By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Department of Education said Tuesday that it will cancel $3.9 billion in student loan debt for 208,000 students who attended the now-defunct for-profit ITT Technical Institute — bringing the total amount of loan discharges approved under President Joe Biden to nearly $32 billion. Some former ITT Tech students were already
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Jury selection in R. Kelly’s latest trial for child pornography and obstruction charges is set to resume Tuesday morning in Chicago. Prosecutors and defense attorneys are expected to keep whittling a pool of more than 120 potential jurors down to the 12 that will sit in judgment of the R&B star. Nearly half of the
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LONDON (AP) — A law has taken effect in Scotland to ensure period products are available free of charge to anyone who needs them. The Scottish government said it became the first in the world to legally protect the right to access free period products when its Period Products Act came into force Monday. Under
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By Marianne Garvey Viola Davis has been cast as a villain in “The Hunger Games” prequel, “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” The film’s official Instagram released the news on Monday. The Oscar winner will play Dr. Volumnia Gaul, the head gamemaker of the 10th annual Hunger Games. The cast for the prequel also includes
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Walmart+ — in its effort to become a true competitor to Amazon Prime — will offer Paramount+ as part of its membership offering, the companies announced Monday. Starting in September, Walmart+ subscribers will have access to Paramount+’s wide array of content from series including “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” to
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Amarachi Orie, CNN A painting believed to be by Pablo Picasso and estimated to be worth millions of dollars has been found during a drugs raid in Iraq, according to authorities. The allegedly stolen artwork was discovered on Saturday in the possession of three people in the Diyala province in central-eastern Iraq, reports the state-run
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A monkeypox case in France appears to have spread from humans to a dog. According to a case published in the Lancet Medical Journal two men who live in the same household contracted the virus. About two weeks later, their dog a four year old Italian greyhound started to have symptoms of monkeypox and tested
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) — Ricardo Cruciani, un neurólogo de Manhattan condenado recientemente por agredir sexualmente, abusar y violar a seis pacientes, fue hallado muerto en la cárcel de Rikers Island, en Nueva York, este lunes, informaron las autoridades. Cruciani, de 68 años, fue acusado de violar a algunas de sus pacientes y les recetó poderosos analgésicos
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Switzerland says it has signed an agreement with Uzbekistan on the return of $131 million seized as part of a money-laundering investigation against the eldest daughter of former Uzbek President Islam Karimov. A government statement Tuesday said the deal will see the funds seized from Swiss accounts belonging to Gulnara Karimova in
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home builders pressed on the brakes once again last month as the cost of building supplies remained high and more prospective buyers were priced out of the market. July housing starts, a measure of new home construction, plunged 9.6% month-over-month and 8.1% from a year ago, according to the US
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By Amanda Watts, Chris Boyette and Christina Maxouris, CNN Six people were shot early Tuesday near Methodist North Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, hospital and law enforcement officials said. Officers were on a traffic stop near Raleigh LaGrange Road around midnight and heard “multiple shots” and saw a white SUV fleeing, Memphis Police said in a
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El melanoma, una afección que le fue diagnosticada el presidente de Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, es un tipo de cáncer de piel muy común, pero tiene una probabilidad más grande de invadir el tejido cercano, según el Instituto Nacional de Cáncer de EE.UU. (NIH, por sus siglas en inglés) El
Continue Reading By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN The Republican nominee for secretary of state in Arizona is a self-proclaimed member of the far-right extremist group the Oath Keepers who repeatedly shared anti-government conspiracies and posts about stockpiling ammunition on social media. CNN’s KFile team uncovered previously unreported posts from Mark Finchem, an Arizona state representative
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN It ain’t nothing but a “C” thang baby. And in this case, the “C” stands for cereal. Snoop Loopz is a brand new cereal from Snoop Dogg’s Broadus Foods line that he co-founded with fellow rapper Percy “Master P” Miller. Miller recently shared an announcement about the new cereal on
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — A poco menos de que se cumplan seis meses del inicio del a guerra de Rusia en Ucrania, Vladimir Putin acusó en las últimas horas a Estados Unidos de avivar los conflictos en todo el mundo a la vez que ofreció armamento y entrenamiento a sus “aliados” de América Latina,
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Good morning everyone! I hope you are waking up nicely. If you are wondering how to prepare for today, you’ve come to the right place. First off, I’ll start with forecast highs. Today we are looking at highs in the upper 80s…ooooooh yay! Tomorrow, we are looking at highs in the mid 80s…even better! However,
Continue Reading By Michael Callahan, CNN The US Air Force on Tuesday tested an unarmed nuclear-capable long-range missile, according to the Air Force Global Strike Command. The unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, equipped with a test reentry vehicle, was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and traveled 4,200 miles to a test range near
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines has agreed to buy up to 20 supersonic jets and put down a non-refundable deposit on the planes that are still on the drawing board and years away from flying. Neither American nor the manufacturer Boom Supersonic would provide financial details Tuesday, including the
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling more than 484,000 large SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem that can cause the third-row seat belts to malfunction. The recall covers Chevrolet Suburbans and Tahoes, Cadillac Escalades and GMC Yukons from 2021 and 2022. The automaker says rivets that hold the buckle to the mounting
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Soaring mortgage rates and unaffordable home prices are worrisome signs for the broader housing market and economy. In another worrisome sign, housing starts and building permits for July both fell from June levels and missed economists’ forecasts. But don’t tell that to Home Depot. The home improvement retail
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — The Albuquerque Biopark is welcoming a new member to its family: a baby gorilla. This is the first gorilla born there since 2004. Samantha gave birth last week. The park states that mother and baby are doing well and have started nursing. Samantha is 15 and a first-time mom. 20 year-old
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NEW YORK (AP) — Dallas Cowboy fans be warned: ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has a memoir coming out next year. 13A, an imprint of Gallery Books, announced Tuesday that Smith’s “Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes” is scheduled for January 2023. According to 13A, Smith will share stories about growing up
Continue Reading CNNEE Nota del editor: Jorge G. Castañeda es colaborador de CNN. Fue secretario de Relaciones Exteriores de México de 2000 a 2003. Actualmente es profesor de la Universidad de Nueva York y su libro más reciente, “America Through Foreign Eyes”, fue publicado por Oxford UniversityPress en 2020. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario son únicamente
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CNN — Renters in the U.S. are facing some tough times. According to a study from Freddie Mac nearly 60% of renters were hit with an increase during this past year. Only 38% of those renters saw in increase in take-home pay. The study also noted higher housing costs and inflation have changed plans for
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines has agreed to buy up to 20 supersonic jets and put down a non-refundable deposit on the planes that are still on the drawing board and years away from flying. Neither American nor the manufacturer Boom Supersonic would provide financial details Tuesday, including the
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business It’s a moment of great uncertainty for the US economy, as high inflation and rising interest rates feed fears that a recession could be around the corner. But the Oracle of Omaha isn’t losing faith. What’s happening: Last quarter, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway boosted its holdings in Apple by 3.9
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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — While Gadsden ISD is focusing on making sure the new school year is running smooth, the district is also celebrating its students. This year several Chaparral Middle School MESA students are starting the school year as champions after winning the BEST Robotics National Championship. the goal was to help solve some
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By Ben Morse, CNN FIFA has suspended India’s football association because of “undue influence from third parties,” amid concerns over legal interference after India’s Supreme Court appointed a three-member committee to take over the day-to-day operations of the federation. FIFA stated in a press release Tuesday that the “third party” involvement in India’s football association,
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Walmart had good news Tuesday for investors and economists worried about a looming recession, as the retail giant gave a much rosier picture of consumer spending than it offered less than a month ago. On July 25, Walmart warned about its earnings for the rest of the year, saying that
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart has reported better-than-expected second quarter results. That’s partly due to more Americans looking to cut costs on groceries at the nation’s largest retailer in the face of surging inflation. Those rising prices, however, meant that customers where cutting back on non-necessary purchases. Walmart reported
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