By Amanda Watts, CNN A brick column at Lewis & Clark College in Oregon collapsed Monday, killing one student and injuring two others while they were lying in hammocks, according to Portland Fire and Rescue. Lewis & Clark officials in a statement called the incident a “tragic accident.” According to the private college’s academic calendar,
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By Matt Foster, CNN The Saudi-backed LIV Golf series announced Tuesday that Open Championship winner and world No. 2 Cameron Smith has joined the rebel professional golf tour along with five other players. The 29-year-old Australian becomes the highest ranked player to join LIV Golf. He will compete in the series’ next event, the LIV
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You may have heard, after 40 years, there’s finally a new model of the iconic sports car from the ‘Back to the Future’ movies. The new DeLorean Alpha5 electric car looks nothing like the last model made before the company went out of business in 1982. It still has the trademark gull-wing doors, but that’s
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of open jobs in the United States rose in July after three months of declines, a sign that employers are still urgently seeking workers despite slowing economic growth and high inflation. The increase will be a disappointment for Federal Reserve officials, who are seeking
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Opinion by Patrick De Haan for CNN Business Perspectives Americans have never seen a wilder year when it comes to gas prices, thanks to the confluence of a surge in demand as the pandemic eased, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which created myriad challenges among oil producers, from supply constraints to volatile markets to unpredictable
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Following three straight monthly declines, U.S. consumer confidence rebounded in August as inflation moderated and gas prices fell. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose in August to 103.2 from 95.3 in July. The business research group’s present situation index — which
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macamilarincon (CNN Business) –– Los precios de la energía en Europa siguen batiendo récords, mientras se intensifica la crisis en la región y se avivan la preocupaciones sobre el acceso a la electricidad y la calefacción a medida que las temperaturas comienzan a descender. Los costos para el próximo año de la energía en Alemania,
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Retailers are overstocked on clothing, and some are packing it away in hopes of selling it in future seasons. Kohl’s, Gap, Carter’s and other chains have said in recent weeks that they will hold some unsold merchandise in their warehouses and put it back on shelves later this year and
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By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Google is becoming the first women’s-only basketball global partner with FIBA. The internet company entered a multiyear partnership with the WNBA in 2021 and now is working with basketball’s world governing body, which has nine global partners for both men’s and women’s basketball. The partnership will begin next month
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Google is becoming the first women’s-only basketball global partner with FIBA. The internet company entered a multiyear partnership with the WNBA in 2021 and now is working with basketball’s world governing body, which has nine global partners for both men’s and women’s basketball. The partnership will begin next month
Continue Reading By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press TULUM, Mexico (AP) — Scraping the smelly sargassum seaweed off some beaches on Mexico’s resort-studded Caribbean coast has become not only a nightmare, but possibly a health threat, for the workers doing it — with the quantities washing ashore this year seemingly mountains not mounds. Decomposing sargassum, which is actually
Continue Reading By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press PRAHOVO, Serbia (AP) — The worst drought in Europe in decades hasn’t only scorched farmland and hampered river traffic, it also has exposed a part of almost forgotten World War II history: The hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships have emerged from the Danube River as its
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Camilo Guevara, hijo de Ernesto “Che” Guevara, falleció en Cuba según informó este martes el presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel. “Con profundo dolor decimos adiós a Camilo, hijo del Che y promotor de sus ideas, como directivo del Centro Che, que conserva parte del extraordinario legado de su padre. Abrazos a
Continue Reading by Reuters The National Labor Relations Board said on Monday it was unlawful for Tesla to prohibit employees from wearing shirts bearing union insignia, ruling in a 2017 dispute between the electric car maker and the United Auto Workers union. NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran said the decision reaffirms “any attempt to restrict the wearing of
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM and ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees are becoming a minority investor in Italian champion AC Milan, the second soccer team the baseball power will partially own after MLS’s New York City. A Los Angeles-based fund that includes LeBron James also is becoming a minority
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM and ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees are becoming a minority investor in Italian champion AC Milan, the second soccer team the baseball power will partially own after MLS’s New York City. A Los Angeles-based fund that includes LeBron James also is becoming a minority
Continue Reading By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French officials say World Cup winner Paul Pogba has paid 100,000 euros ($100,000) to an organized group including his brother that was trying to extort him into paying 13 million euros. French prosecutors are investigating allegations that Paul Pogba was the target of extortion by his older
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN At its core a two-hander, and at its best in those moments, “The Patient” begins quite well before losing momentum in the middle, regaining it amid twists and unexpected turns that carry through to the end. Not quite hefty enough to support even its relatively short episodes, the 10-part limited
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Actor Eugenio Derbez, known for his work in films like “CODA” and the remake of “Overboard,” was injured an accident of an undisclosed nature and is facing a long recovery, according to his wife, Mexican actress and singer Alessandra Rosaldo. In a statement posted to Instagram in Spanish, Rosaldo, who has
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian prosecutors at the trial of a former journalist asked the court Tuesday to hand him a 24-year prison sentence on treason charges. Ivan Safronov. who worked as a journalist for a decade before becoming an adviser to the head of Roscosmos space corporation, has been in
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar looks fitter and sharper than he has for several years after being dogged by fitness worries, questions over his lifestyle choices, and dragged down by persistent foot injuries. That’s great news for Brazil ahead of the World Cup in Qatar. Neymar has
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El último intento de Elon Musk de desechar su adquisición de Twitter es “inválido e ilícito”, dijo Twitter este martes, rechazando las afirmaciones del multimillonario empresario de que las acusaciones formuladas por un denunciante de la compañía deberían permitirle retirarse del acuerdo. En una carta a los abogados de Musk
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By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Uber is giving riders the ability to connect with a safety agent while taking a nerve-wracking trip, making it the latest feature the company has added in recent years to address safety concerns. The company said the capability is intended to help both riders or drivers in situations that
Continue Reading By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Savvy consumers have found a way around sky-high inflation to keep buying more than just necessities. They’re doing it by shopping for their closets, homes, outdoor spaces, home offices and workout areas not from retailers but from each other. Large chains such as Walmart, Target, and Bed Bath & Beyond
Continue Reading By Olga Voitovych, Jo Shelley, Tara John, Olga Konovalova, Rebecca Wright, CNN As Ukraine ramps up its offensive to retake Russian-occupied territory in the country’s south, its forces have regained four villages and broken through Russian defenses at multiple points of the frontline in the Kherson region, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky
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Good morning! The ABC-7 First Alert continues for the return of showers and storms. Some storms could produce gusty winds, heavy downpours, and hail. Areas east will have the best chances of scattered storms, isolated storms will impact areas west. Temperatures will be cooler along with cloudy skies.
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s annual inflation rate rose to 7.9% in August, returning to its highest level in nearly half a century after it dipped in the two previous months, according to official data. Inflation in Europe’s biggest economy first hit 7.9% in May — the highest rate since the winter of 1973-1974, when prices
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Biden’s addressing public safety today during a week of high-profile crimes news that includes gangs targeting celebrities. Gun violence and public safety are in the limelight today. The White House says the President will address those issues while visiting Pennsylvania. The trip comes during a week of high-profile crime news. Biden is ready to talk
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Business) — Gautam Adani ya era el hombre más rico de Asia. Ahora también es la tercera persona más rica del mundo, superando al presidente de LVMH, Bernard Arnault, y convirtiéndose en la primera persona asiática en ocupar ese puesto, según Bloomberg y su Índice de Multimillonarios. Adani, quien dirige uno de los principales
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Brazil winger Antony looks set to complete a move to Manchester United for $95 million and join Lisandro Martinez in making a big-money switch from Dutch club Ajax to the English giant in this transfer window. The clubs say they have reached agreement on Antony’s transfer subject to a medical examination,
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