LONDON (AP) — Shares in the troubled British lender Metro Bank have bounced back by a third on reports that it has been sounding out bigger rivals to buy a chunk of its assets. Sky News reported Friday that advisers to the bank have contacted Lloyds Banking Group and NatWest Group among others. That helped
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, Dave Alsup and Kaylene Chassie, CNN (CNN) — Duane Davis, accused in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, called it “the biggest case in Las Vegas history” during his arrest, police body camera footage shows. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department footage was obtained by CNN affiliate KVVU. Davis, 60, was
Continue ReadingCNN, KVVU By Taylor Romine, Dave Alsup and Kaylene Chassie, CNN (CNN) — Duane Davis, accused in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, called it “the biggest case in Las Vegas history” during his arrest, police body camera footage shows. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department footage was obtained by CNN affiliate KVVU. Davis,
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Jennings and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — A property owned by Rudy Giuliani in Palm Beach, Florida, has been placed under a federal tax lien by the Internal Revenue Service as he owes more than a half-million dollars in unpaid income taxes, according to a court filing. The tax lien for $549,435.26, which
Continue ReadingLianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — A painting valued at $15,000 just two years ago is now expected to fetch up to $18 million at auction after being identified as the work of the Dutch master Rembrandt. “The Adoration of the Kings” has been virtually unseen since the 1950s, when it first came to light.
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The outer bands of Tropical Storm Philippe are lashing Bermuda as it churns northward on a path toward Atlantic Canada and New England. The storm was located about 165 miles (265 kilometers) south of Bermuda on Friday. It had winds of up to 50 mph (85 kph) and was
Continue ReadingBy Jomana Karadsheh and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — With the help of intermediaries, Iranian women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi was able to send a letter to CNN from inside Tehran’s Evin Prison. Mohammadi and her family believe she will be further penalized for speaking out once again through CNN, but that did not and
Continue ReadingBy Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The rules panel of the Democratic National Committee on Friday approved a plan from Iowa Democrats to comply with a reworked presidential nominating calendar proposed by President Joe Biden in a move that will see the state shift out of the first-in-the-nation position it has held since 1972. The
Continue ReadingCNN Staff, Rachel Wilson, Lou Robinson and Henrik Pettersson (CNN) — Russia’s invasion has pitted Ukraine against a country with a massive military and one of the world’s biggest economies. Ukraine has been able to keep the fight going in large part due to nearly $350 billion in aid that’s been committed by mostly Western
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON and RENATA BRITO Associated Press GRANADA, Spain (AP) — The leaders of the European Union are once again taking up the divisive issue of migration as they met in the Spanish city of Granada. The meeting comes just days after envoys of the bloc’s 27 members struck a deal that was hailed
Continue ReadingBy PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press ABOARD THE GEO BARENTS (AP) — A nonprofit rescue ship operating off the coast of Libya has saved 258 migrants in two separate operations in the early hours of Friday morning. The first of the two rescues involved a a 7-meter wooden boat filled with 162 migrants, including 17 women
Continue ReadingCNN By Vasco Cotovio, Radina Gigova, Svitlana Vlasova and Helen Regan, CNN Hroza, Ukraine (CNN) — There were no military targets in the village that was hit by a Russian missile strike Thursday, a top Ukrainian police official said, in what was one of the deadliest attacks against civilians since the conflict began and which
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer Eager as the National Football League has been to cater to the recent public fixation with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, it’s certainly not taking any credit for creating the outsized storyline that has emerged around the pop superstar and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end. “Not orchestrated by
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An aid group says heavy artillery fire killed at least 11 people and wounded 90 in a major city in conflict-torn Sudan. Doctors Without Borders said the attack took place in the city of Omdurman, just next to the capital of Khartoum, on Thursday but did not
Continue ReadingBy EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has denied that forest and peat fires on Sumatra and Borneo islands are causing the haze in neighboring Malaysia. The Malaysian government sent a letter to Indonesia’s environment and forestry minister asking for both countries to work together to deal with the blazes. Malaysian capital
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Solo había una manera de que el caos en la Cámara de Representantes liderada por los republicanos —que fue comparado este jueves por uno de sus miembros con un “estúpido coche de payaso”— pudiera volverse más extremo. Con la llegada de Donald Trump. El expresidente de Estados Unidos se sumergió
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Jim Jordan, who is poised to seek the House speakership for a third time on Friday, has been a key figure in House GOP-led investigations and made a name for himself as a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump. Jordan, who has served in
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has risen through the ranks of leadership during his time in Congress. Next, the Louisiana Republican hopes to be elected House speaker. In the position of House majority leader, Scalise has served as the second-highest-ranking House Republican after Kevin McCarthy. Now House Republicans have
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Fall is here, pumpkin spice lattes are flowing, and in some states, there’s a bite in the air from the first cold snap of the season. But not for the US jobs market: September was a scorcher. The US economy added an estimated 336,000 jobs last month, blowing
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Ali, de 16 años, recuerda vívidamente la última vez que vio a su madre en casa. Les preparó a él y a su hermana gemela, Kiana, huevos para desayunar, les dijo que estudiaran mucho, se despidió y los envió a la escuela. Cuando volvieron, ya no estaba. Tenían ocho años.
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