By John Domen Click here for updates on this story WASHGINTON D.C. (WTOP) — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser was all smiles as she stood in front of a new development that sits at Riggs Road and South Dakota Avenue, where hundreds of new homes were being built, and it wasn’t just because she was back
Continue ReadingCNN By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Supply chain problems and inflation have hit virtually all consumer goods, but women who menstruate are now facing an added strain as a shortage of period products hits the United States. Top retailers and manufacturers acknowledged the shortages this week, confirming complaints that have been circulating on social media
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN Business Supply chain problems and inflation have hit virtually all consumer goods, but women who menstruate are now facing an added strain as a shortage of period products hits the United States. Top retailers and manufacturers acknowledged the shortages this week, confirming complaints that have been circulating on social media for
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand and Alex Marquardt, CNN Senior US officials have conveyed to Saudi Arabia that the US is prepared to move forward with a “reset” of the relationship, and effectively move on from the 2018 murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in order to repair ties with the key Middle East ally, senior
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By Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A tragic and heartbreaking story after the death of a 3-year-old child. According to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office the young child, identified as Weston Spelich, was hit in the head and died. Deputies say Weston’s 13-year-old cousin accidentally shot him
Continue ReadingVICTORIA, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has dismissed the bankruptcy protection case of Infowars and two other companies controlled by Alex Jones. The ruling on Friday was the result of an agreement between lawyers for the conspiracy theorist and parents of some of the children slain in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business It’s been yet another week of losses for US markets after steep drops on Friday. The Dow plunged after a key inflation report missed estimates and showed a higher-than-anticipated increase in the price of consumer goods, closing down 880 points for the day, or 2.5%. The S&P 500 shed 2.7%
Continue ReadingBROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — The U.S. Open returns to The Country Club outside Boston for the fourth time. The Country Club is most famous for Francis Ouimet beating Britain’s best in 1913 and for the Americans rallying to win the Ryder Cup in 1999. This U.S. Open will not have Tiger Woods. He’s taking off
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Scottie Scheffler won the Masters. His close friend Sam Burns would love nothing better than to join him with a major of his own at the U.S. Open. Another top player to consider is PGA champion Justin Thomas. Only five players have won the U.S. Open and the PGA
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Shanghái le hará pruebas de covid-19 a más de la mitad de sus 25 millones de residentes este fin de semana, lo que ha alimentado el miedo de un posible retorno a restricciones más severas apenas unos días después de que el centro financiero de China concluyera dos meses de doloroso confinamiento.
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By Chloe Melas Britney Spears, as one might say, did it again. The pop superstar tied the knot with Sam Asghari as planned on Thursday evening, a source close to Spears confirms to CNN. The intimate ceremony took place at her home in Thousand Oaks. She wore a custom Versace dress. The pair, who got
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By Rob Polansky and Susan Raff Click here for updates on this story OLD SAYBROOK, Connecticut (WFSB) — Suspects tried to steal cooking oil in Old Saybrook and struck an elderly driver in Westbrook as they fled, according to police. Police said the the suspects were in a rental truck from a Home Depot on
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business An adventure 65 million years in the making comes to a conclusion this weekend when “Jurassic World: Dominion” stomps into theaters. The Universal film explores a world in which dinosaurs are not just running amok on a remote island, but all over Earth. That concept — alongside a brand that
Continue ReadingBy LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JESSIE WARDARSKI Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Teodora del Carmen Vásquez was nine months pregnant and working at a school cafeteria when she felt extreme pain in her back, like the crack of a hammer. She called 911 seven times before fainting in a bathroom in a
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit police Chief James Craig says he’ll run as a write-in candidate in the Republican primary for governor. Fraudulent signatures on petitions tripped him up, leaving him short of the minimum to get on the Aug. 2 ballot. Craig says he’s “not going to roll over.” Craig was considered a GOP
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By Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Three hundred twenty-eight seniors graduated from Asheville High School on Thursday, June 9, but three of their original classmates were not there to mark the milestone. O’Brien Gibbs, Harmony Smith and Teylyn McAlpin were awarded diplomas posthumously, according to an
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain will introduce a bill next week to override parts of the Brexit trade treaty it signed with the European Union before it quit the bloc in 2020. The move will be a major escalation in a festering U.K-EU dispute over trade rules for Northern Ireland. A
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain will introduce a bill next week to override parts of the Brexit trade treaty it signed with the European Union before it quit the bloc in 2020. The move will be a major escalation in a festering U.K-EU dispute over trade rules for Northern Ireland. A
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A senior Ethiopian official says his country is interested in resuming talks with Egypt and Sudan on a huge and controversial Blue Nile dam that will be Africa’s largest hydroelectric power plant. The comment by Ethiopia’s former negotiator on the dam who is now the country’s ambassador to the United States
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s health minister has kicked off a marijuana giveaway, handing out the first 100 seedlings of a planned distribution of 1 million plants a day after the country legalized cultivation and possession of the drug. Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who has been the driving force behind legalization, presided over the giveaway in
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