCOTE of The Land for The Chronicle of Philanthropy The Land for The Chronicle of Philanthropy CLEVELAND (AP) — Hakizimana Muvunye, a refugee from Congo who lives in Cleveland, is a man doing his best. He’s the owner of Asante Landscaping but has only five clients so he also drives
Continue Reading By CLAUDIA TORRENS and MORGAN LEE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Democratic mayors of New York and Washington are asking the Biden administration to help with what they say is a surge in their cities of asylum-seeking migrants from border states, eliciting gleeful reactions from Republicans who say the pleas are evidence the
Continue Reading MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook is rolling out an update that enables its 2 billion daily users to more easily view their friends’ posts in chronological order. The feature is the company’s latest attempt to keep people coming back to its social network amid intensifying competition with its trendier rival TikTok. The changes announced
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By Brian Fung, CNN US telecom providers will now be required to block millions of illegal robocalls a day advertising extended vehicle warranties, the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday, taking aim at a group of individuals accused of sending more than 8 billion such messages since 2018. Thursday’s order by the FCC requires voice providers
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Former Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel has been designated for assignment by the Arizona Diamondbacks after four ineffective outings. Keuchel had hoped to resurrect his career with the D-backs after signing on June 7 but struggled with an 0-2 record and 9.64 ERA, giving up 20 earned runs over 18 2/3
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EL PASO, Texas — The Socorro Fire Department rescued a dog from a canal Wednesday. This marks the fourth dog rescue from canals in the last two weeks. The dog was rescued just after 8:30 p.m. on Anderson Road. The Socorro Fire Department and El Paso Fire Department are looking for the owner. If you
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Taj Mahal, India’s most popular tourist attraction. The monument is located on the banks of the Yamuna River in Agra, India. Facts The Taj Mahal was built in the 17th century by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan to honor his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died in
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Verónica Cruz dice que ha estado recibiendo llamadas frenéticas de mujeres en Estados Unidos. Las clínicas de aborto han cancelado sus citas y están asustadas, dice. “En cuanto salió la decisión de la Corte Suprema, se quedaron sin servicio. Hay mucha gente que nos llama llorando, muy desesperada”, dijo Cruz a
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