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Year: 2022

Weather forces delay for NASA astronauts returning from space station on SpaceX capsule

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Four astronauts are scheduled to return home from the International Space Station this week, capping off a nearly six-month mission in space, but rough weather at the crew’s splashdown site is forcing a delay. The astronauts — NASA’s Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins, as well as Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti with the European

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China accuses US of ‘Cold War thinking’ in security strategy

By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government has accused Washington of “Cold War thinking.” The government appealed for efforts to repair strained relations after President Joe Biden released a national security strategy that calls for “out-competing China” and blocking its efforts to reshape global affairs. The foreign ministry also accused Washington

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How to read big bank earnings

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business If market swings tell us anything, it’s that investors are rattled by economic uncertainty. The outlook remains cloudy with the possibility of recession on the horizon. Big bank earnings, coming Friday, could help clear some of that fog. Wall Street will be looking for clues about what’s to come as

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International climate change bodies win humanity award

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A prize worth 1 million euros ($970,000) is being awarded to two intergovernmental bodies for their work on climate change. Organizers of the annual Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity announced Thursday that this year’s winners are the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.

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Despite turmoil, UK Treasury chief says economic plan stays

By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief has rejected suggestions that the Conservative government would reverse course on economic plans that have roiled financial markets. The comments came even after Prime Minister Liz Truss faced widespread criticism from her own lawmakers during a closed-door meeting. Treasury chief Kwasi

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ANÁLISIS | Alex Jones se enfrenta a un ajuste de cuentas, pero el estilo de política que popularizó está aquí para quedarse

Juan Pablo Elverdin Nueva York (CNN Business) — El día del juicio final de Alex Jones ha llegado. Un jurado en Connecticut decidió que el teórico de la conspiración de derecha debe pagar a ocho familias de las víctimas del tiroteo de Sandy Hook y a un socorrista la asombrosa cantidad de US$ 965 millones. La

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CNN Poll: Voters tilt toward Republicans over Democrats in competitive districts

By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director Americans are closely divided over which party’s candidate they would support in their congressional districts, with preferences in competitive districts tilting toward Republicans, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. But about 4 in 10 voters say neither party’s candidates in their congressional districts have a clear

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2 ‘exceptional’ police officers were shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call in Connecticut

By Michelle Watson and Holly Yan, CNN Two highly respected police officers were killed Wednesday night and a third seriously wounded when a suspect fired over 80 rounds at them while they were responding to a call in Connecticut, authorities said. “Sadly, we lost two exceptional Bristol police officers. And a third was seriously injured

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