By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Amir Vera, Omar Jimenez and Julia Jones, CNN Jury deliberations will begin Wednesday in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s 2020 killing, US District Court Judge Paul Magnuson said Tuesday. Magnuson said the chief judge made the decision to close the courthouse early Tuesday
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business As oil rapidly approaches $100 a barrel, JPMorgan warned Tuesday that a spike in energy prices and other ripple effects from the Russia-Ukraine crisis could hurt both the stock market and the economic recovery. “An energy price shock amidst an aggressive central bank pivot focused on inflation could further dampen
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BEIJING (AP) — Spanish figure skater Laura Barquero has become the fourth athlete to fail a doping test at the Beijing Olympics after testing positive for the banned steroid clostebol. Barquero and her partner Marco Zandron finished 11th in the pairs competition on Saturday. The International Testing Agency says her positive sample was given after
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By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a new clash involving religion and the rights of LGBT people. The high court said Tuesday it’d hear the case of Colorado-based web designer Lorie Smith, who offers graphic and website design services and wants to expand to wedding website
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LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — A former Las Vegas, New Mexico, school security guard has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a female student. The Las Vegas Optic reports 53-year-old Abran Ulibarri pleaded guilty Monday to criminal sexual penetration of a minor, three counts of false imprisonment, criminal solicitation to commit tampering with evidence and bribery
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence declined modestly this month but remains high, even as prices for just about everything continue to rise. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index — which takes into account consumers’ assessment of current conditions
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Home Depot was the Dow’s best-performing stock in 2021, soaring more than 55% thanks to strong demand from consumers in what was a red hot housing market. But shares are off to a bumpy start this year. Shares of Home Depot have fallen 24% because of fears about
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Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — En medio de la crisis entre Rusia y Ucrania y la amenaza latente de guerra, el presidente ruso Vladimir Putin habló este lunes sobre la historia de la Unión Soviética en un discurso televisado, en el que dijo que la Ucrania moderna “fue creada en su totalidad por la Rusia
Continue Reading By Eoin McSweeney, CNN When the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange decided in December to set up an advisory body in Dubai, local bitcoin enthusiasts celebrated. Binance’s presence would be the jewel in the city’s crypto crown as it tried to position itself as a hub for the digital asset. The crypto exchange’s CEO Changpeng “CZ”
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The West Coast is over, and now the PGA Tour begins its unofficial road to the Masters. That starts with a four-week Florida swing at the Honda Classic. Given the lack of top players at the Honda Classic, odds are greater a Masters invitation will be awarded to the winner. No
Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque police say a man accused of a trail of crimes including home invasions, car jackings and three kidnappings remains on the loose. Authorities say the suspect went on a crime spree beginning late Sunday night near Elm Street and Thaxton Avenue. The man allegedly broke into a home and forced
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Fire Department is working to put out a fire in the northeast. First responders tell ABC-7 an abandoned home caught on fire at around 7 a.m. on the 4100 block of Sunrise Ave. The fire department said in a tweet that there are no reports of any
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Humana is adding two more independent directors to its board under an agreement with activist hedge fund Starboard Value. The Medicare Advantage coverage provider said Tuesday that it will add one director before the company’s annual shareholder meeting April 21 and the other afterward. Two incumbent board members will then not
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) — Un niño de 4 años en Utah disparó un arma desde el asiento trasero de un automóvil contra un agente de policía, luego de que su padre supuestamente le ordenara hacerlo, informaron las autoridades. La policía recibió inicialmente una llamada para acudir a un McDonald’s en Midvale este lunes, cuando los trabajadores
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices rose 18.8% in 2021, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index, the biggest increase in 34 years of data and substantially ahead of 2020’s 10.4% gain. All regions saw price gains last year, but increases were strongest in the South and the Southeast, each
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — Britney Spears ha dicho que quiere contar la historia de su vida y ahora ha conseguido un contrato de libro para hacer precisamente eso. Una fuente cercana a Britney Spears le dijo a CNN que la cantante firmó recientemente un contrato con la editorial Simon & Schuster, valorado en más de US$15
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk is escalating his battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission, accusing a staff member of illegally leaking the results of an investigation. Musk said the regulator is trying to “weaponize” an earlier consent decree he and Tesla signed “for illicit ends.” The allegations in a court
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN If you like how Channing Tatum’s body looks in the “Magic Mike” movies, know that he says it’s not easy to achieve. During an appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” to promote his new film “Dog,” the actor reacted to a photo of him in character as the stripper, “Mike.”
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN They may have ended their engagement, but Aaron Rodgers still has love for Shailene Woodley. The star professional quarterback shared a #MondayNightGraititude post on his verified Instagram account and led it with a message of thanks for his former fiancée. “@shailenewoodley, thanks for letting me chase after you the first
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Good morning! The ABC-7 First Alert continues for a few more days for the winds followed by cooler temperatures Thursday. This afternoon we will see another round of gusty winds but it won’t be as windy as Monday. Winds will peak around 35 mph with some blowing dust. Temperatures will reach the 70s with dry
Continue Reading Standard General is taking television station owner Tegna private in an all-cash deal valued at about $5.4 billion. An affiliate of Standard General will pay $24 for each Tegna share. The transaction has an enterprise value of approximately $8.6 billion, including the assumption of debt. Once the deal closes, Tegna stations in Austin (KVUE), Dallas
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By Marnie Hunter, CNN There are more than 420 sites in the US National Park System, but only 63 carry the headliner — capital N, capital P — “National Park” title. The most visited of those, Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee, welcomed a record-setting 14.2 million recreation visits in 2021.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Hundreds are without power after a car smashed into an electrical pole in El Paso’s Lower Valley Tuesday morning. It happened just before 7 a.m. on the 300 block of Wenda Drive. First responders are on scene. It’s unclear how many people may have been hurt. According to El Paso
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The morning after Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested that Ukraine had no right to exist as an independent state, many in the country’s capital, Kyiv, appeared glad to see the world waking up to a reality they’ve been living for years. “It’s been like this for 15 years. He has always
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The highly anticipated arrival of boozy Mountain Dew is finally here, but not everyone will be able to get it at first. HARD MTN DEW is launching Tuesday at select retailers in Tennessee, Florida and Iowa. Availability of the sugar-free, spiked seltzer will expand to more states later this year
Continue Reading Leah Dolan, CNN Even if you’ve never heard the name Nensi Dojaka, it’s likely you’ll have seen her super-sexy approach to womenswear circulating on social media: slinky mesh tops and subversive LBDs that look like hosiery on first glance. Championed by an impressive roster of fashion favorites, including Bella Hadid, Hailey Bieber, Zendaya and Emily
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany has suspended the approval process for Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in response to Moscow’s recognition of separatist regions in Ukraine. The pipeline is finished but not running yet. It would double capacity to bring gas straight to Germany from Russia, a key
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EL PASO, Texas — Responding to your emergency quickly is key for El Paso’s 911 District and the first responders it works with. El Paso is upgrading its technology to streamline the how dispatchers receive your emergency calls and texts. It’s all of a part of a AT&T’s ESInet which will help the district move
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool strikers Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino are big doubts for the English League Cup final against Chelsea on Sunday. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says the two players had “no chance” of featuring against Leeds in the Premier League on Wednesday. Jota is nursing an ankle injury and Firmino is out
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union member countries agree they should further facilitate tourist travel into the 27-nation bloc for people who are vaccinated against the coronavirus or have recovered from COVID-19. The European Council is recommending that EU nations next month lift all testing and quarantine requirements for people who received vaccines authorized in the
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