ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials say the executive board of the International Fund has approved a new $7 billion loan for the country. The loan is aimed at boosting Pakistan’s ailing economy. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a statement hailed the deal that his team had been negotiating with the IMF since June. The fund’s
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A long-awaited watchdog report on the Justice Department’s handling of the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot likely won’t be released until after the presidential election in November, the department’s inspector general said Wednesday. During testimony to the GOP-led House subcommittee on alleged “weaponization” of the federal government, Inspector General Michael Horowitz
Continue ReadingCENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A judge dismissed a federal lawsuit challenging a suburban New York ban on wearing masks in public except for health and religious reasons. The class action lawsuit was filed last month by Disability Rights New York on behalf of two individuals with disabilities against Nassau County’s Mask Transparency Act. The
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez, Mark Morales, Kara Scannell, Brynn Gingras, Gloria Pazmino, Eric Levenson, Artemis Moshtaghian, Nicki Brown and Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on five federal charges related to bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy and soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals, according to a 57-page indictment unsealed
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris made a false claim about the jobs record of her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, in an interview on MSNBC on Wednesday evening. Interviewer Stephanie Ruhle asked Harris what she thought about polls that show most likely voters still think Trump is the
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The Summit girls cross country team has won 15 consecutive state championships, an OSAA record for any sport, but the program is about more than just hanging banners. The Storm is a family, with a strong culture, set by athletes throughout the years, and this year’s group is continuing that through their bonds with one
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The remains of 49 freedom fighters who died while exiled in Zimbabwe and Zambia during the struggle against white minority rule in South Africa have been returned to the country. The bodies were received Wednesday by government officials and family members at the Waterkloof Air Force Base in the capital
Continue ReadingCNN By Annie Grayer, Morgan Rimmer and Danya Gainor, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Democrats immediately tried to reprimand GOP Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana from the floor of the chamber on Wednesday over a since deleted social media post calling Haitian migrants “thugs” and “slapstick gangsters” who needed to get “their a** out of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have helped Black families reclaim or be compensated for property that was unjustly taken by the government. The bill would have created a process for families to file a claim with the state if they believe the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two researchers write in a new paper that Russia was able to brace for the financial penalties imposed after its invasion of Ukraine because of the lessons learned from sanctions imposed in 2014 after it invaded Crimea. Also, the impact was weakened by the failure to get more countries to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that he will soon resume discussions with the International Monetary Fund and foreign creditors to plot a way out of the worst economic crisis in the country’s history. The future of the economic recovery plan drafted by former liberal President
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) — Mientras la mayoría de las economías de América del Sur cumplirán tres años de crecimiento ininterrumpido de su producto interno bruto (PIB), Argentina encadenará dos períodos de retracción de su producción total anual, con el agravante de que, según las proyecciones en 2024, sería la única economía del subcontinente en
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A Prineville woman has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for using stolen identities – some from jail rosters – to submit fraudulent health care claims, resulting in over $1.5 million in misappropriated funds from the Oregon Health Authority’s Medicaid program, and with filing false tax returns that failed to report earnings she received.
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A 10th person has died in an ongoing outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to a now-closed Boar’s Head deli meat plant in Virginia. At least 59 people in 19 states have been sickened by the bacteria first detected in liverwurst. Boar’s Head officials shut down the plant in Jarratt, Virginia, earlier
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El paro de estibadores que se anunció en Estados Unidos a partir del 1 de octubre no incluirá a los trabajadores de Puerto Rico, según informó la directiva de la matrícula de Puerto Rico de la Asociación Internacional de Estibadores (ILA por sus siglas en inglés) en una carta enviada
Continue ReadingAndrea Gomez (CNN) — Los precios en los supermercados ya no están disparados, excepto, por supuesto, si compras huevos. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel Los precios de los huevos aumentaron un 28,1 % en agosto de 2024 en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, el mayor incremento de cualquier alimento registrado por la
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff Hong Kong (CNN) — The killing of a Japanese schoolboy in China has sparked an outpouring of anger and soul searching over the rise of extreme nationalism in the country, with some accusing the government of fanning anti-Japan sentiment and even the “education of hatred.” The tragic loss of a young life
Continue ReadingDiona Browning described the recent death of a resident of Aspen Ridge Memory Care: “So she would wear a fleece jacket or a fleece vest. And on a very hot day, she was left outside – and apparently they forgot about her.”
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Two-thirds of registered voters say that the increasing number of people of different races, ethnic groups and nationalities in the United States serves to enrich the nation’s culture, the latest CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds. But a rising minority, centered largely within the Republican Party, say they see it as
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha’s police chief is firing a Nebraska officer who fatally shot an unarmed man while serving a no-knock warrant. The police chief on Wednesday announced an internal investigation that found Officer Adam Vail had violated department policies. Vail will get a chance to appeal to human resources before his termination is
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