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By Ashley McDowell Click here for updates on this story HARFORD COUNTY, Maryland (WJAR) — Janice Grant is about to turn 90 and has devoted decades of her life fighting for others in the Civil Rights Movement. Now, she’s fighting for herself, to keep an important piece of history in her family that is on
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN Helsinki, Finland (CNN) — President Joe Biden and Nordic leaders came together Thursday to cap off a critical European trip for a summit that carried heavy symbolism both at home and abroad about the president’s vision of America’s role in the world. The leaders of Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — America still loves a bargain. Consumers spent $12.7 billion across the web on July 11 and 12 during Amazon’s Prime Day sales, a 6.1% jump from a year ago, according to Adobe Analytics. Walmart, Target, and other retailers also offered savings deals to customers. Amazon said July
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By Max Foster, Sharon Braithwaite and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — One of the United Kingdom’s leading news anchors, Huw Edwards, was named by his wife on Wednesday as the BBC presenter who was suspended following allegations over payments for sexually explicit images. The longtime BBC anchor, one of the network’s highest-earning stars, has
Continue ReadingAmarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — A hand-sized vase bought from a UK thrift store for just £2.50 ($3.30) is expected to sell for up to £9,000 ($11,800) at auction. The 10-centimeter (four-inch) masterpiece was spotted by a couple in the southeastern English county of Surrey, on the edge of London, according to Canterbury Auction Galleries
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates climbed higher this week, inching closer to 7% and reaching their highest level since November. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.96% in the week ending July 13, up from 6.81% the week before, according to data from Freddie Mac released Thursday. A year ago,
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The price of Russian crude oil has risen above a price cap set by the Group of Seven nations, in the first “real test” of whether the West can enforce one of its key sanctions against Moscow. The benchmark price of Russian Urals crude topped $60 a barrel
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urielblanco (CNN) — Los nervios pudieron con él en el Abierto de Francia el mes pasado, pero Carlos Alcaraz parece haber encontrado la manera de relajar su cuerpo y su mente en Wimbledon. El primer cabeza de serie alcanzó este miércoles su primera semifinal en el Grand Slam sobre césped gracias a una victoria por
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Mahtani, CNN (CNN) — Texas’s ban on TikTok at state institutions violates the First Amendment, claims a lawsuit filed Thursday by a group of academics and civil society researchers. The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed the lawsuit on behalf of the Coalition for Independent Technology Research, – which works to
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Reuniting director Steven Soderbergh and Ed Solomon (the writer of “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” and “Men in Black”), “Full Circle” wages a battle between being twisty and feeling convoluted, finally coming out on the short end. An impressive cast makes this HBO limited series reasonably watchable, but
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Arizonans have endured scorching temperatures for more than two weeks and that hot streak is about to get even hotter, with a brutal heat wave starting to take shape ahead of the weekend. Temperatures in Phoenix have reached 110 degrees Fahrenheit every single day this month. On Wednesday, the
Continue ReadingBy Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Federal Election Commission to consider cracking down on the use of artificial intelligence technology in political advertisements, warning that deceptive ads could harm the integrity of next year’s elections. The group of 50 lawmakers, led by California Rep. Adam Schiff, said
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — People with untreated visual impairments were significantly more likely to develop dementia, according to a new study. Previous studies have shown a link between cognitive and vision health. This latest research, however, was unique in the rigor with which vision was assessed and in how representative the sample was,
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating OpenAI for possible violations of consumer protection law, seeking extensive records from the maker of ChatGPT about its handling of personal data, its potential to give users inaccurate information and its “risks of harm to consumers, including reputational harm.” The probe threatens
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Khloé Kardashian says don’t rule out her brother Rob Kardashian’s return to the family’s reality TV show. On Thursday’s episode of Hulu’s “The Kardashians,” she was asked if her younger brother would ever rejoin the series after shying away from the spotlight in recent years. “I do think Rob
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Wholesale inflation continued its yearlong slowdown last month, rising by just 0.1% for the 12 months ended in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index released Thursday. The PPI index, a key inflation gauge that tracks the average change in prices that businesses pay
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Alberto Otárola, presidente del Consejo de Ministros, se refirió este miércoles a una noticia que ha estado en los titulares de la prensa local durante los últimos días: la denuncia de un supuesto plagio que involucraría a la presidenta Dina Boluarte. “No se trata de un libro de la autoría
Continue ReadingBy Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Prada set Chinese social media alight Monday after it unveiled a new partnership with the country’s national women’s soccer team. Accompanying the announcement with a photo of the squad wearing dark tailored suits, white shirts and leather shoes, the luxury label said it was giving the team a “fresh and
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Twitter has asked a federal court to terminate a 2022 privacy settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that is the subject of an ongoing FTC investigation, alleging that the probe has “spiraled out of control and become tainted by bias.” The request accuses the FTC of prejudging the
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Disney CEO Bob Iger said Disney wants to avoid the so-called culture wars but defiantly pushed back against right-wing critics who have claimed Disney is adding inappropriate sexual content to its programming. “The notion that Disney is in any way sexualizing children is preposterous and inaccurate,” Iger
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