US economic growth for last quarter is revised up to a 5.2% annual rate
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Shrugging off higher interest rates, America’s consumers spent enough to help drive the…
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Co-founder of Students for Trump was charged with assault after allegedly hitting a woman with a gun, court records show
By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Fournier, a co-founder of the political organization Students for Trump, was arrested and charged with…
Continue ReadingPakistan acquits ex-Premier Nawaz Sharif in a graft case. He’s now closer to running in elections
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has acquitted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a graft case, removing a…
Continue ReadingUK’s Sunak ramps up criticism of Greek leader in Parthenon Marbles spat
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has escalated his war of words with the leader of Greece. Sunak…
Continue ReadingAustralian police officer charged with manslaughter over death of 95-year-old woman tasered in nursing home
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — An Australian police officer has been charged with manslaughter after he allegedly tasered a 95-year-old woman…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka says it struck a deal with creditors on debt restructuring to clear way for IMF funds
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka says it has reached an agreement in principle with a group of…
Continue ReadingGay couple in Nepal becomes the 1st to officially register same-sex marriage in the country
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A gay couple in Nepal on Wednesday became the first in the nation to receive…
Continue Reading‘To see that people really hate us just because of the color of our skin’: Why Juventus duo are talking about mental health
CNN By Matias Grez and Darren Lewis, CNN (CNN) — “It was definitely heartbreaking to see,” American soccer star Timothy Weah says of a…
Continue ReadingMali’s government will probe Tuareg rebel leaders as crucial 2015 peace deal appears to crumble
Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s military government has announced an investigation into the Tuareg rebel leaders who signed a peace…
Continue Reading3 people killed in explosion at Ohio auto shop
By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — Three people have been killed in an auto shop explosion that rattled an Ohio neighborhood, CNN affiliate WKRC…
Continue ReadingIn the US, Black survivors are nearly invisible in the Catholic clergy sexual abuse crisis
By TIFFANY STANLEY and LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — As Charles Richardson gradually lost his eyesight to complications from…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift is Spotify’s most-streamed artist of 2023, ending Bad Bunny’s 3-year reign
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s her, hi — Taylor Swift is Spotify’s 2023 most-played artist. According to Spotify…
Continue ReadingIn the US, Black survivors are nearly invisible in the Catholic clergy sexual abuse crisis
By TIFFANY STANLEY and LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — As Charles Richardson gradually lost his eyesight to complications from…
Continue ReadingArgentina’s president-elect announces his pick for economy minister
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei says he’s chosen Luis Caputo, a…
Continue ReadingEdmunds tests the best automotive hands-free driving systems
By NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds Hands-free driver assistance technology has seemingly gone from a sci-fi fantasy to everyday driving reality in a very…
Continue ReadingBlinken seeks a new extension of the Gaza cease-fire as he heads again to the Middle East
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration would like to see a new…
Continue ReadingCOP28 leader hits back at allegations he used climate talks to strike oil deals
By Angela Dewan, CNN (CNN) — The COP28 president-designate Sultan Al Jaber has strongly denied accusations that his team sought to use the…
Continue ReadingHate crimes explained: Could suspect who shot 3 Palestinian students be charged with a hate crime?
By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — The shooting of three Palestinian college students in Vermont has prompted calls for the suspect to be charged…
Continue ReadingAs Airbnb falters, hostels seek to compete
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Airbnb may have met its match. There’s no shortage of customers who have sworn off the company after being ghosted by…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Nov. 29: Israel, Presidential race, Gas prices, Fruit recall, France smoking ban
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Cold weather is stretching across the US while parts of the East are getting walloped by lake-effect snow.…
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