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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s fractious politicians shared a rare moment of unity Wednesday, when a Conservative lawmaker returned to work six months after sepsis put him in a coma and forced the amputation of his hands and feet. As Conservative legislator Craig Mackinlay walked unaided into the House of Commons
Continue ReadingBy CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Discussions on how to scale up resources to deliver efficient and affordable clean cooking to all are on the table at the 9th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency by the International Energy Agency. The forum brings together ministers, CEOs and thought leaders from around the world to
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Rodgers said on Tuesday that he chose to continue his NFL playing career rather than becoming Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate in the US presidential race. CNN previously reported Kennedy had met with Rodgers about the possibility of joining Kennedy’s campaign. Kennedy ultimately named Silicon Valley attorney
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — As an excellent source of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, daily fish oil supplements are a popular way to keep the risk of cardiovascular disease at bay. About 20% of adults older than age 60 in the United States frequently use these products with the aim of supporting heart health.
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By Caitlin Stephen Hu and David Culver, CNN (CNN) — A delegation of Kenyan “command staff” has arrived in Haiti, according to a law enforcement source in the country, ahead of the long-delayed arrival of a Kenyan-led multinational security support force in the Caribbean nation. The delegation is expected to assess this week whether equipment and facilities for the foreign
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — UK regulators slapped a combined £62 million ($79 million) fine on Citigroup Wednesday for failures in its trading systems that almost resulted in stocks worth $189 billion being dumped onto European markets. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) imposed a fine of nearly £28 million ($36 million) on Citigroup
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader prayed Wednesday over the coffins of the country’s late president, foreign minister and other officials who were killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week. Later, hundreds of thousands of people followed a procession honoring the dead down Tehran’s main boulevard.
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s fractious politicians shared a rare moment of unity on Wednesday, when a Conservative lawmaker returned to work six months after sepsis put him in a coma and forced the amputation of his hands and feet. As Conservative legislator Craig Mackinlay walked unaided into the House of
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was publicly displayed along with those of his father and grandfather for the first time, sparking speculation about the message it sends. Portraits of leaders are at the core of North Korea’s state-sponsored cult of personality
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN SLODYSKO and BILL BARROW Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In his bid to become North Carolina’s first Black governor, Republican Mark Robinson assails government safety net spending as a “plantation of welfare and victimhood” that has mired generations of Black people in “dependency” and poverty. But the lieutenant governor’s political rise wouldn’t have
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Cars, trucks and SUVs in the U.S. keep getting older, hitting a record average age of 12.6 years in 2024 as people hang on to their vehicles largely because new ones cost so much. S&P Global Mobility, which tracks state vehicle registration data nationwide, said Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Congressional Democrats are investigating whether leading US oil companies have illegally colluded with one another and with OPEC to inflate prices at the pump, CNN has learned. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., the ranking member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, sent a letter Tuesday night
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — When House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries negotiated a pair of major government funding bills with Speaker Mike Johnson earlier this year, he also quietly secured a significant victory for his own party: a considerable bump in money for transportation, housing and urban development projects back in
Continue ReadingBy Larry Madowo, CNN Kigali, Rwanda (CNN) — Even Africa’s wealthiest man has trouble traveling in his own continent. Despite doing business in multiple countries, Nigerian-born Aliko Dangote complains he faces far more hurdles crossing Africa than visitors with European passports ever do. “As an investor, as someone who wants to make Africa great, I
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The legacy of “Saturday Night Fever” is stayin’ alive, as the dancefloor featured in the classic disco movie is set to fetch as much as $300,000 at auction next month. With its flashing colorful lights, the dancefloor provided the perfect backdrop for John Travolta’s character, Tony Manero, to flaunt
Continue ReadingBy NAPAT KONGSAWAD Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Aviation investigators have arrived in Bangkok to learn how and why severe turbulence sent a Singapore Airlines plane into a sudden dive that tossed passengers and crew around the cabin, leaving a British man dead and dozens others injured. Twenty people remained in intensive care in hospital
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A British lawmaker is returning to work six months after sepsis forced the amputation of his hands and feet. Conservative legislator Craig Mackinlay is due in the House of Commons for the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions session. Mackinlay recounted in a series of interviews how he was taken to hospital on Sept.
Continue ReadingBy NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds Memorial Day weekend is often considered to be the kick-start to summer and, for car shoppers looking for the best finance and lease deals, a great opportunity to take advantage of a marketplace finally returning to normalcy. Edmunds’ experts have noted a gradual return to a pre-pandemic business-as-usual marketplace, and this
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hunter Biden’s lawyers will press a judge on Wednesday to delay his trial that’s set to begin next month in Los Angeles on charges that he schemed to avoid paying $1.4 million in taxes. President Joe Biden’s son is seeking to push
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hunter Biden’s lawyers will press a judge on Wednesday to delay his trial that’s set to begin next month in Los Angeles on charges that he schemed to avoid paying $1.4 million in taxes. President Joe Biden’s son is seeking to push
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