Philippines orders news site Rappler to shut down, founder Maria Ressa says
By Philip Wang and Helen Regan, CNN Nobel Peace Prize laureate and journalist Maria Ressa said Tuesday the Philippine government has ordered her news…
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Ratings show Fox News viewers tuning out Jan. 6 hearings
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel is airing the Jan. 6 committee hearings when they occur during daytime hours, and…
Continue Reading Maria Ressa: Philippines affirms news site shutdown order
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Filipino journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa announced in a speech in…
Continue Reading Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts reaches labor deal with workers
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — More than 200 employees at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts have ratified a contract that includes…
Continue Reading FTC sues Walmart for scammers’ use of money transfer unit
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission says it has sued Walmart for allowing its money transfer…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Data privacy concerns emerge after Roe decision
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer With abortion now or soon to be illegal in over a dozen states and severely restricted in many more, Big Tech…
Continue Reading First on CNN: BTS is coming to Disney in a major streaming deal
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Disney is bringing BTS to its streaming services, adding the world’s biggest band to its roster…
Continue Reading Disney CEO Bob Chapek gets new three year contract
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Bob Chapek isn’t going anywhere. Disney’s board of directors unanimously voted to extend Chapek’s…
Continue Reading A big question for tech companies post-Roe: How to respond to law enforcement requests for data?
By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, privacy advocates have…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 6/28/2022
The Associated Press Stocks slid on Wall Street Tuesday as the market remains gripped by uncertainty over pervasive inflation, rising interest rates…
Continue Reading Trip.com, Wynn Resorts rise; Nike, Enerpac fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Trip.com, Wynn Resorts rise; Nike, Enerpac…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery rose $2.19 to $111.76 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for August delivery rose $2.89…
Continue Reading A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell scandal
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — From the moment he first faced criminal charges, in 2006, Jeffrey Epstein has been the object of public…
Continue Reading EEOC: 2 fired for not joining company Christian prayer
By TOM FOREMAN Jr. Associated Press A lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims two employees with a North Carolina company…
Continue Reading FDA advisers recommend updating COVID booster shots for fall
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press At least some U.S. adults may get updated COVID-19 shots this fall, as government advisers…
Continue Reading Instagram hides some posts that mention abortion
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Instagram is blocking posts that mention abortion from public view, in some cases requiring its…
Continue Reading Airbnb makes its ban on parties permanent
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Airbnb said Tuesday it will make permanent a ban on parties originally implemented in the early months of the…
Continue Reading Managers have been living in a pressure cooker. Many have had it
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Inspire your team. Deliver results. Keep costs under control. Those have always been top responsibilities for leaders…
Continue Reading COVID: Paris court rules govt failed to stockpile face masks
PARIS (AP) — A Paris court has ruled that the French government failed to sufficiently stock up on surgical masks at the outset of the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Russia working on Taliban ties, Putin says in Tajikistan
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin says Russia is trying to build relations with the Taliban and that Russia wants to see all the ethnic groups…
Continue Reading Kosovars fume at new delay in accessing EU visa-free travel
By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The European Union’s delay in allowing visa-free travel for the…
Continue Reading Scottish leader calls for new independence vote next year
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s leader told lawmakers in Edinburgh Tuesday that she plans to hold a fresh referendum…
Continue Reading French parliament elects woman as its speaker, for 1st time
By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s lower house of parliament has elected Yaël Braun-Pivet of…
Continue Reading Crypto winter has had a chilling effect on Coinbase and Robinhood
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The prices of bitcoin and other top cryptocurrencies have been more than cut in half this year. Now the great…
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Official: Upgrades urged at Amtrak crash site, but no action
By CHARLIE RIEDEL and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press MENDON, Mo. (AP) — The chief elected official in the Missouri county where an Amtrak train…
Continue Reading Nissan recalls about 323K SUVs; hoods can open unexpectedly
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nissan is recalling nearly 323,000 Pathfinder SUVs in the U.S. because the hoods can unexpectedly fly open and block the…
Continue Reading Airbnb permanently bans parties at its rental locations
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Airbnb is making permanent its ban on parties at homes listed on the site for short-term rentals. The San Francisco company…
Continue Reading Consumers are feeling less confident about the US economy as prices keep rising
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business US consumer confidence continues to sour in the face of high gas and food prices and rising recession risks,…
Continue Reading US consumer confidence slumps to lowest level in 16 months
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence slipped to its lowest level in 16 months as persistent inflation and…
Continue Reading Ukraine to start electricity trading with EU neighbors
BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine will start trading electricity with neighboring European countries later this week. The European Network of Transmission…
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