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By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief says he will bring forward the publication of the government’s full fiscal statement after facing widespread criticism for not providing details about a multibillion-pound, tax-cutting stimulus package he announced last month. Kwasi Kwarteng had been expected to publish details of his financial strategy on
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German police say they’re examining the possibility of a political motive in the suspected sabotage of a railway communication system over the weekend that brought trains to a standstill across the northwest of the country. Officials say that cables were severed deliberately in a Berlin suburb and in Herne in western Germany,
Continue Reading By ADAM SCHRECK and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia retaliated Monday for what it claimed was a Ukrainian terrorist attack on a critical bridge by unleashing its biggest and most widespread attacks against Ukraine in months. The lethal barrage against multiple cities smashed civilian targets, knocking out power and water, shattering
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By Dakin Andone, CNN With the conclusion of his death penalty trial looming, families of the Parkland school shooter’s victims will soon learn whether he will spend the rest of his life in prison or be sentenced to death, an outcome many have indicated they prefer. But Robert Schentrup — whose 16-year-old sister Carmen was
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CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — Jodi Ewart Shadoff is finally an LPGA Tour winner in her 246th start, closing with a 1-under 71 in a nervy final round Sunday for a one-shot victory in the LPGA Mediheal Championship. Ewart Shadoff went wire-to-wire at The Saticoy Club, and the final round felt more like a roller coaster.
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — A third cruise ship has been hired by World Cup organizers in Qatar to operate as a soccer fan hotel docked in Doha Port. It will add much-needed rooms for the tournament. Geneva-based MSC Cruises announced the agreement only six weeks before the World Cup is
Continue Reading By SYLVIE CORBET and JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH PARIS (AP) — A former Liberian rebel is going on trial in Paris on charges of crimes against humanity, torture and acts of barbarism during the West African country’s civil war in the 1990s. Kunti Kamara is notably accused of “complicity in massive and systematic torture and inhumane acts”
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Campaigners calling for the decriminalization of assisted suicide in the Netherlands have taken the Dutch government to court arguing that its ban on helping a person end their life breaches human rights norms. The case at The Hague District Court on Monday is the latest
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business September’s hotly anticipated jobs data ended up cooling markets on Friday. Stocks fell sharply as investors evaluated the report, which showed more jobs than expected were added to the US economy and indicated that more pain-inflicting interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve lie ahead. But a breakdown of the
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN A former pizza shop worker is now earning his dough in the NFL after being signed by the New England Patriots. Last week, the Patriots announced that offensive lineman Sebastian Gutierrez had joined the team’s practice squad — quite the change of scene from his job at Uncle Maddio’s Pizza in
Continue Reading By DAVID KEYTON, FRANK JORDANS and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — This year’s Nobel Prize in economic sciences has been awarded to former U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke and two other U.S.-based economists. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig were recognized Monday for their research into the fallout from bank
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, CNN During a private meeting last summer, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told two police officers who defended the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, and the mother of a third who died after the riot, that former President Donald Trump had no idea his supporters were carrying out the attack, according
Continue Reading By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After finishing a tour in Afghanistan in 2013, Dionne Williamson felt emotionally numb. More warning signs appeared during several years of subsequent overseas postings. “It’s like I lost me somewhere,” said Williamson, a Navy lieutenant commander who experienced disorientation, depression, memory loss and chronic exhaustion. “I went
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN Records tumbled in Tiger Woods’ wake when the prodigious amateur turned professional in 1996 in one of the most breakneck accelerations to the summit that golf has ever seen. So when, 26 years on, a 20-year-old is matching the early feats of the 15-time major winner, it’s probably worth taking notice.
Continue Reading By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (AP) — Makeshift furnaces made of clay bricks have been built on the grounds of Buddhist temples in a small town in northeastern Thailand on the eve of the cremation of the young victims of last week’s massacre at a day care center. Last Thursday’s brutal gun
Continue Reading By JIM GOMEZ and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Human rights activists have pressed their call for the immediate release of a former Philippine opposition senator after she was taken hostage in a rampage by three Muslim militants in a failed attempt to escape from a maximum-security jail. Police killed three militants
Continue ReadingBy CNN Sport staff Pitcher Joe Musgrove was subjected to an ear probe by umpires during the San Diego Padres’ dominant 6-0 win against the New York Mets as they moved onto the National League Division Series. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Mets manager Buck Showalter asked the umps to pause the game
Continue Reading By LIZ WESTON OF NerdWallet It pays to know the difference between a good 401(k) and a great 401(k). Compared to an average plan, great plans offer features that could potentially lead to tens of thousands of dollars in additional retirement money. Learn the ins and outs of your current 401(k) and compare it to
Continue Reading By LIZ WESTON OF NerdWallet It pays to know the difference between a good 401(k) and a great 401(k). Compared to an average plan, great plans offer features that could potentially lead to tens of thousands of dollars in additional retirement money. Learn the ins and outs of your current 401(k) and compare it to
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell is lamenting the bloc’s slow pace of action in setting up a military training mission for the Ukrainian armed forces. Foreign ministers ministers are due to discuss the plan next week, almost eight months after the war started. Borrell told EU ambassadors Monday that “we
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