By Brian Lowry, CNN The title might be the funniest thing about “The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window,” which is sort of the verbal equivalent of that “Spaceballs” visual gag where the spaceship just won’t end. Beyond that, this Netflix series provides a fun showcase for Kristen
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Bob Saget’s daughter wrote a touching tribute to honor her late father, who died earlier this month at age 65. Lara Saget, the second of Saget’s three daughters, shared her thoughts on Instagram Thursday, writing that she felt so loved by her father and that she was grateful to have had him
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El camino este fin de semana de una poderosa bomba ciclónica se está volviendo más claro a medida que 75 millones de personas desde los estados del Atlántico Medio hasta Nueva Inglaterra enfrentan potencialmente una peligrosa amenaza de fuertes nevadas y vientos huracanados, según los pronósticos. Más de 75 millones
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of prices that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 5.8% last year, the sharpest increase since 1982, as brisk consumer spending collided with snarled supply chains to raise the costs of food, furniture, appliances and other goods. The report Friday from the
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN Deficiencies at the US Department of Health and Human Services put the department at “high risk” of failing to respond to future public health threats as the department’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted longstanding concerns, the US Government Accountability Office, the government watchdog agency, said Thursday. The GAO placed the
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN en Español) — El presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, anunció este viernes que su gobiberno alcanzó un acuerdo con el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) para reestructura la deuda que tiene el país con el organismo de crédito internacional. “Quiero anunciarles que el gobierno de la Argentina ha llegado a un acuerdo
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business A key measure of inflation rose 5.8% between December 2020 and December 2021, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Friday. It was the biggest advance since 1982. Energy prices alone rose nearly 30% over the course of 2021, while food prices climbed 5.7%. Stripping out those two components, the core
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EL PASO, Texas — A pedestrian was struck and killed early Friday morning on shutting down a portion of Loop 375. It happened just before 5:30 a.m. on Loop 375 west and San Marcial in south-central El Paso. El Paso police confirm with ABC-7 the victim died on scene. Police have not confirmed if any
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LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Andrew has given up his honorary membership of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, considered one of the world’s most prestigious golf clubs, as he fights allegations of sexual abuse that have forced him to retreat from public life. The club in St. Andrews, Scotland, announced the
Continue Reading By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press BUDVA, Montenegro (AP) — Novak Djokovic was honored at a small Adriatic Sea resort in Montenegro even as doubts re-emerged about the positive COVID-19 test he used to try to compete in the Australian Open. The BBC on Friday reported discrepancies in Djokovic’s test serial numbers that were issued by
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Investors in stocks have balked at the Federal Reserve’s aggressive pivot as it takes a stand against inflation. But earnings from some of the biggest companies still look pretty solid. Does that mean the sell-off of tech and other high-growth companies is overdone? Apple: The iPhone maker, whose shares are
Continue Reading By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Since losing one-third of its workforce at the outset of the pandemic, the child care industry has seen a jobs recovery that’s been slow and incomplete. And now it’s starting to backslide. After shedding 4,500 jobs from September through November, preliminary estimates from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics show
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Tech giant Hewlett Packard Enterprise has won a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against a British businessmen it accused of fraud after purchasing his software company Autonomy a decade ago. The decision by the U.K.’s High Court also removes a hurdle for the potential extradition to the U.S. of Autonomy’s founder, British entrepreneur Michael Lynch.
Continue Reading ZERMATT, Switzerland (AP) — Skiing’s newest downhill course that crosses between Switzerland and Italy next to the Matterhorn mountain will have its debut World Cup races in October. The International Ski Federation says the course will stage back-to-back weekends of two downhills each for men and women. The available dates are Oct. 29-30 and Nov.
Continue Reading By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business The unraveling of the global supply chain has been blamed on a multitude of factors — the pandemic, labor and raw material shortages, skyrocketing shipping prices and adverse weather events among them. Now, add one more to the list: a surge in factory fires. Supply chain disruptions last year jumped
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Mountain Dew’s Baja Blast, the beloved tropical lime-flavored beverage that originated at Taco Bell, is being made boozy. Boston Beer Company, which partnered with Pepsi to make a spiked seltzer version of the soft drink, exclusively told CNN Business that it’s surprising fans with a new “HARD MTN DEW” flavor
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By Sophie Jeong and Lianne Kolirin, CNN More than 80 people have now died and tens of thousands more are impacted after Tropical Cyclone Ana tore across southern Africa this week, the European Commission’s humanitarian agency said Friday. The European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) did not provide a breakdown of where the
Continue Reading By Anna Cooban, CNN Business UniCredit has dropped a potential bid for a Russian state-owned bank because of the escalating crisis over Ukraine. CEO Andrea Orcel confirmed reports that the Italian bank was considering acquiring Otkritie when it goes public, but has since abandoned the project due to the “geopolitical environment.” “We were indeed evaluating
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN A Texas-based judge who has become notorious for his rulings against the Affordable Care Act under the Trump and Obama administrations now has a chance to take another whack at the law. In several different cases spanning the last half-decade, US District Judge Reed O’Connor — an appointee of President George
Continue Reading MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines has signed a $378 million contract with India to acquire his country’s first shore-based anti-ship missile system. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana says the supersonic missiles would be used to defend the country’s sovereignty especially in the disputed South China Sea. Despite financial constraints and the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippines
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Rafael Nadal y Danii Medvedev disputarán la final del Abierto de Australia tras ganar sus respectivos encuentros de semifinales este viernes. Nadal está a una sola victoria de alcanzar el récord de 21 títulos de Grand Slam. El español ganó su semifinal de manera impresionante tras vencer al italiano Matteo
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, CNN Images have emerged of a US Navy F-35C stealth fighter crashing into the South China Sea earlier this week. The F-35C, a single-engine stealth fighter and the newest jet in the US Navy fleet, crash-landed on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during routine operations on Monday, the Navy said. The
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– Un puente cubierto de nieve en Pittsburgh colapsó en la mañana de este viernes, informó Seguridad Pública de Pittsburgh en un tuit. Por el momento, la policía reporta un fuerte olor a gas natural en el área de Forbes y Braddock, y pide a los residentes que eviten el área. Hasta las
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone and Paradise Afshar, CNN Ten people were injured when a snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed Friday morning, hours ahead of a previously scheduled visit to the city by President Joe Biden to discuss infrastructure. No fatalities have been reported, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said in a news conference at the scene in
Continue Reading A woman who witnessed a snowy bridge collapse in Pittsburgh describes the situation to reporters.
Continue Reading RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Brazilian Olympic committee says cross-country skier Bruna Moura will miss the Beijing Games after sustaining multiple fractures in a car crash in Italy. The 27-year-old Moura was hospitalized with fractures in her feet, arm, hips and shoulder. She was traveling to Germany after a period of training in Austria.
Continue Reading By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer Russia is heading to the Beijing Olympics against a backdrop of international tension. A build-up of Russian forces on the border with neighboring Ukraine is causing concern in Washington and among the United States’ NATO allies in Europe. Russia is sending 212 athletes to Beijing despite still being under
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — Moves by carmaker Stellantis to consolidate its position in fast-growing China seem to be off to a rocky start after one of its joint venture partners said it hadn’t been consulted before an announcement of plans to grab a controlling stake. Stellantis, formed a year ago
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — High-stakes diplomacy continues to try to avert a war in Eastern Europe. The urgent efforts come as 100,000 Russian troops are massed near Ukraine’s border and the Biden administration worries that Russian President Vladimir Putin will mount some sort of invasion in the next several weeks.
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Caterpillar’s sales surged in the final quarter of the year despite ongoing disruptions in the global supply chain that have hit almost every sector of the economy. Sales climbed 23% to $13.8 billion, the construction machinery company said Friday, topping Wall Street expectations of $13.36 billion. Construction industry sales
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