Asian stocks enter bull market as investors bet on China
By Anna Cooban, CNN Stocks in Asia are starting 2023 in a bull market. Investors have been cheered by China’s pivot away from its zero-Covid…
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After hype, readers get hands on Prince Harry’s ‘Spare’
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — After days of hype and leaks, readers have the chance to judge Prince Harry’s book for themselves.…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 10: Severe weather, Biden, Congress, Golden Globes, Twitter
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN What makes for a good seat on an airplane? Some say the window view, while others believe legroom is most important —…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 10: Severe weather, Biden, Congress, Golden Globes, Twitter
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN What makes for a good seat on an airplane? Some say the window view, while others believe legroom is most important —…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 10: Severe weather, Biden, Congress, Golden Globes, Twitter
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN What makes for a good seat on an airplane? Some say the window view, while others believe legroom is most important —…
Continue Reading Austrian court acquits ex-vice chancellor in retrial
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian media say a Vienna court has acquitted former Austrian Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache of trying to change laws to…
Continue ReadingPizza Hut is bringing back a fan favorite from the ’90s
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Pizza Hut is bringing back a fan favorite after a nearly 25-year hiatus. Beginning February 1, the “Big New…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s dilemma: How do you harness an epic amount of rain in a water-scarce state? Let it flood, scientists say
By René Marsh, CNN California has gone from extreme drought to extreme flooding in a matter of days. On Monday, 90% of the state’s population…
Continue ReadingIran sentences daughter of former president to five years in prison
By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN The daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to five years in prison, her lawyer said…
Continue Reading WHO Europe: no immediate COVID-19 threat from China
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The director of the World Health Organization’s Europe office says the agency sees “no immediate threat” for the…
Continue ReadingFed Chair Powell: Bringing down inflation requires ‘measures that are not popular’
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell made his first public appearance of the year on Tuesday, stressing the importance of…
Continue ReadingMega Millions jackpot soars to $1.35 billion — 2nd largest in history — after no winner claimed Tuesday’s prize
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The Mega Millions jackpot has reached an estimated $1.35 billion — the second-largest in the lottery’s history…
Continue ReadingTuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot soars above $1 billion. Here are the winning numbers
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The winning numbers for Tuesday night’s $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot drawing were 7, 13, 14,…
Continue Reading Greek trial of volunteer migrant rescuers to resume Friday
By PANAGIOTIS BALASKAS and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press MYTILENE, Greece (AP) — A group of 24 Greek and foreign aid workers and volunteers who…
Continue Reading Newly restored house in Pompeii offers glimpse of elite life
By FRANCESCO SPORTELLI Associated Press POMPEII, Italy (AP) — The newly restored remains of an opulent house in Pompeii that likely belonged to two…
Continue ReadingRussian artillery fire down nearly 75%, US officials say, in latest sign of struggles for Moscow
By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, Alex Marquardt, CNN As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its 11th month, US and Ukrainian officials…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: Biden administration prepares more measures to curb border crossings, keep migrants from journeying to the US
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration rolled out additional measures during Tuesday’s North American Leaders’ Summit in a…
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Small businesses to tackle long list of challenges in 2023
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses face a mix of old and new challenges as 2023 begins. A looming recession, still…
Continue ReadingHacksaw and apparent bloodstains recovered by investigators combing through trash in connection with Ana Walshe’s disappearance, sources say
By John Miller, Amanda Watts and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Investigators combing through trash at a Peabody, Massachusetts, transfer station recovered…
Continue Reading CEO of nationalized German gas supplier Uniper to step down
BERLIN (AP) — The CEO of energy company Uniper has decided to step down after the German government nationalized the gas supplier last month.…
Continue Reading CEO of nationalized German gas supplier Uniper to step down
BERLIN (AP) — The CEO of energy company Uniper has decided to step down after the German government nationalized the gas supplier last month.…
Continue Reading Feds propose ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments…
Continue Reading Feds propose ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments…
Continue Reading Egypt’s inflation surges on amid currency’s dramatic slide
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s statistics bureau says the nation is continuing to battle surging inflation amid a…
Continue Reading Lebanese Hezbollah condemns Charlie Hebdo cartoons in France
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has condemned the cartoons published recently by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo…
Continue Reading UK space industry mulls setback after satellite launch fails
LONDON (AP) — British officials and space scientists said Tuesday they were disappointed but not deterred after the first attempt to launch…
Continue Reading ‘What madness looks like’: Russia intensifies Bakhmut attack
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are escalating their onslaught against Ukrainian positions around the…
Continue ReadingHere’s what to know about a new student loan proposal that provides payment relief to borrowers making less than $30,600
By Nikki Carvajal, CNN A new proposal from the Biden administration would lower federal student loan payments for some Americans — and pause…
Continue Reading Lawyers for jailed Hong Kong publisher ask to meet UK PM
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A lawyer for a jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher says her team has asked for an urgent…
Continue Reading Activists try to block access to doomed German village
LUETZERATH, Germany (AP) — Several hundred climate activists were trying to block the entry of heavy machinery into an abandoned village in Germany…
Continue Reading German police clear blockades at village condemned for mine
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press LUETZERATH, Germany (AP) — Several hundred climate activists have tried to prevent heavy machinery from reaching…
Continue Reading Asia stocks echo Wall Street rally as inflation report looms
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday, boosted by a rally on Wall Street that came ahead of…
Continue ReadingChinese rocket startup Galactic Energy sends five satellites into space
By Laura He, CNN Galactic Energy, a rocket startup in China, launched five satellites into orbit on Monday, boosting the private company’s…
Continue Reading French PM unveils pension changes, unions call for strikes
By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has unveiled a contentious pension overhaul aimed at…
Continue Reading French PM unveils pension changes, unions call for strikes
By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has unveiled a contentious pension overhaul aimed at…
Continue Reading Egypt’s inflation surges on amid currency’s dramatic slide
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s statistics bureau says the nation is continuing to battle surging inflation amid a…
Continue Reading Landslides, sinkholes, floodwaters plague soggy California
By BRIAN MELLEY and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sinkholes swallowed cars and floodwaters swamped towns and swept away a…
Continue Reading Landslides, sinkholes, floodwaters plague soggy California
By BRIAN MELLEY and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sinkholes swallowed cars and floodwaters swamped towns and swept away a…
Continue Reading5 years after a deadly mudslide, Montecito residents are urged to evacuate as torrential rains pose another risk
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN The entire town of Montecito, California, was told to evacuate as a storm battered the state Monday — the same day the…
Continue Reading Divisive influencer Andrew Tate appears in Romanian court
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The divisive social media personality Andrew Tate has appeared in court in Romania’s capital to appeal a judge’s…
Continue Reading ‘No amnesty!’: Brazilian protests demand jail for rioters
By DAVID BILLER and FELIPE MELLO Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — “No amnesty! No amnesty! No amnesty!” The chant reverberated off the…
Continue ReadingPanamá empezó censo de población y vivienda que suspendió en 2020 por la pandemia
olivertapia (CNN Español) — La Contraloría General de Panamá empezó los Censos Nacionales de Población y Vivienda, empadronamiento que se…
Continue Reading German, Lithuanian lawmakers show support in Taiwan visit
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lithuanian lawmakers on a visit to Taiwan have taken aim at China, saying the world’s…
Continue Reading Kings use power play to get past Oilers 6-3
DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Fiala had two power-play goals and two assists, Adrian Kempe also scored two power-play…
Continue Reading USC’s Reggie Bush, Tebow make College Football Hall of Fame
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Reggie Bush, whose Heisman Trophy victory for Southern California in 2005 was vacated because of NCAA…
Continue Reading Georgia becomes 12th back-to-back champ in AP Top 25 history
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Georgia is No. 1 in the final Associated Press college football poll,…
Continue ReadingThousands of Californians under evacuation orders as flood threats continue and death toll of recent storms climbs to 17
By Nouran Salahieh, Jason Hanna, Joe Sutton and Christina Maxouris, CNN Thousands of Californians remained under evacuation orders as heavy rainfall…
Continue Reading Trump executive Allen Weisselberg gets 5-month jail sentence
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Allen Weisselberg, a longtime executive for Donald Trump ’s business empire, was taken into…
Continue Reading Trump executive Allen Weisselberg gets 5-month jail sentence
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Allen Weisselberg, a longtime executive for Donald Trump ’s business empire, was taken into…
Continue Reading China halts visas for Japan, South Korea in COVID-19 spat
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese embassies stopped issuing new visas for South Koreans and Japanese in apparent retaliation…
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