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Month: May 2023

Inflation-weary shoppers flock to Walmart

CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Inflation-fatigued shoppers are heading to Walmart for groceries while they’re pulling back on nonessential purchases at other chains. Walmart (WMT), America’s largest retailer, posted strong sales last quarter and raised its outlook for 2023. The company said Thursday that sales at stores open for

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Justicia colombiana condena a 17 años de cárcel a implicado en atentado del ELN contra escuela policial de Bogotá

Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Un juez penal especializado de Colombia condenó a 17 años y tres meses de prisión a Wilson Arévalo Hernández, alias “Chaco” o el “Quesero”, por haber constituido una empresa de productos lácteos que “sirvió para transformar dineros producto del cobro de extorsiones y secuestros en el oriente del país, y

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US bolstering defense posture in the Persian Gulf after Iran seized two merchant ships in recent weeks

By Sam Fossum, CNN The US will bolster its defensive posture with heightened patrols in the Persian Gulf after destabilizing actions by Iran this past month to interfere with and seize commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz and other strategic waterways, according to a US National Security Council spokesperson. “[The] United States will not

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California’s governor says state’s budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday, saying the state’s challenges are partly due to high federal inflation rates and the state’s decision to let some people delay filing their taxes after winter storms. That’s about $10 billion more

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GOP lawmaker: Former Trump prosecutor declined to provide details on hush-money investigation

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An ex-prosecutor who once oversaw Manhattan’s yearslong investigation of former President Donald Trump repeatedly declined to substantively answer questions at a closed-door deposition Friday of the House Judiciary Committee, according to a Republican lawmaker in the meeting. Rep. Darrell Issa, a California Republican, exited the meeting after

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