By Ashley Strickland, CNN The first mission to return samples from another planet will touch down on Earth in 2033, according to NASA and European Space Agency officials. The Perseverance rover is currently collecting the samples on Mars. As Perseverance investigates the site of an ancient lake that existed billions of years ago, it’s collecting
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By Clare Duffy, Rachel Metz and Brian Fung, CNN The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday moved to block Facebook-parent Meta from acquiring virtual reality company Within, offering the clearest signal yet that the agency could take a tougher stance on Silicon Valley deals involving newer technologies. In a complaint filed Wednesday in federal court, the
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By MATTHEW LEE and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan. That’s according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who also revealed Wednesday that he has asked to speak with his Kremlin
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — When it comes to defense, Chicago Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman says he is “going all out always to make every play.” Playing in the strikeout age — when velocity and stuff is the focus, pushing fielding even further into the background — Stroman is part of
Continue Reading By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business TikTok on Wednesday said it would share more data with certain researchers to study activity on the platform amid renewed scrutiny of the short-form video app’s impact on society and its ties to Beijing. Later this year, the company will provide “selected researchers” with access to its API, or application
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By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First, her father was lured back to Rwanda under false pretenses and jailed. Then, months later, Carine Kanimba discovered her own phone had been hacked using private spyware. She’s the youngest daughter of Paul Rusesabagina, who’s credited with saving more than 1,200 lives during the 1994 Rwandan
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve raises key rate by substantial three-quarters of a point for 2nd straight time in bid to curb inflation. (CNN) — What seemed unfathomable just six months ago — a 75-basis-point rate hike by the Federal Reserve — has now happened twice in a row. At the conclusion of its July
Continue Reading GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State quarterback Devin Leary is the preseason pick to finish as Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year, while league favorite Clemson leads all schools with six players on the league’s preseason all-conference team. The league released the team following voting by media members at last week’s ACC media
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By Kylie Atwood, Evan Perez and Jennifer Hansler, CNN After months of internal debate, the Biden administration has offered to exchange Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms trafficker serving a 25-year US prison sentence, as part of a potential deal to secure the release of two Americans held by Russia, Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan,
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek eased past Magdalena Frech 6-1, 6-2 at the Poland Open in her first tournament since her third-round exit at Wimbledon that ended her 37-match winning streak. Swiatek’s homecoming victory extended her clay-court winning streak to 17 matches. The two-time French Open champion improved to 47-4 this season. The
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Francois Hollande, former president of France. Personal Birth date: August 12, 1954 Birth place: Rouen, Normandy, France Birth name: François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande Father: Georges Hollande, a physician Mother: Nicole Tribert, a social worker Marriage: Julie Gayet (June 4, 2022-present) Children: with Ségolène
Continue Reading By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mets ace Jacob deGrom pitched four innings Wednesday for Triple-A Syracuse, finishing strong after a shaky start in what is expected to be his last minor league rehab outing before rejoining New York’s rotation. Sidelined all season by a stress reaction in his right scapula,
Continue Reading By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Julio Jones is the latest high-profile veteran to join forces with Tom Brady in pursuit of a Super Bowl ring. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed the seven-time Pro Bowl receiver to a one-year contract Wednesday. The move bolsters an already impressive array of playmakers the
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Higher mortgage rates have sent home sales tumbling. Credit card rates have grown more burdensome, and so have auto loans. Savers are finally receiving yields that are actually visible, while crypto assets are reeling. The Federal Reserve’s move Wednesday to further tighten credit raised its benchmark
Continue Reading Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A British man aboard a flight from London to Los Angeles grabbed a passenger seated in front of him by the throat and tried to hit and bite him, prompting the diversion of the flight to Utah, authorities said Wednesday. William Stephen Hayes, 39, was arrested after the
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson, CNN A former staff member for ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was killed after a Lyft driver allegedly ordered him and five friends out of a car on Delaware’s Coastal Highway, state police said in a news release. Just before 1:45 a.m. on July 24, Sidney Wolf, 43, and five others ordered
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Sprite is retiring its green plastic bottles after more than 60 years. Coca-Cola said Wednesday it’s changing the packaging from green to clear plastic beginning August 1 as part of broader efforts to become more environmentally responsible. Sprite’s current plastic contains green polyethylene terephthalate (PET), an additive that can’t be
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press The Congressional Budget Office says the end of pandemic-era spending, fast economic growth and higher tax revenues have caused the federal debt this year to be lower than forecast. But the non-partisan office also includes a warning in its 30-year outlook. Debt will soon spiral upward to new highs that
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN Pop singer Shawn Mendes has canceled the rest of his tour, weeks after he postponed concert dates to tend to his mental health. The Grammy nominee “wasn’t totally prepared for the toll that being back on the road would take on (him)” and decided to cancel the tour after consulting with
Continue Reading By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business What seemed unfathomable just six months ago — a 75-basis-point rate hike by the Federal Reserve — has now happened twice in a row. At the conclusion of its July monetary policymaking meeting, members of the US central bank on Wednesday once again approved a supersized interest rate hike of
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez, CNN A former editor at The New Yorker says she was fired after sending an email with concerns about the magazine’s gender equality and inclusion. Erin Overbey also alleged in a tweet last week that while she was under a performance review, the magazine’s editor-in-chief, David Remnick, added errors to her copy.
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macamilarincon (CNN) –– La Reserva Federal de Estados Unidos volvió a aumentar las tasas de interés un 0,75% en su lucha a contra reloj por frenar los niveles históricos de inflación. La decisión de la Fed llega apenas un mes después de que, en su medida más agresiva desde 1994, incrementara las tasas en el
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EL PASO, Texas – The Sun City Homeschool Co-op in El Paso is a group of moms that create fun elective classes for their children to participate in. On Wednesday, the planned experiment was to teach their children about solar-powered cooking. Kids were able to make their own smores with the help of the sun,
Continue Reading CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor says quarterback Joe Burrow has had a successful appendectomy but there is no timetable for his return to the field. Taylor says he doesn’t expect the star quarterback to fall behind in practice. He expects Burrow to be released from the hospital Wednesday, which happened to be
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — There’s not a lot of on-field drama surrounding the Washington Commanders at the start of their first training camp with the new name. That’s not necessarily a bad thing for an organization that was at the center of plenty of off-field storylines throughout the offseason
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By Amanda Sealy and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN After weeks of mounting frustration over limited supplies of monkeypox vaccines, about 786,000 additional doses are being made available in the United States, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced on Wednesday. The US Food and Drug Administration said Jynneos monkeypox vaccine doses filled and finished
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DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico– District Attorney for the Third Judicial District in Doña Ana County, Gerald Byers, and his office are working on the expungement of 312 cannabis offenses. They plan to do so under the Cannabis Regulation Act. Some of the offenses under review in Doña Ana County date back to 1997. The
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Seis de los 13 niños Turpin, que fueron torturados durante años por sus padres biológicos, fueron colocados en un hogar de acogida donde soportaron una “segunda tanda” de abusos, incluyendo abusos sexuales, físicos y emocionales, y sus informes fueron ignorados por la agencia de acogida, dijo un abogado de dos de
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“Dance Moms” alum JoJo Siwa caused controversy after calling out “Full House” actress Candace Cameron Bure as the “rudest celebrity she’s ever met.” Bure took to Instagram to explain.
Continue Reading By Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate voted Wednesday to pass a long-awaited bill aimed at boosting US semiconductor production in a bid to increase American competitiveness. It passed with broad bipartisan support, 64 to 33. The measure now goes to the House for approval before it can be sent to President Joe
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