Powell may use Jackson Hole speech to hint at how fast and how far the Fed could cut rates
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials have said they’re increasingly confident that they’ve nearly tamed…
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Revealed: The world’s most welcoming hotel for 2024
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — It was designed by the King of Morocco, and this luxury Marrakech resort has been pulling out all the…
Continue ReadingDeep seas and tight spaces impede search for 6 missing after yacht sinks off Sicily
Associated Press PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — Police divers have resumed searching for six people believed trapped in the hull of a superyacht that…
Continue ReadingIndonesia and Australia finalize new bilateral defense treaty
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Indonesia and Australia have finalized a new bilateral defense treaty that will enhance the…
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Takeaways from the first night of the Democratic National Convention
By Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Democrats opened their convention in Chicago on Monday by sending off Joe Biden. And then the…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the first night of the Democratic National Convention
CNN By Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Democrats opened their convention in Chicago on Monday by sending off Joe Biden. And then…
Continue Reading Biden tells America ‘I gave my best to you’ as he places his legacy in Harris’ hands
CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Chicago (CNN) — Awash in his party’s love, President Joe Biden finally did become that bridge to a new…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the first night of the Democratic National Convention
CNN By Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Democrats opened their convention in Chicago on Monday by sending off Joe Biden. And then…
Continue ReadingWeeks after floods, Vermont businesses struggling to get visitors to return
Associated Press BURKE, Vt. (AP) — Two bouts of flooding in July has hampered businesses and destinations in an economically depressed section of…
Continue Reading‘Hitting kids should never be allowed’: Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools
AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — This school year, Illinois will become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal…
Continue ReadingPeltola, Begich, Dahlstrom advance to ranked choice November election in Alaska US House race
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola has advanced to November’s ranked choice general election for Alaska’s…
Continue ReadingA magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattles Pakistan and Kashmir
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook parts of Pakistan and the Himalayan region of Kashmir early Tuesday, panicking residents. There…
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Hillary Clinton coloca a Harris en el linaje de las mujeres que posibilitaron su primera victoria política
Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Hillary Clinton destacó este lunes la historia que Kamala Harris podría hacer si se convierte en la primera mujer…
Continue ReadingWhy is Israel demanding control over 2 Gaza corridors in the cease-fire talks?
Associated Press Israel’s demand for lasting control over two strategic corridors in Gaza, which Hamas has long rejected, threatens to unravel…
Continue ReadingObama made his DNC debut 20 years ago. He’s returning to make the case for Kamala Harris
Associated Press Barack Obama was days shy of his 43rd birthday and months from being elected to the U.S. Senate when he stepped onto a Boston stage…
Continue ReadingWhat to watch on the Democratic National Convention’s second day in Chicago
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Democrats say they will lay out the 2024 election as “a choice between two very different visions of America”…
Continue ReadingGavin Stone strikes out 10 as the Dodgers beat the Mariners 3-0 in Justin Turner’s return to LA
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gavin Stone struck out a career-high 10 over seven innings, Gavin Lux and Max Muncy homered in the seventh, and…
Continue ReadingJJ Bleday homers, Joe Boyle pitches six innings as A’s beat Rays 3-0
Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — JJ Bleday hit a two-run homer, Joe Boyle pitched six effective innings and the Oakland A’s beat the…
Continue Reading Gwen Walz reveals she underwent a different treatment, not IVF, in new details about fertility struggles
By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz clarified in a statement to CNN that she did not use in vitro fertilization to…
Continue ReadingIn Uganda’s chaotic capital, boda-boda motorcycle taxis are a source of life and death
Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The young men perched on motorcycles looked dazed in the morning heat. But at the sight of a potential…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street slips and breaks an 8-day winning streak
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks ticked lower Tuesday and snapped an eight-day winning streak, the longest of the year. The S&P…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will resign from Senate after bribery convictions
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is slated to resign by the end of the day, about a month after a jury convicted him on federal…
Continue ReadingMerrill hits a 3-run double as the Padres beat the Twins 5-3
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jackson Merrill hit a three-run double, Michael King pitched six effective innings and the San Diego Padres beat…
Continue ReadingMatt Chapman homers in the 6th as Giants beat White Sox 5-3
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Chapman hit his 20th home run, Kyle Harrison pitched six strong innings and the San Francisco Giants…
Continue ReadingFinal report outlines missed opportunities to stop Maine’s deadliest shooting
Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Both the Army Reserve and police missed opportunities to intervene in a gunman’s psychiatric crisis and…
Continue ReadingPhilippines to host a US visa processing center for up to 300 Afghans resettling in America
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines has agreed to temporarily host a U.S. immigrant visa processing center for a limited…
Continue ReadingA German court upholds the conviction of a former secretary at a Nazi concentration camp, age 99
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A German court has rejected an appeal by a 99-year-old woman who was convicted of being an accessory to more than…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the first night of the Democratic National Convention
CNN By Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Democrats opened their convention in Chicago on Monday by sending off Joe Biden. And then…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton casts Harris in the lineage of female political firsts
By Veronica Stracqualursi, Betsy Klein and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Hillary Clinton highlighted Monday the history that Kamala Harris could make…
Continue ReadingSen. Rick Scott wins Florida GOP primary as he seeks a second term
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rick Scott has won Florida’s Republican primary as he seeks a second term in office.…
Continue ReadingPolitical newcomers seek to beat US House, Senate incumbents in Wyoming
Associated Press Republicans will decide in Wyoming’s primaries whether to stick with a long-serving U.S. senator and first-term congresswoman or…
Continue ReadingRFK Jr. shows up too late to testify in court against Democrats’ ballot challenge in Pennsylvania
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won’t testify in defense of his effort to appear on Pennsylvania’s…
Continue ReadingShe says Israeli military killed her husband and daughter. Then soldiers brought her to an Israeli hospital
By Mick Krever, Jeremy Diamond and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Sham Abu Tabaq, age 5, has a piercing stare. Behind her dark eyes are memories she…
Continue ReadingShe says Israeli military killed her husband and daughter. Then soldiers brought her to an Israeli hospital
CNN By Mick Krever, Jeremy Diamond and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Sham Abu Tabaq, age 5, has a piercing stare. Behind her dark eyes are memories…
Continue ReadingPhil Donahue, who ruled daytime talk for years until Oprah overtook him, left a lasting imprint
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — For nearly two decades, Phil Donahue was virtually the only TV talk show host to roam his audience with…
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US fertility rate dropped to record low in 2023, CDC data shows
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Women in the United States are having babies less often, and the fertility rate reached a record low in 2023,…
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Disney reverses course on bid to block wrongful death lawsuit by widower who had Disney+
By Jessie Yeung and Jon Passantino, CNN (CNN) — Disney has reversed course on a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the widower of a woman who…
Continue Reading Harris proposes raising corporate tax rate to 28% to help pay for campaign promises
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris will push to increase the corporate tax rate to 28% from the current 21%, her campaign…
Continue ReadingPolice shootout during a drug raid kills Paraguayan lawmaker, exposing the country’s challenges
Associated Press ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — A pre-dawn police raid targeting the family home of a Paraguayan lawmaker in a notorious drug smuggling…
Continue Reading As his campaign sharpens attacks on Harris, Trump remains fixated on Biden
By Phil Mattingly and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — As Democrats prepared for a deeply symbolic night to mark the passing of the generational…
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Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion celebrates 50 years of historic racing in Monterey
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion welcomed drivers, race fans, and car enthusiasts from around the world. All of them…
Continue Reading Some protesters tear down security fence as thousands march outside Democratic National Convention
By Associated Press Chicago (AP) — Dozens of protesters broke through a security fence near the site of the Democratic National Convention on…
Continue ReadingJoe Biden’s exit, talk of the glass ceiling, a nod to Gaza protesters. Takeaways from DNC’s Day 1
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention ‘s first night showcased speeches from the last Democrat to lose to Donald…
Continue ReadingJudge knocks down Hunter Biden’s bid to use Trump ruling to get his federal tax case dismissed
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday denied Hunter Biden’s latest bid to dismiss the tax charges against him, setting…
Continue ReadingJudge knocks down Hunter Biden’s bid to use Trump ruling to get his federal tax case dismissed
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday denied Hunter Biden’s latest bid to dismiss the tax charges against him, setting…
Continue ReadingJury hears ex-politician on trial for murder amassed photos, ID records about slain Vegas reporter
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hundreds of photos of a slain investigative journalist’s home and neighborhood were found on the cellphone…
Continue Reading‘World’s most famous’ helipad on Burj al Arab turns 25
By Keiron Monks, CNN (CNN) — Dubai in 1993 was a world away from the global capital of today. The finance and construction industries had yet…
Continue ReadingLA fan favorite Justin Turner returns to Dodger Stadium for 1st time as member of Seattle Mariners
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Turner returned to Dodger Stadium on Monday night for the first time since leaving the Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Suiza arrojó municiones a sus lagos. Ahora ofrece US$ 57.000 para quienes propongan las mejores ideas para sacarlas de allí
Belén Liotti (CNN) –– Las autoridades suizas lanzaron un concurso para reunir ideas sobre cómo retirar viejas municiones de armas de las…
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