By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida women’s basketball coach Kelly Rae Finley’s recently signed five-year contract is worth $740,000 annually. The University Athletic Association released her contract in response to a public records request. Finley signed it March 1, two days after agreeing to terms on the $3.7 million deal.
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macamilarincon (CNN) –– Un hombre de Maryland que recibió el primer trasplante de un corazón de cerdo genéticamente modificado en una innovadora cirugía murió, informó el Centro Médico de la Universidad de Maryland (UMMC, por sus siglas en inglés). David Bennett, de 57 años, vivió dos meses después de la primera cirugía de trasplante de
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By Carma Hassan and Katherine Dillinger, CNN A 57-year-old Maryland man who had received a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind transplant surgery has died, the University of Maryland Medical Center said Wednesday. David Bennett died on Tuesday after his condition began to deteriorate several days ago, the medical center said. He was given
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By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated veteran health administrator Roselyn Tso to direct the federal Indian Health Service. The White House made the announcement Wednesday. Tso is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, which encompasses parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. She most recently served
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Grab your fan, gentle reader as things are about to steam up on the second season of “Bridgerton.” A new trailer dropped Wednesday and we meet newcomers Kate Sharma (played by Simone Ashley) and her younger sister Edwina (Charithra Chandran) who arrive just in time for the competition to win
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s worker shortage is far from over: In January, the nation had 11.3 million jobs to fill and not enough workers to do so, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This exceeded economists’ expectations but was a decrease from the revised December number, which was updated
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. businesses posted a near-record level of open jobs in January, a trend that has pushed up worker’s pay and added to the economy’s inflationary pressures. The Labor Department said Wednesday that employers posted 11.3 million jobs at the end of January, down slightly from a
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) — Elena Branson, una ciudadana rusa-estadounidense, fue acusada de actuar como espía en Estados Unidos, según documentos judiciales que la señalan de dirigir organizaciones que “buscaban difundir propaganda rusa”. Los espías rusos que vivían infiltrados en el corazón de Estados Unidos A Branson la acusaron este martes de actuar y conspirar para ejercer
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the West’s crackdown on Moscow has left the world economy exposed to an epic energy shock. “The uncertainty on how this conflict and oil shortages will be resolved is unprecedented,” Goldman Sachs strategists wrote in a note to clients. The developments have been relentless. On
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Please don’t ask Courteney Cox to quote dialogue from “Friends” episodes. Despite the ten seasons she spent on the massively popular series, Cox has reminded the world that she doesn’t remember much about her time on the show. She recently told “Sunday Today” that her lack of memory put her
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CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Stocks surged Wednesday as investors celebrated a drop in crude oil prices. The Dow gained more than 700 points, or 2.1%, in midday trading. It was a broad-based rally, with oil giant Chevron the only Dow stock trading lower. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were up
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Stocks surged Wednesday, snapping a four-day losing streak, as investors celebrated a drop in crude oil prices. The Dow gained more than 650 points, or 2%. It was a broad-based rally, with oil giant Chevron the only Dow stock trading significantly lower. It fell 2.5%. The S&P 500
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — A medida que los casos de covid-19 continúan disminuyendo y los gobiernos estatales y locales siguen levantando las restricciones restantes por la pandemia, muchas oficinas están pidiendo a los empleados que regresen al trabajo presencial. Sabemos que el 60% de los trabajadores con trabajos que se pueden hacer desde casa
Continue Reading Opinion by Mark Wolfe for CNN Business Perspectives Rising inflation is hitting all sectors of the economy. The overall rate of inflation on an annual basis reached 7.5% at the end of January, the highest level since 1982. Gas prices, in particular, are rising especially fast, reaching $4.25 a gallon on Wednesday, up from about
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Andy Warhol was such a distinctive figure — cutting across the worlds of art, media and pop culture — that a docuseries about his life could hardly be boring, and “The Andy Warhol Diaries” isn’t. But this six-part Netflix production does unfold at a languid, almost-hypnotic pace, while employing AI
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Since stepping back from acting, Cameron Diaz says she is now less focused on her appearance. “I don’t care.” she said during a recent conversation on “Michelle Visage’s Rule Breakers” podcast. “Literally, the last thing I think about on a daily basis, like maybe not at all during the day,
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C, (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have re-signed kicker Zane Gonzalez to a two-year contract after helping to solidify the kicking position last season. Gonzalez was set to become an unrestricted free agent next week. Gonzalez joined the team in Week 2 and made 20 of 22 on field goal attempts, including 17 straight
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BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — Maine’s independent senator is joining a push to clamp down on Russia’s ability to sell gold reserves. Sen. Angus King is working with Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Bill Hagerty of Tennessee and Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire on the effort. King said Tuesday the Stop Russian
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — En el último año y medio, Donnell Hunter estuvo internado durante 549 días por covid-19: se perdió el primer día de guardería de su hija, la temporada destacada de su hijo en el fútbol juvenil, el nacimiento de su nieto y un sinfín de otros recuerdos, todo por su larga batalla
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT, KELVIN CHAN and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe faces a rough choice: is it worth a recession to choke off oil and gas money to Russia while it fights a war in Ukraine? While the U.S. and British bans on Russian oil increase the pressure on Europe, the continent’s
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the 2005 killings of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq. Facts Haditha is a city on the Euphrates River northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. Eight US Marines faced charges in the deaths, but only one was convicted of a crime, that of negligent dereliction of duty. Timeline November 19,
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Good Morning! The warm dry and windy weather continues Wednesday and Thursday. Winds will peak around 30 to 35 mph on both days. A cold front moves into the area on Friday morning bringing light rain a snow showers. Temperatures will reach the upper 50s behind the cold front.
Continue Reading BAY SHORE, N.Y. (AP) — Charles Edward Entenmann, who helped turn his family’s New York-based bakery into a national brand, has died at age 92. Entenmann died Feb. 24 in Hialeah. His son, Charles William Entenmann, confirmed the death to Newsday. Charles E. Entenmann was a grandson of William Entenmann, a German immigrant who founded
Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque police say a man killed when shot by police after a Feb. 25 pursuit has been identified as the person who killed a spa worker 10 days earlier. According to Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina, evidence from fingerprints, surveillance video and a reported admission by Raphael Marquez to another person
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at weapons inspections in Iraq from 1991 to 2007. Facts At the end of the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War, the United Nations passed Security Council Resolution 687 setting the terms for the ceasefire between Iraq and the US-led coalition. Section C of the resolution called for the elimination of
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The deputy commissioner for the National Lacrosse League has been named the new commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League. Jessica Berman replaces Lisa Baird, who resigned last October after one of the league’s most prominent coaches faced allegations of sexual harassment and coercion. Berman’s four-year term begins
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN House lawmakers who spent much of 2019 and 2020 probing Amazon for possible antitrust violations now accuse the tech giant of lying to Congress and want the Justice Department to investigate “potentially criminal conduct” from the company and some of its executives. In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland dated
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By Steve Contorno, CNN In his first year as Florida governor in 2019, Ron DeSantis paid a somber visit to the memorial for the 49 people who lost their lives when a man opened fire at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando. His wife, Casey, clutched a bouquet of white flowers as DeSantis took in
Continue Reading By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Gun violence in America is a public health crisis that is worsening with pandemic-like speed. So says Steve Ballmer, the billionaire philanthropist whose nonprofit is devising a new remedy to address it. Even with COVID-19 lockdowns, deaths caused by gun violence in America jumped 30% from 2019 to 2020,
Continue Reading By Hadas Gold, CNN In Israel, when someone is trying to tread carefully, it is said that they are “walking between the raindrops” — trying not to get wet. For several weeks now, Israel has been walking between the raindrops as Russia wages war on Ukraine. On the one hand is Foreign Minister Yair Lapid,
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