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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reaffirmed June 1 as the hard deadline to raise the debt ceiling on Monday, saying she expects the United States will be unable to pay all of its bills in a little over a week. If an agreement isn’t reached to prevent the
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Self-driving car pioneer Waymo is teaming up with ride-hailing leader Uber in the Phoenix area to transport passengers and deliver food in robotic cars that triggered a bitter technological dispute between the two companies. The partnership announced Tuesday provides Waymo with another avenue to expand a robotaxi service that
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By Byron Manley, Matt Stiles and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — Tens of millions of Americans live in places with a high earthquake risk, many of them in large metropolitan regions, such as Los Angeles, where major seismic events would also be costly to buildings and other infrastructure. In addition to Los Angeles, the locations
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman and Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans turned into DIY fanatics during the pandemic, beautifying their apartments, homes and condos while they were stuck inside and tired of looking at the same drab interior every day. But the Covid emergency is over, prices are (much) higher, consumers are growing fearful
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By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is heading toward a new general election, two days after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ center-right New Democracy party won a landslide victory in a national vote but failed in clinch a majority in parliament. A power-sharing deal was put mathematically out of reach, after the
Continue Reading By FILIPE BENTO Associated Press ARADE DAM, Portugal (AP) — Police on Tuesday renewed the search for Madeleine McCann, the British child who disappeared in Portugal in 2007, with officers digging and scraping the surface of land next to a dam located not far from where she went missing. About 20 officers with rakes and
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Drug overdose deaths in the United States surged during the Covid-19 pandemic, and preliminary data suggests that 2022 was the deadliest year yet. Much of the trend can be attributed to the steep rise of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that is now involved in nearly two-thirds of all
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street dipped modestly early Tuesday after talks in Washington on government debt ended with no deal to avoid a default. S&P 500 futures were off less than 0.2% before the bell, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched down about 0.1%. “The resumption of debt
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Climate change protesters have been dragged away by security guards at oil company Shell’s annual shareholder meeting in London after activists tried to storm the stage and caused major disruption at the event. Shell chairman Andrew Mackenzie was unable to start the meeting on Tuesday for more than an hour as dozens
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Tom Brady has agreed to purchase a minority ownership stake in the Las Vegas Raiders, a source familiar with the deal told CNN on Monday. The agreement was first reported by Sports Illustrated NFL reporter Albert Breer. The sale is still subject to NFL approval. Earlier
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Donald Trump siempre ha dicho y hecho exactamente lo que quiere cuando quiere en su turbulenta vida política y empresarial que ha desafiado todos los esfuerzos por controlarlo. Pero este martes, el expresidente estará sujeto al cronograma y la autoridad de otra persona, en medio de crecientes señales de que
Continue ReadingCNN, WUSA By Hannah Rabinowitz, Mary Kay Mallonee and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of crashing a U-Haul truck into a security barrier near the White House Monday night praised Adolf Hitler to investigators after his arrest and said that he aimed to “kill the President” if necessary to overthrow the government
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — They say lightning does not strike twice but – for the second time in under a week – a bird has died after meeting the cruel fate of being hit by a flying baseball in an MLB game. Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen mirrored Randy Johnson
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Josh Pennington and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — A Russian politician died of – as of yet – unknown causes after falling ill on a plane on Saturday, the latest in a string of mysterious deaths among Russian elites. Russia’s Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education, Pyotr Kucherenko, 46, died while
Continue Reading PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say that dozens of militants attacked an oil and gas plant in the country’s remote northwest, near the border with Afghanistan, killing four security troops and two private guards. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the large-scale attack on Tuesday that targeted the oil and gas extraction facility run
Continue Reading By GANTRY MEILANA Associated Press DILI, East Timor (AP) — A final count of votes shows East Timor’s opposition party won Sunday’s parliamentary election. The result means independence fighter Xanana Gusmao is likely to return as prime minister in Asia’s youngest democracy. The results released Tuesday showed the National Congress of the Reconstruction of East
Continue Reading By RICK RYCROFT and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — About 20,000 cheering fans have welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a Sydney stadium during his second visit to Australia as India’s leader. Modi shared the stage on Tuesday with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who compared the reception by the primarily Indian crowd
Continue ReadingZakiyah Ebrahim, CNN Nieuwoudtville, South Africa (CNN) — For most of the year, the vast and rugged terrain of the Namaqualand region of the Karoo, South Africa, is desolate and dry. Few travelers venture this far, deterred by the long distances and because most prefer to explore the country’s greener, more scenically dramatic regions. But
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Casi la mitad de las especies del planeta están experimentando un rápido declive de su población, según un nuevo estudio. Los seres humanos ya han acabado con un gran número de especies y han llevado a muchas más al borde de la extinción. Algunos científicos afirman que estamos entrando en
Continue ReadingBy Kyung Lah and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona judge rejected the final lawsuit brought by Republican Kari Lake, affirming Democrat Katie Hobbs won the 2022 election for governor. In a ruling Monday evening after a three-day trial last week, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson found that Lake’s team did not
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