By Marianne Garvey, CNN J.K. Rowling says she was invited to participate in the “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts” reunion special earlier this year but declined. The “Harry Potter” author was on Graham Norton’s “Radio Show” podcast, where she said “no one said don’t come” to the reunion, she just decided she didn’t
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Artemis, el programa de la NASA para volver a llevar seres humanos a la Luna, es una de las misiones más esperadas por los entusiastas del espacio, pero está lejos de ser la única. En los próximos años, la tecnología también permitirá avanzar en la exploración de Venus, Marte
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Worries about the economy have suddenly put shares of pet supply retailers in Wall Street’s doghouse. Shares of online retailer Chewy are down more than 35% this year as investors wonder if surging inflation will take a bite out of sales and earnings. (We’ve got more pooch puns,
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By Amanda Watts, CNN A brick column at Lewis & Clark College in Oregon collapsed Monday, killing one student and injuring two others while they were lying in hammocks, according to Portland Fire and Rescue. Lewis & Clark officials in a statement called the incident a “tragic accident.” According to the private college’s academic calendar,
Continue ReadingBy Matt Foster, CNN The Saudi-backed LIV Golf series announced Tuesday that Open Championship winner and world No. 2 Cameron Smith has joined the rebel professional golf tour along with five other players. The 29-year-old Australian becomes the highest ranked player to join LIV Golf. He will compete in the series’ next event, the LIV
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Much of Southern California was under a warning for excessive heat Tuesday and forecasters said the torrid conditions will expand statewide. Warnings went into effect in San Diego and Orange counties as well as in Southern California’s inland counties, and will spread north through the Los Angeles region and San Joaquin
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of open jobs in the United States rose in July after three months of declines, a sign that employers are still urgently seeking workers despite slowing economic growth and high inflation. The increase will be a disappointment for Federal Reserve officials, who are seeking
Continue ReadingOpinion by Patrick De Haan for CNN Business Perspectives Americans have never seen a wilder year when it comes to gas prices, thanks to the confluence of a surge in demand as the pandemic eased, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which created myriad challenges among oil producers, from supply constraints to volatile markets to unpredictable
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Following three straight monthly declines, U.S. consumer confidence rebounded in August as inflation moderated and gas prices fell. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose in August to 103.2 from 95.3 in July. The business research group’s present situation index — which
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Business) –– Los precios de la energía en Europa siguen batiendo récords, mientras se intensifica la crisis en la región y se avivan la preocupaciones sobre el acceso a la electricidad y la calefacción a medida que las temperaturas comienzan a descender. Los costos para el próximo año de la energía en Alemania,
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Retailers are overstocked on clothing, and some are packing it away in hopes of selling it in future seasons. Kohl’s, Gap, Carter’s and other chains have said in recent weeks that they will hold some unsold merchandise in their warehouses and put it back on shelves later this year and
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Google is increasing its investment in basketball, becoming the first women’s-only global partner with FIBA. The internet company entered a multiyear partnership with the WNBA in 2021 and now is working with basketball’s world governing body, which has nine global partners for both men’s and women’s basketball. “It opens
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Google is increasing its investment in basketball, becoming the first women’s-only global partner with FIBA. The internet company entered a multiyear partnership with the WNBA in 2021 and now is working with basketball’s world governing body, which has nine global partners for both men’s and women’s basketball. “It opens
Continue Reading CNN, WLBT By Amir Vera, Jason Hanna and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Recent torrential rain coupled with years of water system issues have resulted in a crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, where the city doesn’t have enough water to fight fires, flush toilets or even hand out to residents in need. Jackson’s main water treatment facility began
Continue Reading By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine claimed to have destroyed bridges and ammunition depots and pounded command posts in a surge of fighting in the Russian-occupied south, fueling speculation Tuesday that its long-awaited counteroffensive to try to turn the tide of war is underway. Russia said it inflicted heavy casualties in
Continue Reading By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press TULUM, Mexico (AP) — Scraping the smelly sargassum seaweed off some beaches on Mexico’s resort-studded Caribbean coast has become not only a nightmare, but possibly a health threat, for the workers doing it — with the quantities washing ashore this year seemingly mountains not mounds. Decomposing sargassum, which is actually
Continue Reading By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press PRAHOVO, Serbia (AP) — The worst drought in Europe in decades has not only scorched farmland and hampered river traffic, it also has exposed a part of almost forgotten World War II history: The hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships have emerged from the Danube River as
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Camilo Guevara, hijo de Ernesto “Che” Guevara, falleció en Cuba según informó este martes el presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel. “Con profundo dolor decimos adiós a Camilo, hijo del Che y promotor de sus ideas, como directivo del Centro Che, que conserva parte del extraordinario legado de su padre. Abrazos a
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening slightly higher on Wall Street following two days of slumps as investors worry that high interest rates aren’t going away any time soon as the Federal Reserve fights inflation. Best Buy was up sharply in the early going Tuesday after reporting results for its latest quarter that were
Continue ReadingThe National Labor Relations Board said on Monday it was unlawful for Tesla to prohibit employees from wearing shirts bearing union insignia, ruling in a 2017 dispute between the electric car maker and the United Auto Workers union. NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran said the decision reaffirms “any attempt to restrict the wearing of union clothing
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