By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — More than 1 billion meals are wasted across the world each day while nearly 800 million people go hungry, a new United Nations report has found. The world wasted 1.05 billion metric tons of food in 2022, meaning about a fifth of the food available to people was squandered
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Jumping into London’s River Thames has been the customary celebration for members of the winning crew in the annual Boat Race between storied English universities Oxford and Cambridge. Now researchers say it comes with a health warning. Testing by the River Action campaign group found high levels of E.coli
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Fallout for lawyers who assisted Donald Trump in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election is coming into focus this week, as one ex-lawyer for Trump will find if he may lose his law license and another attorney is in the middle of a disciplinary trial.
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has replaced one of his top security officials. Oleksii Danilov served as secretary of the National Security and Defense Council but was replaced late Tuesday with Oleksandr Lytvynenko, the head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service. Zelenskyy didn’t announce the reasons behind the reshuffle. Danilov’s dismissal comes as
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS LOLLER and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee advocates for gun safety are forming a 3-mile human chain in Nashville on the anniversary of last year’s deadly Covenant School shooting. Linking Arms for Change is organized Wednesday by Voices for a Safter Tennessee. Mothers concerned about gun violence started the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s nationalist leader Xi Jinping has called for closer trade ties with the U.S. during a meeting with top American business leaders in Beijing. It comes amid a steady improvement in relations that had sunk to the lowest level in years. Xi emphasized the mutually beneficial economic ties between the
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — It was the middle of the night when a dispatcher’s warning crackled over the radio: A massive cargo ship had lost its steering capabilities and was heading toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Within about 90 seconds, police officers who happened to be nearby
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Texas law that allows the state to arrest and deport migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. will remain on hold for now, a federal appeals court ruled. The 2-1 ruling late Tuesday from a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will likely prevent enforcement of
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mixed on Wednesday after Wall Street slipped a bit further from its record highs. Germany’s DAX added 0.5% to 18,467.35 and the CAC 40 in Paris was up 0.2%, at 8,202.64. In London, the FTSE 100 slipped 0.3% to 7,907.24. The future for
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — It was the middle of the night when a dispatcher’s 12-second warning crackled over the radio: A massive cargo ship had lost its steering capabilities and was heading toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Within about 90 seconds, police officers responded that they had managed to stop
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A controversial Texas law that allows state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally will remain blocked while legal challenges to it play out, a federal appeals court said Tuesday. In a 2-1 vote, the court said the law, known as SB 4,
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press A Democrat who made reproductive rights a centerpiece of her campaign in deeply conservative Alabama has won a special election to the Alabama Legislature. Unofficial returns show Marilyn Lands defeated Republican Teddy Powell to win the open legislative seat. Lands’ victory was celebrated by Democrats who have attempted to portray
Continue ReadingBy BILL BARROW and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Many Americans are unenthusiastic about a November rematch of the 2020 presidential election. But presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump appears to stoke more anger and fear among Americans from his opposing party than President Joe Biden does from his. A new poll from The
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has replaced one of his top security officials. Oleksii Danilov, who served as secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, was replaced late Tuesday with Oleksandr Lytvynenko, the former head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service. Zelenskyy didn’t announce the reasons behind the reshuffle. Danilov’s dismissal comes
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Melissa Alonso and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN (CNN) — The collapse of a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday due to a massive cargo ship collision has left multiple people dead and throttled one of the country’s biggest ports for the foreseeable future. Here’s the latest: • Search pauses after 2 bodies found:
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU and ZEN SOO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that attempts to restrict China’s access to technology will not stop the country’s advance. The Netherlands imposed export licensing requirements last year on the sale of machinery that can make advanced processor
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Authorities say at least five people were killed Wednesday when a bus headed from Berlin to Switzerland came off a highway in eastern Germany and ended up on its side. The accident happened on the A9 highway near Leipzig at about 9:45 a.m. Wednesday and the road was closed in both directions.
Continue ReadingBy NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds Midsize SUVs with two rows of seating are an excellent option if you want something a little bigger than a small SUV. They have room for five and plenty of storage space but also are less expensive and easier to park than three-row SUVs. Two top midsize SUVs are the Honda
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By Marshall Cohen, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Attorneys for Hunter Biden and special counsel David Weiss are set for a courtroom showdown Wednesday over the future of his felony tax indictment. Weiss charged President Joe Biden’s son in December with nine tax offenses. Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty, and his lawyers have since lodged several
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting ends Saturday in North Dakota’s Democratic presidential primary, with President Joe Biden looking to add the state’s handful of delegates to his insurmountable lead for his party’s nomination. The party-run contest rounds out the busiest month of voting on the presidential primary calendar, with 30 states
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