By Annie Grayer, Marshall Cohen, Alayna Treene and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The House Oversight Committee heard Wednesday from two IRS whistleblowers whose claims that the Justice Department politicized the Hunter Biden criminal probe have ignited a firestorm among Republicans. One of the two whistleblowers identified himself publicly for the first time at the
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday released a set of long-anticipated draft updates to the nation’s merger guidelines, introducing potentially comprehensive changes to the way the US government reviews mergers and acquisitions for the first time in more than a decade. The proposed changes could
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — La Secretaría de Trabajo de México informó este martes a través de un comunicado que se reportó la muerte de dos personas en una mina de carbón ubicada en el ejido El Mezquite, municipio de Sabinas, Coahuila. La secretaría agregó que lograron rescatar a dos personas con vida que se
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Continue ReadingBy Krecyte Villarreal and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A bus carrying 41 migrants from Brownsville, Texas, arrived in Los Angeles Tuesday evening – the fourth such bus to arrive in the city in recent weeks, according to a nonprofit. Among the passengers were six children ranging in age from 1 to 15 years old,
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — UK inflation slowed to its lowest annual rate since March 2022 last month, making it more likely the Bank of England will raise interest rates by only a quarter of a percentage point next month. Consumer prices rose 7.9% last month compared with a year ago, down from
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Thursday after Japan reported weaker than expected trade data for June, with imports falling nearly 13% from a year earlier. Shares rose in Sydney and Hong Kong but fell in Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul. U.S. futures slipped and oil prices were higher.
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says the American candidate to become one of the bloc’s chief economists will now not take up the position because of the political controversy it has stirred. In a letter to the EU’s executive Commission released early on Wednesday, Yale economics professor Fiona Scott
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Soccer Writer FIFA President Gianni Infantino could make no guarantee Wednesday that the member federations will distribute the $30,000 payments promised to every player at the Women’s World Cup. He said at a news conference ahead of the tournament opener that he’s engaging with member federations on the issue. The
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed intense overnight drone and missile attacks that officials said damaged critical port infrastructure in southern Ukraine, including grain and oil terminals, and wounded at least 12 people. The Agriculture Ministry said the bombardment crippled a significant part of the grain export facilities in Odesa
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Soccer Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Football Ferns are aiming to win fans as well as matches at the Women’s World Cup. New Zealand kicks off the Women’s World Cup on Thursday night local time with a game against Norway. The Ferns got the nod for the
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Pocos ciudadanos se enfrentan al tipo de tormenta perfecta de amenazas legales que envuelve a Donald Trump. Y dado que es un presidente pasado y posiblemente futuro que se postula para un nuevo mandato, todo el país podría compartir su terrible experiencia histórica. Hay fuertes indicios este martes de que Trump
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. has fallen by more than anticipated to a 15-month low a development that may ease the pressure for the Bank of England to raise interest rates sharply over the coming months, to the potential relief of struggling households. The Office for National Statistics
Continue ReadingBy TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Abubakar Salisu was terrified when he discovered arid sand in the middle of his farmland, rendering a broad strip unfit for crops. Now, extreme heat is killing his wheat before it is ready for cultivation. Wheat normally requires heat, but in the last three years, farmers
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — No se vendió ningún boleto ganador que coincidiera con los seis números en el sorteo del premio mayor de Mega Millions de este martes por la noche, según el sitio web de la lotería. Los números ganadores son 19, 22, 31, 37, 54 con una megabola de 18. El premio mayor
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Probes into Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann now reach across the country as investigators are examining his connections to Las Vegas and South Carolina, where the suspect has owned property. Police in Las Vegas are sifting through their roster of unsolved cases for any sign Heuermann may
Continue ReadingCNN, WPIX, WABC, WLNY By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Rex Heuermann has been charged with killing three women whose bodies were discovered along a stretch of Long Island’s Gilgo Beach in 2010, bound with belts or tape and wrapped in burlap. A married father accused by authorities of leading a double life, Heuermann faces
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The head of Britain’s MI6 intelligence agency says British spies are already using artificial intelligence to hamper the supply of weapons to Russia. Richard Moore said on Wednesday that Western spies would increasingly have to track the malign use of AI by hostile states. In a speech
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — After seeing his Socialists take a drubbing in local and regional elections in May, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez stunned his buoyant rivals by bringing forward general elections from December to this Sunday. Most polling indicates the conservative Popular Party is set to win the ballot
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball had a night of offense not seen in 129 years, with 12 teams scoring double-digit runs. Three games ended 11-10 on the same day for the first time. Twelve teams tied May 30, 1884, for the second-most with double-digit runs in one day, trailing only 13 on July
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