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By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles III was a champion of environmental causes long before he ascended to the British throne. And, fittingly, in the first full year of his reign, the British monarchy introduced a slew of measures to tackle its rising carbon emissions. According to the Royal Household’s latest accounts,

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Conn’s HomePlus, a 134-year-old furniture and electronics retailer with locations primarily in the southern United States, has filed for bankruptcy and is closing nearly half of its 170 stores. The Texas-based company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, has been struggling with slumping sales

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — A toxic mix of surging rental rates and vanishing support for renters has catapulted evictions above pre-pandemic levels in some major cities. Evictions have increased most significantly in Sun Belt cities where housing affordability has worsened and where renters often have fewer protections. Tenant eviction filings are

By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — A Tennessee man only learned he was the winner of a $1 million jackpot when detectives called to tell him his winning ticket had been stolen, according to authorities. The lottery winner, who did not want to be publicly identified, bought two winning tickets at a Shell gas station

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Telsa profit in the second quarter plunged more than 40% from a year ago, as the electric vehicle company has faced both more EV competition from established automakers and a slowing of overall EV sales growth. The drop in profits is a stark contrast for a company

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Overstock.com, which was one of the biggest names in e-commerce, is being revived just a year after its new owners ditched the name in favor of Bed Bath & Beyond. The relaunched Overstock.com sells a lot of stuff similar to its previous incarnation, including indoor and outdoor

By Chris Isidore, Isabel Rosales and Amanda Musa, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Bad news for passengers: Delta Air Lines canceled hundreds more flights early Tuesday morning, as the problems caused by last week’s global tech outage continued into a fifth day. Worse news: Delta’s meltdown will probably extend through the end of the week. The

CNN, WCVB By Chris Isidore, Isabel Rosales and Amanda Musa, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Bad news for passengers: Delta Air Lines canceled hundreds more flights early Tuesday morning, as the problems caused by last week’s global tech outage continued into a fifth day. Worse news: Delta’s meltdown will probably extend through the end of the

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — After the last few years of skyrocketing home prices and elevated mortgage rates, Americans have been feeling overwhelmingly dejected about their prospects of buying a home. But there are now signs that maybe, just maybe, the worst could be over for homebuyers. “June, in particular, has started to show

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Wiz has ended talks with Google parent Alphabet on a proposed $23 billion deal in which the Israeli cybersecurity startup would have become the US tech giant’s largest-ever acquisition, according to a Wiz memo seen by CNN. Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport said the company would now focus on an initial public offering

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Many Americans regularly worry they won’t be able to make ends meet. Nearly four in ten (39%) of US adults say they worry most or all of the time that their family’s income won’t be enough to meet expenses, according to a new CNN poll. That’s up

By Laura He and Fred He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has announced plans to raise some of the world’s lowest statutory retirement ages as it tries to cope with the consequences of a rapidly ageing population and a pensions funding crisis. Currently, men in urban areas can retire at 60 and receive a

By Sean Lyngaas, Donie O’Sullivan and Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — Within minutes of President Joe Biden endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him on the Democratic Party’s ticket on Sunday, the internet crackled with lies, altered photos and other misleading claims about Harris. Some supporters of former President Donald Trump – the Republican nominee in the November

By Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Warner Bros. Discovery notified the NBA on Monday that it will pay roughly $1.8 billion per year to match an offer from Amazon to carry a package of the league’s games, setting up a last-second buzzer-beating attempt by TNT’s parent company to retain the broadcast rights to

By Brian Fung and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Cybercriminals are already capitalizing on the chaos from Friday’s massive global tech outage by promoting fake websites filled with malicious software designed to compromise unsuspecting victims, according to warnings from the US government and multiple cybersecurity professionals. Hackers have been setting up phony websites meant to

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Nearly all McDonald’s US locations will continue to sell the “$5 Meal Deal” after people flocked to the promotion amid rising food prices. Since its launch in June, the limited time offering is “resonating with our millions of customers,” and the company claimed the move was siphoning

By Chris Isidore and Holly Yan, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Three days after a computer update problem caused more than 5,000 flight cancellations around the world in a single day, things are pretty much back to normal — except at Delta Air Lines. Atlanta-based Delta canceled more than 1,000 more flights Monday alone, according to