CNN Oscar Holland, CNN Two years after promising to reexamine how it “portrays the American dream” amid the Black Lives Matter movement, Ralph Lauren is launching a collection inspired by the country’s historically Black colleges. Created in collaboration with Morehouse and Spelman Colleges in Atlanta, Georgia, the range of outerwear, knitwear, suits and dresses was based
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business President Joe Biden is using his bully pulpit to call out the tendency for gasoline prices to go up like a rocket when oil spikes, but only drop like a feather when crude crashes. Biden fired off a tweet Wednesday morning highlighting the painfully slow decline in gasoline prices in
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN With his nation under attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will deliver a significant address on Wednesday to members of the House and Senate, a virtual speech that comes as the United States is under pressure from Ukraine to supply more military assistance to the embattled country. Zelensky
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Novak Djokovic will be allowed to play at the French Open even if he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 as long as the coronavirus situation in France remains stable. And Russian players will be admitted to play but as neutral athletes because of the the war started by their
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Novak Djokovic will be allowed to play at the French Open even if he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 as long as the coronavirus situation in France remains stable. And Russian players will be admitted to play but as neutral athletes because of the the war started by their
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After beginning the year in a buying mood, Americans slowed their spending in February as prices for food, gasoline, toothpaste and just about everything else continue to rise. Retail sales increased 0.3% after registering a revised 4.9% jump from December to January, fueled by wage
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — In the year since a gunman killed eight people at three Georgia massage businesses, the family members and friends of the victims have been struggling with grief, trying to heal and making sure their loved ones aren’t forgotten. On March 16, 2021, Robert Aaron Long shot and
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says historically Black colleges and universities that were victimized by recent bomb threats are eligible for federal grants to help improve security and mental health on campus. Harris said Wednesday that the threats disrupted learning because classes were canceled and dorms were locked
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN The early warning system to detect asteroids that pose a threat to Earth, operated by NASA and its collaborators around the world, got to flex its muscles. It successfully detected a small asteroid 6 1/2 feet (2 meters) wide just hours before it smashed into the atmosphere over the Norwegian Sea
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall, who was severely injured while reporting outside Kyiv on Monday, has been evacuated from the country, Fox said. “Ben is alert and in good spirits,” Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott said Wednesday in a memo to staffers. “He
Continue ReadingBy Tom Yun and Melanie Nagy Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — They lurk under puddles and hide where asphalt once was. No matter their size, potholes are not only a pain, but can be a serious safety hazard. Sir Roderick David Stewart, better known to his fans as Rod
Continue ReadingBy HELENA ALVES Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Concerns are mounting in countries that have received tens of thousands of Ukrainian children about the huge task of providing them with long-term mental care and schooling. The trauma of becoming refugees in housing facilities hastily set up across central and eastern Europe also weighs on
Continue ReadingBy Tom Yun Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — The end of the twice-annual changing of the clocks could be on the horizon as the U.S. Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would make daylight time permanent. If the bill becomes law, that could set off a chain reaction
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On social media, in classrooms and at the playground, children who hear about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are wondering where the war could lead. Questions about nuclear weapons can sometimes make this moment feel reminiscent of growing up during the Cold War. Experts and parents recommend
Continue ReadingCNN, WSB, WGCL, WXIA, WCBS, KPIX By Nicole Chavez and Natasha Chen, CNN Robert Peterson struggled for months to stop thinking about the day his mother and seven other people, mostly Asian women, were shot and killed last year at Atlanta-area spas. He’s found some comfort living at the Norcross, Georgia, home his mother Yong
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Federal Reserve will likely hike interest rates on Wednesday, marking the end of the ultra-low rate environment the pandemic ushered in two years ago. The market expects a quarter-percentage point to be added to the benchmark rate, lifting it above zero. It would be the first rate hike since
Continue ReadingLianne Kolirin, CNN Supermodel Bella Hadid has confessed that she regrets having a nose job as a teenager. Gracing the cover of American Vogue’s April issue, the supermodel said she wishes she had not gone under the knife at 14. “I wish I had kept the nose of my ancestors,” she said. “I think I
Continue ReadingBy FERNANDO da COSTA Associated Press DILI, East Timor (AP) — Thousands of people in East Timor have flocked to presidential campaign rallies days before an election that will test the young nation’s stability amid a protracted political crisis and economic uncertainty. The two contenders are incumbent Francisco “Lu-Olo” Guterres and former President Jose Ramos-Horta,
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By David Goldman, CNN Business Russia says it has ordered the $117 million in interest payments it owes Wednesday to be sent to investors, attempting to avoid its first international default in more than a century. But it’s not out of the woods yet. That’s because the funds the country used to make
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Harsh sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine are fueling a moment of deep uncertainty for financial markets. And while the full effects of efforts to punish the world’s 11th biggest economy remain unknown, a crucial moment has arrived. What’s happening: Russia could start the clock Wednesday on its
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