By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Instacart said searches for baby formula hit a record high in mid-May but the on-demand grocery delivery site is struggling to fulfill orders because stores remain severely understocked amid the ongoing national formula shortage. The company said searches for formula surged 245% week-over-week as of May 16. At the same
Continue ReadingBy Atika Shubert, Abeer Salman, and Lauren Izso A Palestinian Authority investigation into the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh has found that she was fatally shot by Israeli forces using an armor-piercing bullet, Palestinian Attorney General Akram Al-Khatib said Thursday. The announcement was immediately rejected by Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz. Al-Khatib said the
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Alexandra Ferguson Davos, Suiza (CNN Business) — Cuando el presidente de Ucrania Volodymyr Zelensky habló en video ante una sala abarrotada en el Foro Económico Mundial de Davos, Suiza, agradeció a occidente su solidaridad contra Rusia. Pero también lanzó una advertencia a los líderes políticos y a los empresarios: no pierdan el valor. “Solo desearía
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By RACHEL LA CORTE and ANDREW DEMILLO Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee was quick to react to this week’s carnage at a Texas elementary school, sending a tweet listing the gun control measures the Democratic-controlled state has taken. He finished with: “Your turn Congress.” But gun control measures are likely
Continue Reading CNN en Español (CNN Español) — Apple anunció que aumentará el salario inicial de los empleados estadounidenses a US$ 22 por hora, lo que implica un incremento del 45% con respecto a los niveles de 2018. ¿Cómo se compara esta cifra con la paga de algunos de los grandes empleadores del país? Antes de ver
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers could soon ban the declawing of cats solely for the convenience of humans, advancing a bill on Thursday to halt what animal rights activists say is a painful procedure used primarily to prevent torn furniture and scratched skin. Claws on cats grow from the
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By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Opponents of a proposed launchpad for commercial rockets on the Georgia coast want a federal court to throw out the project’s government license, saying the Federal Aviation Administration failed to adequately consider safety risks. A lawsuit in U.S. District Court says the FAA allowed Spaceport Camden
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By Faith Karimi, CNN Unlike the antagonists in her steamy romance thrillers, author Nancy Crampton-Brophy did not get away with murder. A jury found her guilty Wednesday of second-degree murder in the 2018 death of her husband, chef Daniel Brophy, who was gunned down at the culinary school where he taught cooking classes. Crampton-Brophy, who
Continue Reading In a story published May 25, 2022, about Starbucks and unionization, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number of stores and workers that could be represented by a union. There are 268 Starbucks stores employing 7,244 workers that have petitioned the government to hold union elections, not 85 Starbucks stores employing 7,444 workers that have
Continue ReadingBy Brian Lowry, CNN Ellen DeGeneres bid a tearful farewell to her daytime talk show on Thursday, saying that the show had “forever changed my life.” DeGeneres opened the last hour of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” by discussing the progress that had been made since the series premiered in 2003, noting that she “couldn’t say
Continue ReadingCNN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Instacart said searches for baby formula hit a record high in mid-May but the on-demand grocery delivery site is struggling to fulfill orders because stores remain severely understocked amid the ongoing national formula shortage. The company said searches for formula surged 245% week-over-week as of May 16. At the
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter shareholders have filed a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of engaged in “unlawful conduct” aimed at sowing doubt about his bid to buy the social media company. The lawsuit filed late Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California claims the billionaire Tesla CEO has
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter shareholders have filed a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of engaged in “unlawful conduct” aimed at sowing doubt about his bid to buy the social media company. The lawsuit filed late Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California claims the billionaire Tesla CEO has
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Macy’s, Dollar Tree rise; Nutanix, Medtronic fall.
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — El atacante que mató a 19 niños y dos maestros en la escuela primaria Robb no fue confrontado por un agente de recursos escolares antes de ingresar, según dijo Victor Escalon, director regional del Departamento de Seguridad Pública del Sur de Texas. Atacante compró legalmente 2 rifles para su cumpleaños 18
Continue Reading PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy was arrested on terrorism charges after alleging threatening to shoot up the Prescott middle school he attended, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said. The student allegedly made the threat three times May 17 while speaking to the bus driver before getting off the bus, a sheriff’s office said
Continue ReadingBy Ayah Galal, Rob Polansky, Patricia Del Rio and Evan Sobol Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Parents from the Sandy Hook Promise organization spoke out about gun violence on Thursday. A deadly elementary school shooting in Texas reopened old wounds for the Newtown community. Thursday morning, Sandy Hook parents
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WASHINGTON (AP) — With mass shootings in Texas, New York and California fresh in Americans’ mind, the Supreme Court will soon issue its biggest gun ruling in more than a decade, one expected to make it easier to carry guns in public in some of the largest cities. Already in an uncomfortable spotlight over a leaked draft opinion that would overrule Roe v. Wade’s
Continue Reading By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pay packages for the women who run S&P 500 companies jumped in 2021 as the economy recovered and stock prices and profits soared. Median pay for the women occupying the corner office rose 26% to nearly $16 million, according to the annual survey done by
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday as investors cheered a strong set of quarterly results from Macy’s and other retailers. The S&P 500 rose 2% and is on pace for its first weekly gain after seven straight losses, its
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