By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — For many Americans, the extended Labor Day weekend is an opportunity to reconnect with loved ones, take advantage of sales and, of course, indulge in savory barbecue. Most major retailers will remain open Monday but government buildings, post offices and banks will be closed. The 5 Things team will
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 certainly didn’t take a vacation this summer. Virus levels in the US have been on the rise for weeks, but it’s hard to know exactly how widely it’s spreading. Federal data suggests that the current increases have stayed far below earlier peaks and notable surges. But judging by
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The coach of Spain’s men’s national soccer team has asked for forgiveness for applauding the claim by Luis Rubiales that he was the victim of a smear campaign from “false feminists” following an uproar after he kissed a player on the lips at the Women’s World
Continue ReadingBy Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Isis Woods had only known Michael Bradford for a few hours when she texted her mother, overcome with excitement. “Mom, I met my husband,” she typed, phone in one hand and cocktail in another. “Are you drunk?” Isis’ mother replied. “Yes,” said Isis. “And I met my husband.” It
Continue ReadingCNN By Jason Morris (CNN) — The Fulton County, Georgia, judge overseeing the sprawling 2020 election interference racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants says that all proceedings in his courtroom related to the case will be livestreamed and allowed to be televised. The ruling, however, would be subject to change and
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A crowded field of candidates will be on the ballot in Rhode Island with an eye on replacing former Democratic U.S. Rep. David Cicilline. The candidates for the Democratic nomination Tuesday include former White House aide Gabriel Amo, state Sen. Sandra Cano, Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos and
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN SMITH and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press PINOLA, Miss. (AP) — A species of tiny fish that once flourished in the U.S. South’s Pearl River is being reintroduced there after disappearing 50 years ago. Wildlife experts say pollution and habitat problems likely contributed to the disappearance of the fish known as the pearl darter
Continue ReadingBy Amy Cassidy and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Ambassadors from Russia and Belarus have been invited back to the Nobel Prize banquet after being excluded last year because of the invasion of Ukraine, the Nobel Foundation said. Iran has also been invited to the December event in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, after being
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — The chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee says a partnership between the Russian and Chinese leaders worries him, calling it the biggest threat to Europe and the Pacific since World War II. Rep. Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican, spoke during a trip to Sweden with a U.S. congressional delegation. The
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Labor Day is right around the corner, along with the big sales and barbecues that come with it. But the activist roots of the holiday are especially visible this year as unions challenge how workers are treated — from Hollywood to the auto production lines
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A US District Judge has blocked an Arkansas social media age verification law that was set to go in effect Friday, according to a Thursday court filing. The act was aimed at requiring “age verification for use of social media; and to clarify liability for failure to perform age
Continue ReadingBy ZANE IRWIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo’s communications ministry says at least 43 people have died in a clash between armed forces and members of a religious sect protesting Western organizations operating in the country. The violence broke out early Wednesday in the eastern city of Goma where followers of the Wazalendo
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Jack Sonni, exguitarrista de la banda británica de rock Dire Straits, murió en las últimas horas, según anunció el grupo en las redes sociales. “#JackSonni Descanse en paz”, escribió la banda en X, antes conocido como Twitter, este jueves junto a una fotografía en blanco y negro del guitarrista. Tenía
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Search teams finished checking a derelict Johannesburg apartment building a day after one of South Africa’s deadliest fires broke out there as pathologists faced the grisly task Friday of identifying charred bodies and body parts that were transported in large trucks to mortuaries across
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Idalia is over, but the rebuilding effort has just begun. Residents in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas can access federal, state and local assistance, as well as aid from nonprofit and charitable groups, to help them contend with storm damage to their homes, vehicles and other property. However,
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration says it still plans to finalize rules that would prohibit the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars this year, but the agency is running behind schedule. In April 2022, when the FDA initially announced that it was going to ban the popular
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Kristen Holmes, Zachary Cohen and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Some of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the sprawling election subversion case in Georgia are trying all sorts of ways to fund their mounting legal bills – yet the costs of the 2020 election fallout may quickly exceed their abilities to pay. At
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three candidates will compete in a special primary election in Utah for the Republican nomination to replace U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart, the six-term GOP lawmaker who’ll step down Sept. 15. Vying for the nomination Tuesday are former state representative Becky Edwards, businessman and former state party chairman
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — The US labor market continues to live its Goldilocks story with healthy job growth but at a far cooler pace than the blockbuster job gains of the past two and a half years. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the US economy added 187,000 jobs
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — American third seed Jessica Pegula cruised through to the third round of the US Open with a 6-3 6-1 victory against Romania’s Patricia Maria Țig on Thursday. The match got off to a nervy start as the pair traded breaks early on before Pegula, the top-ranked American player at
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