Search

The new hot truck comes from Japan and looks like a toy 07/14/2024 09:00am • (CNN) — Measuring about half the length of a Ford F-150, Kei trucks look almost like toys in comparison to your standard pickup truck. But for a car so tiny, you might be surprised at the massive following that they command. Kei trucks, built to satisfy Japanese light automobile regulations and China tries to go for 8-for-8 sweep in diving gold at the Paris Olympics 07/14/2024 06:00am • Chinese divers won seven of eight gold medals at the last Olympics in Tokyo, termed one of the greatest performances in Olympic history. Even more is expected this time in Paris. China has ruled diving for decades. But it's never pulled off the elusive gold sweep at the Games. The People's Daily — One Tech Tip: Protecting yourself against SIM swapping 07/14/2024 12:07am • NEW YORK (AP) — SIM-swapping is a growing form of identity theft that goes beyond hacking into an email or social media account. In this case, the thieves take over your phone number. Any calls or texts go to them, not to you. Any protections consumers enabled to secure access to their financial What's worse than thieves hacking into your bank account? When they steal your phone number, too 07/14/2024 12:01am • WASHINGTON (AP) — One Monday morning in May, I woke up and grabbed my cell phone to read the news and scroll through memes. But it was out of cell service. I couldn't make calls or texts. That, though, turned out to be the least of my problems. Using my home Wi-Fi connection, I checked my email Spain and England to contest Euro 2024 final in a former Nazi stadium where Jesse Owens won gold 07/13/2024 07:11pm • BERLIN (AP) — An imposing stadium with a dark history will host the European Championship final between Spain and England on Sunday. Built for the 1936 Olympic Games, Berlin's Olympic stadium still bears the scars of World War II and contains relics from its Nazi past. But the Olympiastadion, as i New York's first female fire commissioner says she will resign once a replacement is found 07/13/2024 05:05pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The first female commissioner of the Fire Department of New York said Saturday that she plans to step down because it's time to “pass the torch” after two years in the job. Laura Kavanagh didn't say when she plans to resign. But she said in a statement that she plans to spend t This year's RNC speakers include VP hopefuls, GOP lawmakers and UFC's CEO — but not Melania Trump 07/13/2024 04:33pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump will attend the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next week, making a rare political appearance. But unlike in years past, she is not expected to address the gathering where her husband, former President Donald Trump, will formally accept t With words, deeds and arms deals, allies make the case for NATO in terms that would appeal to Trump 07/13/2024 08:13am • WASHINGTON (AP) — European allies in NATO are stepping up their military spending, just as Donald Trump wanted. They're pointing to common interests, such as concerns over China. They’re creating American jobs by buying U.S. weapons. In words, deeds and arms deals, leaders of the United States� Willie Calhoun hits 2nd homer of the night in 10th inning, walking off Angels' 6-5 win over Mariners 07/13/2024 01:17am • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Willie Calhoun hit a two-run, walk-off homer in the 10th inning, sending the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. Calhoun hit a two-run homer in the first inning, and he added a no-doubt shot to right field in the 10th on the second Stock market today: Wall Street rolls to the edge of records as hopes remain for cuts to rates 07/12/2024 05:05pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Friday after some mixed signals on big banks' profits and inflation did little to dent Wall Street's belief that easier interest rates are on the way. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% to close its fifth winning week in the last six. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ros Gang used drugs, violence to commit robberies that led to four deaths, prosecutors say 07/12/2024 04:27pm • A group of gang members who trafficked drugs and guns and used dating websites to connect with people interested in hiring prostitutes were responsible for a series of robberies that led to four deaths, federal prosecutors said Friday. Dubbed the “fentanyl robbery gang,” the group worked from NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 07/12/2024 04:22pm • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. ___ Michigan bill does not prohibit recounts based on allegations of elec ¿Presos a los 13 años? El Gobierno de Javier Milei impulsa una baja en la edad de imputabilidad en Argentina 07/12/2024 03:25pm • (CNN Español) -- “Delito de adulto, pena de adulto”. Así defendía Javier Milei el proyecto presentado por los ministros de Seguridad y de Justicia –Patricia Bullrich y Mariano Cúneo Libarona, respectivamente– para bajar la edad de imputabilidad en Argentina.Fue una de sus promesas de ca US senators call out Big Tech's new approach to poaching talent, products from smaller AI startups 07/12/2024 03:09pm • In the race to stay ahead in artificial intelligence, the biggest technology companies are swallowing up the talent and products of innovative AI startups without formally acquiring them. Now three members of the U.S. Senate are calling for an investigation. San Francisco-based Adept announced a de Big bank quarterly results show signs of consumers slowing down spending 07/12/2024 11:23am • NEW YORK (AP) — Signs of consumers slowing down their spending and falling behind on their bills weighed down shares of the big banks on Friday. JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo saw their adjusted profits fall, while Citigroup saw sluggish spending on its credit cards. The major banks have benefitt