CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Daniel Dale During a campaign-style Friday speech at a Democratic National Committee event in Washington, President Joe Biden boasted about the three-month decline in gas prices and about the unemployment rate. But he used inaccurate figures on both subjects. Gas prices Biden said: “Gas prices — I know I got criticized
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale During a campaign-style Friday speech at a Democratic National Committee event in Washington, President Joe Biden boasted about the three-month decline in gas prices and about the unemployment rate. But he used inaccurate figures on both subjects. Gas prices Biden said: “Gas prices — I know I got criticized for going into
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The matches were close at the end. The outcome was not. Max Homa delivered two late birdies for another U.S. win. The Americans won another session at the Presidents Cup by a 4-1 margin. That makes the lead 8-2 going into the weekend. And it
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI and SARA BURNETT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican candidate for Michigan governor has compared Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s policies to the 2020 plot to kidnap the Democratic incumbent. Tudor Dixon’s remarks at two events Friday immediately drew criticism from Democrats who said she was making light of a serious and
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test aims to make history on Monday at 7:14 p.m. ET when it slams into Dimorphos, a tiny asteroid moon orbiting the larger asteroid Didymos. The impact, if successful, will slightly change the motion of the asteroid. It’s a test of deflection technology that could one
Continue ReadingBy PIA SARKAR Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — While the coronavirus pandemic was not the main focus of the U.N. General Assembly, the conversations were still happening on the sidelines. The U.N. Secretary-General gathered together with the head of the World Health Organization and others to discuss equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests and
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Las autoridades de Florida están observando una tendencia alarmante en el sur del estado, debido al número creciente de inmigrantes —principalmente haitianos y cubanos— que llegan a las costas estadounidenses en botes improvisados. La Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos interceptó a más de 6.000 cubanos desde octubre pasado, según la
Continue ReadingBy MALLIKA SEN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Every September, the New York City police barricades go up around U.N. headquarters in midtown Manhattan, demarcating a temporary multinational fiefdom and inadvertently annexing peripheral businesses and residence towers. “Oh, it’s terrible,” Hillary Lee, the owner of Belleclaire Cleaners, softly moans when asked how business fares
Continue ReadingBy MALLIKA SEN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Every September, the New York City police barricades go up around U.N. headquarters in midtown Manhattan, demarcating a temporary multinational fiefdom and inadvertently annexing peripheral businesses and residence towers. “Oh, it’s terrible,” Hillary Lee, the owner of Belleclaire Cleaners, softly moans when asked how business fares
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A Washington State Patrol trooper who was shot Thursday while on duty in Walla Walla was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment. Trooper Dean Atkinson, 28, was in stable condition in the intensive-care unit Friday morning after he was shot in the face, The Seattle Times reported. Someone in
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A Washington State Patrol trooper who was shot Thursday while on duty in Walla Walla was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment. Trooper Dean Atkinson, 28, was in stable condition in the intensive-care unit Friday morning after he was shot in the face, The Seattle Times reported. Someone in
Continue ReadingFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas city has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a Black mother after she and her daughter were wrestled to the ground and arrested by a white police officer following a dispute with a neighbor. Jacqueline Craig and one of her daughters were wrestled to the ground
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A fugitive defense contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” who claims to have incriminating sex photos of U.S. Navy brass could become the latest bargaining chip in Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s efforts to win official recognition from the Biden administration, according to experts. But it’s
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge has banned cameras from the courtroom in the high-profile triple murder case against a mother and her new husband, saying he fears the images could prevent a fair trial. Seventh District Judge Steven Boyce made the ruling on Friday, saying that news organizations
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge has banned cameras from the courtroom in the high-profile triple murder case against a mother and her new husband, saying he fears the images could prevent a fair trial. Seventh District Judge Steven Boyce made the ruling on Friday, saying that news organizations
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Workers at an Home Depot store in Philadelphia have filed to have a vote to be represented by a union. The store, at 4640 Roosevelt Blvd. in Philadelphia, has about 275 employees, according to the filing by an independent union, Home Depot Workers United, which is seeking the vote. Vincent
Continue ReadingBy Tiffany Chan Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Roslindale family with a special needs child is demanding Boston Public Schools hire more bus drivers after their daughter was nearly stranded at dismissal. “The anxiety of not knowing how you’re going to get your child home,” said Jessie Elliott.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Colombia y Venezuela se preparan para la reapertura comercial de la frontera común que estuvo cerrada durante el Gobierno del presidente Iván Duque. Con la llegada de una nueva administración en Colombia, la de Gustavo Petro, se espera que se inicie un proceso de reapertura progresivo y seguro para
Continue ReadingBy Jason Morris, CNN Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced on Friday that his office is replacing the voting equipment in Coffee County following “unauthorized access” of its election system after the 2020 presidential election. Installation of the new voting equipment will begin on Monday and is expected to be completed in a day,
Continue ReadingBy Howard Monroe Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Philadelphia police are searching for a man after two sexual assaults on SEPTA’s Broad Street Line. Police say the assaults happened within 15 minutes of each other and were likely by the same person. “It’s scary and disappointing,” SEPTA rider Taylor Williams
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