By PETER SMITH Associated Press For many Jewish leaders, the hostage standoff in a Texas synagogue was all too familiar. They’ve seen a rise in antisemitism and high-profile synagogue attacks. An initial FBI statement said the attack was “not specifically related to the Jewish community,” but the agency later clarified that the community was targeted.
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Coca-Cola is fighting for your attention. The company is unveiling a new look for flavored Coke products this month, and it has a new Coke variety coming in a few weeks. It’s part of the company’s renewed focus on its Coke brand, as it dumps niche products and tries to
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By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America says its profits rose 28% last quarter from a year earlier, but the bank faced the same wage inflation as its Wall Street counterparts. The bank said Wednesday that it earned a profit of $7.01 billion, or 82 cents per share in
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Election officials in a rural Georgia county are weighing plans to close all but one polling place ahead of this year’s elections, alarming local voting and civil rights groups. But Wednesday’s vote by the Lincoln County elections board has reverberated far beyond this Georgia community of roughly 7,700 northwest of Augusta.
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Police in Ireland have arrested a second man as part of the investigation into the killing of a 23-year-old schoolteacher. Police said the suspect is in his 30s and was being questioned Wednesday about the potential withholding of information. Another suspect was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murder and remains in custody.
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CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Persistently high inflation has dealt investors a wake-up call this year, sending them scrambling to re-engineer their portfolios in anticipation of more aggressive action from the Federal Reserve. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is down almost 10% from the all-time high it notched in mid-November. That means the index
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Persistently high inflation has dealt investors a wake-up call this year, sending them scrambling to re-engineer their portfolios in anticipation of more aggressive action from the Federal Reserve. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is down almost 10% from the all-time high it notched in mid-November. That means the index is flirting
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights groups argue is vital for protecting democracy has collapsed. The outcome late Wednesday in the Senate was a setback for President Joe Biden and his party after a raw, emotional debate. Democrats were unable to change Senate rules to
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Dentro de poco más de 10 meses, los mejores jugadores de fútbol del mundo acudirán a Qatar para disputar la Copa del Mundo y las entradas ya se han puesto a disposición del público en general. Los precios varían en función del partido y de la categoría de asiento que
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY and PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press FOSSALTA DI PIAVE, Italy (AP) — Authorities say police in Italy and Albania have arrested more than 20 people accused of smuggling hundreds of refugees and migrants into the European Union from Turkey on rented yachts and other leisure vessels. Two brothers who are Iraqi citizens are
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press The Biden administration has announced the release of $14 billion to the Army Corps of Engineers to fund 500 projects aimed at easing the supply chain problem. The spending stems largely from President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure deal. The projects include upgrades to improve shipping on the Ohio River,
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press The Biden administration has announced the release of $14 billion to the Army Corps of Engineers to fund 500 projects aimed at easing the supply chain problem. The spending stems largely from President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure deal. The projects include upgrades to improve shipping on the Ohio River,
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw orchestra has played second fiddle to a pair of hairdressers. Vincent van Gogh’s self-portraits have been briefly upstaged by a nail salon and barber as civil disobedience to protest the Dutch coronavirus lockdown spread to the cultural sector. The Netherlands has been in a tough
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw orchestra has played second fiddle to a pair of hairdressers. Vincent van Gogh’s self-portraits have been briefly upstaged by a nail salon and barber as civil disobedience to protest the Dutch coronavirus lockdown spread to the cultural sector. The Netherlands has been in a tough
Continue Reading By FADI TAWIL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A U.N. agency is appealing to the international community to donate tens of millions of dollars to help improve living conditions for Palestinians in crisis-hit Lebanon. The appeal by the agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA, was issued on Wednesday. It’s asking for an additional $87.5 million
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Rusia tiene planes para aumentar aún más sus fuerzas militares en las fronteras ucranianas, dijo el secretario de Estado Antony Blinken este miércoles en declaraciones al personal de la Embajada de Estados Unidos en Kiev. “Sabemos que hay planes para aumentar esa fuerza aún más en un plazo muy corto”,
Continue Reading By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — A spattering of Paris Fashion Week menswear shows began in earnest this week for the fall-winter season as French government restrictions have seen many relegated to an online-only presence. Those brands which chose to maintain physical shows like AMI on Wednesday may not end up regretting
Continue Reading By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Some Paris Fashion Week menswear shows have began for the fall-winter season as French virus restrictions have relegated many others to an online-only presence. Those brands that chose to maintain physical shows like AMI on Wednesday seem to be benefiting from a relative boost in coverage.
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CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office says it needs the testimony of former President Donald Trump and two of his adult children to determine their knowledge of what investigators say they have identified as numerous “misleading statements and omissions” in tax submissions and financial statements used to obtain loans.
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By Richard Allen Greene, Luke McGee and Bianca Nobilo, CNN UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in trouble. Large chunks of the British public are furious about reports of boozy summer garden evenings, Christmas parties and a birthday party or two for him at his Downing Street office and residence, all taking place at a
Continue Reading Britain’s Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey tells CNN’s John Berman that Boris Johnson must resign after the Prime Minister’s former top aide accused Johnson of lying to Parliament.
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By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN The Boston Bruins on Tuesday retired the jersey of the first Black player in the NHL, Willie O’Ree. The Bruins honored O’Ree’s legacy by retiring his number 22 before the game Tuesday night — 64 years after he took the ice for the first time, according to a statement from
Continue Reading By Wayne Sterling, CNN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson isn’t the anonymous T-Rex skull buyer. In October 2020, a 39-foot T-Rex fossil — nicknamed “Stan” in acknowledgement of its discoverer Stan Sacrison who excavated the remains in 1992 — was sold to an anonymous buyer at a Christie’s live auction for a $31,847,500 fee, according to
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — A local court has convicted 18 people who were involved from Belgium in the 2019 deaths of 39 people from Vietnam whose bodies were found in the back of a container truck in southeastern England. The Bruges correctional court on Wednesday found what it called a Vietnamese ringleader in Belgium guilty and
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Everytown for Gun Safety endorsed Democratic Reps. Lucy McBath and Marie Newman on Wednesday over the Democratic incumbents they’re challenging in two pivotal primaries of the 2022 election cycle. Both House lawmakers decided to run in 2022 in different districts than they currently represent due to their states’ redrawn congressional maps.
Continue Reading By ALEX ROSENBERG of NerdWallet As of Jan. 1, most surprise medical bills are now banned as a result of the No Surprises Act. Surprise medical bills commonly arise when you can’t choose your provider, such as in an emergency or when you’re assigned an anesthesiologist or radiologist. Under the new rules, your insurer has
Continue Reading By ALEX ROSENBERG of NerdWallet As of Jan. 1, most surprise medical bills are now banned as a result of the No Surprises Act. Surprise medical bills commonly arise when you can’t choose your provider, such as in an emergency or when you’re assigned an anesthesiologist or radiologist. Under the new rules, your insurer has
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UPDATE: El Paso police say the man who walked into the Mission Valley Command Center police station was taken to a hospital, but his injuries did not appear to be life-threatening. Police say the victim was asking for help but did not cooperate with investigators. Police say they do not know how he was shot.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds The chip and supply chain shortages of 2021 have been difficult for automakers and consumers alike. But something positive has emerged from the chaos for 2022: more new car introductions. Among other things, the shortage forced many brands to delay the release of all-new and redesigned vehicles that were originally scheduled
Continue Reading By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds The chip and supply chain shortages of 2021 have been difficult for automakers and consumers alike. But something positive has emerged from the chaos for 2022: more new car introductions. Among other things, the shortage forced many brands to delay the release of all-new and redesigned vehicles that were originally scheduled
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