US applications for jobless benefits fall as labor market continues to thrive
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remained historically low levels.…
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Raul Castro Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Raúl Castro, former President of Cuba. Personal Birth date: June 3, 1931 Birth…
Continue ReadingThe real stars of Cannes may be the dogs
By LOUISE DIXON Associated Press CANNES, France (AP) — It’s been a dog’s life at this year’s Cannes Film Festival — or should that be the…
Continue ReadingBlack Americans are underrepresented in residential care communities, AP/CNHI News analysis finds
By CARSON GERBER of CNHI News and NICKY FORSTER and DEVI SHASTRI of The Associated Press Norma Upshaw was living alone south of Nashville when her…
Continue ReadingBlack Americans are underrepresented in residential care communities, AP/CNHI News analysis finds
By CARSON GERBER of CNHI News and NICKY FORSTER and DEVI SHASTRI of The Associated Press Norma Upshaw, 82, was living alone south of Nashville, when…
Continue ReadingWhat should people know about the new coronavirus variant? A doctor explains.
By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — There is a new coronavirus variant in town. KP.2, a member of the so-called FliRT variants, nicknamed after…
Continue Reading9 dead, 121 injured as wind causes stage collapse at Mexico election rally
CNN By Michael Rios, Mia Alberti and Fidel Gutierrez and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Nine people were killed and a presidential candidate was…
Continue ReadingRed Nose Day 2024 fights child poverty with the ‘whimsy’ of a candy castle, monster truck and Legos
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Red Nose Day has raised $370 million since 2015 to fund anti-poverty efforts. This year, Comic…
Continue ReadingPro-Palestinian protesters leave after Drexel University decides to have police clear encampment
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Protesters packed up and left a pro-Palestinian encampment at Philadelphia’s Drexel University after the school announced a…
Continue ReadingGroup of graduates walk out of Harvard commencement chanting ‘Free, free Palestine’
By STEVE LeBLANC and LISA RATHKE Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Hundreds of students in graduation robes walked out of the Harvard…
Continue ReadingKenyan climber is found dead on Mount Everest in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Kenyan climber attempting to scale the world’s highest mountain has been found dead near the summit. A government…
Continue ReadingPoverty in Lebanon tripled over a decade, World Bank says
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The World Bank says poverty in Lebanon has tripled over the course of a decade during which the small…
Continue ReadingFamily of American caught up in Congo failed coup says their son went to Africa on vacation
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — The family of an American caught up in a failed coup attempt…
Continue ReadingUNC System Board of Governors votes to repeal DEI policy
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The Board of Governors for the University of North Carolina System voted Thursday to repeal and replace its…
Continue ReadingEU Commission fines Oreo maker Mondelez 337.5 million euros for blocking cross-border sales
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission has imposed a fine of 337.5 million euros ($366 million) on food company Mondelez, the owner of Oreo…
Continue ReadingBiden selected as nominee in Idaho Democratic caucuses
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Democrats on Thursday selected Joe Biden as their their nominee for the White House,…
Continue ReadingRetailers use police-like investigation centers to fight theft. Shoppers pay the price
By Curt Devine, Allison Gordon and Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — When SWAT officers swarmed a house in a sleepy San Jose, California neighborhood last…
Continue Reading5 things to know for May 23: Trump, Extreme weather, Uvalde, Student debt relief, Ticketmaster
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Billions of dollars’ worth of sunken treasure has been found at a shipwreck site off the coast of Colombia,…
Continue Reading5 things to know for May 23: Trump, Extreme weather, Uvalde, Student debt relief, Ticketmaster
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Billions of dollars’ worth of sunken treasure has been found at a shipwreck site off the coast of…
Continue ReadingRussian missiles kill 7 in Ukraine’s second-largest city where Moscow’s troops are pressing
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles slammed into Ukraine’s second-largest city in the northeast of the…
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