By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer The NBA All-Star Game seems to be tailor-made for Ja Morant and LaMelo Ball. The flashy point guards are sitting atop the leaderboard when looking to see which of the seven first-time All-Stars will deliver a memorable moment during the league’s annual showcase on Sunday. Morant and Ball are
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Si eres extranjero y buscas mudarte a México para trabajar es necesario que antes de viajar al país obtengas un permiso de trabajo y, en la mayoría de los casos, cuentes ya con una oferta laboral. Para realizar estos trámites puedes acudir a cualquiera de las oficinas consulares que tiene
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macamilarincon (CNN) — Científicos en Nueva Zelandia descubrieron un tiburón fantasma recién nacido que, según dicen, podría ampliar su conocimiento sobre la criatura “misteriosa”. El tiburón fantasma se descubrió a una profundidad de alrededor de 1.200 metros en Chatham Rise, un área del fondo del océano frente a la costa este de la Isla Sur.
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By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Government investigators say former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke misused his position to advance a Montana development project and lied to an agency ethics official about his involvement. The Interior Department’s inspector general said Wednesday that Zinke continued working on the commercial project even after he
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business AMC Entertainment, the theater chain and darling of the meme stock crowd, is hoping to profit as more people stay home to watch movies on streaming networks like Netflix and Disney+. How? In the immortal words of NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens: Getcha popcorn ready. AMC announced
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Russian government-backed hackers have managed to acquire sensitive information on the development and deployment of US weapons by breaching American defense contractors over the last two years, US security agencies said on Wednesday. It’s one of the clearest public statements yet from the US government on how Kremlin-linked hackers have gathered
Continue Reading SALÉ, Morocco (AP) — Trailblazing basketball coach Liz Mills has become the first female head coach of a men’s team in Morocco. Mills has been hired by AS Salé which competes in Morocco’s top division and she is set to be the first female head coach in the Basketball Africa League when the joint NBA-FIBA
Continue Reading By Michael Warren and Gabby Orr, CNN David Perdue kicked off his campaign for governor of Georgia with an emphatic endorsement from former President Donald Trump. But since then, his primary challenge to unseat Brian Kemp — the Republican governor Trump loves to hate — has been a big flop. Perdue, a former US senator,
Continue Reading By Rebecca Wright, CNN The International Finance Corporation, one of the world’s leading development banks, has for decades touted its success in funding companies it says can help end extreme poverty in developing countries. But new research suggests the organization, which operates under the World Bank Group, has been providing hundreds of millions of dollars
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hispanic farmers and rural residents in New Mexico are concerned legislation that would allow small cannabis producers to boost their plant counts lacks a provision to ensure the producers have valid water rights. The arid state already is struggling to meet its water demands. Supplies are expected to dwindle even more
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By Jennifer Korn Confused how you ended up with a low rating on Uber? A new feature will offer a bit more insight. Uber on Wednesday announced an option that lets you see a breakdown of how many drivers left you a one-star rating, a five-star rating and other ratings in between. Previously users of
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have finalized their hiring of head coach Kevin O’Connell. The announcement completes a sharp offseason shift in direction for the team. The 36-year-old offensive coordinator of the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams replaces Mike Zimmer and becomes the 10th head coach
Continue Reading Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Los festivales musicales continúan su auge en Estados Unidos y este martes se anunció uno específico para la comunidad latina, el “Bésame Mucho”. El nombre de ese famoso bolero de Consuelo Velázquez sirve como punto de encuentro para amantes del rock latinoamericano, el pop o la música regional mexicana
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By Barbara Starr and Oren Liebermann, CNN A US Navy aircraft had an “extremely close” encounter with multiple Russian military jets over international waters in the Mediterranean this weekend, according to multiple US officials directly familiar with the US military reports of the incident. The sources would not detail precisely how close the Russian aircraft
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former top banker at Goldman Sachs has testified that he and other corrupt executives at the firm built a “house of cards” to try to conceal an audacious scheme to ransack a Malaysian state investment fund. Tim Leissner told a New York City jury on
Continue Reading Tampa, Florida, is seeing the highest inflation rate in the nation. CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich talks to residents struggling to keep up with the rising costs.
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Kraft Heinz, the behemoth food company behind Oscar Mayer and Philadelphia cream cheese, may raise its prices. Again. The company told retailers in January that it would raise prices in March on dozens of products, including Oscar Mayer cold cuts, hot dogs, sausages, bacon, Velveeta cheese, Maxwell House coffee, TGIF
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Canadian rescuers have recovered more bodies from a Spanish fishing vessel that sank in rough seas off Newfoundland, bringing the confirmed death toll to nine. But the search for 12 missing sailors was called off Wednesday afternoon. A Canadian official said high winds and 10-metre seas
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s leaders have announced plans to end most of the country’s coronavirus restrictions by March 20. The decision coincided with moves by neighboring Austria and Switzerland to drop many of their virus curbs sooner. A three-step plan was endorsed Wednesday by Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the country’s
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN It was all good in the hood during the Super Bowl Halftime Show, according to Dr. Dre The uber producer, who performed along with Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar Sunday, told TMZ there was no problem with Eminem taking a knee during the show. The gesture
Continue Reading By Abbas Al Lawati, Nadeen Ebrahim and Eoin McSweeney, CNN Perceived disengagement by the United States in the Middle East has led to a strategic shift in regional priorities of late. Alarms about the withering of America’s security umbrella perhaps rang loudest in Arab capitals after a 2019 attack on the heart of the Saudi
Continue Reading By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Employers, take note: If your staff has been working from home most or all of the time during the past two years, chances are a majority may want to continue doing so after the threat of Covid-19 fades. Among Americans with jobs that can be done remotely, 59% say they
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By Jack Bantock, CNN There were eight gold medals up for grabs on Wednesday at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Here’s a breakdown of who is taking home gold for their delegations on Day 12 of the Games. Alpine Skiing Men’s slalom: Clement Noel, France Biathlon Women’s 4x6km Relay: Sweden Cross-Country Skiing Women’s team sprint
Continue Reading 34 years after a bobsled team inspired the nation, Jamaica has a new Winter Olympics star. Benjamin Alexander will be competing for Jamaica in alpine skiing in Beijing.
Continue Reading CNN By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Mercedes’ AMG performance division is most famous for making hand-built gasoline engines, but times are changing and electric motors are the new thing. Mercedes just unveiled its latest AMG model, the Mercedes-AMG EQE, a fully electric high-perfomance mid-size sedan. With two high-output electric motors engineered specifically for AMG —
Continue Reading By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Mercedes’ AMG performance division is most famous for making hand-built gasoline engines, but times are changing and electric motors are the new thing. Mercedes just unveiled its latest AMG model, the Mercedes-AMG EQE, a fully electric high-perfomance mid-size sedan. With two high-output electric motors engineered specifically for AMG — one
Continue Reading By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The West is burning out of control. Warmer temperatures and historically dry conditions are leading to longer and more devastating wildfire seasons than we have ever seen before. And now a new study suggests fires are becoming bigger and stronger at night, the time when firefighters used to be able
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed guard Patrick Beverley to a one-year, $13 million contract extension. Beverley is in his first season with the Timberwolves. He was acquired in a trade last summer with Memphis. That came nine days after he was dealt to the Grizzlies by the Los Angeles Clippers. The 33-year-old
Continue Reading Exclusive by Matthew Chance, CNN Russia’s buildup of troops at Ukraine’s borders has persisted, despite Moscow’s claims of a drawdown, but the number of Russian forces remains insufficient for an invasion, according to a Ukrainian intelligence report shared exclusively with CNN. The total number of Russian troops at the border has increased in recent days
Continue Reading CNN’s Erin Burnett speaks with a member of a Ukrainian civilian shooting club as the group holds target practice to prepare for a potential Russian invasion.
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