CNN By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The head of the federal agency charged with the care of unaccompanied migrant children is stepping down, according to a Health and Human Services Department spokesperson. Cindy Huang, who helmed the Office of Refugee Resettlement, is transitioning out of her role through the end of the month as the Biden
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By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Thirteen sexual assault victims of Larry Nassar are seeking $10 million each from the FBI. They claim the agency’s bungled investigation led to more abuse by the sports doctor. The Justice Department’s inspector general concluded last year that the FBI made fundamental errors when it became aware
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday will announce it is sending more than $385 million to states to help offset high home energy costs, including cooling costs this summer, a White House official tells CNN. The funding will be distributed through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which helps families
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By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A run-up in mortgage rates in recent weeks is threatening to pump the brakes on the housing market as the increased borrowing costs reduce would-be buyers’ purchasing power. The average weekly rate on the benchmark 30-year mortgage has risen swiftly since the first week of
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jimmie Johnson posted the fastest lap of his career Thursday. And IndyCar drivers got back to work on the second day of Indianapolis 500 testing. This time, there were no spins, no crashes and fewer concerns about the slick warmup lane. Drivers raced toward the top
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Un legislador de California afirma que policías de Santa Ana han estado poniendo música a todo volumen y con derechos de autor, de modo que un video de ellos patrullando probablemente sería retirado si se publicara en internet. El miembro del consejo Johnathan Ryan Hernández dijo en una reunión del Consejo de
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Congress can exclude residents of Puerto Rico from some federal disability benefits available to those who live in the 50 states, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The 8-1 opinion was written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissenting. The case concerned Supplemental Security Income that
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some farmers are wondering if it’s OK that eggs sold as free-range come from chickens being kept inside. It’s a question that arises lately as farmers try to be open about their product while also protecting hens from a highly infectious bird flu that has
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press Amazon is extending benefits of a Prime subscription to online stores beyond its own site, a move geared toward boosting revenue from merchant fees and expanding its logistics footprint. The company said Thursday the service will be offered through an initiative it calls “Buy with Prime.” It will be available
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL is going back to Europe this fall for its first games outside of North America since the start of the pandemic. The San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators will play two games in Prague in October, and the Colorado Avalanche and Columbus Blue Jackets will play two games in
Continue Reading WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) — The North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference has handed out a long list of suspensions after a pitcher leveled a batter after giving up a home run. Weatherford College pitcher Owen Woodward was suspended four games for the tackle. North Central Texas College hitter Josh Phillips was suspended two games because
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WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) — The North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference has handed out a long list of suspensions after a pitcher leveled a batter after giving up a home run. Weatherford College pitcher Owen Woodward was suspended four games for the tackle. North Central Texas College hitter Josh Phillips was suspended two games because
Continue Reading By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI and KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An international human rights group is urging Sri Lankan authorities to conduct a prompt and impartial probe into a police shooting that left one person dead and 13 others injured during protests over the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. New York-based
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk on Thursday said he has lined up commitments worth $46.5 billion to finance a Twitter takeover deal, one week after he first made a public offer to buy the social media company. Musk said he has commitment letters to finance the deal, including two debt commitment letters from
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have arrested 19 people following an international investigation of a major cocaine trafficking network. Police and the European Union’s law enforcement agency, Europol, made the announcement on Thursday. Authorities have been investigating the trafficking network since February 2021, when 34 tons of cocaine in three
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The president of the Spanish soccer federation says he will remove the salary bonus variables that he earned when Barcelona and Real Madrid succeeded. Luis Rubiales says one of the reasons for the change was the criticism from Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone. The Argentine said
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers Elon Musk says he has lined up $46.5 billion in financing to buy Twitter, and he’s trying to negotiate an agreement with the company. The Tesla CEO says in documents filed Thursday with U.S. securities regulators that he’s exploring what’s known as a tender offer to
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates continued to rise this week, reaching their highest level in more than a decade. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.11% in the week ending April 21, up from 5% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. It is the seventh consecutive week of increases and is significantly higher
Continue Reading CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates continued to rise this week, reaching their highest level in more than a decade. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.11% in the week ending April 21, up from 5% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. It is the seventh consecutive week of increases and is
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Jada Pinkett Smith is back with her “Red Table Talk” for Season 5. The Facebook series made brief reference to her husband Will Smith’s Oscars slap at the top of the latest episode, but only on title cards. It was not talked about during the episode. “Considering all that has happened in
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By Marianne Garvey Johnny Depp has concluded his third day of testimony in a Fairfax, Virginia court in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Under cross-examination by Heard’s lawyer Ben Rottenborn on Thursday morning, evidence of text messages from Depp to some of his friends, including Marilyn Manson and actor Paul Bettany, were
Continue Reading By Michael Warren, CNN Donald Trump will head to Nebraska next week to hold a rally to boost his endorsed candidate for governor, Charles Herbster, who faces allegations he inappropriately touched women, ahead of a contentious Republican primary that has pitted the former President’s influence against that of the state’s term-limited GOP governor. Trump announced
Continue Reading By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The 170-year-old prize awarded in the first U.S. intercollegiate sports competition is going up for auction next month. Sotheby’s estimates the trophy oars from the inaugural Harvard-Yale Regatta will fetch $3-to-$5 million in online bidding May 17-24. Made of black walnut with engraved silver plaques, the
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By Rachel Ramirez Solar energy is booming in America’s cities. The United States now has more than 121 gigawatts of solar energy capacity installed, according to a new report, which is enough to power more than 23 million homes. The amount of solar installed in the top nine cities combined is higher today than the
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La 23 veces campeona de Grand Slam, Serena Williams, y el siete veces campeón mundial de Fórmula Uno, Lewis Hamilton, se unieron a la oferta de Martin Broughton para comprar el club Chelsea de la Premier League, dijo a CNN este jueves una fuente cercana a la oferta. La fuente
Continue Reading Opinion by Jessica J. González for CNN Business Perspectives When Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter and take it private last week, he wrote that he believed the company needed to be “transformed.” The next day, Musk took to the stage at a TED conference where he criticized the company for what he sees as
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose for the seventh straight week, climbing to their highest level in more than a decade. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 5.11% from 5% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday. The last time it was higher
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El gobierno de Biden anunció este jueves un nuevo programa llamado “Uniting for Ukraine” que proporcionará un proceso simplificado para los ucranianos que quieran venir a Estados Unidos. La medida forma parte del compromiso del presidente Joe Biden de aceptar hasta 100.000 personas que huyen de una Ucrania devastada por
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Three-time Olympic champion Georg Hackl has left the German luge program to for a job with rival Austria, agreeing to a four-year contract that runs through the 2026 Olympics. Hackl is one of Germany’s luge legends, a major part of the country’s dominance in the sliding sport for decades.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Sportscaster Kenny Albert will cover a lot of territory in a memoir scheduled for next year. Albert has worked play-by-play on everything from Stanley Cup finals and New York Knicks games to the Super Bowl and the Olympics. He has a deal with Triumph Books for “A Mic for All Seasons.”
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