ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Health care professionals have taken to the streets in several Turkish cities to protest mounting violence against them. Thursday’s demonstration came a day after a cardiologist was killed by the son of a patient. Police in Istanbul used pepper gas to disperse doctors and other health care workers who tried to
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business GameStop shares will soon lose three quarters of their value. But don’t worry: It’s good news for stockholders. The company announced Wednesday that its board approved a 4-for-1 stock split, effective July 22. Shares of the meme stock darling soared more than 8% in early trading following the news. GameStop
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates eased again this week as the Federal Reserve remains likely to raise its benchmark borrowing rate in its ongoing battle to bring down inflation. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the 30-year rate fell to 5.30% from 5.70% last week.
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates dropped for the second week in a row, notching the largest decline since December, 2008. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.30% in the week ending July 7, down from 5.70% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. That is still significantly higher than this time last year when
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — La estrella del baloncesto estadounidense Brittney Griner, detenida en Rusia, se declaró culpable en el segundo día del juicio por acusaciones de presunto contrabando de drogas, confirmaron los abogados de Griner a CNN el jueves. La audiencia en el tribunal de Khimki de la región de Moscú terminó. Griner salió de
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Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN William Friend, the husband of “One Tree Hill” star Bevin Prince, died unexpectedly over the weekend, according to a statement Bisnow Media, a commercial real estate media company, for which he served as CEO. He was 33. Friend was struck by lightning near his home in Wilmington, North Carolina on Sunday,
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova, Abby Phillip, Dakin Andone and Alaa Elassar, CNN Two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner has pleaded guilty to drug charges in a Russian court near Moscow, her lawyers confirmed to CNN on Thursday. Griner, whom the US State Department has classified as wrongfully detained, faces up to 10 years in
Continue ReadingBy SARA BURNETT Associated Press A Republican candidate for Michigan governor has pleaded not guilty for his actions during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Ryan Kelley has said he and other supporters of then-President Donald Trump were exercising their free speech rights on the day of the deadly riot. Kelley
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN After going through a divorce and moving home for the 11th time, Barbara Iweins decided to take stock of her life — and everything in it. Going from room to room, she spent almost five years documenting every single object she owns, from loose Lego bricks and old keychains to remote controls,
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press As Congress and now the Supreme Court stymie the Biden administration’s efforts to curb climate change, one thing the president doesn’t want – sky high gas prices – actually is nibbling away at emissions of heat-trapping gas. Gas prices in much of the United States shot past
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s anti-money laundering agency has accused ex-President Enrique Peña Nieto of receiving millions of dollars in illegal funds. The criminal complaint filed against Peña Nieto by the government’s Financial Intelligence Unit doesn’t mean prosecutors have decided to file formal charges. But the head of the unit says federal prosecutors have received
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN If you run into Brad Pitt, chances are he won’t recognize you the second time around. That’s because the award-winning actor says in a new interview with GQ that he suffers from facial blindness, also known as prosopagnosia, causing him to struggle to remember people’s faces. Although he has not been
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN Billed as Nashville’s third skyscraper and the city’s first million-dollar hotel when it opened in 1910, The Hermitage has endured for more than a century in Tennessee’s changing capital. And the grand hotel has recently undergone a transformation of its own. A multi-year restoration and redesign, complete with a makeover of
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Polish government says a citizen of Poland is being held in Tehran, confirming the detention after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard accused several Europeans of spying on military sites. The confirmation on Thursday came as tensions remain high between Tehran and the West. Poland’s Foreign Ministry said that Iran had
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Rafael Nadal dice que no sabe si estará en forma para enfrentarse a Nick Kyrgios en su semifinal de Wimbledon el viernes. El español superó una agotadora batalla de cinco sets contra Taylor Fritz el miércoles, ganando 3-6 7-5 3-6 7-5 7-6 en cuatro horas y 20 minutos, pero por momentos parecía
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — After going on a frenzied hiring spree for a year and a half to meet surging shopper demand, America’s retailers are starting to temper their recruiting. The changing mindset comes as companies confront a pullback in consumer spending, the prospect of an
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — After going on a frenzied hiring spree for a year and a half to meet surging shopper demand, America’s retailers are starting to temper their recruiting. The changing mindset comes as companies confront a pullback in consumer spending, the prospect of an
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press As Congress and now the Supreme Court stymie the Biden administration’s efforts to curb climate change, one thing the president doesn’t want – sky high gas prices – actually is nibbling away at emissions of heat-trapping gas. Gas prices in much of the United States shot past
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — En el corazón de Highland Park (Illinois), una comunidad se reúne en señal de luto, colocando flores, mensajes de recuerdo y banderas estadounidenses en el escenario de otro tiroteo masivo en Estados Unidos. La cinta amarilla se extiende por las aceras a lo largo de la Avenida Central, la ruta principal de
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