By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalans will select a new president Sunday between former first lady Sandra Torres in her third bid for the presidency and Bernardo Arévalo, son of ex-President Juan José Arévalo. They have staked out ideologically divergent positions leaving Guatemalans with a clear choice between a continuation of
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Joey King has been among the many familiar faces on picket lines in the SAG-AFTRA strike. The union representing about 160,000 actors has been on strike since July, bringing most film and television productions to a halt. Among other contract points, actors are asking an increase in minimum pay
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in more than 20 years, grim news for would-be homebuyers already challenged by a housing market that remains competitive due to a dearth of homes for sale. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates surged this week, rising to their highest level in 21 years. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.09% in the week ending August 17, up from 6.96% the week before, according to data from Freddie Mac released Thursday. A year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate was
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny and Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — Long among the most sensitive subjects inside the West Wing, Hunter Biden’s legal saga now appears destined to play out amid his father’s bid for reelection, frustrating the president but so far causing little real concern among his advisers. The probe into Hunter
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Self-checkout kiosks are invading several chains, like Target and Kroger. However, shoppers won’t see them at Trader Joe’s. In a recent company released podcast, Trader Joe’s President Jon Basalone said a rumor that the quirky grocery chain was adding them was as “false as false can
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on four Russian operatives involved in the 2020 poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny. Alexey Alexandrov, Konstantin Kudryavtsev, Ivan Osipov, and Vladimir Panyaev were sanctioned under the Global Magnitsky Act “for having acted as agents of or on
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to welcome the leaders of Japan and South Korea for the first summit of his presidency at the Camp David presidential retreat. Biden’s meeting on Friday with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida comes as the
Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Analysis of the remains of a young Medieval girl, who was buried face down with her ankles potentially tied together, suggests extra measures were taken to ensure “she could not ‘return’ from the grave,” archaeologists have said. The corpse of the 15-year-old was found in a pit at an
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The International Chess Federation – also known as FIDE – says players who have transitioned from male to female have “no right to participate” in women’s events until the federation conducts “further analysis” and renders a final decision. In a meeting earlier this month, FIDE’s council approved the updated policy
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby and Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — A major California health insurer is shaking up the prescription drug pricing system as it seeks to lower the cost of medication for its 4.8 million members. Blue Shield of California will no longer use CVS Health’s Caremark as its pharmacy benefit manager and
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed (CNN) — US District Judge Aileen Cannon has canceled tentative plans to hold a hearing on August 25 on a protective order for classified evidence in the Mar-a-Lago documents case against former President Donald Trump. She said in an order Thursday that the proceeding will take place under seal at a different
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los abogados Steve Farese y Randall Fishman, que representan a Sean y Leigh Anne Tuohy, dijeron que la pareja están “contenta” de terminar la tutela de Michael Oher, “si eso es lo que él quiere hacer”. “De hecho, es nuestra intención celebrar una orden de consentimiento, en lo que respecta
Continue ReadingBy Daniela Hurtado Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two people have been charged after a man was beat to death over an accused affair with his boss’ wife. On Tuesday night, the victim’s wife told ABC13 she doesn’t believe the claims of unfaithfulness by the two suspects. Narciso Banos
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US military conducted an airstrike killing five al-Shabaab terrorists on Tuesday, US Africa Command said in a statement. The airstrike was carried out in support of Somali National Army forces “in a remote area near Cali Heele, approximately 244 kilometers North East of Mogadishu, Somalia.” The initial assessment
Continue ReadingBy LESLIE AMBRIZ Asssociated Press WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.. (AP) — Director Ángel Manuel Soto didn’t think too much about the “Latino side of things” when visually crafting DC’s “Blue Beetle” alongside Mexican screenwriter Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer. The film — starring “Cobra Kai’s” Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes, aka Blue Beetle and DC’s first Latino superhero —
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story BRAZORIA, Texas (KTRK) — The search for an escaped inmate ended Tuesday after officials say he climbed over razor wire during his dinner at the Brazoria Jail over the weekend. The City of Brazoria Police Department announced the arrest of Jayden Michael Duke-Meuth, 18, who
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — A bad hurricane season could cost Americans at the gas pump. Gas prices climbed to an average of $3.88 a gallon nationally on Thursday, according to AAA. That’s a 10-month high and represents a 31-cent increase from just a month ago. The summertime gas price spike has been driven
Continue ReadingBy CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Social media is full of scammers promising guaranteed returns on investment, and consumers lost $3.8 billion to them last year just in the U.S., according to the Federal Trade Commission. That’s twice as much as in 2021. Such scams are also a problem globally. Those who
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new study on inclusion in film shows just how much of a rarity “Barbie” is. For every woman as a speaking character in the most popular films of 2022, there were more than two men, according to report by University of Southern California’s Annenberg
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