Zenebou Sylla and Samantha Beech, CNN The votes are in. The Cincinnati Zoo’s bouncing baby hippo is named Fritz. Choosing the name of Fiona’s little brother, born August 3, was a group effort. The zoo received more than 90,000 name suggestions from members of the public in every US state and more than 60 countries,
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Jack Guy, CNN Harry and Meghan will visit the UK and Germany in the first week of September, according to a spokesperson. “Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are delighted to visit with several charities close to their hearts in early September,” a spokesperson for the couple
Continue ReadingBy Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN An employment discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Delta Air Lines flight attendant says she was fired for posting an image of former President Donald Trump wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood on her personal Facebook page. The plaintiff, Leondra Taylor, who is Black, admitted she posted a cartoon image on
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN A week before former governor of Puerto Rico Wanda Vázquez was arrested by the FBI on bribery charges, pop superstar Bad Bunny riled up a throng of concertgoers in San Juan, calling out the current governor and the island’s private electric company in an expletive-filled rant. “We have a government over
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam and Philip Wang, CNN Five state-owned Chinese companies, including the country’s leading energy and chemical company, have chosen to delist from the New York Stock Exchange by the end of August. In separate statements issued Friday, China Life Insurance, PetroChina, Sinopec, Aluminum Corporation of China and Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical said they had
Continue ReadingBy Angela Dewan and Toby Hancock, CNN Photos by Toby Hancock and Martin Brown The Taylors have been growing apples in the English county of Essex for more than a century. But 2022 has been a particularly tough chapter in the family’s history. Walking through their orchard on Lathcoats Farm, the apples on many trees
Continue ReadingBy Angela Dewan, CNN Large swaths of England have officially descended into drought, authorities announced Friday, urging residents and businesses in affected areas to conserve water in the driest summer in 50 years. The Environment Agency announced that England’s south, southwest and southeast are in drought, along with central and eastern regions, after convening the
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN Severe thunderstorms around Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Wednesday caused 100 American Airlines flight diversions and led to hundreds of cancellations that extended into Thursday’s schedule. More than 320 American Airlines flights had been canceled by midafternoon Thursday, or 10% of its schedule, according to flight tracking site FlightAware. A total
Continue ReadingBy Tara John, Lauren Kent and Jorge Engels, CNN A man allegedly linked to an ISIS cell known as “the Beatles” has been charged with various terrorism offenses by London’s Metropolitan Police. Aine Leslie Davis, 38, was held at Luton Airport on Wednesday evening after he arrived in the United Kingdom on a flight from
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN Editors: Meera Senthilingam, Eliza Anyangwe; Design: Gabrielle Smith; Researchers: Lizzy Yee, Gawon Bae and Mengchen Zhang; Photo editor: Jennifer Arnow In 2020, as the Black Lives Matter movement amplified calls for racial justice in the US and beyond, a succession of corporate announcements signaled what appeared to be a watershed moment for
Continue ReadingBy Chris Dwyer, CNN One of Anthony Bourdain’s favorite countries — he said his first trip there was “life-changing” — Vietnam also represents one of Asia’s best value destinations. Now that the country has relaxed arrival rules for international travelers, visitors are beginning to return. The hospitality industry is beginning to return, too. Although Covid
Continue ReadingBy Nicola Ruotolo and Anna Cooban, CNN Business Domino’s’ Italian job was harder than it looked. Seven years after its debut in the country, the American pizza giant has formally shut its stores after it failed to win over locals who preferred homegrown options, according to a report by Milano Today. EPizza SpA, the franchise
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Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Cash-strapped consumers are starting to trade down, swapping higher-priced goods for more affordable alternatives. That’s good news for Applebee’s and IHOP. In the three months ending June 30, sales at the two chains, which are both owned by Dine Brands, grew about 6% to 8% among households earning over $75,000
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Cash-strapped consumers are starting to trade down, swapping higher-priced goods for more affordable alternatives. That’s good news for Applebee’s and IHOP. In the three months ending June 30, sales at the two chains, which are both owned by Dine Brands, grew about 6% to 8% among households
Continue ReadingCNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Cash-strapped consumers are starting to trade down, swapping higher-priced goods for more affordable alternatives. That’s good news for Applebee’s and IHOP. In the three months ending June 30, sales at the two chains, which are both owned by Dine Brands, grew about 6% to 8% among households earning over
Continue ReadingBy Stella Chan and Chris Boyette, CNN A Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture in her back in July after the plane “landed with such force she thought the plane had crashed,” according to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The attendant on Flight 2029 had secured the galley and cabin
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Wendy’s is adding a new menu item that includes some back-to-school nostalgia. Beginning August 15, the chain is adding french toast sticks to its breakfast menu. Made from thick Texas-style toast, it’s described in a press release as having the “perfect balance of a soft, custardy interior and crisp, golden-brown
Continue ReadingBy Marcelo Medeiros and AJ Davis, CNN A Brazilian Judge has ordered that German Consul Uwe Herbert Hahn should be held in custody in connection with the alleged murder of his husband in Rio de Janeiro — denying defense claims of diplomatic immunity, according to CNN Brasil. Rio police first took Hahn into custody on
Continue ReadingCNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Gallón, Etant Dupain and Brice Laine CNN The rounds bounced off the armored vehicle, as police carried a limp civilian to the sidewalk — another victim of the brutal, daily shootings that plague the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and the surrounding area. Here, inside the gang-held territory of Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti’s
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