CNN, KABC, KCAL, WSVN, NEWS 12 BROOKLYN Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business As technology continues to revolutionize the way people live, work and spend, central banks around the globe have kicked off efforts to reinvent their local currencies for the digital era. Now, the United States is the latest to signal “urgency” in researching a potential
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Musician Bobbie Nelson, a pianist, bandmate and the beloved sister of singer Willie Nelson, has died at the age of 91. Nelson posted a heartfelt statement about his sister’s passing to his Instagram late Thursday. “From The Nelson Family: Bobbie Nelson passed away this morning, peacefully and surrounded by family,” the
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil coach Tite has called up uncapped Arsenal striker Gabriel Martinelli for the first time for the last two World Cup qualifying matches at the end of the month. The squad does not include Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus or fellow striker Roberto Firmino of Liverpool who may now be at
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By Jodi Upchurch, CNN A ship was found after 107 years underwater, a box of love letters was returned to its rightful family, and a teen trying to rescue a cat from a tree ends up needing rescuing himself. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Submerged for a century Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship,
Continue Reading A stolen 60-foot yacht tore through California’s Newport Beach Harbor, damaging multiple boats during its destructive joyride. CNN affiliate KCAL/KCBS has more.
Continue Reading A Good Samaritan needed to be rescued while trying to rescue a cat in a tree. CNN’s Jeanne Moos reports.
Continue Reading A 54-inch wooden hunting bow found in Alaska’s Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in September 2021 likely dates back to around 1562, according to radiocarbon dating, but researchers and Dena’ina Athabascan experts remain puzzled about how it ended up in the waters of an inland lake. CNN affiliate KTUU reports.
Continue Reading A woman doing spring cleaning in her attic discovered boxes filled with love letters dating back to the 1950’s and tracked down the couple’s grandson. WTVR’s Greg McQuade has the story.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press American forward Daryl Dike has resumed full training with West Bromwich Albion for the first time since injuring a hamstring in his first start for the team on Jan. 22. Dike joined second-tier West Brom from Major League Soccer’s Orlando on Jan. 1. He spent the second half of the 2020-21
Continue Reading By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN A bombshell announcement by a United Arab Emirates diplomat on Wednesday raised hopes that Gulf oil producers might come to the rescue as oil prices climbed to an eight-year high on Russia’s war in Ukraine. Yousef Al Otaiba, the UAE ambassador in the United States, told CNN his country favors
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By Beth Braverman You probably already know that you need a good credit score to get the best interest rates on a mortgage or auto loan, which can make a big difference to your budget over time. “With something like a mortgage, even a minor difference in rates can have a big impact on your
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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer A.J. Foyt Racing has hired veteran J.R. Hildebrand to race the ovals on the IndyCar schedule beginning next weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Hildebrand will share the No. 11 Chevrolet with Tatiana Calderón. Calderón is the only woman in the IndyCar field and she is scheduled to drive
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer A.J. Foyt Racing has hired veteran J.R. Hildebrand to race the ovals on the IndyCar schedule beginning next weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Hildebrand will share the No. 11 Chevrolet with Tatiana Calderón. Calderón is the only woman in the IndyCar field and she is scheduled to drive
Continue Reading By John Blake, CNN The doctor pleaded with Paige Deiner to close her eyes and sleep. But she refused to listen. She was terrified. “If I go to sleep, I’m not going to wake up,” she told him. It was an October night in 2021, and Deiner was fighting for her life, and the life
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — The Ballon d’Or will now be awarded based on performances over the course of a regular European season, rather than a calendar year. France Football magazine says a reduction in the number of voters is among other changes announced, with the goal of streamlining the process. Voters also will no longer consider
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Más de 65 millones de personas están bajo alertas de clima invernal a medida que una poderosa tormenta —que podríac convertirse en una bomba ciclónica— se dirige hacia el este después de traer nieve y temperaturas gélidas en el centro de Estados Unidos. En el Medio Oeste, los residentes de
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Leah Dolan, CNN H&M has unveiled its “playfully over-the-top” collaboration with renowned interior designer and longtime style icon Iris Apfel, releasing images of the long-awaited collection on Wednesday. The collection, announced last year to mark the star’s 100th birthday, includes an array of characteristically eclectic jewelry — including a molded bust of Apfel as a
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey “Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer” ended with a twist. Kurt Sowers and Steven McBee, who starred on the reboot of the reality dating show, selected their respective partners on the season finale Thursday, with the women finding out who is actually worth $10 Million and who is not. McBee was down
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey “The Nick Cannon Show” will finish out its first season but will not return for a second. On Thursday Cannon spoke about his talk show cancellation, calling it the “business” part television. “It’s interesting. This is show business and the biggest word is business,” he said. “I show up each and every
Continue Reading Marriott CEO Tony Capuano discusses the hotel chain’s challenges in China, and how potential political instability in Ukraine can rattle traveler and customer confidence and the pace of recovery.
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The ABC-7 First Alert continues as a winter storm brings rain and snow to the borderland. The cold started to sweep across the area Friday morning along with moisture producing rain and snow along with the breezy winds. You can always track the weather on your phone by downloading the KVIA Weather app: https://kvia.com/about-us/download-our-apps/ The
Continue Reading Opinion by Elaine Maag for CNN Business Perspectives Over the past several months, consumer prices have risen across the board, especially for basic needs like food, gas and shelter. And low- and middle-income families are getting hit the hardest. Not only do they spend a larger share of their income meeting basic needs, they tend
Continue Reading CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Russia’s richest businessman has warned the Kremlin against confiscating assets of companies that have fled in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, saying such a step would set the country back more than 100 years. Vladimir Potanin, president of metals giant Norilsk Nickel and its biggest
Continue Reading By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Russia’s richest businessman has warned the Kremlin against confiscating assets of companies that have fled in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, saying such a step would set the country back more than 100 years. Vladimir Potanin, president of metals giant Norilsk Nickel and its biggest shareholder, said that
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Red Bull team principal Christian Horner sees nothing illegal in the new-look Mercedes car and is far more concerned how Formula One’s budget cap will impact teams. The cap was reduced from $145 million to $140 million this year and drops to $135 million next year. The decision
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By EMILY HAYNES of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy A new qualitative study of 113 millionaires of color found that nearly all had experienced racial or ethnic bias. “It’s so obvious, but it’s also very profound,” says report co-author Hali Lee, founding partner at Radiant Strategies and a co-founder of the Donors of
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China has ordered a lockdown of the 9 million residents of the northeastern city of Changchun amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases attributed to the highly contagious omicron. Residents are required to remain home with one family member permitted to venture out to buy food and other necessities every two days.
Continue Reading By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press A Texas judge is blocking the state from investigating as child abuse gender confirming care for transgender youth. District Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary injunction Friday preventing the state from enforcing Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive that compels the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate. The
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El entrenador del Liverpool, Jürgen Klopp, dijo este viernes que el gobierno británico tomó la decisión correcta al imponer sanciones al propietario ruso del Chelsea, Roman Abramovich, pero expresó su simpatía por los empleados del club de la Premier League. Al Chelsea se le ha concedido una licencia especial para
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization is warning that poorer countries in northern Africa, Asia and the Middle East that depend heavily on wheat imports risk suffering significant food insecurity because of Russia’s war in Ukraine. A report from the agency Friday noted that Ukraine and Russia
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