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By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Almost a month after a federal eviction moratorium ended, the Treasury Department said Friday that states and cities distributed money for nearly 1.4 million payments in August and the pace picked up from the month before. More than 16.5% of the tens of billions of dollars in federal rental assistance
Continue Reading TODOQUE, Canary Islands (AP) — A volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands kept nerves on edge Friday for a fifth day since it erupted, producing loud explosions, a huge ash cloud and cracking open a new fissure that spewed out more fiery molten rock. The archipelago’s emergency services ordered the evacuation of scores of people from
Continue ReadingTamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Private jet passengers could soon be able to travel through the air and “underwater” at the same time thanks to a unique new cabin concept. Aircraft overhaul and maintenance specialist Lufthansa Technik has just unveiled renderings for a new cabin design (pictured above) for the Airbus Corporate Jet ACJ330 that allows those
Continue ReadingBy Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden will host the leaders of India, Australia and Japan at the White House on Friday for the first in-person meeting of “The Quad,” an informal group of countries that many see as an effort to push back against China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region — and one that
Continue Reading By KARIN LAUB and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of environmental activists staged a rally outside Germany’s parliament Friday, two days before the country holds a national election, to demand that politicians take stronger action to curb climate change. The protest outside the Reichstag in Berlin was part of a
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Days after outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in made possibly his last ambitious push to diplomatically resolve the standoff over North Korea’s nuclear program, the North on Friday rejected his call for a declaration ending the Korean War, making it clear it has no interest
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard on Friday launched a search and rescue operation after a boat carrying around 150 people believed to be migrants ran into trouble off the country’s southwestern coast. The coast guard said a passing cargo ship raised the alarm after coming across the wooden boat, which was taking on
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By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Shortages of semiconductor chips and other raw materials are continuing to hit Germany’s manufacturers, as bottlenecks leave companies struggling to fill orders from a rebounding global economy. Widespread friction in supply chains sent a closely watched index of German business optimism lower for the third
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Shortages of semiconductor chips and other raw materials are continuing to hit Germany’s manufacturers, as bottlenecks leave companies struggling to fill orders from a rebounding global economy. Widespread friction in supply chains sent a closely watched index of German business optimism lower for the third
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SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Formula One leader Max Verstappen will start at the back of the grid at the Russian Grand Prix after the team confirmed he will use a new engine and accept the resulting penalty. Verstappen had to go over his allocation of engines for the season because one was damaged when he
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Business Alibaba is dumping its shares in one of China’s largest TV broadcasters just months after it bought them, as the company comes under growing pressure from a government campaign to rein in Big Tech’s power and influence. Alibaba plans to sell its 5% stake in Mango Excellent Media, according to
Continue ReadingWords by Sheena McKenzie Video by Sofia Couceiro and Nina Avramova Photographs by Helena Schätzle Gazing out from the rocky ledge of Sleeping Beauty’s castle in central Germany, the countryside below stretches out in a patchwork of light and dark green forests before stopping dead. At the heart of this lush landscape sits a swath
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By Jenn Selva and Travis Caldwell, CNN The search for Brian Laundrie, who according to a source left behind his wallet and cell phone when last seen departing his parents’ home 10 days ago, ended on Friday at a nature reserve in southwestern Florida and will resume on Saturday, as new details emerged about the
Continue Reading CNN, KUTV By Madeline Holcombe, Alison Kosik and Sarah Jorgensen, CNN As authorities continue to search for Gabby Petito’s fiancé, Brian Laundrie, the FBI has asked for items that might have his DNA, the Laundries’ family lawyer said. During the agency’s visit to the family home, “The FBI requested some personal items belonging to Brian
Continue ReadingBy CNN Sport staff Harry Potter star Tom Felton suffered a “medical incident” while playing in a celebrity golf match at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin, ahead of the Ryder Cup. Felton, best known for portraying Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, was conscious after collapsing on the course on Thursday. He was then carted off
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont left a jail in Sardinia on Friday after a judge ruled that he could go free pending an Oct. 4 hearing on his extradition to Spain, where Puigdemont is wanted for sedition. Puigdemont, the former president of Spain’s Catalonia region and a
Continue Reading By Jason Hanna and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A gunman who killed a woman and wounded at least 14 other people at a western Tennessee Kroger before apparently killing himself this week was a third-party vendor for the store, police said Friday. UK Thang, 29, was the man who shot 10 employees and five customers Thursday
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Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Una fuente cercana a la familia de Brian Laundrie le dijo a Chris Cuomo de CNN el jueves que el prometido de Gabby Petito, quien ahora es objeto de una orden federal, dejó la casa de sus padres en Florida el martes pasado sin su teléfono celular y billetera. Los
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Tiny San Marino is one of the last countries in Europe which forbids abortion in any circumstance — a ban that dates from 1865. On Sunday, its citizens can vote in a referendum calling for abortion to be made legal in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s political parties prepared to rally their supporters and win over undecided voters Friday, two days before a national election that will determine who succeeds Chancellor Angela Merkel after 16 years in power. Merkel’s center-right Union bloc, with Armin Laschet as its candidate for chancellorship, has made
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