CNN By Kara Fox, CNN Sabina Nessa, a 28-year-old teacher from south London, is believed to have been murdered on the five-minute walk from her house to a pub, police say, sparking renewed outcry about the UK’s epidemic of violence against women and girls. London’s Metropolitan Police has arrested a 38-year old man on suspicion
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Fears that a Chinese real estate developer’s possible default on multibillion-dollar debts might send shockwaves through global financial markets appear to be easing as creditors wait to see how much they might recover. Shares of Evergrande Group, one of China’s biggest private sector conglomerates, rose 18%
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A woman with Down syndrome has lost a court challenge against the British government over a law allowing the abortion up until birth of a fetus with the condition. Heidi Crowter, 26, and two others argued that part of the Abortion Act is discriminatory. Abortions in England,
Continue ReadingGENOA, Italy (AP) — The oldest soccer club in Italy is the latest in a growing number of Serie A teams with North American owners. Genoa has been sold to the private investment firm 777 Partners in a deal reportedly worth $175 million. Genoa was founded in 1893. Previous owner Enrico Preziosi had been looking
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union is unveiling plans that would require smartphone makers to adopt a single charging method for mobile devices. The EU Commission proposed legislation Thursday that would mandate USB-C cables for charging, technology that many device makers have already adopted. The main holdout is Apple,
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union is unveiling plans that would require smartphone makers to adopt a single charging method for mobile devices. The EU Commission proposed legislation Thursday that would mandate USB-C cables for charging, technology that many device makers have already adopted. The main holdout is Apple,
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — An Australian economist arrested when Myanmar’s military seized power in February has made a court appearance in the capital where he will be tried for violating the official secrets law. Sean Turnell had been serving as an advisor to the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, who was also arrested when her
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England kept its main interest rate at the record low of 0.1% but warned that inflation is set to be double its target rate by the end of his year largely as a result of a sharp spike in energy prices. The decision Thursday
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England kept its main interest rate at the record low of 0.1% but warned that inflation is set to be double its target rate by the end of this year largely as a result of a sharp spike in energy prices. The decision Thursday
Continue ReadingNUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AP) — Top-seeded Aslan Karatsev and third-seeded Dusan Lajovic were among three seeded players who lost their opening matches at the Astana Open. Karatsev lost to Finnish player Emil Ruusuvuori 7-6 (6), 6-4. Lajovic was eliminated by South Korean opponent Kwon Soon-woo 7-5, 6-4. Karatsev’s season has tailed off since his run to
Continue ReadingJeanne Sahadi Let’s be honest, the advice to “invest in what you know” is hard to heed when you’re trying to build a diverse portfolio. So even if you’re someone who can’t define blockchain to save your life, you still may be wondering if you should have at least a little exposure to crypto in
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize ceremonies will be reined in for a second year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The winners of this year’s prizes in chemistry, literature, physics, medicine and economics, as well as the Nobel Peace Prize, are set to be announced between Oct. 4 and Oct. 11. The foundation behind the
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Supreme Court‘s landmark decisions guaranteeing a constitutional right to abortion emerged only after surprise votes and last-minute compromises. They were also the product of individual soul-searching and broad regard for the court. And, perhaps reflecting a different era, they were steered by Republican appointees
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan and Devon M. Sayers, CNN The Rev. Jesse Jackson was discharged from a rehabilitation facility Wednesday following an earlier diagnosis of Covid-19. Jackson was being treated at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago after he and wife Jacqueline Jackson were hospitalized for Covid-19 in August. The couple were released from Northwestern Memorial
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union legal adviser says software installed in Volkswagen cars to alter the amount of pollutants coming out of their exhaust pipes in hot or cold weather and at high altitude contravenes EU laws unless it prevents potentially dangerous sudden engine damage. Austrian courts asked the European Court of Justice
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union legal adviser says software installed in Volkswagen cars to alter the amount of pollutants coming out of their exhaust pipes in hot or cold weather and at high altitude contravenes EU laws unless it prevents potentially dangerous sudden engine damage. Austrian courts asked the European Court of Justice
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, CNN Police officers are supposed to protect and serve. One officer’s service is living beyond his time. Officer Mark Priebe, who’s been with Missouri’s Springfield Police Department for 21 years, became paralyzed from the waist down after a suspect struck him in June 2020 with an SUV outside the police headquarters, officials
Continue ReadingBy DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — With increasingly strong talk in support of Taiwan, a new deal to supply Australia with nuclear submarines, and the launch of a European strategy for greater engagement in the Indo-Pacific, the U.S. and its allies are becoming more assertive in their approach toward a rising China. As
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was looted from an Iraqi museum 30 years ago, Now, a 3,500-year-old clay tablet discovered in the ruins of the library of an ancient Middle Eastern king is finally headed back to Iraq. The relic is known as the Gilgamesh Dream tablet. Officials believe it was
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Christina Maxouris, CNN Nearly 44 years after hunters discovered human remains near a Mississippi highway, authorities have identified the victim as Clara Birdlong — who they believe was killed by Samuel Little, America’s most prolific serial killer. The announcement was made Tuesday by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department. Little died last
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