CNN By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Millions of mortgage borrowers in the United Kingdom are bracing themselves for huge hikes to their monthly payments as a consequence of the run on the pound. Markets have been in turmoil since UK finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng announced the biggest tax cuts in 50 years on Friday, together
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Business Millions of mortgage borrowers in the United Kingdom are bracing themselves for huge hikes to their monthly payments as a consequence of the run on the pound. Markets have been in turmoil since UK finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng announced the biggest tax cuts in 50 years on Friday, together with
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Two basketball players from Mali have apologized for fighting in the mixed zone following the team’s 81-68 defeat against Serbia at the Women’s World Cup. The incident between Salimatou Kourouma and Kamite Elisabeth Dabou took place on Monday after Mali’s fourth-straight defeat at the tournament in Sydney, Australia, and footage of
Continue ReadingCNN By George Ramsay, CNN Two basketball players from Mali have apologized for fighting in the mixed zone following the team’s 81-68 defeat against Serbia at the Women’s World Cup. The incident between Salimatou Kourouma and Kamite Elisabeth Dabou took place on Monday after Mali’s fourth-straight defeat at the tournament in Sydney, Australia, and footage
Continue ReadingBy Shelby Lofton Click here for updates on this story SPANISH FORK, Utah (KSL) — Upset students are speaking out Monday after being turned away from their homecoming dance. “They originally let me in, but then chaperones, I guess, had a problem with the length of my dress and kicked me out later,” explained Isabella
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN “Elvis Night” on “Dancing with the Stars” was all shook up and ended in a tie-breaking vote on Monday. In a bit of pre-performance drama, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son Joseph Baena was unable to perform with his partner Daniella Karagach Pashkova because she tested positive for Covid. Alexis Warr stepped in last
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Leonard Francis, el fugitivo conocido como “Fat Leonard” que orquestó el mayor escándalo de corrupción en la historia de la Marina de Estados Unidos, solicitó asilo en Venezuela, dijo este martes a CNN una fuente cercana al gobierno venezolano. Francis fue detenido en Venezuela la semana pasada a petición del Servicio de
Continue ReadingBy Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (KSL) — A Taylorsville man who claims who mistook his gun for a flashlight is facing a criminal charge accusing him of firing into his neighbor’s apartment. The 64-year-old man was charged Monday in 3rd District Court with shooting in the direction of
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN In one of the first significant legal challenges to President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, a public interest lawyer filed a lawsuit Tuesday arguing that the policy is an abuse of executive power. Plaintiff Frank Garrison claims that because of the forthcoming student loan forgiveness, he will be forced to
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN The House Select Committee investigating January 6 has been able to uncover much of the multi-faceted plot to subvert the 2020 presidential election. But as it heads into what is likely to be one of its final hearings this week, there are a few investigative threads that remain unanswered. The committee
Continue ReadingFelipe Monforte (CNN Español) — Puede que el idilio de Kylian Mbappé con la selección francesa sea uno de los más bellos y exitosos del mundo del fútbol. Mbappé debutó con su país el 25 de marzo de 2017 en un partido clasificatorio para el Mundial de Rusia 2018. Lo hizo de la mano de
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Gran parte de la costa oeste de Florida está bajo advertencia de huracán o tormenta tropical por Ian, que ya tocó tierra en Cuba y luego seguirá su trayectoria hacia Estados Unidos. Aquí, un repaso de las zonas amenazadas. Este martes es el último día que tiene la población
Continue Reading
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in midday trading on Wall Street Tuesday a day after a broad sell-off sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average into a bear market, joining other major U.S. indexes. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% as of 11:45 a.m. Eastern. The Dow rose 59
Continue ReadingBy Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist If you went to bed hoping Ian would go away, your dreams didn’t come true. It’s big, strong, and will move northeast and soon slow down — all recipes for a worst-case scenario for the western coast of Florida. For residents in the Tampa Bay area, “it’s time to stop
Continue Reading By DAVE COLLINS and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — Ian Hockley testified Tuesday that he was ridiculed online as a “party boy” and an actor after posting a video of the memorial service for his 6-year-old son, who was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre. Hockley is the latest family
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers have unveiled a stopgap spending measure to finance the federal government through Dec. 16. It would provide additional support to Ukraine and help communities respond to recent natural disasters. Both chambers of Congress must approve legislation by the end of Friday, the end of the
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Student activists are walking out of class across Virginia to protest Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed changes to the state’s guidance on district policies for transgender students. Beginning Tuesday morning, students gathered for protests against the model policies unveiled earlier this month. If adopted by districts
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel will appeal a court conviction for assaulting two teenage girls in a Sydney hotel on Saturday, according to his lawyer. Van der Poel pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts of common assault, and was convicted and fined $AUS 1,500 ($967), according to his lawyer.
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti was ordered to pay $148,740 in restitution to Stormy Daniels, after being found guilty of stealing nearly $300,000 from his former client. US District Judge Jesse Furman ordered Avenatti to make the payments to Daniels before paying another victim, Nike, who has consented to allowing individual victims
Continue Reading RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Under apparent pressure from other Arab powers, Algeria has agreed to invite its neighbor and rival Morocco to an Arab League summit it’s hosting in Algiers in November. Algeria severed diplomatic ties with Morocco last year, citing hostile actions from its neighbor. The dispute between two important regional players in the
Continue Reading