Europe will require USB-C chargers. Apple isn’t happy
By Chris Liakos, CNN Business The European Union proposed new rules on Thursday that will make USB-C ports standard on smartphones, tablets, cameras,…
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Ukraine passes law to limit oligarchs’ influence on politics
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian lawmakers have approved a law aimed at limiting the influence of oligarchs on politics. The move comes a day after…
Continue Reading Europa está pagando precios récord por la energÃa: se avecina una crisis invernal
Juan Pablo Elverdin Londres (CNN Business) — Los precios de la energÃa se están disparando, y a medida que se acerca el invierno, Europa se…
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UK police probe killing of woman walking alone in London
By KHADIJA KOTHIA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police investigating the killing of a 28-year-old woman in London say they are probing…
Continue Reading Matthew McConaughey ‘measuring’ Texas gubernatorial run
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Matthew McConaughey is still considering a run for political office. The “Dallas Buyers Club” actor, a native of…
Continue Reading ‘He didn’t deserve this.’ Jelani Day’s mother criticizes efforts to find son
Authorities say no foul play is suspected in the missing case of Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist who was last seen in the Arizona desert,…
Continue Reading Target trims holiday hiring goals
By ANNE D’iNNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Target will hire fewer seasonal workers this year  and will instead offer more hours…
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Sabres’ Jack Eichel fails physical, stripped of captaincy
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have stripped Jack Eichel of his captaincy. It raises further questions…
Continue Reading US jobless claims tick up from near a pandemic low
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week for a second straight…
Continue Reading US jobless claims tick up from near a pandemic low
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week for a second straight…
Continue Reading Turkish central bank bows to Erdogan’s pressure to cut rates
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s Central Bank has unexpectedly cut the main interest rate by one percentage point, bowing to President Recep Tayyip…
Continue Reading These families of missing Black people are frustrated with the lack of response to their cases
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN David Robinson has been in Arizona for the last three months searching for his 24-year-old son, Daniel Robinson, who went…
Continue Reading Families of missing Black and brown people are frustrated with ‘Missing White Women Syndrome’
Mara Schiavocampo explains how intense media coverage of White women who go missing, as in the case of Gabby Petitio, can have real-life implications…
Continue Reading Mary Johnson, an Indigenous woman, went missing nearly a year ago. While the FBI recently offered a reward, activists say that’s not enough
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN In the months before Mary Johnson disappeared, her sister said she wasn’t herself. Johnson and her husband, who had been…
Continue Reading Once-hot SPAC investments return to earth
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The spectacular run for a once-hot investment has fizzled so much that many have been relegated to…
Continue Reading The United Nations held a major meeting on race. Why the US and UK skipped it
By Caitlin Hu, CNN After more than a year of racial reckoning that saw historic monuments to enslavers and colonists torn down on both sides of the…
Continue Reading Tech billionaire: Facebook is what’s wrong with America
By Matt Egan, CNN Business From the climate crisis to Covid, Marc Benioff sees a common thread for what ails America today: deception that is allowed…
Continue Reading A London teacher was killed on a walk to the pub, police say. Another tragedy in the UK’s gender violence epidemic
By Kara Fox, CNN Sabina Nessa, a 28-year-old teacher from south London, is believed to have been murdered on the five-minute walk from her house to a…
Continue Reading A London teacher was killed on a walk to the pub, police say. Another tragedy in the UK’s gender violence epidemic
Mara Schiavocampo explains how intense media coverage of White women who go missing, as in the case of Gabby Petitio, can have real-life implications…
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‘Keep the kids engaged’: El Paso phys ed coach outlines challenges of pandemic weight gain
EL PASO, Texas — After being cooped up at home for quite some time, Borderland doctors are starting to see more kids and teens come in with issues…
Continue Reading One to charge them all: EU demands single plug for phones
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union is unveiling plans that would require smartphone makers to adopt a single…
Continue Reading Bank of England keeps rates on hold, warns over inflation
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England kept its main interest rate at the record low of 0.1% but warned that inflation is…
Continue Reading Top-seeded Karatsev loses opening match at Astana Open
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AP) — Top-seeded Aslan Karatsev and third-seeded Dusan Lajovic were among three seeded players who lost their opening…
Continue Reading Nobel Prize ceremonies to be curtailed again due to pandemic
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize ceremonies will be reined in for a second year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The winners of this year’s…
Continue Reading EU legal advisor: Diesel software faces strict limits
BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union legal adviser says software installed in Volkswagen cars to alter the amount of pollutants coming out of their…
Continue Reading ‘Brothers in blue’: One fallen officer’s kidney was a match to a fellow officer who was injured in the line of duty
By Amy Simonson, CNN Police officers are supposed to protect and serve. One officer’s service is living beyond his time. Officer Mark Priebe,…
Continue Reading Fears of global shockwaves from Chinese builder’s debts ease
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Fears that a Chinese real estate developer’s possible default on multibillion-dollar debts…
Continue Reading Floods, books & kids: Highlights of German election campaign
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s election campaign has largely focused on the three candidates hoping to succeed…
Continue Reading Lava spread raises fears of more damage on Spanish island
By RENATA BRITO and BARRY HATTON Associated Press TODOQUE, Canary Islands (AP) — The advance of lava from a volcanic eruption on one of Spain’s…
Continue Reading Dubai real-estate firm DAMAC approved to take firm private
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dubai real-estate company known for its deals with former President Donald Trump says it has received…
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