By Jack Guy, CNN Menstrual products, including tampons and pads, will be made available free of charge in public facilities in Scotland from Monday, when the first law of its kind in the world came into force. The Period Products bill was passed unanimously by Scottish lawmakers in November 2020, representing a landmark victory for
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business There are plenty of advantages to being single. Among them: You can call the shots in your life without compromise. But being single may cost you more in spending, savings and benefits than being in a relationship with someone who shares in life’s financial obligations. The glaring exception, of course,
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By SAM METZ and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Banks along parts of the Colorado River where water once streamed are now just caked mud and rock as climate change makes the Western U.S. hotter and drier. More than two decades of drought have done little to deter the region from
Continue Reading CNN By Kathleen Magramo and CNN’s Beijing bureau Panicked shoppers rushed for the exits at an Ikea branch in Shanghai on Saturday after city health authorities ordered the store to lock down after a close contact of a Covid-19 case was traced to the location. Multiple videos on social media showed customers yelling and pushing
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By Matt Foster and Aleks Klosok, CNN An athlete, who alleges he was racially profiled during a stop and search by London’s Metropolitan Police in 2020, says he was pulled over by police for a second time. Ricardo dos Santos, a Portuguese sprinter, was pulled over early on Sunday morning while driving in Britain’s capital.
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Merry Christmas, Memphis. The Grizzlies are in line to be part of that holiday’s NBA showcase for the first time. Ja Morant and the Grizzlies will face Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and the rest of the reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors on Dec. 25 in San Francisco, according
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Merry Christmas, Memphis. The Grizzlies are in line to be part of that holiday’s NBA showcase for the first time. Ja Morant and the Grizzlies will face Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and the rest of the reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors on Dec. 25 in San Francisco, according
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By Marianne Garvey Ben Affleck has had a very big year with reason to celebrate as he turns 50 on Monday. The actor/director and wife Jennifer Lopez were photographed in New York on Sunday. The newlyweds have been traveling the world together this summer. They celebrated Lopez’s birthday in July in Paris, days after the
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Good luck getting Adele to admit whether or not she is engaged to Rich Paul. In a new cover article with Elle magazine, the British singer played it close to the vest when it comes to her status with her American sports agent boyfriend. “Well, I’m not married,” is how
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An investigation has determined that a tree falling in power lines started a fatal fire that also destroyed more than 200 homes in the Ruidoso area four months ago, according to a newspaper. The Albuquerque Journal said a report issued by the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department states
Continue Reading Zenebou Sylla and Samantha Beech, CNN The votes are in. The Cincinnati Zoo’s bouncing baby hippo is named Fritz. Choosing the name of Fiona’s little brother, born August 3, was a group effort. The zoo received more than 90,000 name suggestions from members of the public in every US state and more than 60 countries,
Continue Reading By Bethlehem Feleke, Larry Madowo, Nimi Princewill, and Stephanie Busari, CNN Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto has been elected as the country’s next President, the electoral commission announced Monday. Ruto won with 50.49% of the vote, narrowly defeating veteran opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who was contesting his fifth election. He will
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on three high-ranking Liberian government officials for engaging in alleged public corruption. President George Weah’s chief of staff, the nation’s chief prosecutor and the current managing director of the national port authority have been designated by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Four-time world champion Adrien Broner has withdrawn from his nationally televised fight against Omar Figueroa, citing mental health. Broner was supposed to fight on Showtime on Saturday. He announced his decision on social media, saying that mental health is real and he isn’t willing to die from boxing. Broner last fought
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business It’s not just Peloton that’s spinning into trouble: Indoor cycling studio SoulCycle is closing about 25% of its locations. It’s yet another signal that consumers’ exercise habits continue to change as the pandemic wears on. In the coming days, SoulCycle will shutter around 20 of its 83 studios: six in
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business In the latest sign of turbulence in the US economy, New York-area manufacturing suffered a large and unexpected setback in August, according to a survey released on Monday. The New York Federal Reserve said its Empire State Manufacturing Survey plunged by 42 points in August to -31.3. That marks the
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) — El equipo legal de la atleta estadounidense Brittney Griner apeló el veredicto de una corte en Rusia que la sentenció a nueve años de prisión por contrabando de drogas, informó su abogada Maria Blagovolina a CNN este lunes. Condenan a Brittney Griner a 9 años de prisión en Rusia por contrabando de
Continue Reading By Claudia Dominguez, Ed Lavandera, Raja Razek and Caroll Alvarado, CNN The suspect in a shooting that killed a 43-year-old coach during a weekend youth football game outside Dallas turned himself in Monday, police said. Yaqub Salik Talib, 39, the brother of former NFL star and Super Bowl winner Aqib Talib, pulled out a gun
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Texas police are looking for the man accused of shooting a coach at little league football game.
Continue Reading The suspect in a shooting that killed a 43-year-old coach during a weekend youth football game outside Dallas, Texas, has turned himself in, police said. Video from the scene shows a man apparently arguing with referees when several people begin fighting on another section of the field. In the video, it cannot be determined who fired the shots. CNN’s Ed Lavandera has more.
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A court ruling this week opened the door for Vanessa Guillén’s family to file a $35 million lawsuit. It’s now possible for the family of the murdered Fort Hood-Texas soldier to sue the U.S. Army. A judge ruled that an old law preventing service members from seeking damages does not apply to sexual assault. Vanessa
Continue Reading By Jason Morris and Nick Valencia, CNN A federal judge in Atlanta has denied GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham’s motion to quash a subpoena, ruling that he must testify before a Fulton County grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. In her written decision on Monday, US
Continue Reading By Naomi Thomas, CNN Albert Bourla, CEO of drugmaker Pfizer, has tested positive for Covid-19 and has “very mild symptoms,” he said in a tweet on Monday. “I would like to let you know that I have tested positive for #COVID19,” Bourla wrote. “I am thankful to have received four doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine,
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Millie Bobby Brown is enrolled in Purdue University and attending classed online. The “Stranger Things” star revealed the news in an interview with Allure magazine, saying she is studying human services, where “you learn about the system and how to help young people.” Purdue University is located in West Lafayette, Indiana. “Stranger
Continue Reading By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian military said Monday that it had repelled more than a dozen Russian attacks in the country’s east and north, including attempts to advance on key cities in the eastern industrial heartland known as the Donbas. In its regular Facebook update, the military’s general staff
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EL PASO, Texas — One person is dead and seven others are injured after an SUV fell into an irrigation ditch in the upper valley early Monday morning. The single-vehicle crash happened around 5:30 a.m at the intersection of Artcraft and Upper Valley. El Paso fire crews arrived on the scene first. Water rescue teams
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Lin-Manuel Miranda is taking legal action against a Texas church that put on an unauthorized performance of “Hamilton.” Officials behind the musical were not aware of the “unauthorized staging” until the day after the church’s first of two scheduled performances and sent a cease-and-desist letter, a spokesperson for “Hamilton” said. The Door, a church in
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El Reino Unido es el primer país en aprobar una versión actualizada de la vacuna covid-19 de Moderna que se dirige a dos variantes del coronavirus: la ómicron y el virus original de 2020. “La Agencia Reguladora de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios (MHRA, por sus siglas en inglés) aprobó este
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By Kaitlan Collins and Kate Sullivan, CNN The White House is launching a messaging push to capitalize on a recent string of policy accomplishments and spur momentum for Democrats heading into November’s pivotal midterm elections, according to a memo written by top White House officials. The push includes travel by members of Biden’s Cabinet to
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Padma Lakshmi is supporting her ex-husband Salman Rushdie in his recovery. The “Top Chef” star tweeted Sunday that she is “relieved” Rushdie is “pulling through after Friday’s nightmare” in which he was stabbed multiple times while on stage in New York. “Worried and wordless, can finally exhale,” Lakshmi also wrote
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