By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration stripped one of the nation’s largest drug distributors of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers Friday after determining it failed to flag thousands of suspicious orders at the height of the opioid crisis. The action against Morris & Dickson Co. that
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Friday, led by more gains in technology stocks as another chipmaker reported strong demand related to artificial intelligence. The S&P 500 rose 0.7%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 240 points, or 0.7%, at 33,003 as
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Friday, led by more gains in technology stocks as another chipmaker reported strong demand related to artificial intelligence. The S&P 500 rose 0.7%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 240 points, or 0.7%, at 33,003 as
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russian court data shows that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is appealing a three-month extension of his detention on espionage charges. Gershkovich, a 31-year-old U.S. citizen, was arrested in March on a reporting trip in Russia. He, his employer and the U.S. government have denied the charges. A Moscow court system
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By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of people have traveled to the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles Monastery, in rural Missouri to view a nun’s body which appears to show no signs of decay approximately four years after her death, according to the Catholic News Agency. The body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, who
Continue Reading By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former special counsel John Durham is scheduled to testify before a House committee next month about his recently completed report on the FBI’s investigation of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Durham is due to appear on June 20 in a closed-door session with the
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A leading defense company says the German military has ordered 18 new Leopard 2 tanks to replace vehicles that were sent to Ukraine earlier this year. Kraus-Maffei Wegmann said on Friday that a contract for the Leopard 2A8 tanks was signed with the federal office for military equipment. It didn’t give financial
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of discounts on anything from mattresses to lawn mowers. Auto club AAA said in a travel forecast that this
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court has opened a judicial investigation into an alleged hate crime perpetrated by the three people arrested this week for racially abusing Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior during a game. Vinícius was subjected to racist taunts on Sunday in Valencia at Mestalla Stadium. The Valencia-based court says Vinícius will be
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Celine Dion canceló todas las fechas de su gira “Courage World Tour” hasta 2024 debido a que la cantante sigue luchando contra un raro trastorno neurológico, según se anunció este viernes. “Siento mucho decepcionarlos a todos una vez más”, dice un anuncio en las redes sociales de la cantante. “Estoy
Continue Reading AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills is pumping the brakes on a paid family and medical leave proposal promoted by her fellow Democrats. The Mills administration wants the plan changed to reduce the burden on businesses. Her deputy chief of staff, Elise Baldacci, says it’s important to balance the “disparate needs of Maine
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — People with type 2 diabetes should exercise in the afternoon instead of the morning to manage their blood sugar, a new study has found. “In this study, we (have) shown that adults with type 2 diabetes had the greatest improvement in glucose control when they were most active in
Continue Reading By Mostafa Salem, Catherine Nicholls and James Frater, CNN (CNN) — A Belgian aid worker who was imprisoned in Iran for more than a year has been freed after the Gulf state of Oman said it had facilitated a prisoner swap deal. The aid worker, Olivier Vandecasteele, is set to arrive in Belgium later Friday,
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Few TV stars burned brighter than Mary Tyler Moore, whose association with two for-the-ages sitcoms burnished her Hall of Fame credentials. Her broader significance as a cultural icon is more open to debate, and receives a workout in “Being Mary Tyler Moore,” a dutiful HBO documentary devoted to
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — In the end, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” closed its act by focusing on the relationship – in the show’s world, anyway – that mattered the most. After a series of flash-forwards throughout the final season, and a serious rift between Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) and her agent Susie
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief says he would be prepared to see the British economy slip back into recession if further interest rate hikes are necessary to bring down inflation. Following higher-than-anticipated inflation figures this week, Jeremy Hunt says it’s necessary to prioritize measures to slow the pace of
Continue Reading By ELISE RYAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has been breaking records and delighting fans on the U.S. leg of her Eras Tour, a splashy celebration of her career and new releases since the pandemic. It’s become a notoriously tough ticket to get. But on the second floor of the Museum of
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A key index of U.S. prices ticked higher in April, and consumer spending rebounded, a sign that inflationary pressures in the economy remain high. The index, which the Federal Reserve closely monitors, showed that prices rose 0.4% from March to April. That was much higher than
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Nuevas imágenes de la superficie del Sol captadas por un potente telescopio solar terrestre revelaron manchas solares y otras características con un detalle sin precedentes. Las ocho imágenes, publicadas el 19 de mayo de 2023, fueron tomadas con el telescopio solar Daniel K. Inouye de la National Science Foundation, un
Continue ReadingBy Amy O’Kruk and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The US is once again embroiled in a debt ceiling drama. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has repeatedly warned that the US could default on its obligations as soon as June 1. President Joe Biden and House Republicans are trying to negotiate a deal to address the
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