By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press GATESVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s staff this month quietly dropped a series of human trafficking and child sexual assault cases after losing track of one of the victims, a stumble in open court emblematic of broader dysfunction inside one of America’s most prominent law offices. The
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Hurricane Ian may have caused as much as $47 billion in insured losses, according to the latest estimate, which could make it the most expensive storm in the state’s history. CoreLogic, a research firm that estimates losses from natural disasters, released the estimate for damages as of Thursday night. The
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CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Hurricane Ian may have caused as much as $47 billion in insured losses, according to the latest estimate, which could make it the most expensive storm in the state’s history. CoreLogic, a research firm that estimates losses from natural disasters, released the estimate for damages as of Thursday night.
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By James Robson AP Sports Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has revealed measures are in place to protect players’ mental health at a time when club captain Harry Maguire has been the subject of intense criticism. The England international has been dropped at club level and is fighting for
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Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Bad Bunny llegó como el mayor finalista y terminó la noche como el más galardonado de los Premios Billboard de la Música Latina 2022. El rapero puertorriqueño se llevó 9 estatuillas, entre ellas la que lo declara el artista del año. Su compatriota Farruko fue el segundo mayor ganador de
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SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Azerbaijan’s president says his country is a reliable partner and will stick to an agreement to double gas exports to the European Union by 2027. President Ilhan Aliyev was in Bulgaria’s capital for the official launch Saturday of a new pipeline that will supply natural gas from Azerbaijan. Bulgaria’s vital supply
Continue Reading By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Spanx, a brand founded by shapewear pioneer Sara Blakely, has named Kim Jones her successor as CEO. The Atlanta-based company promoted Jones, a longtime Spanx executive, on Friday. Blakely will continue to serve as the chair of Spanx’s board. Jones joined Spanx in 2005 and previously held roles as the
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By Betsy Klein, Phil Mattingly and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US is imposing what it describes as “swift and severe costs” on Russia, including sanctions on a figure the Biden administration says is key to Russia’s economy, after President Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of regions of Ukraine following what the West casts as “sham
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Sport’s highest court has been asked to judge a case that aims to remove Ecuador from the World Cup by no later than Nov. 10. That’s just 10 days before the team should face host Qatar in the opening game. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it registered appeals by
Continue Reading By Anna Cooban, CNN Business EU governments agreed Friday to tax the windfall profits of oil and gas companies and to cap the revenues of some electricity generators as the cost of Europe’s energy crisis spirals higher. But energy ministers from the 27 EU member states failed to reach an agreement on a proposal by
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers coach Matt Rhule said he is “very hopeful” that running back Christian McCaffrey will play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals after missing the last two days of practice with a quad injury. McCaffrey returned to practice on a limited basis Friday and is listed
Continue Reading By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fans of Naomi Judd, the late matriarch of the Grammy-winning country duo The Judds, will have a chance to say goodbye and rejoice in their hits in a final tour helmed by daughter Wynonna and all-star musical partners. The Judd family continues to grieve
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By Jay Croft, CNN Particularly hard hit by Hurricane Ian, the Fort Myers area in southwest Florida is in shambles. “It’s horrific,” Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson told CNN’s John Berman Friday morning at the city’s devastated marina, its boats strewn about and cement slabs ripped from the water and dropped onto land. “Look at
Continue Reading The hurricane will make its third landfall between Charleston and Myrtle Beach today. Ivan Rodriguez reports.
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN George Clooney and Brad Pitt can’t quit teasing each other. On Thursday’s episode of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Clooney was asked what he thought about Pitt recently calling him the most handsome man in the world. Clooney said he wasn’t so sure about that, but then told Colbert that
Continue Reading WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A former tenant charged with setting a fire at a Massachusetts apartment building that claimed the lives of four people pleaded not guilty at her arraignment Friday and was held without bail. Yvonne Ngoiri, 36, faces four counts of second-degree murder as well as arson and assault charges in connection with
Continue Reading By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Days before publicly announcing his investment in Twitter, Elon Musk texted with Jack Dorsey. The former Twitter CEO suggested he no longer believed in the company he founded, according to new court filings in the legal battle between Musk and Twitter. Musk had begun quietly building up a large stake
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, hará una visita a Latinoamérica en los primeros días de octubre. Así lo anunció este viernes el portavoz del Departamento de Estado, Ned Price. Blinken viajará a Colombia, Chile y Perú del 3 al 7 de octubre de 2022. Según el Departamento de
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El Paso, Texas- Clouds will continue to trek into the Borderland before clearing by the weekend. Afternoon highs will top off in the mid-to-upper 80s across the region.
Continue Reading By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Saints backup quarterback Andy Dalton is preparing to square off with Kirk Cousins again in London. Dalton is expected to start after Jameis Winston was listed as doubtful for New Orleans’ game against the Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday. Dalton took first-team snaps
Continue Reading By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Ian is no longer a normal hurricane. It is more of a hybrid, combining a hurricane with a typical storm system, and it is already lashing the Georgia and Carolina coasts with ferocious winds and rainfall. “Ian is caught between quickly intensifying over the warm Gulf Stream water and being
Continue ReadingAfter devastating Florida, Hurricane Ian brings heavy rain, high winds and storm surge to Georgia and the Carolinas. CNN meteorologist Chad Myers has the forecast.
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, dijo este viernes que “no hay nada más fuerte que la determinación de estos pueblos de volver a su verdadera patria histórica”, durante la ceremonia de anexión de cuatro regiones en el sur y este de Ucrana celebrada en Moscú. Durante el discurso, Putin
Continue Reading By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press Dolores Mejia thought the Chicago Bears could use a Hail Mary. In fact, she said the prayer several times as she watched the 1986 Super Bowl, pairing the intercession to the Holy Mother with two other rosary staples — the Our Father and the Glory Be — before her team
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) — James Wiseman scored 20 points as the defending champion Golden State Warriors defeated the Washington Wizards 96-87 to open the NBA preseason in Japan. Wiseman missed all of last season while rehabilitating his injured right knee. He played 24 minutes, connecting on eight of 11 shots while grabbing nine rebounds, in Tokyo.
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“The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah has announced he will step away from the anchor desk. In a video statement shared on twitter Thursday, Noah said that after seven years as host of the comedy central satirical news program, his “time is up.” “It’s been absolutely amazing. It’s something that I never expected,” Noah said
Continue Reading By Joshua Berlinger, Anna Chernova and Tim Lister, CNN President Vladimir Putin announced Russia would seize of nearly a fifth of Ukraine on Friday, declaring that the millions of people living there would be Russian citizens “forever.” Under the annexation process, which is illegal under international law, Moscow will recognize four Ukrainian regions as Russian
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Ian regained Category 1 strength Thursday night, with winds at 75 mph as it heads towards the Carolinas. The system had weakened to a tropical storm as it moved over central Florida earlier in the day. Hurricane Ian’s wrath has caused destruction and devastation in Florida from catastrophic flooding to life-threatening storm surges. The State
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Deep under water, the pipes and cables that carry the modern world’s lifeblood — energy and information — are out of sight and largely out of mind. Until, that is, something goes catastrophically wrong. The suspected sabotage this week of two gas pipelines that tied Russia and
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers spent a bit more in August than the previous month, a sign the economy is holding up even as inflation lifts prices for food, rent, and other essentials. Americans boosted their spending at stores and for services such as haircuts by 0.4% in August, after
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