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By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — To promote the recently signed Virginia budget and its array of tax cuts, Gov. Glenn Youngkin hosted two high-energy campaign-style celebrations, complete with bright lighting, throngs of supporters and a booming playlist that harkened back to his winning run last year. Other bill signings and news
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The expanded use of drop boxes for mailed ballots during the 2020 election did not lead to any widespread problems, according to an Associated Press survey of state election officials across the U.S. that revealed no cases of fraud, vandalism or theft that
Continue Reading By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The expanded use of drop boxes for mailed ballots during the 2020 election did not lead to any widespread problems, according to an Associated Press survey of state election officials across the U.S. that revealed no cases of fraud, vandalism or theft that
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta and Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Netflix, once a darling of Wall Street, is suddenly on the ropes. The streaming giant will report its second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, and it’s shaping up to be one of the most consequential moments in the 25-year history of the company. Netflix is having a terrible year.
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN Fifteen minutes into a recent Sunday service, a man in a trim pinstriped suit with coiffed white hair and a blue disposable mask strolled to the front row of The Fountain church and began nodding along to a live and loud contemporary gospel band. “Is that Charlie Crist?” Virginia McNair, a
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The candidates to become the next British prime minister are appealing to their right-wing base as they seek to replace Boris Johnson. Many of the five remaining hopefuls are highlighting Brexit and immigration as they attempt to woo fellow Conservative lawmakers and party members ahead of a third round of voting on
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. and an aid group say flash floods triggered by seasonal torrential rains in Sudan’s western Darfur region have killed at least seven people, including children. The rains, which started late Friday, inundated at least 100 houses in the Kass locality in South Darfur province. The General Coordination for Refugees and
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has sentenced an American citizen and the former lawyer of Jamal Khashoggi — the dissident Saudi journalist who was killed at Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul in 2018 — to three years in prison on charges of money laundering and tax evasion. The lawyer, U.S.
Continue Reading By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Pressure is mounting on a French government minister to quit over comments stigmatizing homosexuality and LGBTQ people, in the latest challenge to President Emmanuel Macron’s leadership. Caroline Cayeux’ remarks have hurt and angered many – including her colleagues — and prompted broader discussion around persistent discriminatory attitudes
Continue Reading By ANGELA CHARLTON and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Firefighters battled wildfires raging out of control in France and Spain on Sunday as Europe wilted under an unusually extreme heat wave that authorities in Madrid blamed for hundreds of deaths. Two huge blazes that have consumed pine forests for six days in southwestern
Continue Reading By HANNA ARHIROVA and CARA ANNA Associated Press VINNYTSIA, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles hit industrial facilities at a strategic city in southern Ukraine Sunday as a funeral was held for a 4-year-old girl killed in an earlier deadly strike elsewhere in the country. Liza, who had Down syndrome, was en route to see a
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Missing “Breaking Bad’s” iconic characters? Not to worry — the drug dealer protagonists of the famous TV show will soon be immortalized with larger-than-life bronze statues in New Mexico. Sony Pictures Television announced the unveiling of the statues in a Monday press release. The bronze statues of Walter White and Jesse
Continue ReadingBy Talia Kayali, Chris Liakos and Teele Rebane, CNN A cargo plane crashed in northern Greece on Saturday, killing all eight people on board and raising concerns about the Serbian military equipment it was carrying. The plane had been transporting equipment including illuminating mortar shells and training shells to Bangladesh when it crashed near Eleftheroupoli
Continue Reading By ANGELA CHARLTON and JADE LE DELEY PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron decried his Nazi-collaborator predecessors and rising antisemitism, vigorously vowing to stamp out Holocaust denial as he paid homage Sunday to thousands of French children sent to death camps 80 years ago for one reason alone: because they were Jewish. Family by
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Flash floods in southwest and northwest China have left at least a dozen dead and put thousands of others in harm’s way. State media report in the southwestern province of Sichuan, at least six people have died and another 12 are missing after torrential rain triggered flash floods. Some 1,300 people had
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By AJ Willingham, CNN Sheletta Brundidge has a keen eye for little miracles. Whether it’s faith or gratitude, she knows not to look away when life shows you something special. That’s how an innocent misunderstanding by her son became a viral children’s book, which led to a meaningful friendship with one of NASCAR’s top drivers.
Continue ReadingBy Priya Krishnakumar and Devan Cole, CNN State lawmakers across the US have introduced at least 162 bills targeting LGBTQ Americans this year through July 1, according to a CNN analysis of data compiled by the American Civil Liberties Union, already marking a record-breaking year for such legislation. The slew of bills is spread across 35 states,
Continue ReadingBy Nic Robertson, Sarah El Sirgany and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Joe Biden’s controversial fist bump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was “a win” for the US President, the Saudi foreign minister told CNN in an exclusive interview on Saturday. The US President has faced a backlash over the informal way he greeted the
Continue ReadingCNN By Nic Robertson, Sarah El Sirgany and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Joe Biden’s controversial fist bump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was “a win” for the US President, the Saudi foreign minister told CNN in an exclusive interview on Saturday. The US President has faced a backlash over the informal way he greeted
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business When you walk into a supermarket and pick up an item — anything from milk to cereal to a can of beans — you’ll likely see a little date on the package preceded by “enjoy by,” “sell by,” or a similar phrase. You might think that date is the absolute
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