By MATT OTT AP Business Writer American consumers, fresh off strong holiday spending, are feeling more confident than they have in two years. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose for the third straight month, to 114.8 in January from 108 in December. January’s reading came in
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian journalist has been sentenced to three years in prison on charges related to his work covering protests. It’s the latest move in a sweeping government crackdown on dissent. The Minsk City Court convicted photojournalist Alyaksandr Zyankou on charges of “participation in an extremist group,”
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party says it has agreed to end a boycott that left the region’s people without a power-sharing administration for two years. After a late-night meeting, Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson said the party’s executive has backed proposals to return to the government.
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — UPS announced Tuesday that it will cut 12,000 jobs as part of a bid to save $1 billion costs. Managers and contractor positions will make up most of the layoffs. The job cuts come as UPS issued a disappointing sales outlook for this year, saying it expects
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Residents have been evacuated from small coastal towns near Cape Town in South Africa as wildfires swept down off surrounding mountains and burned out of control. Authorities on Tuesday ordered a full evacuation of Pringle Bay, an affluent coastal village popular with holidaymakers, about
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La política estadounidense en Medio Oriente ya no puede describirse como un intento de impedir que el conflicto en Israel y Gaza desencadene una guerra regional mayor. Esa esperanza murió hace semanas. La tarea fundamental del presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, mientras estudia la posibilidad de tomar represalias por la muerte
Continue ReadingBy MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The manager of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund is pledging to push major oil and gas companies to speed up preparations for the “inescapable” transition away from fossil fuels. Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global on Tuesday reported the largest annual return in its history, a
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story WEST HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man faces charges for stealing a truck in West Haven that carried $30,000 worth of ice cream. Police identified the suspect as 35-year-old Travis Jones. The incident happened on Jan. 29 around 9 p.m. The West Haven Police Department
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Drone footage shot off the coast of Southern California may have revealed the first ever glimpse of a newborn great white shark in the wild. The 1.5-meter-long (5-foot-long) white shark was spotted on July 9, 2023, 400 meters (1,300 feet) off the coast of Carpinteria, California, by wildlife filmmaker
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos revoca nuevamente la licencia otorgada a C.V.G. Compañía General de Minería de Venezuela CA para hacer transacciones con empresas estadounidenses a partir del 13 de febrero de 2024, informó en un comunicado. En octubre de 2023, Washington había relajado las sanciones, tras la
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By Rachel Polansky Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Water beads are often sold as toys, in craft kits, or as sensory tools for children with developmental disabilities. But the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission said children who have swallowed water beads can suffer suffer severe consequences, including internal injuries,
Continue ReadingBy Diksha Madhok, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk’s controversial startup Neuralink has implanted a chip in a human brain for the first time, the billionaire said in a post on his X platform late Monday. The operation took place on Sunday and the patient was recovering well, he added. Musk’s announcement could mark an important
Continue ReadingBy Carmyn Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Tennessee State University professor designed jerseys for the Nashville Predators to wear at Bridgestone Arena ahead of Black History Month. On Wednesday, Kaleena Sales’ design will be unveiled at the team’s Black History Night. Sales said the jersey offers a
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Amazon Prime’s new drama series “Expats,” starring Nicole Kidman, is currently unavailable to watch in Hong Kong despite being set and partly filmed in the city. The drama largely centers around Kidman’s character, Margaret, an American living in Hong Kong in 2014, when months-long pro-democracy protests swept the city
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting around their record heights Tuesday following a mixed set of profit reports. The S&P 500 was 0.1% lower in midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 8 points, or less than 0.1%, as of 11:15 a.m. Eastern time, and
Continue ReadingBy Tony Garcia Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A quick-thinking bus driver successfully alerted passersby to a situation on her bus by utilizing the exterior display panel to summon help. According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, officers were called by someone who noticed the display on a WeGo
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Italian regulators say they informed OpenAI that its ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot has violated European Union’s stringent data privacy rules. The country’s data protection authority said Monday that it notified San Francisco-based OpenAI of breaches of the EU rules, known as General Data Protection Regulation. The
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner has returned to Italy amid great fanfare with RAI state TV broadcasting his arrival at the airport in Rome. Sinner was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with his orange racket bag strapped onto his shoulders and he also held a green bag with gold-colored straps that appeared
Continue ReadingBy ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The first United Arab Emirates ambassador to Damascus in nearly 13 years has taken up his post on Tuesday as Syria is reintegrating into mainstream regional acceptance. Syrian state media said the country’s Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad received Ambassador Hassan Ahmad al-Shihi’s credentials. The UAE embassy
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The outlook for the global economy is brightening, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday as it upgraded its growth forecast for 2024. But it warned that the “surprisingly resilient” recovery from the pandemic, Russia’s war in Ukraine and the ensuing cost-of-living crisis could be jeopardised by attacks on
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