By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Wall Street’s attempt for a Wednesday rally failed, with stocks closing broadly lower on continued worries about the likelihood of an imminent invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The Dow closed down more than 464 points, or 1.4%, after opening the session higher. It was a broad-based slide, with
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CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Wall Street’s attempt for a Wednesday rally failed as stocks sank in late afternoon trading due to continued worries about the likelihood of an imminent invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The Dow was trading down more than 300 points, or 1.1%, in late trading after opening
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court is letting stand a ruling by a lower court that found cannabis purchases by medical marijuana patients should not have been subject to gross receipts tax. The Supreme Court issued its order Wednesday. In a 2020 ruling, the New Mexico Court of Appeals likened medical
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BOSTON (AP) — The Premier Hockey Federation is increasing team salary caps for the rest of this season and next to go along with an expansion of the U.S.-based women’s league. The PHF announced all six teams can spend an additional $10,000 beyond the existing $300,000 cap this season to add talent from other places.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Timeline of the National Basketball Association during the 1990s. The timeline includes milestone moments in the league’s history and key moments off the court as the NBA celebrates its 75th season.
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EL PASO, Texas – New parents Tori and Reed Gorman say the date was the last thing on their minds as they welcomed their baby girl, Emersyn. The Hospitals of Providence, however, came prepared for their ‘Twosday’ baby. Hospital staff had a onesie reading ‘It’s Twosday, my birthday!’ ready for baby Emersyn’s arrival. Her dad
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By Kate Bennett, Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka, who also served as senior White House adviser, is in discussions with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection to voluntarily appear for an interview, her spokesperson and two sources familiar with the probe confirmed to
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN On the heels of concerning new lab and animal experiments suggesting that BA.2 may be capable of causing more severe disease than the original Omicron strain, two new studies are helping to show how well human immunity is defending against this strain in the real world. BA.2 is about 30% more
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By ALEX SANZ Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The former head of the National Space Council tells The Associated Press that tensions over eastern Ukraine should not have a significant impact on the International Space Station or U.S.-Russia cooperation in space. Scott Pace served as executive secretary of the space council under President Donald Trump
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La vacuna de refuerzo contra el covid-19 se comenzó a aplicar en la Ciudad de México a todos los jóvenes de 18 a 29 años que tienen un esquema de vacunación completo para antes del 29 de octubre de 2021. Los expertos en salud están recomendando que todas las personas
Continue Reading By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent The Justice Department is ending its three-year-old China Initiative, a national security program intended to thwart China’s intelligence activities in the US, including those aimed at stealing emerging technology from research universities, in the wake of a string of dismissals of cases and complaints that it fueled suspicion and
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Tomar medidas para castigar a Vladimir Putin y a Rusia por su agresión a Ucrania nos costará en casa. Porque para golpear a Rusia donde realmente le duele, tendríamos que dañar a todo el mundo. Rusia es uno de los principales productores de petróleo y gas natural, por
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — The 2022 Boston Marathon will be the final one with Thomas S. Grilk as the Boston Athletic Association’s president and chief executive officer. The B.A.A., which manages the world’s oldest annual marathon, says the 74-year-old Grilk will be stepping down from his posts on April 30 and making a planned transition into
Continue Reading By Clare Foran, CNN Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Wednesday offered rare praise for President Joe Biden over sanctions targeting the company behind a controversial pipeline that has become a flashpoint in the intensifying Ukraine-Russia crisis. Biden said Wednesday that he was moving ahead with sanctions on the company in charge of building
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By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is lashing out at the local prosecutor in his state’s capital, floating the possibility of clemency to 19 Austin police officers indicted for tactics used during 2020 demonstrations against racial injustice. In his first public statement on the indictments, the
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN The US Postal Service is moving ahead with a plan to replace its current fleet with 90% gas-powered trucks and 10% battery electric vehicles, after the Environmental Protection Agency and White House objected to the move and asked for further study of the impact of emissions. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy reiterated
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PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech government has agreed to further ease coronavirus restrictions as the wave of infections caused by the highly transmissible omicron variant has been receding. Health Minister Vlastimil Valek says that all limits on the number of people attending any public gatherings, including sports matches and concerts, will be lifted on March
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(CNN) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he was moving ahead with sanctions on the company in charge of building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline after blocking such measures last year using a national security waiver. “Today, I have directed my administration to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG and its corporate officers. These steps
Continue Reading DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Virginia is getting another cup. The LPGA Tour says it is bringing the Solheim Cup to RTJ in 2024. The course was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. It gained some measure of notoriety when the PGA Tour took the Presidents Cup to
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is not ready to declare the threat of a rival Saudi league over. But his message to players still tempted by Saudi riches was to make up their minds because the tour is ready to move on. Monahan has told players in a meeting
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — At 106, James Clayton Flowers remains humble about his time serving as part of the first Black military aviators during World War II. Flowers served for five years in the military, later becoming a teacher later in New York. He returned to Las Cruces, where he was born. ABC-7 interviewed
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are hoping for a top-six spot in the NBA’s Eastern Conference playoffs. They know a repeat of their pace before the All-Star break won’t be close to good enough. One year after advancing to the conference finals, the Hawks feel a sense of
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El Consulado de México respondió al tiroteo del sábado cerca de Douglas, Arizona, que resultó en la muerte de un hombre mexicano, diciendo que “han solicitado oficialmente un relato detallado de los hechos, el estado actual de la investigación y las medidas tomadas para garantizar que se lleva a cabo
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The NBA recognized the popularity of the women’s game back in 1996. The league’s Board of Governors approved plans to start a new pro basketball league the following year. The NBA starts with plans for eight teams playing a 25- to 30-game schedule over 10 weeks in NBA cities. NBA Commissioner
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Two years ago people around the world pledged to jog, walk or run 2.23 miles, symbolic of the day Georgia man, Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down while running February 23, 2020. Today, many of those are doing it again under the hashtag #IStillRunWithMaud, to honor Arbery’s life and advocate for racial
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The “Dream Team” with the first U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team to field active NBA players rolls past Croatia 117-85 for the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Games. The Americans demolish the field. The U.S. goes unbeaten and wins all eight games by an average of 44 points. The guards
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball gave locked out players five days to salvage March 31 openers and a full season, telling the union that games would be canceled if a labor contract is not agreed to by the end of Monday. After the third straight day of
Continue Reading SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The agency charged with setting up New Mexico’s marijuana industry is proposing changes to existing rules less than a month before recreational sales are scheduled to begin. Some who are working on opening new businesses criticized the Cannabis Control Division during a public meeting Tuesday, saying the agency is playing
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Poco más de cuatro millones de hogares que viven en la pobreza extrema y son más vulnerables económicamente van a continuar recibiendo el aporte económico llamado “ingreso solidario” durante mayo de 2022 y de forma bimensual hasta noviembre, según el calendario de pagos que anunció el Gobierno de Colombia.
Continue Reading By JOHN NADEL AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Magic Johnson stuns the NBA and those watching his news conference live on TV by announcing he had tested positive for HIV and would be retiring from the Los Angeles Lakers. Johnson and the Lakers’ physician both made clear the guard didn’t have AIDS. Johnson
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