AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Mass market retailers in the U.S. are plying shoppers with offers for computers, clothes and other back-to-school essentials at affordable prices. To seal the deal, they are marketing “buy now, pay later” services as a way for customers to spread out the cost of going back to class
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By Amarachi Orie and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Tiffany Haddish has responded to a backlash over a video she posted on TikTok in which she excitedly showed the folk back home that there are grocery stores in Zimbabwe. In the nearly five-minute video uploaded Sunday, the comedian and actress films herself entering a supermarket.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Expect another hot day throughout the region as the triple digit temps stick around with lingering rain chances. Today we are looking to see temperatures in the low 100s throughout the region. El Paso is looking to reach 103 today and Las Cruces is looking to reach 101. If we
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TORNILLO, TX (KVIA) — As the new school year begins, Tornillo Independent School District is introducing several innovative programs to enhance the educational experience for students. The PK-8 STEM Academy is rolling out new initiatives, including high school credit classes, Folklorico, dual language programs, and a blended learning grant. High school students will benefit from
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Associated Press LYNDON, Vt. (AP) — Heavy rain has caved in roads, forced some homes off their foundations and led to about two dozen rescues in northeastern Vermont. It happened nearly three weeks after many farmers and residents in the state were hit by flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl. The National Weather Service
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CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — A Yale Law School friend of Ohio Sen. JD Vance, who has revealed years of emails the two previously exchanged, said Monday that the Republican vice presidential nominee is a “chameleon” who has changed his views on “literally every imaginable issue.” Sofia Nelson, a transgender public defender in
Continue Reading CNN By Stephanie Busari, CNN New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) — Nollywood, Nigeria’s vibrant film industry, is setting its sights on achieving global recognition akin to the meteoric rise of Afrobeats. As the third-largest film industry in the world by number of films produced annually, Nollywood has long been a significant cultural force within Africa. The
Continue Reading By Stephanie Busari, CNN New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) — Nollywood, Nigeria’s vibrant film industry, is setting its sights on achieving global recognition akin to the meteoric rise of Afrobeats. As the third-largest film industry in the world by number of films produced annually, Nollywood has long been a significant cultural force within Africa. The industry’s
Continue Reading Associated Press PARIS (AP) — “Is it the Eiffel Tower?” asks a puzzled American tourist queued in front of the Paris 2024 Megastore. To international visitors, the triangular Olympic Phryge mascot might resemble the iconic monument, a “poop emoji” — that’s according to another shopper, a tongue or even, well, female anatomy. However, it rings
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Bercy Arena, Paris (CNN) — It was the moment everyone’s been waiting for, and it lived up to the hype. A little more than three years after a shocking case of the “twisties” caused her to withdraw from Team USA’s attempt at defending its gymnastics team gold, Simone Biles was back
Continue Reading Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The head of Ukraine’s Olympic delegation touted the limited numbers of Russian athletes at the Paris Olympics — who must compete as neutrals — as war between the two countries grinds on for a third year. In an interview with The Associated Press, Vadym Guttsait told The Associated Press in
Continue Reading Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Despite protests by animal rights activists, an alpine Italian province has confirmed the killing of a female bear believed responsible for an attack on a French hiker earlier this month. Activists say the killing leaves her three cubs in “serious difficulty to survive.” The International Organization for Animal Protection said
Continue Reading Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli military court opened an initial hearing Tuesday for nine soldiers detained over what a defense lawyer said were allegations of sexual abuse of a Palestinian at a shadowy facility where Israel has held prisoners from Gaza during the war. The investigation has stoked tensions between the military command
Continue Reading Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — One person died and nearly 150 others were sickened after eating grilled eel prepared by a restaurant chain and sold at a department store near Tokyo, officials said. Among those sickened, two required hospitalization. Keikyu Department Store said 147 customers as of Monday had reported symptoms such as vomiting and
Continue Reading By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — The way Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz tells it, the stakes of the coming presidential election are both astronomically high and strikingly simple. On one side, the former high school teacher and congressman says, is Vice President Kamala Harris – a serious, competent and experienced candidate whom he believes is aligned with
Continue Reading DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a bulletproof vehicle carrying local staff working for a U.N. development agency came under gun attack in Pakistan’s volatile northwest but no one was harmed. The attackers ambushed the vehicle of the United Nations Office for Project Services in Dera Ismail Khan, a district in the Khyber
Continue Reading AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — American pommel horse specialist Stephen Nedoroscik helped deliver the U.S. men’s gymnastics team’s first Olympic team medal since 2008. Nedoroscik went up last for the Americans in the final event. His score of 14.866 secured bronze for the U.S. Nedoroscik says he wanted to validated the decision to include
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — While inflation in the US has been cooling since hitting a four-decade high, the temperature outside continues to climb. It’s been one of the hottest summers on record for much of the country and the planet, which last week experienced the hottest day in recorded history. But
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By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A small clinical trial suggests that drugs like Ozempic could potentially be used not just for diabetes and weight loss but to protect the brain, slowing the rate at which people with Alzheimer’s disease lose their ability to think clearly, remember things and perform daily activities. The results need
Continue Reading AP Business Writer Tesla is recalling more than 1.8 million vehicles because of a hood issue that could increase the risk of a crash. Billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla is recalling some 2021-2024 Model 3, Model S, Model X, and 2020-2024 Model Y vehicles because the hood latch assembly may fail to detect an unlatched hood
Continue Reading Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh is observing a day of mourning in memory of more than 200 people killed in recent weeks during violence that evolved from student protests over a quota system that reserved 30% of government jobs for war veterans. Government officials wore black badges on Tuesday and ordered all places
Continue Reading Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Air New Zealand has scrapped its 2030 carbon emissions reduction targets, citing lags in producing new planes, a lack of alternative fuel and “challenging” regulatory and policy settings. The move by the national carrier highlighted the hurdles vexing carriers and policymakers in confronting aviation emissions. The airline said
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Two meteor showers will light up the sky this week, creating a dazzling display in several corners of the world. The Southern Delta Aquariids were active overnight and the Alpha Capricornids — known for bright fireballs — could bring five meteors per hour tonight. Here’s what else you need
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Two meteor showers will light up the sky this week, creating a dazzling display in several corners of the world. The Southern Delta Aquariids were active overnight and the Alpha Capricornids — known for bright fireballs — could bring five meteors per hour tonight. Here’s what else you
Continue Reading Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s highest court has upheld the central part of an electoral reform designed to downsize the country’s increasingly bloated parliament. But in a ruling Tuesday, it overturned a planned change that two opposition parties feared could cost them their chance to send lawmakers to Berlin. The country’s last national election
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Belén Liotti (CNN) — Fue uno de los momentos más memorables de lo que posiblemente sea la ceremonia de apertura más singular de la historia, pero generó controversia en todo el mundo. La escena en cuestión fue descrita por algunos críticos como una parodia de “La Última Cena” en la que aparecen artistas drag y
Continue Reading Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has chosen not to testify before a judge who went to Madrid’s presidential complex for a scheduled interview as part of an investigation into corruption allegations against his wife. The government’s legal officers later filed a complaint against the judge “in defense of the institution
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, Bill Kirkos, Polo Sandoval, Holmes Lybrand and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — In a case crammed with intrigue, Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of the former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to narcotics, money laundering and firearms charges, with his attorney saying his client has made no
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez has revealed that she fought at the Paris Olympics while seven months pregnant. Hafez posted on Instagram that she was “carrying a little Olympian one” hours after she had reached the round of 16 in women’s saber Monday. The 26-year-old fencer from Cairo upset Elizabeth Tartakovsky of the
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta and Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift has said she is “completely in shock” after a stabbing attack at a dance class celebrating the US singer’s music in Southport, England left three children dead and others injured. The singer wrote on Instagram that “the horror of yesterday’s attack in Southport is
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