By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Signs that inflation pressures in the United States are steadily easing emerged Friday in reports that consumer prices rose in June at their slowest pace in more than two years and that wage growth cooled last quarter. Together, the figures provided the latest signs that the
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Police say a fiery two-vehicle crash on an interstate highway south of Atlanta killed four people. Clayton County police say in a statement that the crash involved two vehicles on Interstate 75 around 1 a.m. Friday. One vehicle caught fire after flipping and ejecting two people. All of those killed were in
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is criticizing fellow Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for supporting standards requiring teachers to instruct middle school students that slaves developed skills that “could be applied for their personal benefit.” The South Carolina senator suggests DeSantis
Continue ReadingCNN By Jacob Lev, Paul P. Murphy and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The frantic call underscored the dire emergency: “Listen … listen to me,” a distraught man tells a 911 operator. “Get an ambulance here now.” “All right, sir, we’re going to send help,” the operator responded. “Don’t hang up, sir, don’t hang up.”
Continue ReadingCNN By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US consumers have been feeling a whole lot better this summer as inflation has continued to slow. Consumer sentiment tracked by the University of Michigan rose 11% in July from the prior month, reaching its highest level since October 2021, according to a final reading of
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Another key economic report further propped up the idea that a soft landing is not only possible, but also in motion: The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge continued its deceleration in June while consumers kept the US economic engine running. Commerce Department data released Friday showed that the
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Three years after a protester was fatally hit by a car during a Black Lives Matter protest in Seattle, the person responsible agreed to a plea deal on Thursday. Dawit Kelete, 30, entered guilty pleas to vehicular homicide and reckless vehicular assault – both felonies – along with a
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — The organizers of a women’s tennis tournament in the Czech Republic say Russian and Belarusian players will not be allowed to participate in next week’s Prague Open. The announcement comes a day after police prevented a Russian player from entering the country. The director of the hard-court tournament did not identify the
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, Aimee Look and Zeena Saifi, CNN (CNN) — Moored five miles off the coast of Yemen for more than 30 years, a decaying supertanker carrying a million barrels of oil is finally being offloaded by a United Nations-led mission, hoping to avert what threatened to be one of the world’s worst ecological
Continue ReadingBy Eve Brennan, Dalal Mawad, Oliver Briscoe and Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — A Niger general, Abdourahamane Tiani, appeared on state television as the country’s new leader following a military coup that sparked international condemnation. Tiani appeared on Télé Sahel with a banner identifying him as “President of the national council for the safeguard of
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s lawmakers have voted to approve an amended but divisive law on Russian influences believed to be targeting the opposition and criticized by the U.S. and the European Union. The lower house voted Friday to reject the Senate’s veto to the draft law. That means it only now requires to be
Continue ReadingBy GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press A University of Notre Dame professor has filed a defamation lawsuit against a student-run publication over news coverage of her abortion-rights work. The case is raising questions about press freedom and academic freedom at one of the nation’s preeminent Catholic universities. Tamara Kay’s suit, filed in May, alleges falsehoods in
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors in the case of Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in the fall, have filed a motion asking a judge to compel his defense team to share information about his potential alibi. The state’s filing on Thursday came days after attorneys for
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed Africa’s growing role in global affairs and offered to expand political and business ties as he courted leaders from the continent at a summit in St. Petersburg. Addressing the Russia-Africa summit for a second day, Putin said on Friday that Moscow would closely analyze
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — The winning numbers for Friday’s $940 million Mega Millions jackpot – which would be the fifth-largest jackpot in the game’s history – have been drawn. The numbers are 5, 10, 28, 52, 63 and the gold Mega Ball is 18. If a ticket holder scores the grand prize, the
Continue ReadingDEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 870,000 newer F-150 pickup trucks in the U.S. because the electric parking brakes can turn on unexpectedly. The recall covers certain pickups from the 2021 through 2023 model years with single exhaust systems. Ford’s F-Series pickups are the top-selling vehicles in the U.S. The company says
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesotans can legally possess and grow their own marijuana for recreational purposes starting Tuesday, Aug. 1, subject to limits meant to keep a lid on things while the state sets up a full-blown legal cannabis industry. The Democratic-controlled Minnesota Legislature approved a massive legalization bill and Gov.
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government has defended its dealings with Russia as “normal economic and trade cooperation” after a United States intelligence report said Beijing possibly provided equipment used in Ukraine that might have military applications. The Biden administration has warned Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government of unspecified consequences if it supports the Kremlin’s
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Singapur ahorcó este viernes a una mujer condenada por intentar traficar unos 30 gramos de heroína, la primera ejecución de una prisionera en casi dos décadas. Grupos defensores de derechos humanos denunciaron el hecho como una “hito sombrío” para la ciudad estado y sus leyes antidrogas notoriamente duras. Saridewi Djamani,
Continue ReadingBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus have made a joint appeal for information that could lead to the buried remains of people who vanished amid violence and war decades ago, as more eyewitnesses die. Cyprus’ Greek Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Ersin Tatar, the leader
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