CNN By Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Melania Trump made a rare public appearance Tuesday as an attendee of the tribute service for Rosalynn Carter in Georgia. The appearance marks Trump stepping into a more traditional former first lady role, as she joined current first lady Jill Biden and former first ladies Michelle
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Colorado congresswoman Lauren Boebert is criticizing President Joe Biden ahead of his visit to her district. The Democratic president is trying to turn Boebert into the embodiment of Republican opposition to his agenda. Biden plans to tout aspects of his domestic agenda that
Continue ReadingBy Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — What do snow goggles, suspension bridges, and lacrosse have in common? They are all innovations that were created by Native Americans thousands of years ago that we still use today. Many Native American contributions to our modern world often go unrecognized, according to Gaetana DeGennaro, a museum specialist at the
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL and MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks has forcefully denied a report alleging his nation planned to use the summit to strike oil and gas deals, a day before the summit was due to begin. Sultan al-Jaber,
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 40 civilians were killed last weekend by al-Qaida-linked rebels trying to take control of a besieged town in Burkina Faso’s hard-hit northern region, the United Nations’ rights office said, calling the attack a war crime. In one of the largest clashes in recent years
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. For more Inside the Numbers, head here. ___ The Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers haven’t let last season’s postseason disappointment become a hangover in 2023. Both teams head into Sunday’s rematch of last season’s NFC
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has started hearing the final arguments of some of the city’s best-known pro-democracy activists tried under a law imposed by China’s ruling Communist Party to crush dissent. The subversion trial is the biggest prosecution yet under the national security law imposed by
Continue ReadingBy Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — Often referred to as a “miracle material,” graphene is one million times thinner than a single human hair and stronger than steel. The two-dimensional carbon material, made from single layers of graphite, a material mined from the ground, is extremely lightweight, conductive, and flexible, and has the potential to
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated PRess TOKYO (AP) — A crew member who was recovered from the ocean after a U.S. military Osprey aircraft carrying six people crashed Wednesday off southern Japan has been pronounced dead, coast guard officials said. The cause of the crash and the status of the five others on board were not
Continue ReadingCNN By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Washington (CNN) — In her new book, former Rep. Liz Cheney paints a scathing portrait of the Republican Party, condemning her former colleagues and party leaders as “enablers and collaborators,” who after the 2020 election were “willing to violate their oath to the Constitution out of political expediency and loyalty to Donald Trump.” The
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has set up a high-level inquiry after U.S. authorities raised concerns with New Delhi that its government may have had knowledge of a plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader on American soil. The U.S. government said it had raised the issue with New Delhi
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis presided at his weekly audience with the public at the Vatican, but he said that he’s still unwell and asked an aide to read his remarks for him on Wednesday, a day after canceling an overseas trip. Francis, who will turn 87 on Dec.
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — European shares were mostly higher on Wednesday after a mixed session in Asia, where selling of property and technology shares pulled Chinese benchmarks lower. France’s CAC 40 edged up 0.4% in early trading to 7,281.99, while Germany’s DAX added 1% to 16,151.57. Britain’s FTSE 100 lost
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — President Joe Biden will try to turn Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado into the embodiment of Republican opposition to his agenda as he visits her congressional district. Biden plans on Wednesday to tout aspects of his domestic agenda that Boebert and her fellow Republicans
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy, which has proved surprisingly resilient this year, is expected to falter next year under the strain of wars, still-elevated inflation and continued high interest rates. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimated Wednesday that international growth will slow to 2.7% in
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — Key Supreme Court justices expressed deep reservations Wednesday with how the Securities and Exchange Commission brings some enforcement actions for securities fraud, suggesting the court could be poised to pare back on the agency’s power in the latest dispute concerning the so-called administrative state to come before the
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Pueblo, Colorado (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday contrasted his economic vision with that of so-called MAGA Republicans, including GOP firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert, during a visit to her Colorado district. During his speech, Biden touted provisions of his administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, which he pledged would bring
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s economy shrank in the third quarter of 2023 to mark the second time of contraction and signal that a recession may have hit the country. Data released Wednesday by Statistics Sweden showed that the country’s gross domestic product declined by 0.3% in the period ending in October. Jessica Engdahl of the
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were trading mixed Wednesday although a strong report on U.S. consumer confidence and hopes the Federal Reserve is finished with its aggressive interest rate hikes sent shares higher on Wall Street. France’s CAC 40 edged up 0.1% in early trading to 7,260.05, while Germany’s
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is selling a part of its stake in components maker Denso to raise cash for its drive toward electric vehicles and other innovations. Japan’s top automaker said Wednesday that the move is estimated to raise about 290 billion yen, or $2 billion, given recent share
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