By Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans are furiously working through the recess to shore up support on a series of spending bills leaders hope to put on the floor as soon as July, another critical test for Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s struggle to hold onto his right flank and make good on a series
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney says she felt abandoned by Bud Light after facing “more bullying and transphobia than I could have ever imagined” over her partnership with the beer giant. In an Instagram video posted Thursday, she said “she was waiting for the brand to reach out to me. But they
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States flew nuclear-capable bombers to the Korean Peninsula on Friday in its latest show of force against North Korea, days after the North staged massive anti-U.S. rallies in its capital. The long-range B-52 bombers took part in joint aerial drills with other U.S.
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Thursday’s matinee MLB game between the San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park was delayed for 45 minutes due to poor air conditions caused by the lingering smoke from the wildfires in Canada. Originally scheduled to be played at 12:35 p.m. ET, the game was pushed back
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s top court has ruled that the son of a Russian businessman close to President Vladimir Putin violated a law by flying drones over the Arctic last year. The Supreme Court’s decision Friday overnturns a lower court’s ruling that decided such flights were permitted. The high court said “the flight ban
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Inflation in Europe slowed for the second straight month in June. Consumer prices in the 20 countries that use the euro rose 5.5% this month compared with a year ago, according to an estimate released by the European Union’s statistics agency Friday. That’s down from 6.1% in May.
Continue ReadingBy Joshua Berlinger, CNN Nanterre, France (CNN) — The mother of a 17-year-old killed by French police said she blames only the officer who shot her son for his death, a tragedy that has sparked three consecutive nights of destructive unrest and revived a heated debate about discrimination and policing in low-income, multi-ethnic communities. The
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Hungary and Poland have vetoed a statement by European Union leaders laying out their migration priorities in a symbolic gesture of protest. The two anti-migrant governments took the action on Friday because they were angry at being outvoted on a landmark deal to reform EU asylum rules.
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer Colleges across the country will be forced to stop considering race in admissions under Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling, ending affirmative action policies that date back decades. Schools that have relied on race-conscious admissions policies to build diversity will have to rethink how they admit students. It’s expected to result
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — It’s a race that grips the world of cycling each year, but the prelude to the 2023 Tour de France, which starts on Saturday, has been overshadowed by concerns over safety that have raised existential questions for the sport. In June, Swiss rider Gino Mäder died aged 26 following
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN en Español) — La Marina de México aseguró un semisumergible que llevaba más de tres toneladas de “presunta cocaína” a bordo, informó este jueves la institución, que agregó que están detenidas cinco personas de distintas nacionalidades. Se trata de una embarcación de 26 metros de longitud, con dos motores internos, una
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish authorities say they have detained a Russian hockey player who competed in a top Polish league on suspicion of spying. The National Prosecutor’s Office said Friday that the suspect was arrested on June 11. It says he is accused of participating in an organized crime group and acting on behalf
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government says companies that produce machines that make advanced semiconductor processor chips will be required to have export licenses before they can sell them overseas starting in September. The government said Friday that the new measure, which was first announced in March, “is
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Patients who take the autoimmune disease treatment Humira may see some price relief when several lower-cost, biosimilar versions of the AbbVie drug reach the U.S. market in July. But lower pharmacy bills may not happen right away for some patients, if at all. It’ll depend largely on how pharmacy
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Newly formed Hurricane Beatriz is sweeping along Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast, threatening heavy rain for several southern states. The U.S. National Hurricane Center saysthe storm was centered 50 miles south-southeast of Manzanillo late Friday and had maximum sustained winds of 85 mph. Beatriz is moving northwest at 12 mph and is
Continue ReadingBy Joshua Berlinger, CNN Nanterre, France (CNN) — The mother of a 17-year-old killed by French police said she blames only the officer who shot her son for his death, a tragedy that has sparked three consecutive nights of destructive unrest and revived a heated debate about discrimination and policing in low-income, multi-ethnic communities. The
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Chance, CNN Moscow (CNN) — Documents shared exclusively with CNN suggest that a top Russian military commander, Gen. Sergey Surovikin, was a secret VIP member of Wagner, the private military company that staged a brief rebellion exposing disunity among senior Russian military officials. The documents, obtained by the Russian investigative Dossier Center, showed
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Chance, CNN Moscow (CNN) — Documents shared exclusively with CNN suggest that a top Russian military commander, Gen. Sergey Surovikin, was a secret VIP member of Wagner, the private military company that staged a brief rebellion exposing disunity among senior Russian military officials. The documents, obtained by the Russian investigative Dossier Center, showed
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street pointed toward gains Friday ahead of closely-watched inflation data that could impact the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3% before the bell and the S&P 500 gained 0.4%. The government’s consumer spending report that will
Continue ReadingBy Mark Tutton, CNN (CNN) — You may have seen kitesurfers in action, harnessing the power of the wind to pull them over the sea. Now imagine the same concept applied to a 1,000-square-meter kite, flying 300 meters above the water – only instead of towing a surfer across the waves, it’s helping to propel
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