By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The Container Store has filed for bankruptcy. It is the latest well-known retailer to fall victim to customers cutting back on discretionary spending. The 46-year-old company said in a statement late Sunday that filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection will help it “bolster its financial position, fuel
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a Christmas Day basketball game at Walt Disney World, featuring Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Wemby. An animated game, anyway. The real game takes place at Madison Square Garden, where Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs face the New York Knicks in a game televised on ABC
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Por Rachel Ramírez Decenas de condominios, hoteles y otros edificios de lujo en el sureste de Florida se están hundiendo a un ritmo sorprendente, informaron investigadores en un estudio reciente. El estudio, dirigido por científicos de la Universidad de Miami, encontró que 35 edificios desde Golden Beach hasta Miami Beach se hundieron hasta 7 centímetros
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Chinese court issued a suspended death sentence to a man for driving his car into a crowd of elementary school students and parents in southern Hunan province last month. Huang Wen was arrested on site after wounding about 30, 18 of them children, according to the court’s statement on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) — China says a plan by the Philippines to deploy midrange missiles would be a provocative move that stokes regional tensions. A senior Philippines army official told reporters that the military plans to acquire a midrange system to defend the country’s territory amid tensions with China in the South China Sea.
Continue ReadingMAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Mourners laid flowers near the scene of the deadly Christmas market attack on Monday as investigators puzzled over the motive of the suspect and his previous encounters with authorities were scrutinized, while fears swirled that the rampage could deepen divisions in German society. The Johanniskirche, a church a short walk from
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian lawmakers have voted narrowly in favor of a new pro-European coalition government led by incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu. The move on Monday could usher in an end to a protracted political crisis in the European Union country following the annulment of a presidential election. Parliament approved the new
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Seven months ago, Manchester City’s dominance showed no signs of waning. Pep Guardiola’s men were once again lifting the Premier League trophy, basking in the glory of a sixth league title in seven years. City had secured its status as one of the league’s best-ever teams and kicked off
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By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Australia is working to verify the authenticity of a video that purportedly shows one of its nationals captured by Russian forces while fighting in Ukraine. The video, posted to Russian Telegram accounts, shows a man with a muddied face being questioned in a forested area by another
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has steered the world’s most powerful central bank during a tumultuous period for the US economy, from the pandemic to a historic bout of inflation shortly after. But the job isn’t finished yet. Inflation is now well below the 40-year highs of 2022,
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Drivers across the country will be unwrapping a welcome present this holiday season: Cheaper gasoline. Americans will likely be greeted by the lowest Christmas Day gas prices since 2020 during the pandemic, according to GasBuddy, an app that crowd-sources pump prices. GasBuddy told CNN it expects gas
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — It was June 2021 when my phone first rang with a call from a Russian number. I was working from home, seated at my dining room table in the middle of the afternoon, and suspected it was spam. Instead, it was Paul Whelan. That phone call was the first
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office. The move spares the lives of people
Continue Reading By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A former US Marine accused of training Chinese military pilots will be extradited to face charges in the United States, Australia’s Attorney General confirmed Monday, dealing a blow to supporters who have mounted a public campaign for his freedom. Daniel Duggan, a naturalized Australian, was arrested in
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The British economy flatlined in the third quarter of the year, according to downwardly revised official figures in another blow to the new Labour government that has made growth its number one mission. In its latest revision of the July to September period, the Office for National Statistics said Monday the economy
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of luxury condos, hotels and other buildings in southeast Florida are sinking at a surprising rate, researchers reported in a recent study. The study, led by scientists at the University of Miami, found 35 buildings from Golden Beach to Miami Beach sank as much as three inches between
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — After a catastrophic fire five years ago, the Notre Dame Cathedral de Paris reopened this month looking almost the same as it did when it was first constructed in 1163. The massive reconstruction project was a testament not just to the hard work of the French people –
Continue ReadingBy Allison Hope, CNN (CNN) — For those folks who may be finding that holiday cheer is hard to come by, there is an alternative to the cheery decking of the halls. There is an available option to celebrate a holiday and maintain a healthy dose of grumpiness. That’s right — there is Festivus. December
Continue Reading Por Karina Tsui y Amanda Jackson Lo que pretendía ser un espectáculo festivo deslumbrante terminó con un niño herido después de que varios drones cayeran inesperadamente del cielo durante un espectáculo en Florida el sábado por la noche, según informes de una filial de CNN. Los videos compartidos por los espectadores del evento en el
Continue Reading Por Kareem Khadder, Tim Lister y Nadeen Ebrahim Durante más de una semana, el extenso campo de refugiados de Jenin, en la Ribera Occidental ocupada, se vio afectado por el sonido de intensos disparos, con francotiradores enmascarados en los tejados y explosiones amortiguadas dentro de su laberinto de callejones. Pero el combate no involucró a
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