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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE’s sponsorship revenue for SummerSlam rose 23% from a year ago to $7 million, the most for any event outside of WrestleMania. The Saturday event in Detroit also brought in huge merchandise sales, up 60% from a record set in 2021. It was the best performance in company history
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Michelle Toh, CNN New York/Hong Kong (CNN) — Yellow Corp., a once-dominant US trucking company, has filed for bankruptcy as it winds down its 99-year-old business that employs 30,000 workers. The Nashville-based logistics provider announced Sunday it had filed for Chapter 11 relief in the US Bankruptcy Court for the district
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una obra que le rinde homenaje a Sinéad O’Connor apareció en la ladera irlandesa en Bray, la ciudad donde se llevará a cabo su funeral este martes. El tributo a la cantante, quien murió el mes pasado a los 56 años, presenta letras blancas que dicen “ÉIRE SINÉAD”, con un
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Two people have been fatally shot on a fifth day of violent protests in the South African city of Cape Town sparked by a dispute last week between minibus taxi drivers and authorities. Police say a person was killed and three others were wounded
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Gosling knew just what to get his “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig for her birthday. According to the movie’s verified Instagram account, the actor, who portrayed Ken in the hit film, sent Gerwig a flash mob in honor of her special day. “As Kens know…. Sometimes the only
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — An 8-year-old Chicago girl riding a scooter was fatally shot in the head by a man who was upset over noise, witnesses said. “It just didn’t make sense. None of it made sense,” a neighbor, Megan Kelley, told the Chicago Sun-Times. “Everybody in the community would just tell him they are just
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By Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych, Ivana Kottasová and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has removed Soviet-era signage from a hilltop monument in Kyiv, amid a conflict that has seen the country fight to reassert its cultural identity in the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion. Kyiv last week replaced the Soviet hammer
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Roared on by the majority of the 75,784 crowd inside Sydney’s Stadium Australia, co-host Australia reached the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals after an impressive 2-0 victory over Denmark in Sydney. And Matildas fans had even more reason to celebrate as star striker Sam Kerr, who had missed Australia’s group
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Inglaterra y Australia avanzaron a los cuartos de final del Mundial Femenino de fútbol tras vencer a Nigeria y Dinamarca, respectivamente. En el primer partido de la jornada, Inglaterra venció en la tanda de penalties a Nigeria, luego de un largo partido sin goles en el que el conjunto nigeriano puso
Continue Reading Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — El jueves 3 de agosto fue, quizá, uno de los días más duros para el presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro. En un documento, firmado bajo juramento, su hijo mayor Nicolás Petro sostuvo ante el fiscal Mario Andrés Burgos que acepta los cargos en su contra por los delitos de enriquecimiento
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El Gobierno del presidente Gustavo Petro ha sido sacudido por una escándalos que le han costado en legitimidad, pues además de los reveses propios de la labor gubernamental, dos situaciones que tienen que ver tanto con sus funcionarios como con su hijo le dieron golpes que han afectado su
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Monday sentenced seven defendants to as little as three years in prison for distributing methanol-tainted drinks that killed 44 people. The court in Yekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth-largest city, convicted the seven of charges including sale of goods that do not meet safety requirements and result in the deaths of
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An Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect until 8 p.m. this evening. Moisture from a tropical storm will increase humidity into midweek, and reduce temperatures. Tropical Storm Eugene is losing strength and will become a tropical depression by later today, but moisture from that storm will work it’s way northward by midweek, increasing humidity for
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s populist Pheu Thai party has announced it will form a coalition with a party from the outgoing military-backed administration to try to end nearly three months of political deadlock after the progressive party that won national elections was excluded from the formation of a new government.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois will soon outlaw advertising for firearms that officials determine produces a public safety threat or appeals to children, militants or others who might later use the weapons illegally, as the state continues its quest to curb mass shootings. Gun-rights advocates say the plan, which
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Fueled by election gains, Democrats in Minnesota and Michigan this year enacted far-reaching policy changes that party leaders in other states are looking to as a potential roadmap for what they could swiftly achieve with similar control. Gun safety packages, expanded voting
Continue ReadingCABAZON, Calif. (AP) — Two firefighting helicopters collided while responding to a blaze in Southern California, sending one to the ground in a crash that killed all three people on board. “Unfortunately, the second helicopter crashed and tragically all three members perished, which included one Cal Fire Division chief, one Cal Fire captain and one
Continue ReadingCABAZON, Calif. (AP) — Two firefighting helicopters collided while responding to a blaze in Southern California, sending one to the ground in a crash that killed all three people on board. “Unfortunately, the second helicopter crashed and tragically all three members perished, which included one Cal Fire Division chief, one Cal Fire captain and one
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA and JIM HEINTZ Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry has chided efforts by international officials meeting in Saudi Arabia to find a peaceful settlement for the Ukraine war. It says the talks do not have “the slightest added value” because Moscow — unlike Kyiv — wasn’t invited. Senior officials
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street was poised to open with modest gains early Monday, with more inflation data and corporate earnings on the way after U.S. employment reports helped to drag markets down last week. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials ticked up 0.2% before the bell, while futures
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