By Rob Picheta and Catherine Nicholls, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s second-biggest city effectively declared itself bankrupt on Tuesday, shutting down all nonessential spending after being issued with equal pay claims totaling up to £760 million ($954 million). Birmingham City Council, which provides services for more than one million people, filed a Section 114 notice
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean and Ramishah Maruf, CNN (CNN) — United Airlines delayed more than 300 flights after the FAA lifted a brief ground stop that continued to disrupt the carrier’s service nationwide. On Tuesday afternoon, United Airlines delayed all flights nationwide due to an “equipment outage,” according to an alert from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER, ED KOMENDA and GABE STERN Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The traffic jam leaving the Burning Man festival eased up considerably Tuesday as the exodus from the mud-caked Nevada desert entered another day following massive rain that left tens of thousands of partygoers stranded for days. A pair of brothers from
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government is taking a big step toward forcing a defiant Tennessee company to recall 52 million air bag inflators that could explode, hurl shrapnel and injure or kill people. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Tuesday said it has made an initial decision
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals panel on Tuesday declined to issue a broad order blocking special counsel Jack Smith’s team from accessing data from Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry’s cell phone that was seized by the FBI, and sent the case back to a lower court for further litigation
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Part of a pier where dozens of University of Wisconsin students and others were celebrating Labor Day collapsed into a lake, leaving one person hospitalized and slightly injuring about 20 others, officials said. Video shot from Lake Mendota’s shoreline shows that a part of the metal pier just east of the
Continue ReadingBy JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press COLON, Panama (AP) — The killing of a member of Panama’s national soccer team in this rough Caribbean port has shown a light on the high levels of violence residents suffer here despite having a bustling port and one of the world’s largest free-trade zones. While massive cargo ships enter
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court has delayed the first of three pivotal hearings on the legality of the judicial overhaul, spearheaded by the far-right government of Benjamin Netanyahu, after the country’s attorney general expressed staunch opposition to the plan. The hearing on Tuesday dealt with the legality of Justice
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Goldman Sachs is increasingly confident that the US economy will stick the soft landing that many thought was nearly impossible to pull off. In a research report published Monday night, Goldman Sachs lowered its estimated chance of a US recession over the next 12 months to just
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jury selection has begun in the case against former Trump White House official Peter Navarro, who’s charged with contempt of Congress. Navarro refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the attack of Jan. 6, 2021, when Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol. Navarro is a former
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Ancient humanity was almost wiped out about 900,000 years ago when the global population dwindled to around 1,280 reproducing individuals, according to a new study. What’s more, the population of early human ancestors stayed this small for about 117,000 years. The analysis, published August 31 in the journal Science,
Continue ReadingBy Alyssa Munoz Click here for updates on this story NEW MEXICO (KOAT) — A new bill that could cover medical costs for oil field workers and their immediate families. U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez proposed this bill after he heard concerns from oil field workers in Southeast New Mexico. He said those workers feel they
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh want a new trial, accusing the court clerk of improperly influencing the jury and betraying her oath of office for money and fame. They’ve accused the court clerk at his double murder trial of telling jurors not to trust him
Continue ReadingBy Emily Pofahl Click here for updates on this story WHITEFISH BAY, Wisconsin (WISN) — The Village president of Whitefish Bay, Kevin Buckley, says police recovered more than 70 illegally distributed flyers containing hate speech. Buckley says police are investigating the incident. “I am saddened that our community was targeted by individuals seeking attention for
Continue ReadingBy Peyton Headlee Click here for updates on this story NORTH KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — A group in North Kansas City is looking to break a world record this week. The Endless Game Foundation is hoping to set the record for the longest marathon baseball game at Macken Park in North Kansas City. The
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso’s military says that more than 50 security forces were killed during intense fighting with jihadis in the north of the country. The army says that 17 soldiers and three dozen volunteer fighters, who assist the military, were killed in Koumbri commune in Yatenga province
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson has formally announced her campaign for U.S. Senate in 2024. The Democrat skyrocketed to national fame after narrowly surviving a Republican-led expulsion effort in the state Legislature. As a member of the so-called “Tennessee Three,” she participated in
Continue ReadingTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian president banned citizens from renewing their passports while staying abroad, which could force those who fled the country amid growing repression to return to maintain their travel documents. The decree on Tuesday stated that a Belarusian passport can only be renewed where the holder was a registered resident before
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The great films of the 1970s have long loomed in the imagination of filmmakers raised during one of the most fertile periods of American movies. But Alexander Payne wanted to take it a step further. Payne’s latest film, “The Holdovers,” isn’t just set in 1970,
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Sería difícil imaginar una celebración de cumpleaños más grande o mejor que la de Beyoncé este lunes. Durante el concierto “Renaissance World Tour” de la cantante en Los Ángeles, Diana Ross sorprendió a la multitud cuando subió al escenario para darle una serenata a Bey con una interpretación de “Happy Birthday”.
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