By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Boeing has become so embattled, the company’s stock rose even after reporting a worse-than-expected loss and sales that came in $900 million short of forecasts. For a company that has endured a steady stream of bad news for the last three years these latest results nearly qualify as a “good”
Continue ReadingLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — American sprint great Allyson Felix and a refugee cyclist originally from Afghanistan have joined the International Olympic Committee’s athletes’ commission. Felix is a seven-time Olympic champion. She joins after winning her 14th career world championship title last week. Cyclist Masomah Ali Zada was born in Afghanistan and competed in the women’s
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun makers have taken in more than $1 billion from selling AR-15-style guns over the past decade, at times marketing them as a way for young men to prove their masculinity, even as the number of mass shootings increases, according to a House investigation unveiled Wednesday. The
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer The fight over IndyCar champion Alex Palou is headed to court as Chip Ganassi Racing filed a civil lawsuit in Indiana against the Spanish driver who is attempting to leave the team at the end of the season. Palou is in his second season driving for Ganassi. The
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden dio en las pruebas de covid tras cinco días de aislamiento y dejará de estar aislado este miércoles, según informa su médico. “Mis síntomas fueron leves, mi recuperación fue rápida y me siento muy bien”, dijo Biden en un discurso desde el Jardín de las Rosas
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy is caught in an awkward, painful place. A confusing one, too. Growth appears to be sputtering, home sales are tumbling and economists warn of a potential recession ahead. But consumers keep spending, businesses keep posting profits and the economy keeps adding hundreds of
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Western European powers are pressing Iran to agree to a revival of its 2015 nuclear deal after a months-long standstill in negotiations, warning that what’s on the table now is “the best possible deal.” The foreign policy chief of the European Union, which has chaired long-running talks in Vienna, tweeted Wednesday that
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ended his COVID-19 isolation on Wednesday, telling Americans they can “live without fear” of the pandemic if they take advantage of booster shots and treatments, the protections he credited with his swift recovery. “You don’t need to be president to get
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business With the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike on Wednesday — its fourth since March — consumers again face the question of where to park their savings for the best return and how to minimize their borrowing costs. In its bid to beat back high inflation, the US central bank hiked
Continue ReadingBy VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria is heading to a new parliamentary election this fall after the largest three parties in parliament failed to find common ground for a coalition government. The country has been led by a pro-Western government since last year. Political analysts believe that new elections will bring
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Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a hefty three-quarters of a point for a second straight time in its most aggressive drive in more than three decades to tame high inflation. The Fed’s move will raise its key rate, which affects
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Betsy Klein and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden said Wednesday he’s “feeling great” and is back to working in person after isolating in the White House and recovering from what has been described as a mild case of Covid-19. The President, addressing the nation from the Rose Garden, credited the vaccines,
Continue ReadingBy KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Parliament has approved a state of emergency that had been declared by President Ranil Wickremesinghe as his government cracks down on demonstrators it accuses of violence. The vote passed 120-63 in the 225-member Parliament. The decree gives the president the power to make
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration says a comprehensive review of the opioid painkillers that triggered the nation’s ongoing overdose epidemic is in the works. But FDA Commissioner Robert Califf faces skepticism about the long-promised review from lawmakers, experts and advocates after years of
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration says a comprehensive review of the opioid painkillers that triggered the nation’s ongoing overdose epidemic is in the works. But FDA Commissioner Robert Califf faces skepticism about the long-promised review from lawmakers, experts and advocates after years of
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines are abandoning their merger proposal, which opens the way for JetBlue Airways to strike a deal for Spirit. Frontier and Spirit agreed Wednesday to drop their merger even while Spirit shareholders were still voting on it. It was apparent that despite the support of
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Railroads will be required to maintain two-person crews under a new rule announced Wednesday that will thwart the industry’s efforts to cut crews down to one person. Railroads will be required to keep using two-person crews in most circumstances as they haul all kinds of
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Railroads will be required to maintain two-person crews under a new rule announced Wednesday that will thwart the industry’s efforts to cut crews down to one person. Railroads will be required to keep using two-person crews in most circumstances as they haul all kinds of
Continue ReadingCNN By Yenny Sanchez, CNN A father-daughter heart-to-heart — or, in this case, Hawke-to-Hawke — helped Ethan Hawke while he was working on his latest project. In a recent interview with CNN’s “New Day,” Hawke told Brianna Keilar and John Berman that his daughter Maya, an actress on Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” provided inspiration when he
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