CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Cramped seats. Shrinking legroom. Minimal bag space. That’s the norm for most airline passengers. So, in an effort to make flying more comfortable, some interior designers are re-imagining the outdated standard of inflight seating by posing a simple question: what if single-aisle airplanes were just, well, bigger? Here’s what you
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — Dozens of mostly Western countries have criticized North Korea’s weapons programs as its government takes over the rotating presidency of the U.N.-backed Conference on Disarmament. The countries expressed concerns about North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile capabilities and activities, including reports that it may be readying a seventh nuclear test. The
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El hombre armado que abrió fuego en un hospital de Tulsa, Oklahoma, y mató a cuatro personas este miércoles fue paciente de cirugía de una de las víctimas, informó este jueves el jefe de policía de la ciudad, Wendell Franklin, en una conferencia de prensa. El atacante, al que identificaron como
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN GILES Associated Press Madrid (AP) — Spain’s armed forces have fired an army captain after a video was posted on social media showing some 30 soldiers kneeling in front of the Valley of the Fallen mausoleum, the most potent existing symbol of the dictatorship of the late Gen. Francisco Franco. The Defense Ministry
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The United Nations’ humanitarian relief agency says the number of people displaced within strife-torn Myanmar has exceeded 1 million for the first time. Well over half of those displaced lost their homes after the military ousted the elected government last year. The U.N. Office for the Coordination
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Prices are rising for just about everything, forcing millions of Americans to make increasingly difficult choices. More than 8 in 10 consumers are planning to rethink or even reduce their product spending in the next three to six months, according to a new report from market research firm The NPD
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Español) — El presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, se reunirá con su homólogo estadounidense, Joe Biden, en Washington a finales de julio, según informó la Casa Rosada en un comunicado. La reunión fue acordada tras una llamada telefónica de 25 minutos que sostuvieron ambos mandatarios este miércoles en donde trataron temas como la
Continue ReadingBy CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (AP) — The front lawn of Lydia Larce’s home is strewn with debris: Remnants of cabinets and chunks of pink shower marble lie between dumpsters. She lives in a FEMA trailer out back, her home in shambles more than a year after Hurricane Laura
Continue ReadingBy CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (AP) — The front lawn of Lydia Larce’s home is strewn with debris: Remnants of cabinets and chunks of pink shower marble lie between dumpsters. She lives in a FEMA trailer out back, her home in shambles more than a year after Hurricane Laura
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that his country be referred to as “Türkiye.” The move is seen as part of a push by Ankara to rebrand the country and dissociate its name from the bird, turkey,
Continue ReadingBy AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Assailants have fatally shot a Hindu bank manager and a worker from India in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Police blamed the attacks on militants fighting against Indian rule of the disputed region. It was the third killing of a Hindu in the past three days in the Muslim-majority
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they have closed an investigation of people suspected of founding a far-right group calling itself the National Socialist Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Deutschland. Stuttgart prosecutors said Thursday that they were unable to establish with sufficient certainty after more than three years that the group’s aim was to
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s government has accused Washington of jeopardizing peace after U.S. envoys began trade talks with Taiwan aimed at deepening relations with the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing. The U.S. government said talks that started this week cover trade, regulation and other areas based on “shared
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s government has accused Washington of jeopardizing peace after U.S. envoys began trade talks with Taiwan aimed at deepening relations with the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing. The U.S. government said talks that started this week cover trade, regulation and other areas based on “shared
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Mark Thompson, CNN Business OPEC has agreed to pump more crude oil over the next two months as Russian production begins to drop because of Western sanctions. The oil exporters’ cartel said it would increase supply by 648,000 barrels per day in July and August, 200,000 barrels per day more than
Continue ReadingBy Mark Thompson, CNN Business OPEC has agreed to pump more crude oil over the next two months as Russian production begins to drop because of Western sanctions. The oil exporters’ cartel said it would increase supply by 648,000 barrels per day in July and August, 200,000 barrels per day more than scheduled under a
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attended the Queen’s birthday parade in London on Thursday, in their first joint public appearance with the royal family since they quit as working royals two years ago. The couple watched the Trooping the Colour event with other royals
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El corredor Marion Barber III, quien pasó la mayor parte de su carrera en la NFL con los Cowboys de Dallas, murió a los 38 años, dijo el equipo el miércoles. “Marion era un jugador de fútbol americano duro de la vieja escuela que corría con la voluntad de ganar cada oportunidad.
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Administration officials are still scrambling to secure attendees and prepare announcements for President Joe Biden to make just one week before he hosts Western Hemisphere leaders in Los Angeles for an important regional summit. It’s an unusually last-minute attempt to salvage what officials once described as a top-priority
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister says he expects the country to join the European Union’s common defense policy in July. Danish officials reported that two-thirds of voters who cast ballots in a Wednesday referendum supported abandoning a 30-year-old waiver that kept the EU country out. Denmark joining the EU’s defense policy will have
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