By Scottie Andrew, CNN Bernard Cribbins, a stage and screen actor who appeared on “Doctor Who” and narrated the British children’s series “The Wombles,” has died, his talent agency confirmed. He was 93. “Bernard’s contribution to British entertainment is without question,” his agency said in a statement to CNN. “He was unique, typifying the best
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By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — No quarterback has won more games over his first three seasons with the Tennessee franchise than Ryan Tannehill, who has posted a 30-13 record for the Titans. The problem? He’s 2-3 in the postseason. Worse is Tannehill and the Titans losing three straight
Continue Reading ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Sean Crocker shot a course-record 9-under 63 to lead by one shot after the first round of the Hero Open on the European tour. It was the American’s lowest round on the tour. It featured eight birdies and an eagle at Fairmont St. Andrews, which is just up the road
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Instagram on Thursday said it will walk back some of its recent feature changes after facing mounting backlash from users, including members of the Kardashian family. In recent days, Instagram has come under fire from users who are frustrated that the photo-sharing app is becoming too much like rival TikTok.
Continue ReadingCNN By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Instagram on Thursday said it will walk back some of its recent feature changes after facing mounting backlash from users, including members of the Kardashian family. In recent days, Instagram has come under fire from users who are frustrated that the photo-sharing app is becoming too much like rival
Continue ReadingCNN By Kristin Wilson and Jessica Dean, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democrats and comedian and activist Jon Stewart railed against Senate Republicans who voted against legislation to help veterans suffering from ailments related to toxic burn pits, calling it a “gut punch” to the veterans who had come to Capitol Hill to celebrate
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County drops plan to reimpose indoor mask mandate as COVID cases and hospitalizations stabilize.
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica, CNN Doug Mastriano, the Republican gubernatorial nominee in Pennsylvania, is facing bipartisan criticism for his ties to Gab, a far-right social media platform, and its founder Andrew Torba, over the rife antisemitic commentary that exists on the site. The criticism is the latest in what has become a complicated campaign for Republicans
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An unexpected deal reached by Senate Democrats would be the most ambitious action ever taken by the United States to address global warming and could help President Joe Biden come close to meeting his pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, experts said Thursday,
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Continue Reading ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday authorized completion of the Trump-funded U.S.-Mexico border wall in an open area of southern Arizona near Yuma that has become one of the busiest corridors for illegal crossings. Biden had pledged during his campaign to cease all future wall construction, but the administration
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple’s profit slipped during the past quarter, but the world’s largest technology company fared better than many of its peers. Despite manufacturing headaches and inflation pressures that have vexed a wide range of businesses, Apple profit declined by 10% while revenue edged up 2%. But
Continue Reading By MATT SEDENSKY and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press A deal on Capitol Hill that could cut prescription drug costs for millions of Medicare beneficiaries was cautiously cheered by older Americans and their advocates Thursday even as many worried it might never come to fruition. The health care and climate agreement struck by Senate Majority
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Stocks closed broadly higher again Thursday as investors grew more optimistic that a slowing U.S. economy means the Federal Reserve can temper its aggressive interest rate hikes aimed at taming inflation. The S&P 500 rose 1.2% as more than 80% of the stocks in the benchmark index closed higher.
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Stocks closed broadly higher again Thursday as investors grew more optimistic that a slowing U.S. economy means the Federal Reserve can temper its aggressive interest rate hikes aimed at taming inflation. The S&P 500 rose 1.2% as more than 80% of the stocks in the benchmark index closed higher.
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a $280 billion package to boost the semiconductor industry and scientific research in a bid to create more high-tech jobs in the United States and help it better compete with international rivals, namely China. The House approved the bill by a solid margin
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks closed broadly higher again Thursday after a report that signaled the U.S. economy may be in a recession stoked optimism on Wall Street that the Federal Reserve can now avoid more big interest rate hikes in its bid to tame inflation. The indexes fell in the early going after the Commerce
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has reported its second-consecutive quarterly loss but its revenue topped Wall Street expectations, sending its stock sharply higher. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant Amazon lost $2 billion, or 20 cents per share, in the three-month period ended June 30, driven by a $3.9 billion write-down
Continue Reading By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Sections of a renowned peatland tropical forest in the Congo Basin that plays a crucial role in Africa’s climate system go up for oil and gas auction in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday. The DRC government will auction 30 oil and
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen and Tierney Sneed, CNN At least 43 abortion clinics have shut their doors in the 30 days since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, according to new research. The research was published Thursday by the Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization focused on sexual and reproductive health
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