By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates dipped this week, backing off 7% as inflation slows ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision meeting next week. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.78% in the week ending July 20, down from 6.96% the week before, according to data from Freddie Mac released
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Olga Voitovich, CNN (CNN) — The head of the Belarusian Red Cross has sparked an international outcry with his announcement that the organization is involved in the relocation of Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied areas to Belarus, a stark admission that potentially could make the group complicit in what Ukraine says is
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Olga Voitovich, CNN (CNN) — The head of the Belarusian Red Cross has sparked an international outcry with his announcement that the organization is involved in the relocation of Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied areas to Belarus, a stark admission that potentially could make the group complicit in what Ukraine says is
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Discovery Channel has landed the perfect host this year for “Shark Week,” none other than a huge fan of all ocean creatures — Aquaman. Jason Momoa, who in real life dreamed of a career as a marine biologist before Hollywood anointed him an ocean god,
Continue ReadingTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Prosecutors are asking a Russian court to sentence imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to a further 20 years in prison on extremism charges, according to his ally. Ivan Zhdanov says the trial against Navalny, which went on behind closed doors in the prison where the politician is serving another lengthy sentence,
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A home that Las Vegas police raided this week in connection with the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur is tied to one of the only surviving witnesses to the crime, a man long known to investigators whose nephew was seen as a
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — At least 110 people have been injured after tennis ball-sized hail rained down on a region of northern Italy overnight Wednesday. In a surprise storm, hailstones of up to 10 cm in diameter pelted the streets of Veneto, according to regional president Luca Zaia. Emergency services responded to
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — At least 110 people have been injured after tennis ball-sized hail rained down on a region of northern Italy overnight Wednesday. In a surprise storm, hailstones of up to 10 cm in diameter pelted the streets of Veneto, according to regional president Luca Zaia. Emergency services responded to
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities say five people have been fatally shot in the capital of St. Vincent as the eastern Caribbean island struggles with a rise in violent crime. Police said in a statement Thursday that the victims were killed late Wednesday in Kingstown in an outdoor area near a cruise ship
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Comenzó una de las competencias más importantes que organiza la FIFA: el Mundial Femenino de Fútbol. El gran evento cuenta por primera vez con la participación de 32 equipos participantes. Por los años de trabajo conjunto, la experiencia acumulada y el talento de sus intérpretes, hay un grupo de selecciones
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Female orcas, like their human counterparts, live decades beyond their reproductive years. Scientists are trying to untangle why. In doing so, researchers are aiming to uncover more clues to the evolutionary purpose of menopause — a rare phenomenon in the animal kingdom. Earlier research has suggested that postmenopausal orcas are
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When he was younger, Stephen Curry always heard the scrutiny about his size and stature and how he looked years younger than most everybody else coming out of Davidson College. He decided to embrace that and make it his mantra: Underrated. On Friday, the story
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. Treasury says the amount of public funding for King Charles III and the royal family’s official duties has been recalculated for next year because of an unexpected profit boost from offshore wind farms on the monarch’s Crown Estate. Treasury officials say they will halve the
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La estatal Petroecuador activó un contingente ante un derrame de hidrocarburos en la provincia de Esmeraldas, ubicada en el noroeste del país. En un comunicado emitido este miércoles, la empresa indicó que a las 4:30 a.m. (hora local) se produjo un fallo en el sistema de alivio durante el
Continue ReadingCNN By Olga Voitovych and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Belarusian forces will hold joint military exercises with Wagner fighters near its border with NATO-member Poland, Belarus’ Defence Ministry said. Wagner fighters arrived in Belarus following a short-lived mutiny by the private military group last month. On Wednesday, its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin was apparently seen
Continue ReadingCNN By Olga Voitovych and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Belarusian forces will hold joint military exercises with Wagner fighters near its border with NATO-member Poland, Belarus’ Defence Ministry said. Wagner fighters arrived in Belarus following a short-lived mutiny by the private military group last month. On Wednesday, its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin was apparently seen
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, Bethlehem Feleke and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — A wave of deadly protests has hit Kenya as anger over tax hikes and the cost of living spilled into the streets. At least three people were reportedly killed in the latest round of demonstrations this week, with hundreds arrested, businesses attacked and schools
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, Bethlehem Feleke and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — A wave of deadly protests has hit Kenya as anger over tax hikes and the cost of living spilled into the streets. At least three people were reportedly killed in the latest round of demonstrations this week, with hundreds arrested, businesses attacked and schools
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s Fire Service has intensified water drops west of Athens where a huge blaze was contained overnight, as authorities brace for a new round of extreme weather. Seven firefighting planes and nine helicopters are operating in the area, including four planes sent from Italy and France as part of a European
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Buoyed by a surge in real estate activity, the Dubai Financial Market has reached its highest point in nearly eight years and extended year-to-date gains to nearly 25%. The city-state’s bourse peaked at 4,022 on Tuesday before pulling back to 3,986 on Thursday. That’s the highest level since August
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