By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — NATO believes that damage to two natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea is the result of sabotage. The military alliance says it will retaliate for any attacks on the critical infrastructure of its 30 member countries. The warning came as a fourth leak was
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Bed Bath & Beyond’s sales declined 28% in its fiscal second quarter, but the performance managed to meet Wall Street’s expectations. The Union, New Jersey-based home goods retailer reported sales of $1.44 billion for the three months ended Aug. 27. That compares with sales of $1.99 billion a year
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Disney regularly wrings inordinate mileage out of nostalgia, which can easily obscure when the source wasn’t quite as worthy of praise as we like to remember. “Hocus Pocus 2” should benefit from that dynamic, delivering a breezy sequel — 29 years later — that should provide go-down-easy Halloween viewing for
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN More has been revealed about Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson’s former relationship. On the latest episode of “The Kardashians,” the “Good American” entrepreneur talked about the fact that the professional basketball player had secretly proposed. Her sister, Kim Kardashian, referenced the proposal, which happened more than a year ago. “The
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — La causa de la muerte de la reina Isabel II fue su avanzada edad, según reveló su certificado de defunción publicada este jueves. El documento, publicado por National Records of Scotland, registra que la monarca murió a las 3:10 p. m. hora del Reino Unido (10:10 a. m. ET) el 8 de
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Oscar Holland, CNN Avatars are nothing new — and nor is the idea that we care about how we look online. As the drive towards immersive virtual worlds, or “metaverses,” gathers pace, personalized digital avatars have become more pervasive thanks to games like Fortnite and Roblox. But on the online platform Second Life, users have
Continue Reading By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Socialist-led coalition government says residents whose wealth exceeds 3 million euros ($2.9 million) will be subject to a new asset tax in 2023 and 2024. Finance Minister María Jesús Montero said Thursday that the temporary wealth tax would affect 23,000 people, or 0.1 % of taxpayers.
Continue Reading By Pete Muntean, Gregory Wallace and Marnie Hunter, CNN Hurricane Ian dealt another blow to air travel as the storm moved up the East Coast. The main airport in Charleston, South Carolina, closed on Friday, while many airports in Florida were reopening. Charleston International Airport’s airfield closed because of high winds from Hurricane Ian, the
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SALEM, Massachusetts — Fans of the movie “Hocus Pocus” can stay at the Sanderson Sisters’ cottage this Halloween season. The creepy abode located in the remote woods of Salem, Massachusetts is available on Airbnb. It was recreated in honor of “Hocus Pocus 2” which starts streaming on Disney+ Friday. Guests can try their hand at
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tens of millions of small U.S. companies will soon be required to submit details on their owners and others who benefit from them. Under a new regulation finalized Thursday, the Treasury Department will create a database containing personal information on the owners of at least 32 million
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By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press Across the ideological spectrum, there were predictions of dramatic consequences when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a public high school football coach’s right to pray on the field after games. Yet three months after the decision — and well into the football season — there’s no
Continue Reading DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzić says American forward Gio Reyna will be out for up to10 days with a muscle strain picked up on international duty. The 19-year-old Gio Reyna came off in the 30th minute of the United States’ 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night. Terzić says “we
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business You may not be anywhere close to ready for the holidays — but retail chains certainly are. Christmas trees are already on sales floors at Costco and Lowe’s, Walmart’s year-end holiday sales start October 1 and Target is offering its “earliest access ever” to holiday deals beginning October 6. Amazon
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Samuel Alito says criticism of the Supreme Court is going too far. “It goes without saying that everyone is free to express disagreement with our decisions and to criticize our reasoning as they see fit,” Alito, who penned the decision reversing Roe v. Wade last term,
Continue Reading By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The number of first-time claims for unemployment benefits dropped considerably last week, underscoring how employers are holding on tightly to workers as the labor market remains full of opportunities for job hunters. Initial claims for unemployment insurance were 193,000 for the week ended September 24, down 16,000 from a downwardly
Continue Reading By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — European Union nations are continuing to import and export nuclear fuel that is not under EU sanctions on Russia. The Ukrainian government and environmental activists want the ongoing trade to end. A ship carrying uranium that departed from France was heading toward the Russian port of
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Battered by surging consumer prices and rising interest rates, the U.S. economy shrank at a 0.6% annual rate from April through June, the government announced Thursday, unchanged from its previous second-quarter estimate. It marked the second consecutive quarter of economic contraction, one informal rule of thumb
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits dropped last week, a sign that few companies are cutting jobs despite high inflation and a weak economy. Applications for unemployment benefits for the week ending Sept. 24 fell by 16,000 to 193,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
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More than 2.5 million customers across Florida are without power this morning, according to PowerOutage.us. Ian has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall on Wednesday near Fort Myers as a Category 4 hurricane. The National Hurricane Center says the storm is approaching northeastern Florida. Ian continues to pack a punch dumping rain on Florida. The storm might be
Continue Reading By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The US economy shrank by 0.6% during the second quarter of the year, according to the latest gross domestic product estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis released Thursday. That matches the most recent GDP estimate and shows the economy was in contraction for the entire first half of the
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — The international break provided little respite for Bayern Munich’s struggling stars ahead of the team’s high-stakes Bundesliga clash with Bayer Leverkusen on Friday. Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann welcomed his Germany players back to training after what proved a frustrating two games with the national team. Bayern
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany plans to spend up to 200 billion euros helping consumers and businesses cope with the surge in energy prices. Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Thursday that the government is reactivating an economic stabilizing fund previously used during the global financial crisis and the coronavirus pandemic. Scholz said Russia’s decision to cut back
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macamilarincon (CNN) –– El ejército surcoreano detectó este jueves dos misiles balísticos de corto alcance lanzados desde la zona de Sunchon, en la provincia de Pyongan del Sur, informó el Estado Mayor Conjunto de Corea del Sur (JCS) en un comunicado. El lanzamiento se produce horas después de que la vicepresidenta de EE.UU., Kamala Harris,
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Deadly Hurricane Ian — downgraded Thursday to a tropical storm as it crawls across Florida — smashed into the state’s southwestern coast on Wednesday, destroying homes and cutting power to millions. As emergency crews scramble to aid those still trapped in their homes, more than 2.5 million residences and businesses were
Continue Reading By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarians will go to the polls for the fourth time in less than two years in a general election overshadowed this time by the war in Ukraine, rising energy costs and galloping inflation. Pollsters expect that voters’ fatigue and disillusionment with the political system will result
Continue Reading By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The global bond market is having a historically awful year. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury bond, a proxy for borrowing costs, briefly moved above 4% on Wednesday for the first time in 12 years. That’s a bad omen for Wall Street and Main Street. What’s happening: This hasn’t
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CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The global bond market is having a historically awful year. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury bond, a proxy for borrowing costs, briefly moved above 4% on Wednesday for the first time in 12 years. That’s a bad omen for Wall Street and Main Street. What’s happening:
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El Paso, Texas- Increasing cloud cover across the Borderland will allow afternoon highs to be slightly cooler than yesterday. WEA Afternoon highs for El Paso will top off around 84 degrees. SE winds 5-10 MPH with a mix of sun and clouds. Las Cruces will see more cloud coverage this afternoon. Afternoon highs should top
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Funcionarios de seguridad europeos observaron este lunes y martes buques de apoyo de la Armada rusa en las proximidades de las fugas en los gasoductos Nord Stream, probablemente causadas por explosiones submarinas, según dos funcionarios de inteligencia occidentales y otra fuente familiarizada con el asunto. No está claro si los
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business We have all heard of Band-Aid, Tylenol, Benadryl and Johnson’s baby powder. We have never heard of the new made-up word Kenvue. But Kenvue will be the new corporate parent of these familiar consumer health brands next year. Johnson & Johnson, the owner of these labels, is in the process
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