By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A person familiar with the trade told The Associated Press the Toronto Blue Jays have reached an agreement with pitcher José Berríos to a seven-year, $131-million deal, pending a physical. The Blue Jays won the pursuit for Berríos at the July trade deadline by acquiring the right-hander
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 45-year-old male river hippo named Otis has died at the San Diego Zoo. The San Diego Zoo Alliance announced Monday that the hippo had been under care for degenerative joint and spinal disease, and a decision to euthanize him was made during the weekend when his condition declined dramatically. The
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks rose on Wall Street Tuesday as investors reviewed solid earnings reports from retailers and an encouraging update on consumer spending. The S&P 500 rose 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.7%. Home Depot rose 5.8% after the home improvement retailer reported
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Papa Johns is the latest restaurant brand to give itself a makeover. The pizza chain on Tuesday unveiled a number of changes, including a new logo, new advertising and new restaurant designs. The updated logo ditches the word “pizza” and removes the green border around “Papa John’s.” Instead, it just
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Un jurado con 12 miembros comenzó a deliberar este martes por la mañana sobre los cinco cargos a los que se enfrenta Kyle Rittenhouse en su juicio por homicidio en relación con los tiroteos del año pasado en Kenosha, Wisconsin. La duración del debate depende casi exclusivamente de los
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Nike has postponed the release of its latest sneaker collaboration with Travis Scott following the Astroworld concert tragedy that left 10 people dead. “Out of respect for everyone impacted by the tragic events at the Astroworld Festival, we are postponing the launch of the Air Max 1 x Cactus Jack,”
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN A gang of jewelery thieves have been jailed for a string of burglaries on the homes of celebrities, where they made away with £26 million ($34.9 million) worth of luxury stolen goods. Jugoslav Jovanovic, Alessandro Donati and Alessandro Maltese targeted high profile figures, including soccer manager and former England player Frank
Continue Reading CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois coach Bret Bielema has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss his team’s game at No. 18 Iowa on Saturday. Bielema said he was tested for the coronavirus Monday night after developing mild symptoms during the day. He said he is vaccinated and received a booster shot last week. Bielema
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By MICHAEL TARM, AMY FORLITI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The jury has begun deliberating at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial after two weeks of testimony in which they were given starkly different portrayals of his actions the night he shot three men on the streets of Kenosha. Prosecutors say Rittenhouse was
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — A British court has found a former official in Muammar Gadhafi’s government “jointly liable” for the fatal 1984 shooting of a police officer outside the Libyan Embassy in London. Constable Yvonne Fletcher was killed when men armed with submachine guns fired from the embassy’s windows on protesters gathered outside the building. A
Continue Reading By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — The Estonian and Swedish accident investigation boards say a research expedition earlier this year to the wreck of a ferry that sank in the Baltic Sea 27 years ago hasn’t provided new evidence contradicting the official accident investigation report. The M/S Estonia sank in rough weather on
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Jane Campion and Kirsten Dunst admired one another before they’d ever met, but it was Campion who made the first move. She was enamored of Sofia Coppola’s “The Virgin Suicides” and wrote Dunst a letter. But it would be years until they’d get the chance to work together, on
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson has asked for more time to form a coalition government that could make her the country’s first female prime minister. That’s because discussions with one of the two support parties that she needs — the Left Party — have reached an impasse. She was given until
Continue Reading By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The judge in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial, already the subject of scrutiny for various actions in the case, drew attention again on Monday for his handling of jury instructions. Judge Bruce Schroeder, who had been expected to file final instructions on Sunday, took arguments from attorneys until
Continue Reading By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland immediately fire the director of the beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons. Sen. Dick Durbin’s demand on Tuesday comes two days after an Associated Press investigation detailing serious misconduct involving correctional officers. More than 100
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A person familiar with the trade told The Associated Press The Toronto Blue Jays have reached an agreement with pitcher José Berríos to a seven-year $131 million deal pending a physical. The Blue Jays won the pursuit for pitcher Berríos at the July trade deadline by acquiring
Continue Reading SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Saudi Arabia has defeated Vietnam 1-0 in Hanoi to earn a fifth win from six games in World Cup qualification and an extended lead in Asia Group B from Australia and Japan. The Saudis are seeking a sixth World Cup appearance. Vietnam stays pointless. In Group A, a late Ali
Continue Reading CLEVELAND (AP) — Cities and counties in the U.S. that want to hold pharmacies accountable for the opioid crisis are closely watching a federal trial that’s coming to a close. Two counties in Ohio have sued CVS, Walgreens and Walmart. The counties say the companies failed to follow government guidelines to make sure pain pills
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Dar-Lon Chang tenía la esperanza de que algún día la industria de los combustibles fósiles diera un giro hacia las energías limpias. Como exingeniero de una empresa petrolera de Houston, Chang dijo que investigó sobre el gas natural, entonces considerado un “combustible puente” para la transición a las energías renovables, y
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Revelations about alleged misleading actions by Facebook led to billions in losses to investors, according to a federal lawsuit filed against the social media giant by Ohio’s largest public pension fund. The lawsuit by the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System says the company broke federal securities law by purposely misleading the
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