By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has taken the axe to Britain’s biggest current infrastructure project, ignoring warnings from business leaders that a U-turn would damage investor confidence in the country. Sunak announced plans Wednesday to curtail High Speed Rail 2, known as HS2, the government’s flagship transport project
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles won her 20th world championships gold medal as the 26-year-old continued her impressive return from a two-year hiatus away from gymnastics, playing a key role in a historic victory for the US in the women’s team final on Wednesday. Biles’ impressive floor routine ensured the US won
Continue ReadingBy Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — The rising cost of living in America has been hitting households hard in recent years, with many struggling to make ends meet. One US family has become so frustrated by the situation that they’ve decided to pack up their lives and move to a town in the deep south
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis returned to South Carolina on Wednesday to reengage with Republican voters who last saw the GOP presidential candidate in mid-July. In the nearly three months since his last visit, DeSantis has filled his calendar with appearances all across Iowa, a strategic shift
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Judy Blume, James Patterson and Michael Connelly are among 24 prominent writers who have raised more than $3 million to help PEN America open a center in Miami and expand it efforts to counter Florida’s surge in book bannings in recent years. Other authors contributing
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden is urging women to talk to their doctors about getting mammograms or other cancer screenings during October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The first lady is appearing in a new public service announcement that will begin airing this week on the Lifetime cable network.
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Sirens wailed across Russia and TV stations interrupted regular programming to broadcast warnings as part of sweeping drills intended to test the readiness of the emergency services amid the fighting in Ukraine. The exercise that began Tuesday and continued on Wednesday follows a series of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian cities. As
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Your dream of buying 400 private jets or some Lamborghini Veneno Roadsters for you and 143 of your closest friends could become reality after Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing. The winning numbers are 9, 35, 54, 63, 64 and Powerball 1. The grand prize is worth an estimated $1.2 billion
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and DAMIAN DOVARGANES Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers took to picket lines in multiple states on Wednesday, launching a massive strike that the company warned could cause delays at its hospitals and clinics that serve nearly 13 million Americans. The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente
Continue ReadingCNN By Nouran Salahieh, Joe Sutton, Sara Smart and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Four students and another person were wounded when gunfire erupted outside a crowded homecoming event at Morgan State University in Baltimore, police said, sending students on a dash for cover and a SWAT team into a dorm to hunt for suspects.
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El recién destituido Kevin McCarthy está detrás de la decisión del presidente interino de la Cámara de Representantes, Patrick McHenry, de desalojar de sus despachos a la expresidenta de la Cámara Nancy Pelosi y al exlíder de la mayoría Steny Hoyer, dijeron dos fuentes republicanas a CNN. El representante republicano
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis has made his strongest statement yet on the accelerating climate crisis, pinning blame on big industries and world leaders as well as “irresponsible” Western lifestyles, in a blistering statement on Wednesday. “Our responses have not been adequate, while the world in which we live is collapsing
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — Four Western countries have floated a proposal for the United Nations’ top human rights body to appoint a team of experts to monitor and report on abuses and rights violations in war-wracked Sudan. Britain, Germany, Norway and the United States are leading the call presented formally on Wednesday. They’re asking for the
Continue ReadingBENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Police say a man has been accused of stalking a woman in New York via his small airplane, flying out of an airport in nearby Vermont. Sixty-five-year-old Michael Arnold is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday in Bennington, Vermont. He was arrested Tuesday as he was driving into the William H.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Facts There are 16.2 million veterans in the United States, according to the most recent statistics from the US Census. More than nine million veterans are served each year by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Health care facilities are
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Supreme Court nominations. Under Article II of the Constitution, the President nominates justices to the Supreme Court, with the “advice and consent of the Senate.” If a vacancy occurs when Congress is not in session, a recess appointment allows an appointee to serve without Senate approval
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Colombia se prepara para un Simulacro Nacional de Respuesta de Emergencias, que tiene el objetivo de preparar a la población para “eventos generados por diferentes fenómenos amenazantes”, según las autoridades. El simulacro preparará a la población para conocer los riesgos que amenazan a sus comunidades, ya sea sismos, actividades
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. Personal Birth date: October 4, 1946 Birth place: North Platte, Nebraska Birth name: Charles Timothy Hagel Father: Charles Hagel, lumber yard manager Mother: Betty (Dunn) Hagel, secretary Marriages: Lilibet Ziller (April 1985-present); Patricia Lloyd (1979-1982, divorced) Children:
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Real Madrid continued its winning start in the Champions League by coming from behind to defeat Napoli 3-2 on Tuesday. Midfielder Jude Bellingham scored his eighth goal in nine appearances for Los Blancos after Vinícius Jr. had canceled out Leo Østigård’s opener for the home side. Piotr Zieliński’s penalty made
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — In a story published October 4, 2023, about 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers striking to protest wages and staffing shortages, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Kaiser’s latest minimum hourly wage offer was between $23 and $25 next year depending on the location, based on information provided by Kaiser. The company now
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