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Month: January 2023

Protest over inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s sports held outside NCAA Convention

By Matt Foster, CNN A small group of demonstrators gathered outside the NCAA Convention in San Antonio on Thursday to protest the inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s college sports. The protest was attended by former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines, who competed against University of Pennsylvania transgender athlete Lia Thomas in last year’s

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Exclusive: Rocket CEO says housing isn’t a buyer’s or a seller’s market. Now it’s even

By Matt Egan, CNN Business Covid-19 set off an epic housing boom that left first-time homebuyers feeling desperate amid relentless bidding wars and all-cash offers. Jay Farner, who presides over America’s largest mortgage lender Rocket Mortgage, says the days of sellers holding all the power are over. “Those moments of…there are 20 offers coming in

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US hostage envoy quietly traveled to Venezuela to see detained Americans

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US State Department’s top official for hostage and detainee issues quietly traveled to Venezuela last month as efforts to bring home Americans wrongfully detained there continue. Roger Carstens, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, visited the Venezuelan capital of Caracas shortly before Christmas, a US official and family members

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