By Shawna Mizelle Trevor Reed, an American citizen and former US Marine freed earlier this year after two years imprisoned in Russia, said Wednesday that he thinks detained Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan “have a really good chance” of being released amid revelations the US has presented a “substantial proposal” to Moscow for an
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held a lengthy and candid discussion about Taiwan on Thursday as tensions mount between Washington and Beijing, despite Biden’s onetime hope of stabilizing the world’s most important country-to-country relationship. The two leaders did agree to begin arrangements for a face-to-face summit,
Continue ReadingBy Barbara Starr and Devan Cole, CNN The Pentagon is developing a security plan to use ships and aircraft to keep House Speaker Nancy Pelosi safe should she decide to lead a congressional delegation to Taiwan, according to several Defense officials. The plan, which is being developed by John Aquilino, the head of the US
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PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns have officially agreed to a multi-year contract extension for Monty Williams, the NBA’s Coach of the Year last season after leading the franchise to a team-record 64 wins in the regular season. The team announced the extension Wednesday. No other contract details were given. Williams, 50, has led a
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Ella Nilsen and Tami Luhby, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin on Wednesday announced a deal on an energy and health care bill, representing a breakthrough after more than a year of negotiations that have collapsed time and again. But it will face furious GOP opposition. The deal
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Ford shook off the impact of supply chain problems and limited vehicle inventory to post much better-than-expected profits and revenue in the second quarter. The number more closely watched by investors, its income excluding special items, jumped to $2.7 billion compared to the $510 million it earned on that basis
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — As chants of “R-A-I-D-E-R-S!” rang out from five tents filled with fans during Wednesday’s practice at the team’s facility, the sight of three key Las Vegas players making plays ignited further roars of applause. Tight end Darren Waller hauled in a pass on an out pattern
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The board of a San Francisco law school founded by a 19th century rancher who sponsored deadly atrocities against Native Americans is recommending that it change its name to the College of the Law San Francisco. The board of directors for UC Hastings College of the Law voted Wednesday to make
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macamilarincon (CNN) — La viruela del mono sigue propagándose en Estados Unidos y en todo el mundo: al menos 16.000 infecciones se han documentado en más de 40 países. De hecho, la Organización Mundial de la Salud ya la declaró una emergencia de salud pública de interés internacional. Mientras, los Centros para el Control y la
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co.’s net income rose 19% in the second quarter as the company pulled together enough computer chips to boost factory output and sales. The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker said it made $667 million from April through June. Adjusted earnings per share were 68 cents, beating
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Technology companies led a broad rally for stocks on Wall Street Wednesday as investors welcomed another interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve as sign the central bank is ratcheting up its campaign to fight surging inflation. In a widely expected move, the central bank raised its key interest
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By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Technology companies led a broad rally for stocks on Wall Street Wednesday as investors welcomed another interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve as sign the central bank is ratcheting up its campaign to fight surging inflation. In a widely expected move, the central bank raised its key interest
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — NFL owners will decide on Aug. 9 whether to approve the proposed $4.65 billion sale of the Denver Broncos to the Waltons, heirs to the Walmart fortune and America’s richest family. The league’s finance committee met Wednesday and unanimously recommended the transaction for approval.
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Rivian, the Amazon-backed manufacturer of electric pickups, SUVs and delivery vans, is laying off about 6% of its workforce as the company adjusts as the “world has dramatically changed,” according to an email sent by CEO RJ Scaringe to Rivian’s roughly 14,000 employees. About 840 of those employees were told
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, posted its first revenue decline in history Thursday, dragged down by a drop in ad spending as the economy falters — and as competition from rival TikTok intensifies. The results largely followed a broader decline in the digital advertising market that
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, posted its first revenue decline in history Thursday, dragged down by a drop in ad spending as the economy falters — and as competition from rival TikTok intensifies. The results largely followed a broader decline in the digital advertising market that
Continue ReadingSana Noor Haq, CNN Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska didn’t have a burning desire to be in the limelight — she says being backstage “suited” her. But earlier this year she was thrust onto the world stage in a way that would have been difficult to comprehend a few months ago. Now, as a war
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A Pennsylvania mortgage company owned by billionaire businessman Warren Buffett’s company discriminated against potential Black and Latino homebuyers in Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware, the Department of Justice said Wednesday, in what is being called the second-largest redlining settlement in history. Trident Mortgage Co., a
Continue Reading By MEAD GRUVER and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming judge temporarily blocked the state’s abortion ban on the day it took effect, siding with a firebombed women’s health clinic and others who argued the ban would harm health care workers and their patients and violate the state constitution. Wyoming’s court
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Airbus said net income plunged in the second quarter and warned that supply chain challenges were leading it scale back production targets for its commercial aircraft. Airbus said it now expects to deliver 700 aircraft this year, down from a target of 720 aircraft announced in May. Over the long term,
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