By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Restaurants have had a tough couple of years, with the pandemic, soaring ingredient prices and labor shortages. Now they have another problem: Gen Z isn’t all that interested in dining out. According to a recent survey from market research company NPD Group, people between the ages of 18 and 24
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The family of George Floyd is reacting to the news that his murderer will spend more time in prison. This latest sentence is for a federal charge and it doesn’t end the string of court cases tied to the killing. Derek Chauvin will serve additional time behind bars. The former Minneapolis police officer was sentenced
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CNNEE (CNN) — La muerte del ex primer ministro japonés Shinzo Abe está siendo investigado como un caso de asesinato, dijo el viernes la policía de Nara-nishi. El sospechoso del asesinato, Yamagami Tetsuya, admitió haberle disparado, dijo la policía. Abe murió a los 67 años de edad tras recibir un disparo durante un discurso este
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American Airlines is agreeing to a premium pay deal with its pilots. It comes in the wake of a scheduling glitch that left thousands of cockpits understaffed. A computer malfunction in the airlines scheduling program Saturday allowed pilots to take time off this month, when the airline was already counting on them to fly. According to the
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By Holly Yan, CNN Anytime there was a major life event at her synagogue, Jacki Sundheim was on top of it. The 63-year-old meticulously planned virtually every bar mitzvah, bat mitzvah, wedding and funeral at North Shore Congregation Israel in Glencoe, Illinois. “I learned a lot from her,” said fellow congregant Jamie Greenebaum. “She was
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ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta midfielder Tyler Wolff, a son of Austin coach Josh Wolff, was loaned by Major League Soccer’s Atlanta to Beveren of Belgium’s second tier for the 2022-23 season. Wolff, 19, signed with Atlanta in July 2020 and made 17 league appearances. He was part of the U.S. under-20 team that qualified for
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The WTA women’s professional tennis tour and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are partnering to raise awareness about — and money for — women’s health and nutrition around the world. They also plan to work together to promote gender equality and female leadership. Melinda
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The WTA women’s professional tennis tour and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are partnering to raise awareness about — and money for — women’s health and nutrition around the world. They also plan to work together to promote gender equality and female leadership. Melinda
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry won the first stage of a libel suit against the publisher of Britain’s Mail on Sunday newspaper as a judge ruled Friday that parts of a story about his fight for police protection in the U.K. were defamatory. High Court Justice Matthew Nicklin hasn’t yet
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Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN This week in Paris, a series of designer collections featuring handcrafted, one-of-a-kind, eye-wateringly expensive high fashion was once again unveiled during the city’s biannual Haute Couture Week. Closer to collectible art than the clothing most regular people own, couture fashion is exclusive by definition, with each bespoke garment made for one
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN In February 2016, infectious disease epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee was holding her dying husband’s hand, watching him lose an exhausting fight against a deadly superbug infection. After months of ups and downs, doctors had just told her that her husband, Tom Patterson, was too racked with bacteria to live. “And I have
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN In February 2016, infectious disease epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee was holding her dying husband’s hand, watching him lose an exhausting fight against a deadly superbug infection. After months of ups and downs, doctors had just told her that her husband, Tom Patterson, was too racked with bacteria to live. “And I have
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The United States has been drawn in a group with Poland and the Czech Republic for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in November. Friday’s draw put host nation Britain in a group with Kazakhstan and Spain as part of the 12-team tournament in Glasgow, Scotland from Nov. 8-13. Australia was drawn
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Paul Rudd showed a young fan some much-deserved kindness. The actor reached out to a Brody Ridder, 12, after learning the boy was being alienated at his middle school. Ridder made headlines in his hometown of Westminster, Colorado after his mother posted a photo to Facebook, revealing that his classmates refused
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La economía estadounidense añadió 372.000 puestos de trabajo en junio, un impulso inesperado a la contratación y una señal de que el mercado laboral sigue caliente a pesar de los temores de recesión, según el informe mensual de empleo de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales, publicado este viernes. La tasa
Continue Reading By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Facebook parent Meta and Twitter are deleting any videos of the fatal gun attack on Shinzo Abe that break their rules on harmful content. Multiple videos of the attack showing a gunman firing a double-barreled weapon twice at Abe were circulating on social media. Some only
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Doja Cat is not happy with Noah Schnapp. The singer called out the “Stranger Things” actor for sharing her direct messages about his co-star, Joseph Quinn. Schnapp shared screen shots of their private conversation in a now-deleted TikTok earlier this week. In the messages, Doja had written to Schnapp, “Noah can
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN President Joe Biden’s first sweeping executive orders on climate included launching an entirely new office within the Department of Health and Human Services with an important mandate: dealing with the public health impacts of climate change. But nearly a year after the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity was established,
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British police say they will not fine the two top leaders of the opposition Labour Party over a curry-and-beer meal with colleagues last year while Britain was under coronavirus restrictions. The local police force in Durham said Friday that following an investigation, “no further action will be taken.” Labour leader Keir Starmer
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El asesinato del ex primer ministro japonés Shinzo Abe conmocionó a Japón, un país con una de las tasas más bajas del mundo de delitos con armas de fuego debido a sus estrictas leyes sobre la propiedad de armas. Abe fue asesinado a tiros este viernes en la ciudad de
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By Christine Romans, CNN Business It’s “almost impossible” for the Fed to tamp down inflation without tipping the US economy into a recession, says Former IMF Chief Economist Ken Rogoff. “[The Fed] would have to be very lucky,” Rogoff told CNN’s Christine Romans on Early Start. “They have to decide: Do they have to have
Continue Reading CNN By Christine Romans, CNN Business It’s “almost impossible” for the Fed to tamp down inflation without tipping the US economy into a recession, says Former IMF Chief Economist Ken Rogoff. “[The Fed] would have to be very lucky,” Rogoff told CNN’s Christine Romans on Early Start. “They have to decide: Do they have to
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By Ben Church, CNN Cyclist Daniel Oss has been forced to retire from this year’s Tour de France with a broken neck after he collided with spectators. The Team TotalEnergies rider crashed into fans at high speed while they were lined up along a cobbled street during Stage 5 between Lille and Arenberg. Footage shows
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Atlético Madrid says that Brazilian midfielder Samuel Lino is joining its squad. It says that Lino has agreed to a five-year contract after it secured his transfer from Portuguese club Gil Vicente. The 22-year-old Lino scored 26 goals in 99 appearances in his three seasons with Gil Vicente. He is the second
Continue Reading By Jennifer Korn In the wake of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, women living in states that criminalize abortion are grappling with the possibility that their phones could now hold incriminating information about their travel, search history and menstrual cycles. With that in mind, some popular services are rethinking the data
Continue Reading CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN Tech companies and data brokers that misuse or misrepresent how they handle Americans’ personal data, including reproductive health information, may find themselves on the hook with the Federal Trade Commission, the agency warned this week. On Monday, the FTC renewed its vow to investigate or sue companies that
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has pledged to help troubled energy giant Uniper after it asked the government for a bailout to cope with surging prices for natural gas due to the war in Ukraine. Uniper said the “stabilization measures” it is seeking were “aimed at ceasing the
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN Business GameStop has fired its chief financial officer and is preparing to make cuts to its staff. Shares of the company’s volatile stock fell 5% in premarket trading Friday. The stock rose 15% Thursday after the company planned a four-for-one stock split, GameStop did not give a reason for firing CFO
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EL PASO, Texas — More El Pasoans are using at-home rapid tests, but less than one percent of new positive Covid-19 cases come from them, according to a city spokesperson. The test posing somewhat of a challenge for the health department. “This is negligible and therefore does not provide a good data point.” City/County Health
Continue Reading By MARINA VILLENEUVE and MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As missed warning signs pile up in investigations of mass killings, New York state is rolling out a novel strategy to screen applicants for gun permits. People seeking to carry concealed handguns will be required to hand over lists of their social media
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