Big bank quarterly results show signs of consumers slowing down spending
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Signs of consumers slowing down spending and falling behind on their bills weighed down shares of the big banks…
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Pakistan’s high court gives more seats to imprisoned ex-PM’s party
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court on Friday found that the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan was improperly denied at…
Continue ReadingBritish police arrest man on suspicion of crossbow murders of 3 women near London
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of killing two sisters and their mother in a crossbow…
Continue ReadingInmates escape Niger prison holding militants
Story by Reuters (Reuters) — Niger’s interior ministry said it had ordered search units to be on alert after inmates escaped on Thursday from…
Continue ReadingInmates escape from one of Niger’s most fortified prisons where jihadis are held
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Nigerien authorities are enforcing a curfew as they search for inmates who escaped from one of the country’s most fortified…
Continue ReadingRussian assassination plots against those supporting Ukraine uncovered in Europe, official says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Western intelligence agencies have uncovered Russian plots to carry out assassinations, arson and other sabotage…
Continue ReadingMan arrested on suspicion of killing three women in UK crossbow attack
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The man suspected of murdering three women in a crossbow attack in southern England has been arrested,…
Continue ReadingBy giving dogs a second chance through adoption, these vulnerable kids are getting a second chance of their own
By Allie Torgan, CNN Santa Cruz, CA (CNN) — Melissa Wolf’s clients come in all shapes and sizes. Some have two legs, some have four. All of…
Continue Reading5 things to know for July 12: Presidential race, Economy, Alec Baldwin trial, Immigration, Auto dealer outage
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — North Korea is known as a heavily restricted hermit nation, but it does welcome visitors in some rare cases.…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Jersey’s special congressional primary
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats running to replace the late U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. will go before voters in a crowded and…
Continue ReadingA Dutch court rejects a claim the government is evading export ban on F-35 parts to Israel
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court on Friday rejected a claim from a group of human rights organizations that the…
Continue ReadingNicoletta Manni shines as La Scala’s 1st company Etoile principal dancer in nearly 40 years
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Still flush from her role in Onegin, La Scala prima ballerina Nicoletta Manni received the surprise of her career…
Continue ReadingEuropean Union says X’s blue checks are deceptive ‘dark patterns’ that breach its social media laws
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union said Friday that blue checkmarks from Elon Musk’s X are deceptive and that the online…
Continue ReadingAmerican tourist dies after sudden illness during excursion on Sicily’s Mount Etna, rescuers say
ROME (AP) — Italy’s alpine rescue service says a 55-year-old American tourist has died after being taken ill during an excursion on on the…
Continue ReadingA big bank threatens to end free checking. Others may follow. Here’s why that sounds worse than it is
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — Most banks offer free checking if, for instance, customers have their paycheck direct deposited or they…
Continue ReadingThese Picassos prompted a gender war at an Australian gallery. Now the curator says she painted them
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — They were billed as artworks by Pablo Picasso, paintings so valuable that an Australian art…
Continue ReadingUK’s new justice secretary outlines emergency measures to relieve prison overcrowding
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new justice secretary has outlined emergency plans to relieve prison overcrowding, including the early…
Continue ReadingRescuers resume search for a miner missing after Polish mine accident killed 1, injured 17
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Rescuers have resumed an underground search for a missing miner in southern Poland after a powerful tremor shook the…
Continue ReadingIn ‘blue wall’ push, Biden defiantly says he’s ‘not going anywhere’ as he slams Trump, Project 2025
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday forcefully defied the growing number of critics in his own party who have called on…
Continue ReadingA family left town for a youth baseball tournament. Then tragedy struck
By Thomas Lake, CNN Milton, Georgia (CNN) — A few days after the plane crash, Ansley Van Epps visited the house where her brother and his…
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