By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Walgreens said Thursday that it plans to close a “significant” number of its roughly 8,600 stores in the United States. Around 25% of Walgreens’ stores aren’t profitable, and the chain will look to close stores that are right by one another or struggling to hold down theft,
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — El portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov, se negó a comentar el debate celebrado este jueves en Estados Unidos entre el presidente Joe Biden y el ex presidente Donald Trump, calificándolo de asunto interno estadounidense. Cuando le preguntaron durante una conferencia telefónica este viernes sobre si el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin,
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — While plenty of happy couples can trace their meet-cute moment to an online dating app, many others find the never-ending process of likes, swipes, taps and awkward DMs that go nowhere to be exhausting — leading to a phenomenon known as “dating app burnout.” That was the case
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — While plenty of happy couples can trace their meet-cute moment to an online dating app, many others find the never-ending process of likes, swipes, taps and awkward DMs that go nowhere to be exhausting — leading to a phenomenon known as “dating app burnout.” That was the case
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 levels have been rising in the United States for weeks as new variants drive what’s become an annual summer surge. Covid-19 surveillance has been scaled back significantly since the US public health emergency ended more than a year ago — individual cases are no longer counted, and severe
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JENIN, West Bank (AP) — When Mujahid Abadi stepped outside to see if Israeli forces had entered his neighborhood, he was shot in the arm and the foot, and that was only the start of his ordeal. Hours later, beaten and bloodied, he found himself strapped to the searing hood of an Israeli
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Princess Anne has left the hospital and returned to her southwestern England estate after an accident thought to involve a horse left her with a concussion. The king’s 73-year-old sister was taken to Southmead Hospital as a precautionary measure and is expected to make a full recovery after she was injured Sunday
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By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Passenger traffic at US airports is on pace to make today the busiest day ever for the Transportation Security Administration. The TSA is predicting more than 3 million passengers will be screened, likely creating longer wait times and crowded checkpoints. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s transport minister says a collision between a EuroCity train with a bus in the south of the country that left seven people dead might have been caused by human error. The minister, Jozef Ráž, said heavy that due to heavy rains hitting the area a day before the crash, the
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — U.S. Soccer said it was “deeply disturbed” by the racist abuse directed at two of the men’s national team’s players following it’s surprise 2-1 defeat by Panama at the 2024 Copa América in Atlanta on Thursday. Defender Chris Richards and striker Folarin Balogun posted on their Instagram stories the racist messages they had
Continue ReadingRussia’s defense minister ordered officials to prepare a “response” to U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea, the ministry said Friday, in an apparent warning that Moscow may take forceful action to ward off the American reconnaissance aircraft. The Russian Defense Ministry noted a recent “increased intensity” of U.S. drones over the Black Sea, saying
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government has protested to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo over at least two sexual assault cases involving American servicemembers on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa which have only recently been made public. In one case, an Air Force member is accused of assaulting a 16-year-old girl in December,
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf and Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — CDK Global is still down heading into the brisk car-selling Fourth of July holiday next week. Auto dealerships use its software to manage everything from scheduling to records, and the mass outage since last week has paralyzed nearly 15,000 dealerships across North America. CDK
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NFL has been found guilty of breaking antitrust laws in its distribution of out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on the “Sunday Ticket” premium subscription service. Even though the jury of five men and three women in a U.S. District Court awarded nearly $4.8 billion in damages Thursday to
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NFL has been found guilty of breaking antitrust laws in its distribution of out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on the “Sunday Ticket” premium subscription service. Even though the jury of five men and three women in a U.S. District Court awarded nearly $4.8 billion in damages Thursday to
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Three days after LeBron James’ podcast partner became the Los Angeles Lakers’ head coach, the team drafted James’ oldest son, Bronny. Unless they rename the franchise after him next, it’s difficult to think of anything more the Lakers could do to make sure the top scorer in
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — On the way to the Paris Olympics, Ryann Neushul was taught a valuable lesson by her oldest sister, Kiley. Water polo, Kiley said, is about more than just your own skills and fitness level. You have to be aligned with your teammates — when and where they
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is delaying its planned launch of a satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket due to expected bad weather at the launch site in southwestern Japan. The launch was initially planned for Sunday and is rescheduled for Monday. The rocket will carry an Advanced Land
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Michael Ceely once spent a four-hour flight just zoning out – no magazines, no movies, no podcasts, just looking out the window and watching the flight map. Ceely, a therapist in California who specializes in working with men, believed it was a form of digital detox and meditation. But
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship traveling through the Red Sea has come under repeated missile fire in a likely attack launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Five missiles landed near the vessel as it traveled off the coast of the rebel-held port city of Hodeida in Yemen on Friday. That’s according
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