Collectible prices skyrocket, to the dismay of hobbyists
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans have become obsessed with collectibles, bidding up prices for trading cards, video games…
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Al menos 46 personas murieron después de que los remanentes de Ida inundaran ciudades desde Virginia hasta Nueva Inglaterra
Mariana Toro (CNN) — El número de muertos a causa de las inundaciones después de que los remanentes del huracán Ida azotaran ciudades en el…
Continue Reading Young Africans struggle with jobs, education amid pandemic
By FARAI MUTSAKA and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Young people across Africa are battling an economic downturn caused by…
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Alibaba pledges $15.5 billion to help China achieve ‘common prosperity’
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Alibaba is pouring 100 billion yuan ($15.5 billion) into China’s drive to achieve “common…
Continue Reading China will create a stock exchange in Beijing
By Laura He, CNN Business China will set up a new stock exchange in Beijing, giving the nation’s capital and political center more influence in…
Continue Reading Britain sends Australia 4 million Pfizer doses in swap deal
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Britain is rushing 4 million Pfizer doses to Australia, where authorities are scrambling…
Continue Reading Stocks end mostly lower even as tech drives Nasdaq higher
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street Friday following a weak jobs report, but gains for a handful of Big Tech…
Continue Reading ‘Loss of hope’: Idaho hospitals crushed by COVID-19 surge
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Intensive care beds are full of unvaccinated coronavirus patients at a hospital in Boise,…
Continue Reading Mujeres afganas reportan que las forzaron a casarse para huir del país tras la toma de poder de los talibanes, dicen fuentes
Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Funcionarios estadounidenses que registran a refugiados afganos en el extranjero alertaron recientemente al…
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Wilson leads New Mexico past Houston Baptist 27-17 in opener
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Terry Wilson Jr. completed 20 of 26 passes for 174 yards and three touchdowns and New Mexico, playing its first home game…
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Ex-Cardinal McCarrick, 91, pleads not guilty in sex assault
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — An activist says former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s court appearance in…
Continue Reading 20 years after 9/11: ‘We will live with the scars’ forever
By HAVEN DALEY and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Twenty years later, Jack Grandcolas remembers waking up at 7:03 that…
Continue Reading Ida: Narrow escapes, deadly delays and a husband’s sacrifice
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tales of selflessness and heroism — and of deadly delays and heartbreaking missed opportunities — are…
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Sam Houston opens FCS defense with 42-16 win at NAU
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Eric Schmid threw for three touchdowns and defending FCS champion Sam Houston beat Northern Arizona 42-16. Leading 21-7 at…
Continue Reading Partidario de ISIS es muerto a tiros por la policía de Nueva Zelandia tras ‘ataque terrorista’
olivertapia (CNN) — La policía de Nueva Zelandia le disparó y mató a un partidario de ISIS que hirió al menos a seis personas en un…
Continue Reading México logra sufrido triunfo ante Jamaica en eliminatoria para el Mundial
olivertapia (Reuters) — La selección de fútbol de México inició el jueves su camino hacia el Mundial del 2022 con una sufrida y agónica…
Continue Reading First flames, then fees: Tahoe evacuees report price gouging
By SAM METZ and SCOTT SONNER Associated Press/Report for America STATELINE, Nev. (AP) — Some Lake Tahoe residents who fled a raging wildfire…
Continue Reading Huge wildfire near Lake Tahoe slows as weather improves
By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Officials say better weather has slow the growth of the huge California wildfire…
Continue Reading Russian cosmonauts conduct first of 11 spacewalks for new space station module
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov conducted a spacewalk Friday to prepare the new Nauka module for…
Continue Reading 9/11 drama asks what lives are ‘Worth’
Ken Feinberg (Michael Keaton) must decide each victim’s ‘worth’ for the 9/11 Compensation Fund, in a drama based on real events. David Daniel has a…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What is Apple doing with its App Store?
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Apple has recently eased some longstanding restrictions that helped make its App…
Continue Reading Mutual aid groups give personalized help after Hurricane Ida
By HALELUYA HADERO and GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writers Following Hurricane Ida, mutual aid networks sprang into action to supplement the more…
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U.S. hiring slows as Delta variant weakens travel and tourism
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added just 235,000 jobs in August, a modest gain after two…
Continue Reading US hiring slows as delta variant weakens travel and tourism
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added just 235,000 jobs in August, a modest gain after two…
Continue Reading Judge rules against Gov. Abbott; El Paso’s new mask mandate takes effect Saturday
EL PASO, Texas — A judge Thursday afternoon granted the City of El Paso’s request for a temporary injunction, blocking Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s…
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El Paso Electric holding community meetings on proposed rate increase
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Electric is holding a series of community meetings this week and next week to let customers know about their proposed rate…
Continue Reading At least 46 people have died after floodwaters from Ida’s remnants swamp cities from Virginia to New England
Pennsylvania and New Jersey have been slammed by torrential rain in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, causing severe flooding and…
Continue Reading Kim orders tougher virus steps after N. Korea shuns vaccines
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered officials to wage a…
Continue Reading Fiscal general de Guatemala anuncia investigaciones tras presunta “develación de información confidencial”
Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — La fiscal general de Guatemala, María Consuelo Porras, acusó este jueves a el ex fiscal especial…
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Uruguay’s Cavani “sad and upset” for missing WC qualifiers
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani says he’s “sad and upset” for missing the next three rounds of World Cup…
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