By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy expanded at a robust 4.9% annual rate from July through September as Americans defied higher prices, rising interest rates and widespread forecasts of a recession to spend at a brisk pace. The economy expanded last quarter at the fastest pace in more than
Continue ReadingBy Spencer Van Dyk Click here for updates on this story Ottawa (CTV Network) — Canada’s ambassador to Lebanon says the embassy and its staff are ready to assist the approximately 17,000 registered Canadians in the country should they need to evacuate, amid escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. Stefanie McCollum told CTV’s Power Play
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — Researchers have found the closest thing to an off-switch for cancer: a specific protein section that has the ability to trigger the death of a cancer cell. A team from the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified an epitope
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Esta cobertura en vivo ha finalizado. Sigue las noticias recientes aquí. Varias personas buscan supervivientes y cadáveres de víctimas entre los edificios destruidos durante los bombardeos israelíes, en Jan Yunis, en el sur de Gaza, el 25 de octubre de 2023, en medio de los continuos combates entre Israel y el grupo
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Vaccines for Covid-19 and influenza may slightly increase the risk of strokes caused by blood clots in the brains of seniors, particularly when the two vaccines are given at the same time and when they are given to adults who are age 85 and older, according to a new
Continue ReadingKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A nonprofit organization in Afghanistan says the Taliban have freed an activist who campaigned for the education of girls. The group Pen Path said Matiullah Wesa was arrested seven months ago and spent 215 days in prison. The group gave no further details Thursday about Wesa’s release or his condition. The
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has taken a break from interest rate increases. The pause announced Thursday follows 10 straight hikes, dating back to July 2022. That record pace of hiking was aimed getting painful inflation under control. But now inflation is down, and the Israel-Hamas
Continue ReadingLEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Officials say at least 16 people are dead after a man opened fire at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine. The shooting on Wednesday night sparked a massive search for a person of interest who is a trained firearms instructor. A police bulletin identified 40-year-old Robert Card as
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A famous priest-artist who was thrown out of the Jesuits after being accused of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuse of women has been accepted into a diocese in his native Slovenia. The diocese for the Slovenian city of Koper confirmed the Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik was accepted
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By Callum Sutherland, CNN London (CNN) — Wild beavers have returned to London’s Ealing district after an absence of 400 years. A family of five Eurasian beavers – a breeding pair and their three offspring – were transported from Scotland and released Wednesday at the Paradise Fields wetlands area, in Ealing, west London. The Ealing
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — UPS reported sharply lower earnings in the third quarter and said it expects lower revenue and thinner profit margins ahead. But it cited a slowing global economy, not its recent labor issues, for its gloomy forecast. UPS earned adjusted net income of $1.3 billion in the quarter, or $1.57 a share.
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press Norwegian police have launched an investigation into allegations by the three Ingebrigtsen brothers that their father was violent and abusive when they were growing up. Gjert Ingebrigtsen had been their track coach at the Olympics and other events. The three brothers wrote in a newspaper op-ed last week that
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Al menos 16 personas murieron y decenas más resultaron heridas en dos tiroteos masivos en un bar y una bolera en Lewiston, Maine, que provocaron la huida de familias, obligaron a un hospital local a llamar a personal fuera de servicio para pedir refuerzos y provocaron llamadas en tres ciudades
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the number of suicides among military members and their families dipped slightly in 2022, compared with the previous year. This decline comes as the Defense Department tries to build prevention and treatment programs to address what’s been a steadily growing problem over the
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — As authorities around the world scramble to draw up guardrails for artificial intelligence, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warns against moving too fast on regulating the rapidly developing technology before it’s fully understood. Sunak warned about acting too quickly even as he outlined a host of
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — By pitting the world’s best players against each other every year, the WTA Finals have been a celebration of women’s tennis for over half a century. The end-of-year championship sees the eight top-ranked singles players and eight top-ranked doubles pairings battle it out to be crowned the ultimate champions
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. An age-old investing strategy is losing its shine, but
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government has vowed to explore “all legal options” after a Qatari court handed death sentences to eight Indian employees of a Qatari company on spying charges. According to Indian media reports, the eight men are retired Indian navy officers who worked for the consulting
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has hiked interest rates again in efforts to curb inflation, pressing ahead with more conventional economic policies recently embraced by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The bank raised its policy rate by 5 percentage points to 35% on Thursday after inflation hit 61.53% last month. It was the bank’s
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s Supreme Court has refused to void the election of President Bola Tinubu and dismissed the challenges brought by two losing candidates. The petitions had argued that February vote was flawed and that Tinubu was not qualified to seek or hold the presidency. The court held
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