By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Unless you enjoy throwing money away, you’ll want to do all you can to avoid being hit with tax penalties and interest if you end up owing money to the IRS on your 2021 tax return. Even a relatively small balance owed can balloon quickly. Say you owe the IRS
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LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — Bandelier National Monument officials say a visitor was fatally injured at Bandelier National Monument when struck by a falling rock while climbing ladders to reach a canyon alcove. Monument officials said in a statement that the visitor fell about 30 feet after being struck Wednesday while climbing the second of
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By Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a Texas death row inmate could have his spiritual adviser pray aloud and “lay hands” on him during his execution, establishing new guidelines that will govern similar requests in other prisons across the country. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates continued to rise amid fears of inflation and geopolitical uncertainty. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.42% in the week ending March 24, up from 4.16% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increased by more than a quarter of a percentage point as mortgage
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Just 187,000 people in the United States filed for initial weekly unemployment benefits last week, lower than economists’ expectations of 210,000, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Labor. The last time the weekly number was that low was September 6, 1969, shortly after Neil Armstrong
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Retired Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton says that Ukrainians engaged in very good intelligence and sabotage work to destroy an Alligator class landing ship used to transport tanks.
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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR has issued steep penalties against Brad Keselowski and his new race team for illegally modifying a supplied part on the Next Gen car. Keselowski was docked 100 driver points and the No. 6 Ford team docked 100 owner points. Crew chief Matt McCall
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN For years, researchers have sought to understand why Vikings abandoned one of their settlements in Greenland after centuries of success. While some experts have suggested that dropping temperatures may have been the cause, new research suggests the cold wasn’t a factor. Instead, the Vikings faced a new adversary they couldn’t defeat:
Continue Reading CNN By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea’s launch last week of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), reported to be its most formidable yet, may have been a less advanced weapon than previously believed, according to a South Korean military official. The official, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, said South Korean
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration meets next week to review a closely watched drug for ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, following months of lobbying by patient groups and congressional lawmakers. The drug from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals showed modest benefits in one small study and the FDA told
Continue Reading By Becky Anderson, Mostafa Salem and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Business Qatar will stand “in solidarity with Europe” and will keep natural gas flowing there, even if other customers are willing to pay more, Qatari Energy Minister Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi told CNN’s Becky Anderson in an exclusive interview on Thursday. The Gulf monarchy supplies some European
Continue Reading By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In the month since Russia’s war with Ukraine began, entrepreneur Bethenny Frankel’s initiative BStrong, in partnership with Global Empowerment Mission, have raised $85 million of a $100 million goal for the Ukranian people. She’s secured three warehouses for aid, is helping refugees with travel and to
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By Marianne Garvey Bad Bunny will open the trailer doors to his distinct 53-foot matte black semi-truck for an overnight Airbnb stay. The musician will offer three individual one-night stays in his luxurious trailer in April, following his final tour stop in Miami. Two guests each get to stay at $91.00 a night, which is
Continue Reading By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press The University of Michigan has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit brought by students who sought to force changes in how the school protects the campus from sexual misconduct. The deal was filed in federal court on Thursday. As part of it, the Ann Arbor school will create and
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By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Sunrise Movement, the youth-led climate activist group, on Thursday announced its endorsements of Summer Lee in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional district, Nida Allam in North Carolina’s 4th Congressional district and Erica Smith in North Carolina’s 1st Congressional district, further bolstering progressive support behind the three Democratic candidates for the US House of
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Para muchos conductores de California, la posibilidad de pagar US$ 6 por galón de gasolina ya no es algo de lo que preocuparse en el futuro. Ya es una realidad. En el condado de Los Ángeles, el más poblado del país con más de 10 millones de habitantes, la gasolina alcanzó un
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates jumped again this week as the 30-year loan rate climbed to its highest level since January of 2019. The increase comes after the Federal last week increased the key rate _ which it had kept near zero since the pandemic recession
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) ––Desde que Rusia cerró a finales de febrero su espacio aéreo para las aerolíneas de decenas de países ––como respuesta a las sanciones por su invasión de Ucrania–– cerca de 400 vuelos que anteriormente pasaban en ruta por el país ahora deben a hacer desvíos y tomar un camino más largo,
Continue Reading TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Swedish lender Swedbank says it’s been informed by Estonian authorities that its local subsidiary is suspected of money laundering in the Baltic country from 2014-2016. The Stockholm-based bank said in a statement Thursday that “the criminal investigation originates from the work of the Estonian Financial Supervisory Authority” that investigated operations of
Continue Reading By THOMAS ADAMSON and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French automaker Renault has moved to pause production at its Moscow plant in an apparent move to fend off mounting criticism. It came hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the company and others in France of aiding Russia’s war effort during a virtual
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Juan Lorenzo Holmann Chamorro, gerente del diario La Prensa, fue declarado este miércoles culpable del delito de lavado de dinero, según informó el Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos, Cenidh, a través de su cuenta de Twitter. “Como era de esperarse, se dictó injusta resolución de culpabilidad por el delito
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer VICIS has the top four performing helmets in the NFL and NFLPA’s eighth annual study. For the first time a position-specific helmet took the top spot. The helmet is made specifically for offensive and defensive linemen. The league says as technology and information continue to develop there will be
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will remain in his role for an extra year to help steer the 30-nation military organization through the security crisis sparked by Russia’s war on Ukraine. Stoltenberg tweeted Thursday that he is “honored” by the decision of NATO leaders to extend his term
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Halle Berry didn’t believe she was going to win the best actress Academy Award in 2002 for her performance in “Monster’s Ball.” “Back in those days, if you didn’t win the Globe, you really didn’t get the Academy Award,” Berry, who lost the Golden Globe to Sissy Spacek that year,
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By Jason Hanna, Kristina Sgueglia and Jack Bantock, CNN Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving can go back to playing home games — and all New York Yankees and Mets can play in their home openers next month regardless of their Covid-19 vaccination status. New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday said he’ll sign an
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The German government has announced a package of measures to help cushion the blow of high energy prices to consumers, with fuel subsidies, discounted public transport, tax benefits and additional support for the poorest. Senior lawmakers unveiled the measures Thursday after lengthy haggling between the three parties that make up the governing
Continue Reading CNN By Allie Malloy and Kevin Liptak, CNN The United States will welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians and others fleeing Russia’s aggression, a senior administration official announced Thursday. “To meet this commitment, we are considering the full range of legal pathways to the United States,” the official said, which includes US refugee admissions program, parole
Continue Reading By Allie Malloy and Kevin Liptak, CNN The United States will welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians and others fleeing Russia’s aggression, a senior administration official announced Thursday. “To meet this commitment, we are considering the full range of legal pathways to the United States,” the official said, which includes US refugee admissions program, parole and
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Personal Birth date: May 15, 1937 Death date: March 23, 2022 Birth place: Prague, Czechoslovakia Birth name: Marie Jana Korbelova Father: Josef Korbel, diplomat Mother: Mandula Korbel Marriage: Joseph Albright (1959-1983, divorced) Children: Katharine, 1967; Anne and Alice
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Officials say an 18-year-old man who was one of 10 people shot outside of a party venue in Dallas has died. The Dallas County medical examiner’s office says Anthony Deshun Wilson died Tuesday afternoon. He was one of 10 people shot Saturday night outside The Space Dallas, which had been rented out for a spring
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