By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — UK inflation slowed to 2% in May, falling to the Bank of England’s target for the first time in nearly three years as food price rises eased sharply. The consumer price data published Wednesday means the United Kingdom is now ahead of most other G7 economies in bringing
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic will represent Serbia at the upcoming Paris Olympics, the country’s Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday. The 37-year-old’s participation had been in doubt after he tore his meniscus during his fourth-round win over Francisco Cerundolo at the French Open earlier this month. The injury meant Djokovic had to
Continue ReadingKaren Esquivel (CNN Español) – Este 15 de junio entró en vigor la Ley de Amnistía de México, que fue impulsada por el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador bajo el argumento de que permitirá esclarecer casos como la desaparición de los 43 estudiantes de Ayotzinapa en septiembre de 2014. “Es para quienes nos ayuden a
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Un par de incendios que crecen rápidamente están arrasando una reserva tribal del sur de Nuevo México, convergen en un pueblo “como un par de tenazas” y generaron la evacuación de miles de residentes, según las autoridades. Una pared de humo cubría el cielo de Ruidoso este lunes por la tarde,
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — When Ed Sheeran wrote “Shape of You,” he probably didn’t have this vision of himself sculpted from sushi ingredients in mind. The British megastar is just one of several celebrities whose image has been recreated using ingredients like rice, salmon and pickled ginger by British food artist Michelle
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held significance for many Black Americans for a long time. On June 19, 1865, Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order
Continue ReadingBy Victor Blackwell and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — A new sculpture park that memorializes African Americans’ centuries-long fight for freedom – from slavery to modern day – has opened in Montgomery, Alabama, the original capital of the Confederacy. The Freedom Monument Sculpture Park honors the millions of people who were enslaved in the United States and
Continue ReadingBy Casey Tolan, Rene Marsh and Nelli Black, CNN Scottsdale, Arizona (CNN) — Near the edge of the Phoenix metro’s urban sprawl, surrounded by a wide expanse of saguaro-studded scrubland, Dream City Christian School is in the midst of a major expansion. The private school, which is affiliated with a local megachurch where former President
Continue ReadingBy Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — In love, married and pregnant, Ashley DeAzevedo faced an impossible choice she never expected. If her husband, an undocumented immigrant from Brazil, wanted to become a US citizen, he’d have to leave the country for a decade. It’s been more than 11 years since an immigration attorney delivered
Continue ReadingBy ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Gerald Watkins watched Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and other New York Yankees wade through stalks of corn onto an Iowa field in 2021, near the filming site for the 1989 baseball movie “Field of Dreams.” Watkins thought about Rickwood Field, the 114-year-old ballpark in his
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — A nine-year-old motorcycle rider from Argentina has died after crashing during a practice session at the Interlagos Circuit in São Paulo, Brazil. Lorenzo Somaschini was participating in the first free practice session of the Jr Cup on Friday when he had a fall and was immediately
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Michael Mosley, médico y conocido presentador de televisión británico, fue hallado muerto a principios de mes tras practicar senderismo en la isla griega de Symi a temperaturas abrasadoras. Pero ahora se suma a una serie de muertes y desapariciones de turistas en Grecia, que sufre una fuerte ola de calor a
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm is criticizing France for running up excessive debt, a stinging rebuke at the height of the election campaign where President Emmanuel Macron is fighting off challenges of the extreme right and the left. France was among seven nations that were warranted by
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The father of a Malaysian man who attacked a police station and killed two police officers last month has been charged with inciting terrorism. His Singaporean wife and three other children were also brought to court to face charges. Radin Imran Radin Mohd Yassin, 62, faces four charges including promoting
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — In what is likely to be his final appearance at Queen’s, Andy Murray earned a hard fought first-round victory over Alexei Popyrin on his 1,000th ATP Tour appearance. Murray again indicated this week that it’s unlikely he will continue playing tennis beyond the summer, telling the BBC that it
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Most politicians try to avoid slips, stumbles and undignified photos. Not Ed Davey. The leader of Britain’s centrist Liberal Democrats has turned the country’s general election campaign into a showreel of self-deprecating fun. Davey has tumbled off a paddleboard into England’s biggest lake, screamed atop a rollercoaster,
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Matthew Briggs was still at school when he made soccer history, becoming the youngest player to feature in the English Premier League. The teenage sensation was just 16 years and 65 days old when he made his debut in arguably the toughest league in the world, coming on as
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — If the Supreme Court undermines the prosecution of hundreds of people accused of joining the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot, former President Donald Trump and his allies are poised to promote that ruling as a rebuke of the Justice Department’s efforts to prosecute members of the pro-Trump mob. But even
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — “I collect barf bags” is not a complete sentence. The grammar is there, but it demands further explanation. To make sense of this singular hobby, a “because” or a charitable “and” is needed to steer listeners through the bewilderment of hearing that set of words, arranged in that way, for the very first
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una megaiglesia del área de Dallas aceptó este martes la dimisión de su pastor Robert Morris tras las acusaciones de una relación inapropiada con una niña de 12 años que salieron a la luz la semana pasada. En una declaración obtenida por WFAA, afiliada de CNN, la Junta de Ancianos
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