By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business BP is cutting ties with Rosneft in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The British company said in a statement Sunday that it would exit its 19.75% stake in the Russian state oil giant, describing Moscow’s decision to attack its neighbor as “an act of aggression which is having tragic
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By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund has stumbled again in the Bundesliga with a 1-1 draw at relegation-threatened Augsburg to let Bayern Munich open up an eight-point lead. Thorgan Hazard scored in the first half for Dortmund but the visitors failed to build on their lead as Donyell Malen hit
Continue Reading By Ramishah Maruf, CNN A federal grand jury in San Diego indicted the founder of BitConnect for allegedly orchestrating a $2.4 billion global Ponzi scheme, the Justice Department said Friday. Satish Kumbhani, 36, is accused of misleading investors about the cryptocurrency’s “lending program,” where he claimed the proprietary technology would bring substantive returns to investors
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CNN By Eva McKend, Melanie Zanona and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming called out two members of her conference who spoke at an event organized by White nationalist Nick Fuentes. “As Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep Paul Gosar speak at this white supremacist, anti-Semitic, pro-Putin event, silence by Republican Party
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Representatives for the league and union paused exchanging formal proposals and instead held a series of smaller meetings with one day left until Major League Baseball’s deadline to salvage an on-time start to the regular season. The reps used those meetings to probe for what
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, Melissa Alonso and Jackie Wattles, CNN A shipment of Starlink user terminals — small antennas that allow customers to access SpaceX’s satellite-based internet service — arrived in Ukraine Monday, providing a back stop for Ukrainians who may see their traditional service interrupted amid the Russian invasion. SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer With Russian troops encircling the capital of Kyiv, more than 60 athletes from Ukraine and elsewhere sent an open letter to Olympic and Paralympic leaders urging them to immediately suspend the Russian and Belarussian Olympic and Paralympic Committees. Among them was Ukranian skeleton rider Vladyslav Heraskevych. He made headlines
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Spanish media reports say former Wales forward and coach John Toshack is in intensive care in a Barcelona hospital. Toshack has been in the hospital since last week for the treatment of pneumonia that stemmed from a COVID-19 infection. Reports said the 72-year-old Toshack is on a ventilator. As well as leading
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer BP says it’s exiting its share in Rosneft, a state-owned Russian oil and gas company, in reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. BP has held a 19.75% stake in Rosneft since 2013. It’s currently valued at $14 billion. The British company also said its CEO, Bernard Looney, and former
Continue Reading CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline spiked 10 cents over the past two weeks to $3.64 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that the jump came after a rise in crude oil costs amid global supply concerns following Russia’s invasion of
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CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline spiked 10 cents over the past two weeks to $3.64 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that the jump came after a rise in crude oil costs amid global supply concerns following Russia’s invasion of
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Business) — El alcohol de fabricación rusa es el objetivo más reciente en la creciente reacción contra la invasión en Ucrania por parte de la nación que dirige Vladimir Putin. Hasta ahora, los funcionarios de Ohio, Utah y New Hampshire han pedido a las licorerías que retiren de los estantes los productos
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The Ukrainian Foreign Minister says that a Russian missile hit an apartment building in Kyiv. CNN’s Michael Holmes reports.
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN Bohdan Andrukh was on his way to meet friends for dinner at a San Francisco restaurant last Wednesday when he received a phone call from his mother in Lviv. She was crying; the sound of a nearby explosion had woken her. The war has begun, she told Andrukh, who was far
Continue Reading CNN By Sam Fossum, Arlette Saenz and Devan Cole, CNN White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to put Russia’s deterrence forces, which includes nuclear arms, on high alert are part of a wider pattern of unprovoked escalation and “manufactured threats” from the Kremlin. “This is really a
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge has cleared the way for newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises to use a voting system that will ensure two longtime directors are reelected at its upcoming annual meeting despite the objections of a hedge fund that is trying to buy the company. The Davenport,
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Tomas Soucek has boosted West Ham’s push for a Champions League spot by clinching a 1-0 Premier League victory over Wolverhampton. Michail Antonio played in Soucek and he tapped in the only goal in the 59th minute. West Ham had slipped down to sixth in the league before the game but bounced
Continue Reading By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business As Covid restrictions ease, expect to see more malls morph into family entertainment destinations where shopping may not even be what draws shoppers in. Retail analysts say it’s become necessary for mall operators to diversify the in-mall experience beyond shopping in order to stay relevant to consumers — especially as
Continue Reading By Keith Allen and Emma Tucker, CNN A group of people snowshoeing near Marble, Colorado triggered an avalanche that killed one person and two dogs, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC). Four people and two dogs were traveling to a home along “an unmaintained road” on Friday when the avalanche occurred, the agency
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El domingo pasado, Kyiv era una ciudad europea bulliciosa con cafés de moda, obras de arte en cada esquina y sushi fresco disponible sobre pedido a medianoche. Hoy es una zona de guerra. Sirenas resonando por la ciudad, los inconfundibles estruendos de explosiones y ataques. La transformación infligida a la ciudad
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN A Kentucky prisoner who pulled people from the rubble of a collapsed candle factory in December was honored by a local sheriff last week for going “above and beyond” to help people. The Graves County Sheriff’s Office awarded the “Sheriff’s Meritorious Award” on Tuesday to Marco Sanchez, a prisoner who worked
Continue Reading By Sam Fossum and Arlette Saenz, CNN White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to put Russia’s deterrence forces, which includes nuclear arms, on high alert are part of a wider pattern of unprovoked escalation and “manufactured threats” from the Kremlin. “This is really a pattern that we’ve
Continue Reading By ALAN SUDERMAN and CIARÁN FAHEY Associated Press DIEZ, Germany (AP) — As head of the German soccer federation and a FIFA executive committee member, Theo Zwanziger was among his sport’s most prominent critics of the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. He publicly attacked the energy-rich Gulf nation’s poor human rights
Continue Reading CNN By Chandelis Duster and Daniella Diaz, CNN Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on Sunday called the Russian government “a pariah” in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine and said countries should continue cranking up sanctions against “an evil regime.” “The world is behind the people of Ukraine. … The Russian government
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster and Daniella Diaz, CNN Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on Sunday called the Russian government “a pariah” in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine and said countries should continue cranking up sanctions against “an evil regime.” “The world is behind the people of Ukraine. … The Russian government is
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored his fifth goal in three matches as Barcelona kept momentum with a 4-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league. Ousmane Dembélé, Luuk de Jong and Memphis Depay also scored for Barcelona. The Catalan club has won three in a row
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ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — Elected officials in Alamogordo have reopened a discussion about rehabilitating and transforming the historic Dudley School into a community center. The school is one of the oldest structures in the southern New Mexico city. City commissioners heard a presentation about the $557,000 project during a recent meeting. The project had been
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN A cross between “The Social Network” and “Billions,” “Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber” hails from the producers of the latter, drawing extra zest from all the tech CEOs represented in this fun, fact-based tale of greed, high-stakes corporate chess and frat-boy excess. With Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kyle Chandler anchoring
Continue Reading DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — George Berkowitz, who founded the seafood restaurant chain Legal Seafoods, has died in a Boston suburb. He was 97. Berkowitz died on Feb. 20 at his home in Dedham. He originally founded Legal Sea Foods in 1950 as a fish market next to his father’s meat market and grocery in Cambridge.
Continue Reading By Chuck Johnston The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) says it is being proactive and moving birds at the Detroit Zoo inside due to concerns about avian influenza, which is highly contagious and deadly, according to the zoo. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development confirmed Thursday avian influenza
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