By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Fans of Lionel Messi looking to scoop up his official Argentina jersey following the soccer star’s first-ever FIFA World Cup win may be out of luck. Adidas has sold out of Messi and Argentina team kits worldwide, telling CNN in a statement that it’s been “working to meet the extraordinary
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italy coach Roberto Mancini and former Lazio players Attilio Lombardo and Dejan Stanković were among those who carried Siniša Mihajlović’s coffin out into a crowd of fans following the Serb’s funeral. There was also a delegation from Red Star Belgrade, the team that Mihajlović won the European Cup with in 1991. Representatives
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The housing market has slowed sharply this year as mortgage rates surged to a 20-year high, squeezing homebuyers’ purchasing power. Mortgage applications have fallen about 53% from January through November, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. And sales of previously occupied homes are running at
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Nike reports quarterly results Tuesday. The National Association of Realtors delivers its November tally of U.S. home sales Wednesday. The Commerce Department releases its monthly snapshot of consumer spending Friday.
Continue ReadingCNN By Matt Lait and Samira Jafari, CNN Drew Griffin, CNN’s award-winning Senior Investigative Correspondent, known for getting even the cagiest of interview subjects to engage in a story, died Saturday after a long battle with cancer, his family said. He was 60. A gifted storyteller, Griffin had a well-earned reputation for holding powerful people
Continue ReadingBy Matt Lait and Samira Jafari, CNN Drew Griffin, CNN’s award-winning Senior Investigative Correspondent, known for getting even the cagiest of interview subjects to engage in a story, died Saturday after a long battle with cancer, his family said. He was 60. A gifted storyteller, Griffin had a well-earned reputation for holding powerful people and
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN As the year comes to a close, it seems that the market’s focus on inflation rates are shifting to a new area of concern: Unemployment. While the Federal Reserve has taken steps to fight inflation by curbing economic growth, the full extent of the damage to the employment market is yet
Continue ReadingLOUISE DIXON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Looking to create a bit of winter luxury when tending bar at home this holiday season? London’s top cocktail-makers have some tips. “Christmas is a special time when you want to join with friends and family. And sometimes, the centerpiece of any happiness is to have a good
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Defense officials said Monday that Germany is readying decades-old armored personnel carriers for a key NATO unit after the modern vehicles that should have been deployed suffered a mass breakdown. Germany is scheduled to take the rotating lead of NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force, or VJTF, on Jan. 1. The
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Defense officials said Monday that Germany is readying decades-old armored personnel carriers for a key NATO unit after the modern vehicles that should have been deployed suffered a mass breakdown. Germany is scheduled to take the rotating lead of NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force, or VJTF, on Jan. 1. The
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — At long last, “Top Gun: Maverick” is coming to a streaming hub. The biggest film of the year is gearing up to land on Paramount+ as of
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Tiffany Reyes had just gotten back to her seat from the bathroom and was about to buckle her safety belt when Hawaiian Airlines Flight 35 dipped. In an instant, Reyes found herself on the aisle floor, staring up at caved-in ceiling panels and a
Continue ReadingBy Maria Kostenko, Rob Picheta and Seb Shukla, CNN At least two people were hurt and key infrastructure has been damaged in a Russian drone assault on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, the latest attempt by Moscow to ravage Ukraine’s power supplies. Explosions and air raid sirens were heard around the city early Monday, with alerts
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Astronomical winter officially begins this Wednesday and Jack Frost will arrive in full force. Temperatures will take a polar plunge this week, and even Florida won’t be spared, thanks to a strong high-pressure system sliding south from Canada. “Very cold Arctic air masses will envelop much of the central and
Continue ReadingBy FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press Greyson Parisien’s time on earth was short. But the boy with dark-rimmed eyeglasses who was enchanted by the music in “Frozen,” the sound of ripping paper and his dad playing the guitar is having an outsized impact on his tribal community in the far reaches of North Dakota. His journey
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A former Japanese soldier who came forward with her sexual misconduct case says harassment was as rampant in her army unit as if “part of daily communication.” Rina Gonoi filed the case with the Defense Ministry last year, saying she had suffered multiple assaults by a number
Continue ReadingCNN By Kocha Olarn and Brad Lendon, CNN A Royal Thai Navy warship sank in severe weather early Monday, leaving 33 of its crew of 106 sailors missing in stormy seas in the Gulf of Thailand, Thai authorities said. Three rescued sailors were in critical condition, and a search operation was underway for the missing
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Braithwaite, CNN South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected leader of the governing African National Congress (ANC) in a party leadership contest, the ANC said on Monday. The announcement comes at the end of the ANC National Elective Conference, which started Friday. Last week, Ramaphosa survived a move to start impeachment proceedings
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN Ever since he was a young boy growing up in Rosario, Lionel Messi’s ultimate dream was to win the World Cup for Argentina. He finally achieved that dream on Sunday, in the last World Cup match of his career, after a month that featured some of the finest individual moments fans
Continue ReadingJack Forrest, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection will hold its final public meeting on Monday, when it’s expected to announce criminal referrals to the Justice Department. Chairman Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, has said the panel will approve its final report at the meeting, but it won’t be made
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