WASHINGTON (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies’ game at the Washington Nationals has been postponed by rain as the remnants of Hurricane Ida pass through the Mid-Atlantic. The game will be made up Thursday at 1:05 p.m. Neither team immediately announced its pitching plans. But both could push their scheduled Wednesday starters back a day —
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By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is going on another hiring spree. The company said Wednesday that it plans to hire 55,000 people around the world, with about 40,000 of those roles in the U.S. The open roles are for tech jobs and corporate positions. While other companies laid off
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business If you’re an investor who knows your market history, you might be tempted to tune out for a bit and start singing Green Day’s “Wake Me Up When September Ends.” The ninth month is traditionally the worst of the year for stocks. The market was up slightly Wednesday
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CLEVELAND (AP) — A teenager involved in a botched robbery that ended with the fatal shooting of an undercover Cleveland detective and his informant last year has been sentenced to a term in the state’s youth services facility. The sentence imposed Tuesday calls for the now-16-year-old to remain in custody until he’s 21. He could
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian and opposition media are reporting that a Russian-negotiated cease-fire has taken effect in a volatile southern city, ending weeks of violence. Fighting in the area over the past weeks between government forces and opposition fighters had threatened to undo years of relative calm along the borders with Israel and Jordan. Under
Continue Reading By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland is working on a memoir in which he will reflect on the Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol and the tragedy he suffered a week earlier when his 25-year-old son Tommy killed himself. The book is called “Unthinkable: Trauma,
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business Widespread and growing gas station outages are being reported in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, adding to the misery facing Louisiana residents following Hurricane Ida. As of 7 am CT on Wednesday, more than half of the gas stations in Baton Rouge (52.7%) and New Orleans (52.3%) were without fuel,
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — It’s been nearly two months since Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated and the country has suffered a devastating earthquake and a drenching tropical storm. Those natural disasters have deflected attention from the man-made one that preceded them. Add the constant worry over
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s finance minister says the country has raised 2.5 billion euros, or $3 billion, through two bond issues. He said the 5-year and 30-year bonds attracted high demand among investors on Wednesday and carried “historically low” interest rates. He said the 5-year bond had an “almost zero” rate, while the 30-year
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Growth in U.S. manufacturing accelerated in August despite the fact that companies were still struggling with supply chain problems. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, said Wednesday that its index of manufacturing activity rose 0.4 percentage point in August to 59.9.
Continue Reading By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan Roman Catholic leader says the government must win back the confidence of the church before the two sides can hold talks on the church’s criticisms of inquiries into 2019 Easter Sunday bomb blasts that killed 269 people. Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm
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There were almost 4,000 children separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border during the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy. This is a look at how more than three years of separation impacted this mother and her four daughters. CNN has agreed to use pseudonyms for the daughters’ names, as well as conceal the family’s identities and locations for their safety, as their asylum cases are still pending.
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business When Twitter suspended Marjorie Taylor Greene for a week last month for posting misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines, it may have sparked some déjà vu. The Republican congresswoman from Georgia had been kicked off the platform for 12 hours for the same violation just three weeks earlier. And six months before
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson wants to toss one back with his now famous doppelgänger. Last week, Alabama patrol lieutenant Eric Fields went viral after people noticed his uncanny resemblance to “The Jungle Book” star. The story made its way to Johnson, who tweeted on Tuesday about it. Posting side-by-side pictures of
Continue Reading Meet “The Rock’s” twin. This deputy’s face and body make him the spitting image of Dwayne Johnson. CNN’s Jeanne Moos reports.
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Flash floods have swept cars down streets in a seaside town in northeastern Spain as other parts of the country were hit by overnight storms. A downpour Wednesday quickly overwhelmed the Catalan town of Alcanar. Neighbors watched as waters swept up cars and carried them down streets toward the Mediterranean. Most
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears’ lawyer wants Jamie Spears to resign as the conservator of his daughter’s estate, without the multimillion dollar payout that he is requesting. In a new court filing obtained by CNN on Tuesday, Mathew Rosengart states that although Spears’ father said in a filing last month that he would eventually
Continue Reading Entergy said Wednesday that it is slowly adding power back to New Orleans, and the pace of that work will determine how quickly the region’s important oil refineries can restart operations that were shut down by Hurricane Ida. The company said an unspecified number of customers in eastern New Orleans had power turned back on.
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Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — Desde Europa hasta Asia, pasando por el Norte de África, el Atlántico y el Pacífico, la Segunda Guerra Mundial sacudió prácticamente a todos los rincones del mundo entre 1939 y 1945, dejando un saldo de decenas de millones de muertos y generando profundos cambios en los países que intervinieron. Pero
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge says he won’t allow attorneys for the men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery to use evidence of the slain Black man’s troubled past when they stand trial for murder. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley said in a written order that the victim’s character
Continue ReadingBy Brian Stelter, CNN Business Julie Pace, the political reporter turned Washington bureau chief at The Associated Press, is the news agency’s new executive editor. Pace, 39, is succeeding Sally Buzbee, who departed the AP last spring for The Washington Post. She is starting in the new role immediately. “We have great opportunities ahead to
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s central bank says it has been inundated with more than 50 million euros’ ($59 million) worth of damaged bank notes after deadly floods that hit part of the country in July. The Bundesbank said Wednesday that individuals and banks have handed in notes that were soaked in the floods and often
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s central bank says it has been inundated with more than 50 million euros’ ($59 million) worth of damaged bank notes after deadly floods that hit part of the country in July. The Bundesbank said Wednesday that individuals and banks have handed in notes that were soaked in the floods and often
Continue Reading By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has struck down a Trump-era rule that eliminated federal protections for some wetlands and streams. The ruling Monday is giving hope to opponents of a proposed mine outside the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge in southeast Georgia. The rule tossed out by a federal judge
Continue Reading By KATHY GANNON, RAHIM FAIEZ and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An official says the United Nations’ stockpiles of food could run out this month in Afghanistan. That is threatening to add a hunger crisis to the challenges facing the country’s new Taliban rulers as they try to restore stability after
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Ethan Hawke remembered working on 1989’s “Dead Poets Society” with Robin Williams during a speech at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, where he picked up the President’s Award. “I thought Robin hated me. He had a habit of making a ton of jokes on set. At 18, I found that incredibly irritating.
Continue Reading By ALEXANDER TURNBULL and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France has started administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine to people over 65 and those with underlying health conditions. People can get the shot on condition a minimum six-month period has passed since they got fully vaccinated with the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. France
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Arrow” actor Stephen Amell says he feels “deeply ashamed” about his behavior aboard a flight in June, before which he “had too many drinks.” Amell was asked to leave the flight before it departed after a public argument with his wife, Cassandra Jean, the actor recalled on an episode of Michael
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN Business UK media regulator Ofcom has cleared TV host Piers Morgan of breaching British broadcasting rules with his criticism of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, rejecting more than 50,000 complaints from viewers. In a March 8 edition of ITV’s “Good Morning Britain” show, Morgan questioned whether Meghan was being truthful about having
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Las autoridades de Louisiana están investigando un supuesto ataque mortal de un caimán a un hombre de 71 años que caminaba en las aguas de una inundación tras el huracán Ida. El hombre fue atacado por el animal y aparentemente murió el lunes frente a su casa en Slidell, según informó su
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