July 2022

Fuel prices impacting first responders’ budgets

July 28, 2022 5:50 AM CNN Newsource

By T.W. Starr Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — High fuel prices are impacting every…

Kathaleen Shepard says she had just stepped out of her SUV when two young suspects with a gun forced her to give up her vehicle.

Victim describes ordeal amid wave of carjackings

July 28, 2022 5:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Gerry May Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — There’s an alarming rise in…

Workers assemble components on a diesel engine at the Cummins Seymour Engine Plant in Seymour

US economy contracts again, fueling recession fears

July 28, 2022 5:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Martha White and Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The US economy shrank again in the second quarter, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Thursday.…

Former Soviet military officer and arms trafficking suspect Viktor Bout is seen here in November 2010 in White Plains

Biden administration officials frustrated at Moscow’s lack of substantive response to proposed US prisoner swap

July 28, 2022 5:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, Chandelis Duster, Darya Tarasova, Kylie Atwood and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Biden administration officials are frustrated that…

Hiker hurt in 50-foot fall from Looking Glass Rock

July 28, 2022 5:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A hiker suffered a…

Nestle reports higher sales even as it raises prices

July 28, 2022 5:25 AM Associated Press

VEVEY, Switzerland (AP) — Global food giant Nestle has reported higher sales in the first half of the year, even as it increased prices by 6.5% as…

Atlético Madrid signs Argentina right back Nahuel Molina

July 28, 2022 5:24 AM Associated Press

MADRID (AP) — Atlético Madrid says it has secured the transfer of Argentina defender Nahuel Molina from Udinese for an undisclosed free. The right…

Austrian, Hungarian leaders discuss migration, Ukraine war

July 28, 2022 5:21 AM Associated Press

VIENNA (AP) — Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has welcomed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Vienna for bilateral talks that focused on…

Spain’s govt wants windfall tax on banks, energy companies

July 28, 2022 5:20 AM Associated Press

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Socialist-led coalition government wants large energy companies and banks to pay a windfall tax, which officials hope will…

Spain’s govt wants windfall tax on banks, energy companies

July 28, 2022 5:20 AM Associated Press

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Socialist-led coalition government wants large energy companies and banks to pay a windfall tax, which officials hope will…

Paraplegic athlete hit by truck in Fairview days before international championship race

July 28, 2022 5:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — An Asheville man was…

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington

Why stocks are so weird right now

July 28, 2022 5:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Before the Federal Reserve announced another supersized interest rate hike on Wednesday, investors told Before the…

Biden, Xi could meet in person, US official says

July 28, 2022 5:15 AM Associated Press

By CHRIS MEGERIAN, ZEKE MILLER and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping are exploring…

Tyler Perry to receive honorary AARP Purpose Prize award

July 28, 2022 5:09 AM Associated Press

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyler Perry will receive an honorary AARP award for uplifting communities and…

Nestle reports higher sales even as it raises prices

July 28, 2022 5:07 AM Associated Press

VEVEY, Switzerland (AP) — Global food giant Nestle has reported higher sales in the first half of the year, even as it increased prices by 6.5% as…

Tyler Perry to receive honorary AARP Purpose Prize award

July 28, 2022 5:06 AM Associated Press

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyler Perry will receive an honorary AARP award for uplifting communities and…

Seen here is an illustration of monkeypox virus particles.

Testing is crucial to getting monkeypox under control, but there’s a ‘shocking’ lack of demand

July 28, 2022 5:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Testing for monkeypox, a crucial part of containing the growing outbreak, has gotten off to a…

Commanders owner Dan Snyder testifies before House committee

July 28, 2022 5:03 AM Associated Press

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder testified for more than 10 hours Thursday before a congressional committee…

More homes for sale, but low-priced listings remain scarce

July 28, 2022 5:00 AM Associated Press

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The number of homes on the market has been rising, albeit from very low levels. Home listings…

Flooding in central Appalachia kills at least 8 in Kentucky

July 28, 2022 4:57 AM Associated Press

By BRUCE SCHREINER, REBECCA REYNOLDS and TIMOTHY D. EASLEY Associated Press JACKSON, Ky. (AP) — Torrential rains unleashed devastating floods in…

Trout is a three-time American League MVP.

10-time MLB All Star Mike Trout diagnosed with rare back condition

July 28, 2022 4:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Issy Ronald, CNN Mike Trout has been diagnosed with a rare back condition — a costovertebral dysfunction at T5 — that is likely to…

The West Virginia House on July 27 passed a bill that would ban abortions with some exceptions

West Virginia House passes abortion ban in special legislative session

July 28, 2022 4:52 AM CNN

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The West Virginia House on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban abortions with some exceptions, significantly…

Last year’s backpack: Tapped out families are struggling to pay for back to school purchases

July 28, 2022 4:51 AM CNN

By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Shopping for back-to-school essentials is becoming a real struggle for families whose household budgets are…

This region is suffering from some of the highest inflation in America. Here’s how locals are surviving

July 28, 2022 4:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Natasha Chen For 17 years, Ana Duran worked full time as a travel counselor. Late last year she lost that job, shortly before seeing the price of…

Spain tells women: Don’t worry about body image on the beach

July 28, 2022 4:49 AM Associated Press

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government has a message for women who are uncomfortable about their bodies when they wear bathing costumes: Don’t be.…

They met as teens at the Grand Canyon. 7 years later they reunited and fell in love

July 28, 2022 4:45 AM CNN Newsource

Francesca Street, CNN When Carrie visited the Grand Canyon in the summer of 2001, she fell in love — twice. First, she was instantly enamored…

Vettel won four world championship titles with Red Bull.

Sebastian Vettel announces his retirement from Formula One at the end of the season

July 28, 2022 4:40 AM CNN Newsource

By George Ramsay, CNN Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel has announced he will retire from Formula One at the end of the current season.…

Altria’s $13B investment in Juul e-cigarettes vaporizes

July 28, 2022 4:39 AM Associated Press

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Altria reports its nearly $13 billion investment in troubled vaping company Juul is worth 95%…

Altria’s $13B investment in Juul e-cigarettes vaporizes

July 28, 2022 4:39 AM Associated Press

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Altria reports its nearly $13 billion investment in troubled vaping company Juul is worth 95%…

Commanders owner Dan Snyder testifies before House committee

July 28, 2022 4:38 AM Associated Press

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder testified for more than 10 hours Thursday before a congressional committee…

Watchdog head: Bad actors should face more than big fines

July 28, 2022 4:26 AM Associated Press

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the nation’s financial watchdog is having second thoughts about using fines to deter…

Watchdog head: Fines may not stop bad behavior by companies

July 28, 2022 4:26 AM Associated Press

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the nation’s financial watchdog is having second thoughts about using fines to deter…

Shell posts record earnings again as energy prices soar

July 28, 2022 4:24 AM Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Shell posted record profits Thursday for a second straight quarter as the energy giant benefited from soaring prices of oil and…

Women’s final will cap Olympic soccer tournament in Paris

July 28, 2022 4:24 AM Associated Press

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Olympic soccer competition at the 2024 Paris Games will conclude with the women’s final for the first…

A great white shark swims approximately 164 feet (50 meters) off the coast of the Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts on July 15.

The ocean phenomenon that’s bringing sharks closer to shore

July 28, 2022 4:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN Several reports of shark bite injuries and a spate of sightings of the marine predators off the Northeast coast of the United…

The ocean phenomenon that’s bringing sharks closer to shore

July 28, 2022 4:22 AM CNN

By Katie Hunt, CNN Several reports of shark bite injuries and a spate of sightings of the marine predators off the Northeast coast of the United…

Robb Elementary school principal allowed to return to work after brief suspension, attorney says

July 28, 2022 4:21 AM CNN

By Rosa Flores and Amir Vera, CNN Mandy Gutierrez, the Robb Elementary School principal who was suspended with pay earlier this week has been…

What’s in the Manchin-Schumer deal on climate, health care and taxes

July 28, 2022 4:20 AM CNN

By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN The Democrats’ budget reconciliation package has gained more heft after West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin…

Taiwán realiza ejercicios militares masivos mientras aumentan las tensiones con China

July 28, 2022 4:16 AM CNN Newsource

Juan Pablo Elverdin Puerto de Taipei, Taiwán (CNN) — En escenas simuladas, un enemigo hostil intenta hacerse con el control de una vía…

S. Korean, Indonesian leaders agree to boost economic ties

July 28, 2022 4:12 AM Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The presidents of South Korea and Indonesia have agreed to boost their bilateral cooperation on supply chains, economic…

Merck beats expectations, helped by Keytruda sales

July 28, 2022 4:11 AM Associated Press

By The Associated Press Merck is posting second-quarter sales that easily topped Wall Street expectations, boosted by sales growth of some of its key…

Seen here is the JetBlue Terminal at the West Palm Beach Airport in Florida. JetBlue Airways announced on July 28 that it would purchase Spirit Airlines.

JetBlue announces a deal to buy Spirit Airlines. Fares could surge

July 28, 2022 4:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business JetBlue Airways on Thursday announced it would purchase Spirit Airlines, a combination that would create…

Biden, Xi could meet in person, US official says

July 28, 2022 4:09 AM Associated Press

By CHRIS MEGERIAN, ZEKE MILLER and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping are exploring…

An FA-50 Golden Eagle fighter jet of the South Korean Air Force at a US air base in South Korea in 2017.

Poland to buy hundreds of South Korean tanks, howitzers after sending arms to Ukraine

July 28, 2022 4:09 AM CNN

By Brad Lendon, Yoonjung Seo and Joseph Ataman CNN Poland is buying almost 1,000 tanks, more than 600 pieces of artillery and dozens of fighter jets…

Kremlin poker-faced on US swap offer to free Griner, Whelan

July 28, 2022 4:06 AM Associated Press

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin has warned that a possible prisoner swap with the United States involving…

Kremlin poker-faced on US swap offer to free Griner, Whelan

July 28, 2022 4:06 AM Associated Press

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin has warned that a possible prisoner swap with the United States involving…

Africa’s alone in monkeypox deaths but has no vaccine doses

July 28, 2022 4:03 AM Associated Press

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s public health agency says the continent still does not have a single dose of the…

Bernard Cribbins, actor who delighted UK kids, dies at 93

July 28, 2022 4:02 AM Associated Press

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Beloved British actor Bernard Cribbins has died at the age of 93. His agent announced Cribbins’…

Talor Gooch of the United States and Team 4 Aces GC plays a practice round during a preview day for the LIV Golf Invitational at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on July 27.

Controversial Saudi-backed golf tournament to begin Friday at Trump golf course

July 28, 2022 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Michael Warren, CNN The top controversies upending both the sporting world and international relations are coming together this week at Donald…

JetBlue is buying Spirit for $3.8 billion after bidding war

July 28, 2022 3:59 AM Associated Press

By DAVID KOENIG and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers JetBlue Airways is buying Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion in a deal that could increase…

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