By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet The three credit bureaus have promised to remove nearly 70% of medical debts from consumer credit reports within the next year. In addition, the Biden administration is reducing or eliminating medical debt as a factor in government lending decisions, which should make many home and business loans easier to get.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A college basketball player was killed and eight other people were wounded Monday in an early-morning shooting at a gathering in Harlem, New York City police said. Officers responded around 12:40 a.m. to reports of a shooting on a footpath along FDR Drive and found several people wounded. Other victims went
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church and Don Riddell, CNN English golfer Matt Fitzpatrick had always imagined what winning his first major would feel like, but the reality exceeded all expectations on Sunday as he clinched the 122nd US Open. The 27-year-old edged past American duo Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris by a single shot to secure victory
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Health Ministry says that authorities have detected the country’s first case of monkeypox in a person who returned from abroad and is now isolating at home. The ministry said on Monday that the person is stable and that authorities are tracking the person’s contacts. It did not provide further details. Lebanon
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France faced an ecstatic Marine Le Pen on Monday after her party’s far-right candidates sent shockwaves through the political establishment and helped deny President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance a majority in parliament. The surprising breakthrough for the far right — alongside a surge in
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters and Jessie Yeung, CNN Macao, the world’s biggest gambling hub, began its second day of mass Covid-19 testing on Monday after dozens of locally transmitted cases were discovered over the weekend. But while most businesses have shut, casinos remain open. The testing of Macao’s roughly 600,000 residents is expected to end on
Continue ReadingKGUN, KITT PEAK OBSERVATORY, CNN By Michelle Watson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The Contreras Fire burning in southern Arizona has grown to 20,360 acres, prompting possible evacuations for nearby residents, officials said. While an evacuation hasn’t been mandated, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release early Monday that residents of the Hay
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s military machine is persevering in its ferocious effort to grind down Ukraine’s defenses. Combat in eastern areas of Ukraine reportedly is entering a decisive phase. Ukraine’s deputy defense minister said the Kremlin had ordered its military to overrun the entire eastern Luhansk
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s military machine is persevering in its ferocious effort to grind down Ukraine’s defenses. Combat in eastern areas of Ukraine reportedly is entering a decisive phase. Ukraine’s deputy defense minister said the Kremlin had ordered its military to overrun the entire eastern Luhansk
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Al menos una persona murió y otras ocho resultaron heridas después de que se produjeran disparos en la intersección de la calle 139 Este y la 5ª Avenida, en Nueva York, dijo en conferencia de prensa este lunes por la mañana el subjefe Brian McGee, oficial al mando de la oficina
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — A días de que se cumpla el cuarto mes de invasión rusa, Ucrania recibió un fuerte respaldo de los líderes europeos, que impulsaron su ingreso a la Unión Europea como respuesta a la guerra iniciada por Vladimir Putin. Sin embargo, esa decisión podría generar una mayor hostilidad, según dijo
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says rival Libyan factions failed to reach an agreement on constitutional amendments for elections. The U.N. special adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, says officials wrapped up their third and final round of negotiations late on Sunday in the Egyptian capital , Cairo, without an
Continue ReadingCNN, KULR, KFBB By Christina Maxouris, CNN Yellowstone National Park’s north loop will reopen to all visitors Saturday, nearly three weeks after epic floods swallowed roads and bridges, caused mudslides and prompted officials to shutter all of the park’s entrances. “We have attempted to balance major recovery efforts while reopening as much of the park
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan and Raja Razek, CNN After a week of epic flooding, Yellowstone National Park’s south loop will reopen to the public on Wednesday — with limited capacity. The park — which spans parts of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho — and many surrounding towns have been inundated with record rainfall and flooding since last
Continue ReadingBy Karla Cripps, CNN US aircraft maker Boeing has just revealed its new 2022 ecoDemonstrator plane — a converted, 20-year-old 777-200ER that will be tasked with testing new technologies aimed at making air travel more sustainable and safer. The ecoDemonstrator will reportedly go through a six-month series of tests both on the ground and in
Continue ReadingCNN, WCCO, TWITTER , @TSA_NORTHEAST John Walton, CNN The world’s longest flight: nonstop, 20 hours, as you recline in your wide armchair and decide whether you want to relax with the very best Champagne, enjoy a chef-designed meal with a traveling companion seated opposite, or get the crew to make your sumptuously soft bed with
Continue ReadingBy Nina dos Santos and Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN At the Kurdish Fine Arts Association on the outskirts of Gothenburg, Nawzad Bahir and his neighbors were preparing for their summer carnival. “It’s our local highlight; a chance to celebrate our culture,” Bahir beamed, before conceding that the celebrations felt bittersweet this year, now that Sweden’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Nina dos Santos and Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN At the Kurdish Fine Arts Association on the outskirts of Gothenburg, Nawzad Bahir and his neighbors were preparing for their summer carnival. “It’s our local highlight; a chance to celebrate our culture,” Bahir beamed, before conceding that the celebrations felt bittersweet this year, now that
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities on Monday returned a gold-capped tooth belonging to the slain Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba, as the former colonial power continues to confront its bloody past and look toward reconciliation. The restitution of the relic took place after Belgium’s King Philippe earlier this month expressed
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Bruce Buck is stepping down as Chelsea chairman. Buck has held the position since 2003 but is leaving following the change of ownership at the Premier League club. Chelsea says Buck “will continue to support the club as a senior advisor.” Chelsea was sold last month for 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion)
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