By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales has held her first engagement since revealing that she has completed her chemotherapy treatment. Kate, 42 – who is married to the heir to the British throne, Prince William – resumed work by hosting a meeting at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A 22-year-old woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child tells her story in a new campaign ad for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Hadley Duvall says in voiceover that she’s never slept a full night in her life — her
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Wednesday is National Cheeseburger Day, with some of the biggest chains offering some much-needed discounts amid consumer complaints about rising prices. McDonald’s, the biggest company, is selling 50-cent double cheeseburgers when they’re ordered in its app – about 45 cents more than what the chain’s original hamburger cost in
Continue Reading By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates aggressively Wednesday, announcing the first rate cut since March 2020. The half-point move paves the way for lower borrowing costs on everything from mortgages to credit cards. It marks a crucial milestone for the central bank’s historic inflation fight, which kept rates at a bruising 23-year high for more than
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By Gregory Krieg and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — A hollowed-out state party apparatus. An off-kilter campaign by the governor. A botched redistricting plan that squeezed out incumbent House members. New York Democrats offered a wide array of excuses for their disastrous 2022 midterms, when Republicans flipped four seats outside New York City on their
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell, Dalia Faheid and Emma Tucker, CNN New York (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain in federal custody ahead of his trial on racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges after his lawyers failed Wednesday to appeal a judge’s decision to deny him bail. Prosecutors had argued he was at risk of obstructing
Continue Reading CNN By Kara Scannell, Dalia Faheid and Emma Tucker, CNN New York (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain in federal custody ahead of his trial on racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges after his lawyers failed Wednesday to appeal a judge’s decision to deny him bail. Prosecutors had argued he was at risk of
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Tupperware, conocida en todo el mundo por sus contenedores de plástico para almacenar alimentos, se declaró en bancarrota tras años de caída de popularidad y problemas financieros. “En los últimos años, la posición financiera de la empresa se ha visto gravemente afectada por el difícil entorno macroeconómico”, dijo Laurie Ann Goldman,
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Grist reports on how, as global temperatures rise and seasons shift, bees and other pollinators are missing critical connections with flowers and crops.
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LawnStarter breaks down the lawn and landscaping projects that deliver the greatest return on investment and homeowner joy.
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Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Teen Vogue detail how the late rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is impacting prospective college students
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Prosper explains the do’s and don’ts of paying off your debt and becoming financially responsible.
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Vivian Health examines the opportunity for Canadian nurses to try travel nursing in the U.S., including insider tips from two Canadian nurses who have successfully made the transition.
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Uniqode analyzed best practices shared by law enforcement to compile a list of safety tips for consumers when using QR codes in public.
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BestOdds compiled a ranking of the highest-earning poker players of all time using data from The Hendon Mob. Winnings are inflation-adjusted.
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Officials say a 10-year-old student attending a Japanese school in southern China has been attacked and a suspect is in custody. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the student was stabbed by a man about 200 meters (220 yards) from the gate of the Shenzhen Japanese School. The motive for the attack
Continue Reading AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Google has won a court challenge against a 1.49 billion euro European Union antitrust fine imposed five years ago that targeted its online advertising business. The EU’s General Court said Wednesday it was throwing out the 2019 penalty imposed by the European Commission, which is the 27-nation bloc’s top
Continue Reading By Ramishah Maruf and Olesya Dmitracova, CNN New York/London (CNN) — Tupperware, known the world over for its plastic food storage containers, has filed for bankruptcy after years of falling popularity and financial troubles. “Over the last several years, the company’s financial position has been severely impacted by the challenging macroeconomic environment,” Laurie Ann Goldman,
Continue Reading Julia Hernández (CNN) — La semana pasada, las fuerzas armadas rusas iniciaron maniobras en todo el mundo, consideradas como una demostración de fuerza contra Estados Unidos, y el presidente Vladimir Putin dejó claro cuál país considera que está al lado de Moscú. En un discurso inaugural por video, Putin dijo que 15 naciones “amigas” observarían
Continue Reading Story by Lex Harvey, photo curation by Noemi Cassanelli, CNN (CNN) — Huge crowds of devotees gathered across India this month to celebrate the Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi, marking the birth of the deity Ganesha, the elephant-headed, round-bellied god of prosperity and wisdom. The 10-day festivities saw worshipers hoist elaborately painted clay idols of Ganesha towards
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN Español) — La presidenta electa de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, designó a César Iván Escalante Ruiz como próximo titular de la Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor (Profeco). Escalante es un viejo colaborador de la presidenta electa y se le considera una figura clave en su estrategia de comunicación desde hace 10 años. Escalante es
Continue Reading AP Business Writer Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1, a move that would shut down ports that handle about half the nation’s cargo from ships. The International Longshoremen’s Union is demanding significantly higher wages and a
Continue Reading AP Business Writer Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1, a move that would shut down ports that handle about half the nation’s cargo from ships. The International Longshoremen’s Union is demanding significantly higher wages and a
Continue Reading CNN By Tara John, Tamara Qiblawi, Oren Liebermann, Avery Schmitz and Yong Xiong, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of pagers carried by Hezbollah members in Lebanon blew up nearly simultaneously on Tuesday in an unprecedented attack that surpasses a series of covert assassinations and cyber-attacks in the region over recent years in its scope and execution. The Iran-backed
Continue Reading Julia Hernández (CNN) — Los votantes quieren más de Kamala Harris. Pero aunque la candidata demócrata dejó claro lo que no es –Donald Trump–, no está dispuesta o no es capaz de explicar con detalle lo que haría exactamente como la presidenta número 47. En una entrevista este martes, la vicepresidenta se centró principalmente en
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged after official figures showed Inflation in the U.K. holding steady at an annual rate of 2.2% in August, with higher airfares offset by lower fuel costs and restaurant and hotel bills. The latest reading from the Office of
Continue Reading Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Walkie-talkies exploded in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Wednesday in a second wave of attacks targeting devices a day after pagers used by Hezbollah blew up, state media and officials for the militant group said. At least 20 people were killed and more than 450 wounded in the
Continue Reading By Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — Nippon Steel is expected to re-file its application for a national security review by American regulators of its $15 billion takeover bid of US Steel, sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Tuesday, buying Japan’s largest steelmaker an additional 90 days to close its acquisition of an American
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso’s Financial Oversight and Audit Committee (FOAC) held a meeting on Tuesday, September 17, where they deleted 4 agenda items in reference to multiple internal audits conducted by the City’s Internal Audit Department. Before deletion, FOAC was to discuss and take action on audit reports involving
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A range of stars from the stage, screen and sport has gathered to pay tribute to former President Jimmy Carter ahead of his 100th birthday. The eclectic lineup rolled out Tuesday was meant to highlight the 39th president’s emphasis on human rights and his love of music as a universal
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