US jobless claims reach a pandemic low as economy recovers
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to…
Continue Reading Searches conducted at 2 German ministries in customs probe
BERLIN (AP) — Investigators have carried out searches at the German finance and justice ministries in a probe of suspected obstruction of justice…
Continue Reading Jordanian court upholds convictions in royal plot
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Jordanian court has upheld the convictions of two former senior officials on sedition and other charges connected to an…
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Russian cosmonauts conduct spacewalk despite smoke, alarm on space station
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov conducted their second spacewalk in less than a week as they continue…
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The head of Russia’s space agency is jealous of US billionaires
CNN’s Kristin Fisher spoke to Dmitry Rogozin in his first interview with western media since becoming the head of Roscomos, Russia’s space agency.…
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The taper is starting. What happens next matters most
By Charles Riley, CNN Business On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia ripped off the stimulus band-aid and confirmed that it would start to scale…
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Casos de covid-19 en Corea del Sur en niveles récord mientras el país busca relajar las restricciones del virus
Mariana Toro Seúl, Corea del Sur (CNN) — Corea del Sur se ha convertido en el último país de la región de Asia Pacífico que considera…
Continue Reading ‘Dog bone’ asteroid spied by astronomers in new photos
By Ashley Strickland, CNN New images are shining a spotlight on a game of fetch that’s out of this world. Astronomers have captured the most…
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First on CNN: Democrats’ clean electricity program would create nearly 8 million jobs by 2031, analysis shows
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The lynchpin climate policy of congressional Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill would spur massive job…
Continue Reading Chris Stapleton, Eric Church share top CMA nominations
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer Country stars Chris Stapleton and Eric Church will go toe-to-toe with each other at this year’s…
Continue Reading Pandemic unemployment benefits and eviction protections have expired. Here’s what federal help is still available
By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN Americans are no longer protected from evictions or receiving beefed-up unemployment payments, but they are…
Continue Reading WHO says Africa’s already thin vaccine supply to drop by 25%
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s already thin supply of COVID-19 vaccines has taken another significant hit. The…
Continue Reading Minnesota’s Klobuchar says she had breast cancer; doing well
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she has been treated for breast cancer and the treatment…
Continue Reading Aterriza en Qatar el primer vuelo desde Kabul luego de que los talibanes permitieran su salida
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Alrededor de 200 personas, entre ellas ciudadanos estadounidenses, fueron autorizadas por los talibanes a…
Continue Reading Aid groups decry migrant camp conditions a year after fire
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A year ago on Thursday, Greece’s notoriously squalid refugee camp of Moria on the…
Continue Reading Hundreds evacuated as wildfire grows in southwestern Spain
MADRID (AP) — Nearly 800 people have been evacuated from their homes and road traffic has been disrupted as firefighting teams and planes fight a…
Continue Reading EasyJet rejects bid approach as it seeks to raise more money
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British airline easyJet said it has rejected an unsolicited takeover approach as it announced plans to…
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EasyJet rejects bid approach as it seeks to raise more money
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British airline easyJet said it has rejected an unsolicited takeover approach as it announced plans to…
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Vermeer’s ‘hidden’ Cupid is the enigmatic artist’s latest mystery
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN For around three centuries, the girl reading a letter in the dimly-lit solitude of a Johannes Vermeer painting gave no indication…
Continue Reading Flight takes about 200, including Americans, out of Kabul
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An estimated 200 foreigners, including Americans, have left Kabul on an international…
Continue Reading Ground zero rebuilding still unfinished, 20 years later
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Even after two decades, the work to rebuild the World Trade Center complex after its destruction…
Continue Reading Ground zero rebuilding still unfinished, 20 years later
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Even after two decades, the work to rebuild the World Trade Center complex after its destruction…
Continue Reading France pays national tribute to New Wave actor Belmondo
PARIS (AP) — France is paying respects to screen legend Jean-Paul Belmondo with a solemn ceremony led by the president and a public viewing at…
Continue Reading Thousands gather in Greece for composer Theodorakis’ funeral
ATHENS Political leaders, family members and thousands of fans have paid their final respects to Greek music great Mikis Theodorakis who has been…
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Former Germany player Jérôme Boateng convicted of assault
MUNICH (AP) — Former Germany and Bayern Munich player Jérôme Boateng has been found guilty of domestic violence against his former partner and…
Continue Reading Shelby County ruling could make it easier for states to get away with extreme racial gerrymandering
By Tierney Sneed, CNN The 2013 Supreme Court ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act still finds new ways to scramble the Justice Department’s…
Continue Reading Tropical Depression Mindy dropping heavy rain in parts of Georgia and South Carolina
Depression Mindy made landfall as a Tropical Storm over the Florida panhandle Wednesday night bringing heavy rain bands into the Southeast. CNN…
Continue Reading Theater kid turned militant stars in Israeli prison break
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — For nearly two decades, Israelis and Palestinians have watched Zakaria Zubeidi’s…
Continue Reading Merkel: Party was always aware it faced fight in German vote
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel says her party is fighting and was always aware that it wouldn’t…
Continue Reading Merkel: Party was always aware it faced fight in German vote
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel says her party is fighting and was always aware that it wouldn’t…
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