A doc from the Disney family takes aim at the Mouse House
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Abigail E. Disney has been critical of the company that bears her name before. But for the first time,…
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Insider Q&A: FDA official on vaping’s “promise or peril”
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The new chief at the Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco center has inherited a raft…
Continue Reading Cargo traffic movement resumes between Colombia, Venezuela
By ASTRID SUÁREZ and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Trucks loaded with aluminum and medications have crossed a bridge…
Continue Reading US Soccer Federation hires ad tech company cofounder as CEO
CHICAGO (AP) — JT Batson has been hired as the CEO and secretary general of the U.S. Soccer Federation. The 40-year-old is the cofounder of the…
Continue Reading EU, US question Serbia’s EU commitment after Russia deal
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The European Union and the U.S. have questioned Serbia’s commitment to join…
Continue Reading Canadian navy vessel headed to areas hit hardest by Fiona
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s defense minister says 100 soldiers have been deployed to each of three Atlantic provinces…
Continue Reading Turkey vows to defend interests against Greece amid tensions
By SUZAN FRASER and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has summoned the Greek ambassador to protest the alleged…
Continue Reading Russia gives citizenship to ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Monday granted citizenship to former American intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who fled prosecution after he…
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UK authorities try to calm panicked markets
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business UK policymakers are trying to calm markets after a plan by Prime Minister Liz Truss to cut taxes while ramping up…
Continue Reading Denmark reports leak in gas pipeline in Baltic Sea
BERLIN (AP) — Denmark’s maritime authority says a gas leak had been observed in a pipeline leading from Russia to Europe underneath the Baltic…
Continue Reading Ethiopia: UN truck hit by debris from apparent drone strike
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations says flying debris from an apparent drone strike has damaged a World Food Program truck in Ethiopia’s…
Continue Reading Canada won’t require masks on planes, drops vaccine mandate
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian government will no longer require people to wear masks on planes. Government officials…
Continue Reading Walmart enters the metaverse with Roblox experiences
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Walmart has entered the metaverse. The retail giant announced Monday it is launching two immersive online experiences with…
Continue Reading The British pound has taken a tumble. What’s the impact?
By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The pound is taking a pounding. The British currency has taken a plunge, sliding against the U.S.…
Continue Reading Artemis I rocket to roll back inside as storm delays next launch attempt
By Kristin Fisher, Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN Officials at NASA announced Monday that the space agency is rolling the massive Artemis…
Continue Reading Global Citizen Festival generates $2.4 billion in pledges
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 10th anniversary of the Global Citizen Festival, which included performances from Metallica,…
Continue Reading Walmart enters the metaverse with Roblox experiences
CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Walmart has entered the metaverse. The retail giant announced Monday it is launching two immersive online experiences with…
Continue Reading Fed Chair Powell warned of ‘pain’ to come. Seniors on fixed incomes are already feeling it
Martha C. White America’s seniors are facing a lot of hard choices. After the Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike, the combination of…
Continue Reading Europe’s outlook ‘darkening,’ ECB head hedges on recession
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of the European Central Bank says the economic outlook “is darkening” and…
Continue Reading France forecasts weak growth next year amid energy crisis
By SYLVIE CORBET and JADE LE DELEY The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France is forecasting growth to slow down substantially next year in the…
Continue Reading White House: New rule will show ‘true cost’ of plane tickets
By SEUNG MIN KIM and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced a new initiative that would eventually allow…
Continue Reading Wrong place, wrong time: How things went so badly for Twitter’s new CEO so quickly
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business When Parag Agrawal took over as Twitter’s CEO last November following co-founder Jack Dorsey’s surprise…
Continue Reading Twitter CEO and Elon Musk depositions did not begin Monday, despite earlier filings in acquisition dispute
By Brian Fung, Clare Duffy and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business Billionaire Elon Musk and Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal did not sit for depositions…
Continue Reading UK: TikTok may face big fine over children’s data protection
LONDON (AP) — British authorities say TikTok could face a 27 million-pound ($29 million) fine over a possible breach of U.K. data protection law by…
Continue Reading UK could fine TikTok $29 million over children’s privacy concerns
By Brian Fung, CNN The UK said Monday it could impose a multimillion-dollar fine on TikTok after the government found the short-form video platform…
Continue Reading UK could fine TikTok $29 million over children’s privacy concerns
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN The UK said Monday it could impose a multimillion-dollar fine on TikTok after the government found the…
Continue Reading Hardship remains for Ukrainian town emerging from occupation
By LORI HINNANT Associated Press IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) — Rainwater is for showers and dishes. Scavenged wood is for the cooking fires. But almost…
Continue Reading Fed officials call for more rate hikes to fight inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve will have to keep boosting its benchmark interest rate to a point…
Continue Reading Emissions declarations by equity firm Carlyle under question
By ED DAVEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — At the start of 2022, the Carlyle Group, one of the world’s leading private equity firms, published a…
Continue Reading Pfizer seeks to expand omicron booster to 5- to 11-year-olds
By The Associated Press Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11. Elementary…
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