CNN By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors has said that Cadillac, its luxury brand, will lead the automaker into the electric future. It will be the first GM brand to go all-electric and its first EV model is the Cadillac Lyriq, a crossover SUV that’s one of the best Cadillacs I’ve driven in a
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors has said that Cadillac, its luxury brand, will lead the automaker into the electric future. It will be the first GM brand to go all-electric and its first EV model is the Cadillac Lyriq, a crossover SUV that’s one of the best Cadillacs I’ve driven in a long
Continue ReadingBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Authorities say a fire at a prison in southwestern Colombia has killed at least 51 people and injured more than 20 others,. The director of the national prison system, Tito Castellanos, said it’s not clear if all of the dead were prisoners. He initially said 49 had died, but the Justice
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish power utility Vattenfall says it is considering building at least two new small nuclear reactors to deal with a projected rise in electricity consumption over the coming decades. Sweden initially had aimed to phase out nuclear power generation — which currently supplies about 40% of its needs — by 2010.
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish power utility Vattenfall says it is considering building at least two new small nuclear reactors to deal with a projected rise in electricity consumption over the coming decades. Sweden initially had aimed to phase out nuclear power generation — which currently supplies about 40% of its needs — by 2010.
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN Dozens of international flights loaded with baby formula have already come into the United States, but formula stock rates are not improving. Experts say it will take at least another couple months for this to change, as both supply levels and consumers’ perspectives level out. Through Operation Fly Formula, the White
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Understandably determined not to mess with success, “Only Murders in the Building” returns with a second season that self-consciously plays to its strengths, while layering the new mystery laid out by its cliffhanger ending on top of the old one. It’s every bit as breezy and fun, with lots of
Continue ReadingCNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Understandably determined not to mess with success, “Only Murders in the Building” returns with a second season that self-consciously plays to its strengths, while layering the new mystery laid out by its cliffhanger ending on top of the old one. It’s every bit as breezy and fun, with lots
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Don’t look for Johnny Depp to return as Jack Sparrow anytime soon. A representative for Depp has denied a recent report the actor would be returning to the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. “This is made up,” Depp’s spokesperson told NBC News. Additionally, Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the “Pirates of
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The American Folk Art Museum, unlike many other arts institutions during the pandemic, was able to avoid layoffs and other cutbacks in the past two years through a mix of unique fundraisers and increased contributions from existing donors. The museum plans Tuesday to announce its
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The American Folk Art Museum, unlike many other arts institutions during the pandemic, was able to avoid layoffs and other cutbacks in the past two years through a mix of unique fundraisers and increased contributions from existing donors. The museum plans Tuesday to announce its
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Fadem, CNN Elmo, everyone’s favorite red Muppet, has received the Covid-19 vaccine. In a public service announcement released on Tuesday by Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, Elmo’s dad Louie — also a Muppet — shared his questions about the Covid-19 vaccine for children under 5. Elmo is 3 and
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s leader told lawmakers in Edinburgh Tuesday that she plans to hold a fresh referendum on Scotland’s independence on Oct. 19, 2023 — even though U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson maintains it wasn’t the right time for such a vote. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the question
Continue ReadingBy MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency says it will begin reviewing data to decide if a smallpox vaccine made by the pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic might also be authorized for monkeypox, amid a growing outbreak of the disease across the continent. In a statement on Tuesday, the EU
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER, JUAN LOZANO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Desperate families of migrants from Mexico and Central America frantically sought word of their loved ones as authorities began the grim task Tuesday of identifying 51 people who died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer without air conditioning in the
Continue ReadingBy Devon M. Sayers, CNN An employee at a Subway restaurant in Atlanta was shot and killed Sunday after a customer got upset about a condiment on his sandwich, Atlanta Police said. Police were called to the restaurant near Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta shortly after 6:30 p.m., a news release from the police department
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Business British taxpayers now officially hold shares in a company that throws sex parties. A government loan provided to Killing Kittens to help it through the pandemic has converted into an equity stake in the company, the British Business Bank confirmed on Tuesday. Killing Kittens, which organizes women-led adult parties in
Continue ReadingBy Solarina Ho Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — A simple and common bone density scan could help identify if someone is at risk of developing late-life dementia, according to a new international study led by researchers in Australia. Scientists found that calcification of plaque in the abdominal aorta captured
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business This week, Russia defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time since the Bolshevik revolution after it failed to pay interest on two bonds during a 30-day grace period that expired Sunday. But to put the event in context, we don’t need to go as far back as 1918.
Continue ReadingBy FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Members of the Group of Seven major economies pledged Tuesday to create a new “climate club” that for nations that wants to take more ambitious action to tackle global warming. The move, championed by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, will see countries that join the club agree on
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