By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke by phone Wednesday with Cherelle Griner, the wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, who is detained in a Russian prison, according to the White House. Biden has also written a letter in response to Brittney Griner’s handwritten letter, which he shared with
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business Apple on Wednesday said it will release a new feature this fall for iPhone, Mac and iPad operating software that is designed to protect high-risk users such as journalists and human rights workers from sophisticated spyware that has been linked to human rights abuses. It’s one of the biggest steps
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En el Maratón de Londres del año pasado, los suizos Marcel Hug y Manuela Schär establecieron sendos récords en las carreras masculina y femenina en silla de ruedas. Este año, los organizadores están estableciendo récords incluso antes de que comience la carrera. Este miércoles anunciaron que el Maratón de Londres de
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN) — El primer ministro del Reino Unido, Boris Johnson, se enfrenta a su peor crisis hasta el momento, luego de la dimisión de dos altos ministros de su gabinete el martes. El ministro de Sanidad Sajid Javid y el ministro de Economía Rishi Sunak dimitieron tras días de presión en Downing
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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Meyer was promoted to deputy executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association after leading the union’s negotiations during a 99-day lockout that ended in March. The 61-year-old is a longtime sports law attorney and litigator. He was hired in August 2018 as
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s City Council recognized El Paso college baseball star Ivan Melendez for being the 35th recipient of the Dick Hauser Trophy Wednesday. Melendez’s long list of accomplishments in college baseball, including receiving the 2022 Dick Hauser Trophy, prompted the Council to designate the month of July 2022 as ‘Ivan Melendez
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks is heading to the injured list after leaving his Tuesday night start after just three innings due to soreness in his throwing shoulder. It was his shortest start of the season as the Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3. He threw 69 pitches with his velocity lower
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By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson is determined to cling to power despite an open revolt within his Conservative Party. More than 30 government ministers quit in a mass walkout Wednesday, following in the footsteps of two of Johnson’s top Cabinet ministers who said Johnson’s government is
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Altos funcionarios encargados de hacer cumplir la ley de EE.UU. y Gran Bretaña se reunieron el miércoles con líderes empresariales y académicos privados para llamar la atención sobre lo que dijeron es la grave amenaza económica y de seguridad que plantea China, que busca robar su propiedad intelectual e influir en
Continue Reading By WILSON RING Associated Press One week after its parent company found a way to get Ben & Jerry’s ice cream sold in east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, the company known for its stance on social issues almost as much as for its Chunky Monkey ice cream is suing to block that from
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — The Norwegian Cruise Line company is dropping a requirement that passengers test negative for COVID-19 before sailing. The company said Wednesday that testing will only be needed on ships departing from places where local rules still requires testing, including in the United States and Canada. The change starts Aug. 1. Norwegian says
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden has called the wife of WNBA player Brittney Griner, who is detained in Russia, and has pledged he’s working to win her release as soon as possible. Biden’s conversation with Griner’s wife, Cherelle Griner, comes after Brittney Griner wrote Biden
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils have named their first female assistant general manager, making Kate Madigan the sixth woman to hold the title in the NHL. General Manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the promotion. The 29-year-old Madigan had been serving as the team’s executive director of hockey
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi’s government has staved off the immediate prospect of an early election after a key ally indicated he would remain in the coalition for now. Draghi met with former Premier Giuseppe Conte who is now the leader of the populist 5-Star Movement for more
Continue Reading DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund has signed Ajax striker Sébastien Haller on a four-year contract to try and fill the gap left by Erling Haaland. Ajax says Dortmund paid 31 million euros ($31.5 million) with another 3.5 million euros ($3.56 million) in potential further payments for the 28-year-old Ivory Coast international. Haller will be
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Rocco Morabito, uno de los fugitivos más buscados de Italia y capo de la droga condenado de la mafia italiana, llegó a Roma el miércoles por la mañana después de ser extraditado de Brasil, dijo la policía italiana. Morabito, de 56 años, fue arrestado por la policía brasileña el 25 de
Continue Reading ARENBERG PORTE DU HAINAUT, France (AP) — Australian rider Simon Clarke won a crash-marred fifth stage of the Tour de France while Wout van Aert clung onto the leader’s yellow jersey despite coming off his bike. Tadej Pogačar kick-started his bid to win a third straight Tour with a sensational ride over the cobbles to
Continue Reading By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne says the government plans to nationalize French electricity giant EDF amid an energy crisis aggravated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The French state now holds an 84% stake in the company, one of the world’s biggest electricity producers. In her first major
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By Tami Luhby, CNN The corporate rush to cover employees’ abortion-related travel expenses following the Supreme Court’s decision to allow states to ban or severely restrict abortion has sparked a big question: Will the boss find out if you use the benefit? The answer is typically no, especially if the reimbursement is handled by your
Continue Reading CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN The corporate rush to cover employees’ abortion-related travel expenses following the Supreme Court’s decision to allow states to ban or severely restrict abortion has sparked a big question: Will the boss find out if you use the benefit? The answer is typically no, especially if the reimbursement is handled by
Continue Reading CNN, KCBD, KOCO By Tami Luhby, CNN The corporate rush to cover employees’ abortion-related travel expenses following the Supreme Court’s decision to allow states to ban or severely restrict abortion has sparked a big question: Will the boss find out if you use the benefit? The answer is typically no, especially if the reimbursement is
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — Hawai es el estado más caro para vivir en Estados Unidos, de acuerdo a un análisis del Índice de coste de vida de 2021, seguido por dos territorios del Noreste: Nueva York y la ciudad de Washington. En el marco de una inflación que alcanzó su máximo en 40 años
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Lil Jon isn’t used to reminiscing. “I’m always pushing forward and not really thinking about everything I’ve done in my career and … the span of it,” he told CNN in a recent interview. But now the producer and artist behind hits such as “Get Low,” “Turn Down For What”
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The Department of Justice is investigating alleged civil rights violations under Operation Lone Star, a multibillion-dollar border initiative announced last year by Gov. Greg Abbott, according to state records obtained by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune. The Legislature last year directed more than $3 billion to border measures over the next two years, a bulk
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By BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — For National Park Service fisheries biologist Jeff Arnold, it was a moment he’d been dreading. Bare-legged in sandals, he was pulling in a net in a shallow backwater of the lower Colorado River last week, when he spotted three young fish that didn’t belong there. “Give me
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer Grambling State has fired first-year volleyball coach Chelsey Lucas amid an ongoing investigation into her pulling numerous scholarships from incumbent players. But the university has not moved to reinstate players who’ve been cut since Lucas’ hiring last February. Athletic director Trayvean Scott says the 12 scholarship players who were
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department is teaming with actor Robert Downey Jr. to recruit up to 1,000 new workers focused on climate change and clean energy. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Wednesday released a video with the “Iron Man” actor encouraging applicants from diverse backgrounds to join the department’s
Continue Reading By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent Top US and British law enforcement officials met with private business and academic leaders Wednesday to call attention to what they said is the serious security and economic threat posed by China, which is seeking to steal their intellectual property and influence politics in western countries. FBI Director Christopher
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By Jason Morris and Sara Murray, CNN Attorneys representing Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham say that he intends to challenge the subpoena that he was issued by an Atlanta-area special grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. “Senator Graham plans to go to court, challenge the
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — President Joe Biden has used an Ohio visit to showcase federal action aimed at shoring up pensions for millions of workers. It’s part of a broader effort to reinvigorate his political standing with blue-collar voters. Ohio has been trending strongly Republican in recent years,
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