By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok are failing to stop hate and threats against LGBTQ users, a report issued Wednesday from advocacy group GLAAD found. Those are some of the internet’s most vulnerable users, with a majority of LGBTQ people saying they’ve faced menacing posts or
Continue ReadingBy AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok are failing to stop hate and threats against LGBTQ users, a report issued Wednesday from advocacy group GLAAD found. Those are some of the internet’s most vulnerable users, with a majority of LGBTQ people saying they’ve faced menacing posts or
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Days ahead of a shareholder vote at Spirit Airlines over a proposed buyout by rival budget carrier Frontier, the vote is being cancelled for a fourth time due to a lack of support from investors. Frontier Airlines’ CEO wrote a letter that his airline is “very far” from winning
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business A bad quarter for Delta Air Lines passengers turned into a bad quarter for Delta investors, as the costs of service disruptions, coupled with high fuel prices and rising pay for employees, caused the company to fall well short of earnings forecasts. Delta posted adjusted earnings of $735 million in
Continue ReadingBy Susannah Cullinane, Ray Sanchez and Emily Chang, CNN Jayland Walker, the 25-year-old Black man shot as he fled from police officers trying to stop him for an alleged traffic violation in Akron, Ohio, was remembered Wednesday as soft-spoken, loving and kind. “We must not normalize this,” Bishop Timothy Clarke, pastor of the First Church
Continue ReadingBy MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds of people filled a theater as family and friends shared their memories of Jayland Walker at his funeral. The 25-year-old Black man was killed June 27 in a hail of police gunfire in Akron, Ohio. Mourners passed his open casket Wednesday during the pre-funeral viewing
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Nueva York (CNN Business) — Starbucks está planeando cerrar 16 locales en varias ciudades, alegando problemas de seguridad. “Después de una cuidadosa consideración, estamos cerrando algunas tiendas en lugares que han experimentado un alto volumen de incidentes desafiantes que hacen que sea inseguro seguir operando”, dijo un portavoz a CNN Business en
Continue ReadingBy DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A prominent Greek stage actor and director has been convicted of raping two men when they were minors. The 57-year-old Dimitris Lignadis was found guilty by an Athens court Wednesday in two out of four cases of rape. He was acquitted for insufficient evidence in a
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors have raided the country’s main spy agency as part of investigations into two past North Korea-related incidents that drew criticism that the previous liberal government ignored basic principles of human rights to improve ties with Pyongyang. New conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol,
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Tokyo court has ordered four former executives of the utility operating the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to pay 13 trillion yen ($94 billion) to the company, holding them liable for the 2011 disaster. In the closely watched ruling, the Tokyo District Court said the former
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Tokyo court has ordered four former executives of the utility operating the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to pay 13 trillion yen ($94 billion) to the company, holding them liable for the 2011 disaster. In the closely watched ruling, the Tokyo District Court said the former
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Continue ReadingBy MARIA GRAZIA MURRU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities say Russian missile strikes in the southern city of Mykolaiv have killed at least five people. That’s part of a series of artillery and missile barrages across the country in the last day that have left at least 10 dead and dozens wounded.
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Pope Francis has named three women to serve as members of the Vatican office that vets bishop nominations. It’s the first time women have served as members of Dicastery for Bishops which oversees the work of most of the church’s 5,300 bishops. The pope still makes the final call on appointing bishops.
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild, CNN A member of the US Secret Service Counter Assault Team was detained by the Israeli national police in Jerusalem this week after he allegedly assaulted a woman outside of a bar, a source tells CNN, and the Secret Service says the agent is on his way back to the US. It’s
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Austria’s far-right Freedom Party has chosen former lawmaker Walter Rosenkranz as its candidate to challenge liberal incumbent Alexander Van der Bellen in the country’s presidential election in October. The party said its leadership nominated Rosenkranz unanimously on Tuesday evening. Freedom Party candidate Norbert Hofer lost to Van der Bellen in a runoff
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Austria’s far-right Freedom Party has chosen former lawmaker Walter Rosenkranz as its candidate to challenge liberal incumbent Alexander Van der Bellen in the country’s presidential election in October. The party said its leadership nominated Rosenkranz unanimously on Tuesday evening. Freedom Party candidate Norbert Hofer lost to Van der Bellen in a runoff
Continue ReadingMONACO (AP) — Olympic silver medalist Nijel Amos has been suspended ahead of the world championships after testing positive for a rare banned substance. The Athletics Integrity Unit says the 28-year-old Amos gave a sample on June 4 which was found to contain GW1516. That’s an experimental drug which can modify the body’s metabolism but
Continue ReadingBy SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet Travel to Europe might be an attractive option to travelers looking for a budget vacation in 2022. In May 2022, airfare prices to Europe jumped 13% year-over-year compared with 38% for domestic airfare in the U.S. The dollar is strong this year, meaning your cash can go further on the
Continue ReadingBy SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet Travel to Europe might be an attractive option to travelers looking for a budget vacation in 2022. In May 2022, airfare prices to Europe jumped 13% year-over-year compared with 38% for domestic airfare in the U.S. The dollar is strong this year, meaning your cash can go further on the
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