NEW YORK, New York — National Dog Day is today and the time to celebrate your canine friend has arrived. National Dog Day was founded by Colleen Paige in 2004, and since 2013, the holiday has has been officially recognized and viewable on the New York State Senate’s website. Dogs aren’t just lovable and loyal,
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN An animated, comic-book-inspired opening turns out to be the best part of “Samaritan,” a very by-the-numbers superhero tale that casts Sylvester Stallone as the long-retired title character, and otherwise feels like and exhibits the production values of a 1990s TV pilot. While tolerable on its own terms, the charitable thing
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says Bernardo Silva will be staying at Manchester City. It seemingly brings to an end a summer of uncertainty over the Portugal midfielder’s future. Silva has been heavily linked with a move to Barcelona and was reportedly the subject of a bid from Paris Saint-Germain this
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Elon Musk’s SpaceX and T-Mobile are teaming up to help provide voice and data services anywhere by having satellites connect with cellphones using T-Mobile’s wireless spectrum. The plan, called Coverage Above and Beyond, looks to use SpaceX’s Starlink satellites that are in low Earth orbit and T-Mobile’s wireless network
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says it’s designating two “forever chemicals” used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances. That clears the way for quicker cleanup of the groups of toxic compounds known as PFAS. Designation as a hazardous substance under the Superfund law means releases
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that it proposes to label certain “forever chemicals” that are found in hundreds of household items and pollute drinking water systems across the country as hazardous substances. There are thousands of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals. Since the 1940s, manufacturers have used the chemicals
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Google will start to label places that offer abortion services. The company says it will be prominently displayed in its search and map products to help women looking to get the medical procedure. Facilities will be labeled as “provide abortions” and “might not provide abortions.” Many places that call themselves crisis pregnancy centers only counsel
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By Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN It felt almost like a family reunion at Barcelona’s Camp Nou as Xavi Hernández and Pep Guardiola faced each other for the first time as managers this week. Guardiola, a former Barça player and manager, always receives a reverent welcome from the club’s supporters, and Wednesday was no exception as his
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By Olga Konovalova, Oleksandra Ochman, Sarah Dean and Tara John, CNN Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is currently held by Russian forces, has been reconnected to Ukraine’s electricity grid, the country’s nuclear operator said in an updated statement on Friday, a day after the plant was disconnected for the first time in its history.
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PLANO, Texas (AP) — A woman was arrested and faces a possible hate crime charge after she was captured on video in a racist rant and assault on women of South Asian descent in a suburban Dallas parking lot, in another disturbing example of anti-Asian violence seen across the U.S. Plano police said in a
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– Moderna presentó demandas por infracción de patentes contra Pfizer y BioNTech este viernes “por infringir patentes fundamentales para (su) plataforma de tecnología de ARNm”, señaló la compañía en un comunicado de prensa. Moderna busca la autorización de la FDA para el refuerzo actualizado de la vacuna contra el covid-19 “Moderna cree que
Continue Reading By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities began distributing iodine tablets to residents near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant Friday in case of a radiation leak, amid mounting fears that the fighting around the complex could trigger a catastrophe. The move came a day after the plant was temporarily knocked offline because
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation indicator showed that prices took a breather last month as fuel costs continued to fall from record highs. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index rose by 6.3% for the year ended in July, down from the 40-year high of 6.8% reported in June, according to
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A controversial billboard campaign in San Francisco and Los Angeles is discouraging Californians from moving to Texas. The controversial billboards seem to be using the Robb Elementary school shooting in Uvalde to warn Californians against moving to Texas. “The Texas miracle died in Uvalde. Don’t move to Texas,” the billboard reads. The billboard has an image of
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN After more than three decades of questions and grief, Tamika Reyes finally knows who killed her mother. Anna Kane was 26 when her body was found on October 23, 1988, in a wooded area near Reading, Pennsylvania, with baling twine around her neck. An investigation revealed she’d been strangled elsewhere and
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation eased last month as energy prices tumbled, raising hopes that the surging costs of everything from gasoline to food may have peaked. According to a Commerce Department report Friday that is closely watched by the Federal Reserve, consumer prices rose 6.3% in July from a
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Good morning! High Pressure will limit thunderstorms, bringing mainly dry conditions Friday. The best chance of storms will be in the mountains. The forecast looks great for the Friday night football games, UTEP and NMSU games will be warm and partly cloudy.
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By Ben Tinker and Amanda Sealy, CNN Moderna on Friday filed patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech “for infringing patents central to (its) mRNA technology platform,” the company said in a news release Friday. “Moderna believes that Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty infringes patents Moderna filed between 2010 and 2016 covering Moderna’s foundational
Continue Reading ISTANBUL (AP) — Draw made Friday for the group stage of the Europa League.
Continue Reading Martha C. White Inflation talk is expected to dominate the Federal Reserve’s annual summer gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which kicked off Thursday evening. Wall Street will be closely watching the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium — which returned to an in-person format after two years of being held virtually — searching for clues about where
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EL PASO, Texas — Football is back in the Borderland. The UTEP Miners are hoping to sell out Sun Bowl Stadium as they kickoff their football season Saturday. UTEP officials said there were less than 3,000 tickets available as of Thursday. The last time UTEP football had a sold out crowd was in 2008 against
Continue Reading MORAG, Poland (AP) — Poland has sealed a deal with South Korea to purchase $5.8 billion worth of tanks, howitzers and ammunition. Poland’s deputy prime minister on Friday signed the contract to confirm it. The ceremony took place at a military base in Morag, in northern Poland. Poland’s conservative government has moved to strengthen the
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– ¡La princesa del pop, Britney Spears, está de regreso! Después de una pausa de seis años, Spears reapareció en la escena musical este viernes al lanzar “Hold Me Closer”, un sencillo en colaboración con Elton John. Madonna y Britney Spears recrean el icónico beso de los MTV Music Awards de 2003 La
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Manchester United will start another season in the Europa League in a group with Real Sociedad, Sheriff and Omonoia. The 32-team draw was made Friday in Istanbul. The draw brings Man United face-to-face again with long-time Manchester City favorite David Silva, who is now with Real
Continue Reading BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Nikola Jokic prevailed over Giannis Antetokounmpo in a battle of two back-to-back NBA MVPs. Jokic’s Serbia had to fight hard for a a 100-94 overtime victory against Antetokounmpo’s Greece in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday night. When Jokic last year refused to play for the Serbian team he quickly turned
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The big event for investors on Friday is in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will speak about the economy at a gathering of central bankers. Wall Street will be hanging on to Powell’s every word for clues about just how big the Fed’s next rate hike
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany is considering backtracking on plans for consumers to pay a surcharge on natural gas amid mounting criticism that the money could flow to highly profitable energy companies. The surcharge could cost the average household several hundred euros (dollars) a year. It is aimed at rescuing importers
Continue Reading By Sarah Diab and Max Foster, CNN Prince Harry has shared his hopes for the upcoming 25th anniversary of the death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. The Duke of Sussex was speaking on Thursday in Aspen, Colorado, at a polo match in support of his Sentebale charity, which works with children in southern
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department faces pushback from the cryptocurrency industry over sanctions imposed on a virtual currency mixing firm. The firm is accused of helping launder billions of dollars — with some funds going to North Korean hackers. Earlier this month, the Treasury Department imposed sanctions on the
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s finance minister says said there was no reason for Turkish businesses to be concerned by a U.S. warning about possible sanctions on companies dealing with sanctioned Russian businesses. This week an influential Turkish business group confirmed that it had received from the U.S. Treasury cautioning that Turkish companies risk retributions
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