By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Oil prices have risen, meaning drivers are paying more for gasoline and truckers and farmers more for diesel. The increase also complicates the global fight against inflation and feeds Russia’s war chest. That poses problems for politicians as well as the people having to spend
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — First came the castle. Then the golf course. The nearly 300,000 fans due to descend on the Marco Simone club for the Ryder Cup this week will be able to see the 11th-century castle with the same name from various points of the course.
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Evergrande’s plan to restructure its massive debts is in trouble because of a regulatory probe into its main subsidiary, the embattled Chinese developer said Sunday. The company said in a statement that it is “unable to meet the qualifications” for issuing new notes, which refer to short
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan authorities have fined a golf ball manufacturer $75,000 and warned of criminal charges after a major factory fire killed nine people and left one other missing. The mayor of Pingtung county said at a news conference that Launch Technologies Co. had 3,000 tons of organic peroxides on site, far more
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un jefe de la mafia italiana que pasó casi tres décadas evadiendo a las autoridades antes de ser arrestado en enero de este año murió mientras recibía tratamiento médico, según informes de medios de comunicación italianos. Matteo Messina Denaro, quien se cree que ordenó decenas de asesinatos relacionados con la
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The chairman of Hong Kong’s leading journalist group received a five-day jail term after he was found guilty of obstructing a police officer on Monday in a court case that sparked concerns about the city’s declining press freedom. Ronson Chan, chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, y su predecesor en la Oficina Oval, Donald Trump, están a punto de librar el enfrentamiento más directo hasta el momento de su posible revancha mientras los republicanos de extrema derecha de la Cámara de Representantes llevan a la nación al borde de
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Monday that it has awarded more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety and boost capacity, with roughly $1 billion of the money coming from the 2021 infrastructure law. “These projects will make American rail safer, more reliable, and more resilient, delivering tangible benefits to dozens
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN Washington (CNN) — Every morning, Gen. Mark Milley’s staff pulls transcripts from Fox News prime-time shows to see if they’re talking about him. Those transcripts sometimes become part of the glut of media materials that Milley consumes on a given day from the major papers,
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Last year’s spike in inflation, to the highest level in four decades, was painful enough for American households. Yet the cure — much higher interest rates, to cool spending and hiring — was expected to bring even more pain. Grim forecasts from economists had predicted that
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — With six days until the government runs out of money, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has a choice to make: Does he risk a shutdown to keep his job or does he cross his Republican hardliners by working with Democrats? It’s a defining moment that
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A top German bishop says a scandal centering on sexual abuse allegations against a long-deceased cardinal has created a “very difficult situation” for the troubled Catholic Church in Germany. He spoke hours after a statue of the late cleric was removed from its perch outside Essen Cathedral
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Fall has only just begun, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to winter, especially since this one may look drastically different than recent years because of El Niño. This winter will be the first in a few years to feel the effects of the phenomenon, which
Continue ReadingCNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Fall has only just begun, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to winter, especially since this one may look drastically different than recent years because of El Niño. This winter will be the first in a few years to feel the effects of the phenomenon,
Continue ReadingCNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Fall has only just begun, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to winter, especially since this one may look drastically different than recent years because of El Niño. This winter will be the first in a few years to feel the effects of the phenomenon,
Continue ReadingBy Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Fitness, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide will help you ease into a healthy routine, backed by experts. Maybe you’re someone who runs 20 to 30 miles a week but regularly gets fast food for dinner. Perhaps you track what you eat Monday through Friday but
Continue ReadingBy FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo is observing a day of mourning for the Kosovar Albanian police officer killed by Serb gunmen in the north of the country in one of the worst confrontations since it declared independence from Serbia in 2008. About 30 masked men in combat
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A senior Australian public servant has stepped aside while an investigation is underway into allegations that he sent encrypted messages to undermine some ministers and promote others to further his own career. Michael Pezzullo has been secretary of the Department of Home Affairs since it was
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Top Thai officials have welcomed hundreds of Chinese tourists at Bangkok’s international airport on the first day of a new visa-free entry program that officials say will boost tourism. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin handed out gifts and posed for pictures Monday as his tourism minister and other
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un bote récord de US$ 785 millones del Powerball está en juego en el sorteo de este lunes por la noche, el cuarto mayor premio de la historia del juego, según Powerball. El afortunado ganador del gran premio podrá elegir entre un premio anual por un valor estimado de US$
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