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By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has raised interest rates to their highest level since late 2008 as it continues to combat stubbornly high inflation in the U.K. The decision on Thursday by the bank’s nine-member Monetary Policy Committee to lift its main interest rate by a quarter of
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Peloton is recalling 2 million bikes because of a safety hazard caused by the adjustable seat that could break during use and injure the rider. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the recall Thursday, telling owners of Peloton bikes with model number PL-01 to stop using the bike immediately.
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Haley Talbot, CNN The House voted Thursday to pass a sweeping GOP border security bill after Republican leaders worked to lock down votes and win over holdouts within their own party. The GOP border bill is dead on arrival in the Democratic-controlled Senate and the White House has issued
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN Two babies have been found alive on the shores of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Lake Kivu, days after floods and landslides killed more than 400 people in two villages in the country’s South Kivu province. “Two babies including a boy of one month and two weeks and a girl of
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de El Salvador aseguró este jueves que ha logrado que no haya homicidios en 365 días (no continuos), contados desde que Nayib Bukele asumió la presidencia el 1 de junio de 2019. “Cerramos el 10 de mayo de 2023 con 0 homicidios a nivel nacional. Con este
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s board of directors approved a proposal to raise the fees banks pay to have depositors’ money insured. This comes after the government insured depositors’ money that exceeded the $250,000 insurance cap at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank to stem the panic that ensued from their
Continue ReadingBy CBS MIAMI TEAM Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A Miami-Dade County school bus was sent careening into a utility pole after an accident involving a Hyundai, according to police. It happened just before 8 a.m. on SW 88th Street, about a block east of US 1. The front passenger
Continue ReadingBy CBS NEWS PHILADELPHIA STAFF Click here for updates on this story MONROE, New Jersey (KYW) — A man died in a skydiving accident Wednesday at Skydive Cross Keys in Monroe, New Jersey, the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office said. It happened shortly before 1:30 p.m. in the area of Castlebay and Kippen Drives. The man
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff Former President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump participated in a CNN town hall Wednesday where he made numerous false claims about the violence at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Here is a fact check of some of those claims. Security on January 6 Former President Donald Trump tried
Continue ReadingBy NATASHA BROWN, CBS NEWS PHILADELPHIA STAFF Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A fearless mother-daughter duo will be joined by thousands in a sea of pink for the Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk this weekend. Their involvement in breast cancer awareness hits close to home. Rickie Blumenthal never
Continue ReadingBy KURTIS MING Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — More people in Sacramento are experiencing delays when they call 911 for help, and CBS13 has found that the Sacramento Police Department is currently not meeting state standards. Dispatchers are the first point of contact for people when there’s an emergency. “You’re
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Swimming, gymnastics and track & field fans can rejoice. For the first time in a European Olympics, those event finals will be televised live on network television in the United States. NBC will have at least nine hours of weekday daytime coverage, expanding to at least 11 hours on
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FALCON Click here for updates on this story BRIDGEPORT, Texas (KTVT) — Six Bridgeport High School soccer players have been arrested following a series of hazing incidents. The Bridgeport Police Department was notified on March 6 by Bridgeport ISD staff of a school bus incident that may have involved hazing between members of
Continue ReadingCNN By Brian Fung, CNN Privacy and security experts widely panned a new feature that Twitter unveiled Wednesday that encrypts some direct messages between users, raising questions about the future of user safety on the platform. Twitter’s early efforts at securing direct messages with encryption appear to be riddled with caveats, flaws and risks that
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Privacy and security experts widely panned a new feature that Twitter unveiled Wednesday that encrypts some direct messages between users, raising questions about the future of user safety on the platform. Twitter’s early efforts at securing direct messages with encryption appear to be riddled with caveats, flaws and risks that may
Continue ReadingBy ZINNIA MALDONADO Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — New York City is making a major change in the way it helps asylum seekers. Wednesday night, Mayor Eric Adams signed an emergency executive order suspending the city’s right-to-shelter rules that immediately find private rooms for asylum seekers. A spokesperson released
Continue ReadingBy CBS NEW YORK TEAM Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — We have a commuter alert for Long Island Rail Road customers this morning. A non-passenger train partially derailed at 53rd and Warden Avenue. Service is suspended into Long Island City, Queens and limited to 120th Avenue. Crews are on
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a former aide of then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Joseph Percoco, who argued that a federal anti-bribery statute should not have been used to convict him. The court’s opinion continues a recent trend of narrowing the government’s ability to prosecute
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By Tina Burnside, CNN Two parents who were found guilty in connection with the sprawling college admissions cheating scheme known as “Operation Varsity Blues” had their convictions vacated by an appeals court judge on Wednesday. John Wilson and Gamal Abdelaziz were found guilty in 2021 on several counts, including conspiracy to commit mail and wire
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Jacklyn Zeman, who starred on the soap opera “General Hospital” for more than four decades portraying Bobbie Spencer, has died, the show’s executive producer, Frank Valentini, announced on Wednesday. She was 70. “Jackie will be greatly missed, but her positive spirit will always live on with our cast and crew.
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