Filipino musicians pay tribute to BB King
Musicians at a bar in Manila host a tribute concert to late blues legend BB King. Julie Noce reports.
Musicians at a bar in Manila host a tribute concert to late blues legend BB King. Julie Noce reports.
BROOKLYN, N.Y., April 17, 2024--HITN-TV, the leading network of educational and informative media in Spanish, announced today that, on the 5th anniversary of the successful launch of EDYE, its SVOD preschool streaming service, HITN has decided to expand the ecosystem with the launch of a linear channel for Pay TV, as well as programming blocks for broadcast television.
The Inter-American Development Bank plans to release a statement on Saturday with joint goals of multilateral development banks that is expected to entail priority-sharing and the possibility of project co-financing, the bank's president said on Wednesday. In an interview with Reuters at the bank's headquarters, IDB President Ilan Goldfajn said the effort is aimed at making multilateral banks work as a system while they explore new and innovative ways to leverage loan granting. Officials from multilateral development banks, gathering in Washington on Saturday for a retreat promoted by the IDB, are being urged to expand the scope and relevance of their work amid growing needs of developing economies for substantial financing to address the climate transition.
Kawhi Leonard has yet to practice five-on-five with the Los Angeles Clippers as they prepare to face the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs. Leonard hasn't played in a game since March 31 because of inflammation in his surgically repaired right knee. The best-of-7 series begins Sunday in Los Angeles.
A graphic showing the salary set for Clark -- the WNBA's No. 1 draft pick -- sparked outrage on social media.
VALERIE MACON / AFP“Genius” is a word that should be reserved for brilliant scientists and whoever created Dairy Queen’s brownie earthquake. When the word gets tossed around as a descriptor for anything other than Darwin or Dilly Bars, it makes me irrationally angry. Genius, huh? So words just have no meaning anymore—got it. I’ll file that away with “iconic” losing all significance, what with it applied online to classic films as often as it is to Lady Gaga’s flying dress barely floating two inc
Sealevel Systems announces a new family of computers, the Flexio Fanless Industrial Embedded Computers. Fueled by a Quad-core Intel Atom or Core processor, Flexio computers are intentionally designed to provide power, connectivity, and performance. This combination makes the Flexio an ideal controller for automation, point-of-sale, test and measurement, medical, and security applications. Flexio F1 – Intel® Atom™ x6413E (Elkhart Lake) – USB to 2-Port RS-232, RS-422, RS-485 he Flexio Computer, po
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is scrutinizing whether investment advisers and other firms have strong enough policies to ensure nonpublic information is not misused to gain an illegal edge in trading, a top official told Reuters. The SEC is looking to crack down on ineffective policies and procedures as part of broader insider trading scrutiny, Gurbir Grewal, the SEC's enforcement director, said in a recent interview. "The frustration with insider trading is that sometimes the threat of jail and penalties don't prevent it," Grewal said.
Citizens Financial on Wednesday reported a lower first-quarter profit as it earned less from customer interest payments, but its chief executive predicted that demand for loans could improve in second half of the year. Banks in the United States have been bracing for a turnaround in gains from interest income, as they paid more to retain customers who are in search of higher-yield securities, while loan growth declines. Providence, Rhode Island-based Citizens Financial's net interest income (NII) - the difference between what it earns on loans and pays for deposits - tumbled 12% to $1.44 billion in the first quarter compared with the previous year.
Fifth Wave Automotive closes on Folsom Lake Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Folsom, CA on April 3, 2024. Fifth Wave Automotive closes on Folsom Lake Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Folsom, CA on April 3, 2024. Pictured left to right: Steve Corle, Director of Tim Lamb Group, Vince Bloom, General Manager of Folsom Lake Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, and Carlo Hidalgo, President of Fifth Wave Automotive Group. Photo Credit Tim Lamb Group Tim Lamb Group Closes the sale of Folsom Lake Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram to Fift
Arizona statehouse Republicans blocked an effort on Wednesday to repeal an 1864 abortion ban for the second time. The block of the repeal comes despite several major Republicans in and out of the state, such as former President Donald Trump, having called for a more moderate solution. Many voters, including some who back the Republicans, see the law as antiquated and an extreme effort to restrict the rights of women.
Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and Pat Forde discuss the latest max exodus of top players leaving Colorado in the transfer portal and if Deion Sanders tactics can work long term in college football. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
Trucking companies were shaken as J.B. Hunt reported earnings results rocked the industry. The company's chief executive also gave a warning.
The pop superstar will release her highly anticipated 11th studio album 'The Tortured Poets Department' on Friday, April 19
Ken Cedeno/ReutersSeveral hours after students at Columbia University set up a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” in the middle of campus on Wednesday—demanding “divestment and an end to Columbia’s complicity in genocide”—the Ivy League school’s president was questioned by a congressional panel in a fiery back-and-forth about antisemitism among the student body.Members of the Republican-led House Committee on Education and the Workforce grilled Minouche Shafik, Columbia Board of Trustees co-chairs Cla
“I was there with the entire homicide squad Sunday, and to say it was a tragedy is an understatement,” Dayton Police Major Brian Johns said
CLAREMONT, N.H. & CHANTILLY, Va., April 17, 2024--RRCF awarded six Marcy Levesque Women in Technology Scholarship totaling $15,000 to applicants from across the United States.
Raynaldo Riviera Ortiz Jr., 60, will face up to 190 years in prison at sentencing
Dubai has been hit by record floods, sparking misleading speculation about cloud seeding.
Dewan, who’s expecting baby no. 2 with Kazee amid her ongoing divorce negotiations with 'Magic Mike' star Channing Tatum, filmed Kazee's reaction to the prank
Stocks were mixed ahead of Fed data Wednesday. ASML sold off after earnings. Nvidia remained in a base.