By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The head of a ferry operator at the center of a bitter labor dispute stunned U.K. lawmakers when he acknowledged that the company chose to ignore the law and labor contracts when it fired 786 workers without consulting with them in advance. P&O Ferries Chief Executive Peter
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By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Officials say the final cost of last year’s Tokyo Olympics is expected to be about $13.6 billion when the organizing committee dissolves in June. Organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto hinted to reporters after an executive board meeting that the final cost might be a bit lower
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Happy Thursday! The forecast looks great for today so get out and enjoy the weather if you can. The winds will be calm and the day will be filled with plenty of sunshine. Temperatures will reach the mid and low 70s today, near-record high temperatures this weekend.
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By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has ended globalization as we know it, says the head of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink told shareholders in a letter on Thursday that Russia’s “decoupling from the global economy” following its assault on Ukraine has caused governments and companies to
Continue Reading By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Governors and state lawmakers throughout the U.S. are floating proposals to send checks to help residents cope with soaring inflation at a time when state budgets are bursting with cash. The relief ideas come at a time when many states actually have too much money on
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By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Governors and state lawmakers throughout the U.S. are floating proposals to send checks to help residents cope with soaring inflation at a time when state budgets are bursting with cash. The relief ideas come at a time when many states actually have too much money on
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at April Fools’ Day, also known as All Fools’ Day, celebrated on April 1 every year. History Some historians believe the April Fools’ customs began in France, although no one knows for sure. It may stem from a calendar change in 16th century France — the moving of
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to its lowest level in 52 years as the U.S. job market continues to show strength in the midst of rising costs and an ongoing virus pandemic. Jobless claims fell by 28,000 to 187,000 for
Continue Reading By David Goldman, CNN Business As Russian soldiers bear down on Ukraine, increasingly desperate Ukrainians are running out of food and medicine. The economic fallout from the invasion is beginning to spill over to the rest of the world, too. Forecasts for global growth are being slashed and the chance of a US recession in
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CNN By David Goldman, CNN Business As Russian soldiers bear down on Ukraine, increasingly desperate Ukrainians are running out of food and medicine. The economic fallout from the invasion is beginning to spill over to the rest of the world, too. Forecasts for global growth are being slashed and the chance of a US recession
Continue Reading By AMY TAXIN and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press The Biden administration has unveiled new procedures to handle asylum claims at the U.S. southern border, hoping to decide cases in months instead of years. The rules empower asylum officers to grant or deny claims, an authority that has been limited to immigration judges for people arriving
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration will soon release a federal regulation that overhauls the US asylum system to settle claims at a faster pace and help alleviate the immigration court backlog. The new rule gives asylum officers more authority by allowing them to hear and decide asylum claims — cases that are usually
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By AMY TAXIN and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press The Biden administration has unveiled new procedures to handle asylum claims at the U.S. southern border, hoping to decide cases in months instead of years. The rules empower asylum officers to grant or deny claims, an authority that has been limited to immigration judges for people arriving
Continue Reading By Jessica Campisi and Brandon Griggs, CNN Since the US Supreme Court was established in 1789, 115 justices have served on the bench. Of those, 108 have been White men. Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, would help broaden the diversity of the court. Jackson, who is African American, would succeed justice Stephen
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By Elizabeth Cohen and Danielle Herman, CNN Soon after the US Food and Drug Administration gave the green light to Evusheld, a new drug to prevent Covid-19, pharmacist Tom Henry alerted his blog readers. He was thrilled because finally, there was a drug that could protect people like him who are immune-compromised and had a
Continue Reading CNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN Four days after Russia invaded Ukraine, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan authorized a team of officials to quietly map out potential ways the US could respond if Russian President Vladimir Putin took an extreme step, including deploying chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, a senior administration official told
Continue Reading By Kaitlan Collins, CNN Four days after Russia invaded Ukraine, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan authorized a team of officials to quietly map out potential ways the US could respond if Russian President Vladimir Putin took an extreme step, including deploying chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, a senior administration official told CNN.
Continue Reading By Andrew Carey, Tim Lister, Celine Alkhaldi, Olga Voitovych and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Ukrainian armed forces on Friday identified a large Russian landing ship that they said they destroyed at the port of Berdyansk in southern Ukraine the day before. The port, which had recently been occupied by Russian forces with several Russian warships in
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EL PASO, Texas — Topgallant, that’s the word that crowned Marium Zahra the El Paso Regional Spelling Bee Champion back earlier this month. She’s will now represent the Borderland on a national level for the second year in a row. The Young Women’s STEAM Preparatory Academy student beat out 20 other students from across the
Continue Reading CNN spoke with David Bennett, Repair Systems Manager at AAA, about ways all of us can try to be a little more fuel efficient while gas prices are at record highs.
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By Forrest Brown, CNN This was supposed to be our big comeback year for travel with easier times ahead. With Covid-19 caseloads falling dramatically in the United States starting in February and restrictions being relaxed or dropped, those long-delayed epic spring and summer American road trips appeared to be on the vacation horizon. Then —
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince William has expressed his “profound sorrow” for slavery during a visit to Jamaica. But he stopped short of offering the apology demanded by protesters who are also seeking reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade. William is second in line to the throne and made
Continue Reading By Charles Riley, CNN Business Russia is breaking market rules left and right as its financial isolation deepens. The latest: Russia’s stock market reopened on Thursday after it was shuttered for a month. Under normal circumstances, there wouldn’t be much demand for shares in Russian companies considering they do most of their business in an
Continue Reading By DANIEL NIEMANN Associated Press COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — The players of Ukrainian women’s soccer club FC Kryvbas are living and training in Germany after being forced to leave their home when Russia invaded. A former youth player helped them link up with Bundesliga club Cologne and they are using the German team’s facilities. Players
Continue Reading SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan has qualified for a seventh straight World Cup after beating Australia 2-0 and has ended the Socceroos’ chances of automatic qualification. The result in Sydney also qualified Saudi Arabia from Group B. Australia remains in qualifying contention. The Aussies face a playoff against the third-place team from Group A.
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN For those looking for a piece of golfing history — and with a seven figure sum to spare — the clubs that Tiger Woods used to win the “Tiger Slam” are up for sale for the first time in more than a decade. After a grueling four days at Augusta National
Continue Reading By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — RCB Bank in Cyprus says an “extremely volatile geopolitical situation” has prompted it to wind down operations and turn itself into an asset management company. Thursday’s announcement comes exactly a month after the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At that time, the bank announced that
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s central bank has raised its key policy interest rate from 0.5% to 0.75% , saying the war in Ukraine has led to heightened uncertainty.” Norges Bank said Thursday it was concerned the war could result in weaker-than-expected global growth amid rising inflation.” The bank also cited “the risk of accelerating
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Former England striker Jermain Defoe has announced his retirement from soccer at the age of 39. It ends a 22-year professional career. Defoe scored 20 goals in 57 games for his country and was in England’s squad for the World Cup in 2010 and the European Championship in 2012. He played at
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Dimitar Berbatov’s curiosity about leadership was sparked by seeing the books in his the office of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. A biography of Napoleon Bonaparte made an impression on one of Bulgaria’s greatest forwards. Berbatov is now leading a campaign to become president of his
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