By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (AP) — American politics are tense and polarized, and the Iowa caucuses are just six months away. But you wouldn’t have known that from the week-long RAGBRAI bike ride across Iowa this summer. About 50,000 riders took part in the 500-mile journey. And they mostly put
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits jumped last week, but not enough to cause concern about a still-strong U.S. labor market. U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose by 21,000 to 248,000 for the week ending August 5, from 227,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — For the first time in more than 12 months, the pace of consumer price hikes accelerated on an annual basis. The Consumer Price Index rose 3.2% for the year through July, up from June’s 3% annual increase, according to data released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Continue ReadingBy Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — The world’s largest cruise ship hasn’t welcomed a single passenger aboard yet, but it’s already set the internet on fire. The Icon of the Seas — which recently completed its first set of sea trials in preparation for its maiden voyage in January 2024 — has amazing credentials: 1,198
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By Kelly Doty Click here for updates on this story MARION, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Marion man faces felony charges after deputies say he broke into a home and “demolished” it, then did it again days later. Deputies with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home in Dysartsville on July 26 for
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — A rescue official says a boat carrying minority Rohingya migrants from Myanmar has capsized in the Bay of Bengal, leaving at least 17 people dead and about 30 missing. He says about 55 people were on the boat when it left the western state of Rakhine last weekend and eight survived. The
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Colin Meloy, frontman of The Decemberists and already a popular children’s author, is now writing a novel for adults. Meloy’s book, which has the working title “Cascadia,” is scheduled for 2025 (in the spring, not in December), G.P. Putnam’s Sons announced Thursday. “Cascadia” features a protagonist named Barnaby Chambers, who sells
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Colin Meloy, frontman of The Decemberists and already a popular children’s author, is now writing a novel for adults. Meloy’s book, which has the working title “Cascadia,” is scheduled for 2025 (in the spring, not in December), G.P. Putnam’s Sons announced Thursday. “Cascadia” features a protagonist named Barnaby Chambers, who sells
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Michael Kors and Kate Spade are about to become siblings. Tapestry Inc., which owns Kate Spade and Coach, announced Thursday that it’s acquiring Capri Holdings, the parent company of Michael Kors and Versace. The $8.5 billion deal could help them better compete against their higher-end European rivals.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — With apologies to Nathaniel Hawthorne and admirers of “The Scarlet Letter,” Dav Pilkey has a name for the next installment of his multi-million selling “Dog Man” children’s books series about a canine superhero. “Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder,” will be published March 19. Previous “Dog Man” titles, shameless puns all, include
Continue ReadingBy AHMED El-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Security officials and an eyewitness say they suspect an Al-Qaida attack in southern Yemen killed a military commander and three soldiers from a secessionist group. The men said the attack occurred on Thursday while the commander and soldiers were traveling in a convoy through the south
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse and Eru Ishikawa, CNN (CNN) — Four months before the 2011 Women’s World Cup final, Japan was devastated by the largest earthquake ever recorded in the country’s history. The earthquake triggered a tsunami causing a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima power plant, a disaster that’s still being felt to this day. The
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Sydney Sweeney es consciente de los rumores que corren sobre ella y a veces, admite, todo le afecta. “A veces me siento golpeada por ello”, dijo a Variety la actriz de “Euphoria”, que también tiene en desarrollo un reboot de “Barbarella”. Las declaraciones las hizo en un artículo de portada
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Las autoridades de Líbano y Kuwait decidieron prohibir la película “Barbie” en todos los cines de sus países por ofender los “valores morales”. La película estaba programada para estrenarse en ambos países a fines de agosto. El ministro de Cultura de Líbano, Mohammad Mortada, citado por el noticiero NNA estatal de
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Northwestern University denounced a few football coaches and staffers who wore shirts appearing to pay tribute to former head coach Pat Fitzgerald at practice on Wednesday. Fitzgerald was fired from the school in July after allegations of hazing within the Wildcats football program, in which the university faces several lawsuits. The shirt reads
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN New York (CNN) — The federal government is allowing airlines to continue to run reduced flight schedules to major airports serving New York City and Washington in hopes of curbing flight cancellations and reducing the burden on short-staffed air traffic controllers. The Federal Aviation Administration is extending the relaxed requirements it
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Empujado de nuevo entre los arbustos, más allá de Bradleys destruidos y Humvees envejecidos, el T72 de la era soviética baja su torreta para disparar. Sus objetivos son las posiciones rusas, en peligro por el avance de Ucrania hacia el sur, justo después del edificio en el horizonte. Tres rondas
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Virgin Galactic — the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson — finally launched its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises. The company’s rocket-powered space plane, VSS Unity, took off at 8:30
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MARCIA DUNN Associated Press TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic rocketed to the edge of space with its first tourists Thursday, a former British Olympian who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean. The space plane glided back to a runway landing
Continue ReadingBy NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — “Barbie” is set to open across the Middle East on Thursday, but moves by Kuwait and Lebanon to ban the film over its themes on gender and sexuality have raised questions about how widely it will be released. Kuwait said it banned the
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