BEIJING (AP) — China’s Commerce Ministry says it will investigate the fashion company PVH, which owns brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, for suspected violations of trade rules. The ministry said in statements posted online that it would investigate the American company’s suspected boycott of products from the far western Xinjiang region, where China’s
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Rafael Nadal has been named in Spain’s Davis Cup team for the Final Eight matches in November, organizers announced Monday. The former world No. 1 has not played since the Paris Olympics earlier this year, but is set to join Carlos Alcaraz, Roberto Bautista Agut, Pablo Carreño Busta and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is viewed more favorably by Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander registered voters than former President Donald Trump, according to a new poll. AAPI voters are also more likely to believe that she is the candidate who better represents their background and policy views. The
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — After a thrilling Sunday of NFL action, Week 3 continued with two more games for fans to sink their teeth into. There were teams looking to get their first win, one looking to continue its perfect start and another looking for signs of promise from their rookie quarterback. Here
Continue ReadingBy Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — The North American Aerospace Defense Command says it detected four Russian military aircraft flying near Alaska on Monday, less than two weeks after US Army soldiers were deployed to the area as part of a “force protection operation” amid an increase in Russian and Chinese military exercises in the region.
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Juliana Liu and Joyce Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s economic slowdown isn’t an abstract concept for Zheng Jiewen, 23, who works full time at an ad agency in the southern megacity of Guangzhou. Mainly a print model, Zheng used to rake in 30,000 yuan ($4,230) a month when she began working
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s easy to see why many Americans would welcome former President Donald Trump’s proposal to cap credit card interest rates at less than half their current level — even if only temporarily. At $1.14 trillion, Americans’ credit card debt is at a record high, according to data
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander Tuesday as part of a two-day bombing campaign that has left more than 560 people dead and prompted thousands in southern Lebanon to seek refuge from the widening conflict. With the two sides on the brink of all-out war, Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has tried to shake off his image as a gloom-monger by telling voters that better times are on the way — eventually. Starmer capped Labour’s first annual conference since winning a landslide election victory with a speech Tuesday arguing that things will be “tough
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — More than 400 economists and former high-ranking US policymakers are endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and her vision for the American economy, according to a document announcing the endorsement seen by CNN. The mass endorsement lands as Harris tries to erode former President Donald Trump’s lead on
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Two foreign tourists, a 5-month-old baby and his grandmother, are missing after floods hit Italy’s central Tuscany region. Rescuers searched for the two on Tuesday using divers, rescue dogs and drones. Firefighters say the baby’s parents and grandfather were rescued from a rooftop after the house where they were staying was flooded
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A German police office that provides security for leading politicians says it plans to increase the number of bodyguards significantly over the coming years. It cited growing dangers at home and abroad as the next national election nears. The head of the Federal Criminal Police Office said in comments published Tuesday that
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By Lex Harvey, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Michael Kovrig, one of two Canadian men detained in China for more than 1,000 days on alleged spying charges, has described being put in solitary confinement for six months and relentlessly interrogated in what he said was psychological torture. Dubbed the “Michaels,” Kovrig and fellow Canadian national Michael
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — On a different timeline, the New York Stock Exchange might have been housed inside an imposing, Mayan temple-shaped tower; Disney World would exit to an after-party companion park named Night World, and Paris’ Centre Pompidou could have risen tall as a 344-foot-tall alabaster egg. For every architectural project built,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden says that Iran was behind thousands of text messages that were sent to people in the Scandinavian country calling for revenge over the burnings of Islam’s holy book in 2023. Iran denies the accusation. Senior Swedish prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist says an investigation has shown that Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MARQUELIA, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane John fell apart as quickly as it formed but left destruction along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, including deadly mudslides and flooding that may linger. John was a Category 3 hurricane when it made landfall late Monday near the town of Punta Maldonado, with winds of 120 mph. It
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Donald Trump hizo una advertencia apocalíptica a un grupo de agricultores del estado indeciso de Pensilvania: si pierde las elecciones, “no tendrán granjas por mucho tiempo”. Trump habló este lunes en un acto en el que destacó su promesa de proteger a los estadounidenses del medio rural del percibido poder depredador
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Reggie Bush, the former University of Southern California (USC) star running back and 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, is suing the school, the Pac-12 Conference and the NCAA over using his name, image and likeness (NIL) without compensation, according to his lawyers. “This case is not just about seeking justice for Reggie Bush; it’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — State-run media in Turkey says an Australian women has been arrested in Turkey over her alleged links to a Kurdish militant group. Cigdem Aslan, 51, is reported by the state-run Anadolu news agency to have been detained at Istanbul airport after an investigation found she was “actively involved in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HALLE, Belgium (AP) — Pope Francis will be visiting Belgium on a trip starting Thursday, facing a flock ravaged by countless scandals of priest sexual abuse and dwindling in the face of modernity, where women and gays insist on an equal role and rights. Nowhere is that reality more tangible than in the
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