By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Peloton has a target on its back. The company’s exercise bikes were a huge hit early in the pandemic. Now, it’s struggling to maintain its growth as people spend more time outside their homes — and would-be buyers are circling. What’s happening: Peloton’s stock gained 17% on Monday following reports
Continue ReadingFrancesca Street, CNN Whenever high school senior Schereéya boarded an airplane, it was with a particular thought in mind: “What if I meet the person I’m going to marry on board?” Schereéya, who uses they/them pronouns, had always figured meeting a partner on a plane was inherently romantic and, as such, was always prepared for
Continue ReadingCNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The Covid-19 crisis is nearing the second anniversary of the pandemic declaration by the World Health Organization, on March 11 — and many people are now ready to know both when and how society can return to what we used to think of as normal. In the United States, the
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN The Covid-19 crisis is nearing the second anniversary of the pandemic declaration by the World Health Organization, on March 11 — and many people are now ready to know both when and how society can return to what we used to think of as normal. In the United States, the White
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — A Swiss criminal court is opening a trial on charges that Credit Suisse failed to do enough to stop money laundering linked to drug trafficking by a Bulgarian criminal organization. The case against the bank in federal criminal court Monday centers on charges that it “did not take all necessary measures to
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Britain has firmly rejected a statement from China that affirmed Beijing’s support for Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands, as relations between London and Asia’s leading power remain strained. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said in a tweet that the United Kingdom “completely” rejected “any questions over sovereignty of the Falklands.” Chinese President
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In the men’s snowboard slopestyle medal ceremony, Canada’s Max Parrot and Mark McMorris receive gold and bronze respectively with Su Yiming of China taking silver.
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Azerbaijan has handed over eight Armenian servicemen including several who it claims were involved in clashes with Azerbaijani forces in November. Azerbaijan’s State Commission on Prisoners of War, Missing Persons and Hostages said the move to return the servicemen on Monday was on humanitarian grounds. The French presidential office said the return
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German authorities say they have found nearly 400 cases of online hate speech related to last week’s killing of two police officers, a shooting apparently meant to cover up the fact the suspects had been poaching wild animals. Officials in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate said Monday that the 399 posts included
Continue ReadingBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The European Union and the United States are raising alarm over torture allegedly perpetrated by Uganda’s security forces, with a prominent writer and government critic saying he is a recent victim. The EU Delegation to Uganda in a statement Monday expressed concern over “a situation that
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dozens of schools in Puerto Rico have temporarily closed following torrential rains that have caused widespread flooding and several landslides across the U.S. Caribbean territory over the weekend. The severe weather also knocked over several trees and forced authorities to close various main roads. The commissioner for the Bureau
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Canadian and Russian women’s hockey teams were required to wear masks for their preliminary round matchup at the Olympics because of coronavirus concerns. The start of the game was delayed by 65 minutes after the Canadians remained in their locker room awaiting Russian testing results.
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American short track speed skater Kristen Santos was eliminated in the quarterfinal of the women’s 500m event after crashing into the padding. She was penalized trying to make an aggressive passing move.
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El Partido Republicano está cada vez más cerca del destino al que se dirige desde hace tiempo con el expresidente Donald Trump: la legitimación de la violencia como forma de expresión política. La censura del Comité Nacional Republicano (RNC, por sus siglas en inglés) a los representantes Liz Cheney y
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG and MICHELLE CHAPMAN Associated Press Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines are proposing to combine in a $2.9 billion deal. If it goes through, the combination would create a larger discount airline to compete against the nation’s dominant carriers and, the two airlines say, promote lower fares. Both are ultra-low-cost carriers that tempt
Continue ReadingBy COSTAS KANOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece have promised to toughen rules governing soccer supporters’ associations in the wake of a fatal attack last week on a 19-year-old man who was stabbed and severely beaten in the northern city of Thessaloniki. Nine people have been arrested in
Continue ReadingBy COSTAS KANOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece have promised to toughen rules governing soccer supporters’ associations in the wake of a fatal attack last week on a 19-year-old man who was stabbed and severely beaten in the northern city of Thessaloniki. Nine people have been arrested in
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva made history at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Monday as she became the first woman to land a quad at the Games. The 15-year-old Valieva landed two quads in the team event as the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) secured gold ahead of USA in
Continue ReadingPORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) — Coast Guard authorities say 18 people were rescued from an ice floe that broke away in Lake Erie over the weekend. Officials said a helicopter from Air Station Detroit noticed a group of people on the floe near Ohio’s Catawba Island at about 1 p.m. Sunday with several all-terrain vehicles
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Denmark’s women’s hockey team took down the Czechs to earn the nation’s first-ever ice hockey victory at the Olympic Winter Games.
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