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By Priscilla Alvarez, Betsy Klein and Arlette Saenz, CNN Waukesha, Wisconsin (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 role came into sharp focus this week as she took direct aim at former President Donald Trump over reproductive rights, laying the groundwork for a central Democratic message in the 2024 election and unveiling a more elevated
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. For more Inside the Numbers, head here. ___ For the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, getting to the conference title game is becoming old hat. For the city of Baltimore and the Detroit Lions,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire businessman-environmentalist Tom Steyer has a book out this spring that combines personal and professional stories with a message on how to battle climate change. Spiegel & Grau announced Wednesday that “Cheaper, Faster, Better: How We’ll Win the Climate War” will be published May 28. In his book, Steyer urges action
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — After an extended period of gloom, Americans are starting to feel better about inflation and the economy — a trend that could sustain consumer spending, fuel economic growth and potentially affect President Joe Biden’s political fortunes. A measure of consumer sentiment by the University of Michigan
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump won New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary on Tuesday, defeating former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and moving him closer to a rematch with President Joe Biden this fall. Trump’s victory, after a big win in the Iowa caucuses, marks the first time in the modern primary era that the
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea appears to have torn down a huge arch in its capital that symbolized reconciliation with South Korea, a week after leader Kim Jong Un dismissed decades of hopes for peaceful reunification with the war-divided peninsula’s south, according to satellite photos analyzed by The
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Surfing is about to experience a seismic change in 2024 as two of the standard-bearers of the sport are stepping away from the board and waves. Eight-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore is taking a break from competitive surfing – for a year, at least. Australian Gilmore, widely regarded as
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN McGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Moldova’s foreign minister Nicu Popescu is resigning from his post, saying he needs a break from what he describes as a period of difficulty, but also of achievement in the country’s progress toward one day joining the European Union. Popescu, who has led
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — eBay está eliminando 1.000 puestos, alrededor del 9% de sus empleados de tiempo completo, anunció en línea este martes el director ejecutivo de la compañía. La empresa también planea reducir sus contratos con su “fuerza laboral alternativa” en los próximos meses. El director ejecutivo, Jamie Iannone, citó el “entorno macroeconómico desafiante”
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has vowed to pump more money into the economy and further open its $64 trillion financial industry to international investors, as Beijing scrambles to restore confidence following a massive stock market rout. The promises from top officials come after a sell-off in Chinese stocks intensified this
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — A fast train has collided with a truck in eastern Czech Republic, killing one person and injuring at least 19 people. The Czech Railways says the driver of the train was killed and that the injured have been transported to nearby hospitals with no life threatening injuries. The accident occurred early on
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti Esta cobertura en vivo finalizó. Para ver las entradas más recientes haz clic aquí. Esta fotografía tomada desde una posición en el norte de Israel a lo largo de la frontera con el Líbano el 21 de enero de 2024 muestra humo ondeando sobre la aldea libanesa de Markaba durante un supuesto bombardeo
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A military transport plane that Russia said was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war crashed Wednesday morning in a Russian region near Ukraine. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the crash in the Belgorod region or if anyone survived. The Associated Press could not confirm who was aboard the plane, and
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares advanced Wednesday after China’s central bank announced fresh measures to boost its slowing economy and stabilize financial markets. The announcement late Wednesday pushed Hong Kong’s benchmark up 3.6%. Shares fell in Tokyo but rose in most other major markets. Oil prices advanced. In early
Continue ReadingBy OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A stadium in Somalia’s violence-prone capital is hosting its first soccer tournament in three decades, drawing thousands of people to a facility that had been abandoned for years and later became a base for military — and even extremists — amid civil war. The competition is
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China, the world’s biggest exporter, says it is deeply concerned about tensions in the Red Sea that have upended global trade by forcing many shippers to avoid the Suez Canal. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Wednesday that China has been in “close communication with all parties concerned and making positive efforts
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — China’s central bank plans to reduce the ratio of reserves banks must keep on hold as part of a slew of measures to support its slowing economy. Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China, said the government soon plans to issue a policy on
Continue ReadingBy Rory Fleming, CNN (CNN) — There are deeply entrenched ties between the United States and Ireland – just ask US President Joe Biden. Rarely if ever though has that unwavering relationship between the two countries branched out into the sporting ether – both nations pursuing their own national field sports in a manner which
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French farmers are staging protests across the country and in Brussels against low wages and what they consider to be excessive regulation, mounting costs and other problems. Roadblocks are spreading in many French regions, one day after a farmer and her daughter died due to a traffic collision at a protest barricade.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A Russian military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, six crew and three people accompanying them crashed on Wednesday morning in Russia’s Belgorod region near Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the crash, which occurred around 11 a.m. It was also not known if
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