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By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Around 5pm ET on Wednesday, the heads of the major Hollywood studios went to the actors’ union with a not so subtle ask: Let us know by 8pm ET whether or not you accept the deal we have put on the table to end the strike. For more than
Continue ReadingBy RANDA KRISS of NerdWallet Mistakes during the holiday season can be detrimental to a business’s bottom line — but small-business owners still have time to put themselves in the best position for success. To avoid common holiday mistakes, business owners should plan ahead and use historical data to anticipate their seasonal needs. They should
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A new ruling by the Vatican’s doctrine department has opened the door to Catholic baptism for transgender people and babies of same-sex couples. The new rules, dated October 31, come from a set of questions, or dubia, submitted to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Apple might end up on the hook after all for billions of euros in back taxes to Ireland in the latest twist in a longrunning European Union dispute, following a legal opinion Thursday from an adviser to the bloc’s top court. A lower court’s decision that
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Manchester United’s nightmare season continued on Wednesday night after it was stunned in the Champions League by Copenhagen in a seven-goal thriller. 17-year-old Roony Bardghji’s 87th-minute goal completed a dramatic victory for the Danish side as it beat the three-time winner of the competition, 4-3. United had taken a
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Month after month since June, the world has been abnormally hot. Scientists have compared this year’s climate-change fallout to “a disaster movie” — soaring temperatures, fierce wildfires, powerful storms and devastating floods — and new data is now revealing just how exceptional the global heat has been. Two major
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian port of Odesa has hit a Liberian-flagged freighter, killing a port worker and wounding another, as well as three citizens of the Philippines, crew members on the ship. Thursday’s report from Ukraine’s armed forces did not name the vessel or its ownership, but infrastructure
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN GILES and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Socialist Party has struck a deal with a fringe Catalan separatist party to grant an amnesty for potentially thousands of people involved in the region’s failed secession bid in exchange for its key backing of acting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to form
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes pounded Gaza City overnight into Thursday as ground forces battled Hamas militants in dense urban neighborhoods from which tens of thousands have fled in recent days. Israeli troops were around 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Shifa Hospital
Continue ReadingOpinion by Dr. Tom Frieden (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dr. Tom Frieden was director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2009 to 2017, where he oversaw responses to the H1N1 influenza, Ebola and Zika epidemics. He is president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives and Senior Fellow for Global Health
Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Zac Efron has shared his response to finding out that Matthew Perry wanted the “High School Musical” actor to play him in a biopic. “I was hugely honored,” Efron told Extra TV during the premiere for his upcoming movie “The Iron Claw” in Dallas on Wednesday. “It would be
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Consumer prices in China fell more than expected last month, sliding the country back into deflation and renewing concerns about the strength of the world’s second largest economy. The country’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Thursday that the consumer price index (CPI) edged down 0.2% in
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer Things to watch in the Pac-12 Conference this week: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 13 Utah (7-2, 4-2 Pac-12, No. 18 CFP) at No. 5 Washington (9-0, 6-0, No. 5 CFP), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (Fox) The Huskies’ treacherous November stretch returns home and features a matchup with the
Continue ReadingBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A New York-based climate watchdog says the French oil company TotalEnergies is failing to protect the sanctity of hundreds of graves in a controversial project that aims to build a heated pipeline from oil fields in Uganda to a port in Tanzania. In a report released
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting Kazakhstan, part of his efforts to cement ties with the ex-Soviet neighbor and major economic partner in the midst of tensions with the West over Ukraine. Putin’s talks in Kazakhstan’s capital of Astana follow his trip last month to Kyrgyzstan for a summit of ex-Soviet nations
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — People have come together across Germany to commemorate the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht or the “Night of Broken Glass” in 1938 during which the Nazis terrorized Jews throughout Germany and Austria. Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany’s main Jewish leader spoke at an anniversary ceremony on Thursday at
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Missed your favorite actors? After nearly four months of striking, they’re coming back. Wednesday’s deal between striking actors and studios and streaming services won’t immediately restore filming to its full swing. That will take months. But the tentative agreement — which both sides say include extraordinary provisions — means that more
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Missed your favorite actors? After nearly four months of striking, they’re coming back. Wednesday’s deal between striking actors and studios and streaming services won’t immediately restore filming to its full swing. That will take months. But the tentative agreement — which both sides say include extraordinary provisions — means that more
Continue ReadingBy DAVID CRARY AP National Writer In the United States, the national conference of Catholic bishops rejects the concept of gender transition, leaving many transgender Catholics feeling excluded. On Wednesday, the Vatican made public a sharply contrasting statement, saying it’s permissible, under certain circumstances, for trans Catholics to be baptized and serve as godparents. “It
Continue ReadingCNN By Gregory Krieg, Arit John, Steve Contorno, Daniel Strauss, Kit Maher and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Less than a day after voters in multiple states rebuked GOP leaders who would restrict abortion rights, five Republicans running for president ignored the issue for the first 99 minutes of their third primary debate. Unlike their
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