The dust has settled and cooler temperatures have arrived in the borderland. Breezy winds will continue this afternoon along with cooler temperatures in the low 70s. Temperatures warm up through the remainder of the week through the holiday weekend.
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Opinion by Mark Zandi for CNN Business Perspectives Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine, oil and other commodity prices have surged and recession risks have risen sharply. In fact, the odds of a recession beginning in the next 12 months are getting uncomfortably high: one-in-three, and rising as time goes on. To avoid a downturn, the
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By WILSON RING and MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press VICTORY, Vt. (AP) — Tens of billions of dollars in federal money to improve broadband internet service in rural areas across the country are starting to reach the groups that will help provide the service, but experts say supply chain issues, labor shortages and geographic constraints will
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By WILSON RING and MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press VICTORY, Vt. (AP) — Tens of billions of dollars in federal money to improve broadband internet service in rural areas across the country are starting to reach the groups that will help provide the service, but experts say supply chain issues, labor shortages and geographic constraints will
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By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer The bid for Chelsea launched by Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca has added Canadian sports tycoon Larry Tanenbaum ahead of Thursday’s expected deadline for improved offers for the Premier League club. Tanenbaum was announced Wednesday as joining as co-managing partner of the bid. He has ownership stakes in
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer The bid for Chelsea launched by Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca has added Canadian sports tycoon Larry Tanenbaum ahead of Thursday’s expected deadline for improved offers for the Premier League club. Tanenbaum was announced Wednesday as joining as co-managing partner of the bid. He has ownership stakes in
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By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will continue truck inspections that have gridlocked the U.S.-Mexico border for days. The two-term Republican governor said Wednesday he would not repeal his new policy at all bridges until there are more assurances of security. Abbott
Continue Reading By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will continue truck inspections that have gridlocked the U.S.-Mexico border for days. The two-term Republican governor said Wednesday he would not repeal his new policy at all bridges until there are more assurances of security. Abbott
Continue Reading By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will continue truck inspections that have gridlocked the U.S.-Mexico border for days. The two-term Republican governor said Wednesday he would not repeal his new policy at all bridges until there are more assurances of security. Abbott
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is urging China to use its “special relationship with Russia” to persuade Russia to end the war in Ukraine. Yellen said at the Atlantic Council in Washington on Wednesday that Beijing “cannot expect the global community to respect its appeals to the principles
Continue Reading By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business US inflation kept moving higher in March and the Producer Price Index is the latest data point showing the price pressure. The index, which measures what America’s producers get paid for their goods and services on average over time, rose 11.2% in the year ended in March, not adjusted for
Continue Reading By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business JPMorgan Chase kicked off earnings season Wednesday with some bad news: First-quarter profit fell 42% from a year ago, driven lower by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, high levels of inflation and supply chain problems. The largest US bank by assets is often viewed as a bellwether for the rest of
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Atlético Madrid won’t have to close a section of its stadium for the Champions League game against Manchester City after a court blocked UEFA’s punishment for Nazi salutes by a fan. The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced its interim ruling in Atlético’s favor hours before Atlético hosts the second-leg game
Continue Reading By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Germany would plunge into a deep recession if its supply of Russian natural gas was suddenly shut off, the country’s top forecasters warned on Wednesday. The country would lose 220 billion euros ($238 billion) in economic output over the next two years in the event of such a shock, according
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase said its first quarter profits dropped by 42% from last year, partly because the bank had to write down nearly $1.5 billion in assets due to higher inflation and Russia’s war in Ukraine. The nation’s largest bank by assets said it earned a
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Travel is booming, and Delta Air Lines boosted ticket prices. That helped the company weather higher fuel costs in the first quarter, and Delta believes it can turn a profit in the second quarter. The company reported an adjusted net loss of $784 million in the first quarter, which was
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Police Department takes online threats made to schools seriously. On top of disciplinary action that schools can take, any one posting threats can face misdemeanor or state felony charges. “When a threat is made, it’s real, whether that threat will be carried out or not, it’s still real,”
Continue Reading By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Wall Street and private businesses have funneled millions of dollars into anti-union tactics and lobbying, and they’ve gotten what they wanted: Union membership has been on a steady decline in the United States for the past four decades. Now, employees are stepping up their efforts to unionize, most prominently at
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Coronavirus restrictions are disappearing by the week in much of the world, as more Western countries scale back their remaining restrictions and inch toward a policy of living with Covid-19. The more transmissible but less severe Omicron variant — and its subvariant, BA.2 — have played a large role in that calculation, convincing many leaders
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un brote reciente de casos de covid-19 entre funcionarios en Washington, con docenas de personas que dieron positivo después de asistir a la cena del Gridiron Club, ha vuelto a poner en el centro de atención el concepto de superpropagación de covid-19. La superpropagación de covid-19, que implica que el
Continue Reading NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Norwegian soccer club Bodø/Glimt will be without its coach when it plays Roma on Thursday in the Europa Conference League quarterfinals. UEFA dismissed an appeal by Bodø/Glimt against a suspension imposed on coach Kjetil Knutsen. He is being investigated for an alleged brawl in the tunnel after the first leg. Bodø/Glimt
Continue Reading By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds The 2022 Subaru BRZ has been completely redesigned with more power, sleeker looks and improved handling. But is it better than the fourth-generation Mazda MX-5 Miata RF hardtop, the reigning champ of small, driver-focused sports cars? Each vehicle offers a rear-wheel-drive setup, has room for two passengers, and is fun to
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Julia Buckley, CNN Venice is famously not short of tourists, but its newest sight aims to harness the city’s overtourism problem by pointing visitors towards social responsibility. The Procuratie Vecchie in St. Mark’s Square — one of the most famous buildings in one of the world’s most famous city spaces — has opened to the
Continue Reading By Laura He, CNN Business China is struggling to contain an outbreak of Covid-19 in Shanghai despite a 17-day lockdown that is keeping most of its 25 million residents trapped at home. Located on the east coast of China, Shanghai is the country’s biggest and most affluent city and one of the largest metropolises in
Continue Reading By Gregory Krieg, CNN If former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned amid a sexual harassment scandal last summer, is going to attempt a political comeback in 2022, it will not be under the banner of the party he led for more than a decade. The deadline to launch a long-shot Democratic primary bid
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin Hong Kong (CNN) — Los usuarios anónimos de Twitter están sacando a la luz el nacionalismo extremo y el sentimiento prorruso que circula por Internet en China, y a Beijing no le hace ninguna gracia. En las últimas semanas se han traducido y compartido en Twitter decenas de mensajes capturados de las
Continue Reading By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet For another year, summer travel plans are up in the air even as more people are ready to take to the skies. Summer vacations are roaring back, but you still need Plans A, B and possibly C to make sure you get away. Book flights and lodging early and take
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — The latter stages of the Davis Cup Finals will be played in the southern Spanish city of Málaga in November. The revamped tennis competition will remain in Spain after the first two editions were played in Madrid. The group phase will be played from Sept. 14-18 in the Italian city of Bologna,
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The coach of Northern Ireland’s women’s team has apologized for saying girls and women are susceptible to conceding multiple goals in a short space of time because they are “more emotional than men.” Kenny Shiels provoked criticism for the comments he made after his team’s 5-0 loss to England which ended Northern
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By Jason Hanna, Wayne Sterling and Rebekah Riess, CNN Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins died when he was struck by a dump truck Saturday morning as he tried to cross a highway on foot in South Florida, authorities said. The former Ohio State University star and Heisman Trophy finalist was just 24. Authorities have so
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