By David Williams, CNN Becca Meyers won three gold medals and a silver at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, but the swimmer, who’s deaf and blind, said being there without someone to help navigate took its toll. The two-time Paralympian announced on Tuesday that she would not be attending the Tokyo Games next
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business For years, shopping at Bed Bath & Beyond has meant dealing with chaos. You could lose hours sifting through a hodgepodge of items on cluttered shelves and walk out with nothing. Now, the chain is making an effort to get organized, Marie Kondo-style. At its flagship location in New York
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson each took a spin in their supersonic, suborbital rockets over the past two weeks, kicking off a new era of space travel in which billionaire-backed companies offer the high-flying excursions to anyone who can afford it. Bezos’ Blue Origin, which developed a 60-foot-tall vertically launched
Continue ReadingCNN By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business India’s top court has handed Amazon a major victory in its fight with Reliance Industries for the country’s growing e-commerce market. On Friday, the Supreme Court of India ruled in favor of the American company’s efforts to stop its rival Reliance from buying Future Retail, a local, cash-strapped retailer.
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This winter, there is sure to be a lot more people out on the roads and occupying restaurants as the U.S.-Canadian border reopens on August 9.
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The Gubernatorial Recall Election is on September 14 and the county is looking for poll workers.
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”Ahora mismo es una masacre en Cuba, la gente se esta muriendo por expresar sus necesidades y el gobierno no quiere ayudar y no quiere aportar comida ni medicinas, pero la gente cubana no esta pidiendo un auxilio ni nada de eso, ellos están pidiendo libertad para poder escoger a la gente que los representa a ellos y para poder tener la libertad de expresarse en música, en la ley y en todo lo que ellos quieran, ellos no tienen la libertad que tenemos nosotros aquí en los Estados Unidos” externó la cubana Ashley López y residente de Yuma.
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business In the early months of the pandemic, people clamored for an invite to Clubhouse’s audio-only app to hear the musings of a who’s who of venture capitalists, tech leaders and celebrities. Now, Clubhouse is opening up to everyone at a time when there are questions about the app’s staying
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Flanagan Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Dozens of viruses never before seen by humans have been found frozen in two glaciers in the Himalayas. Researchers from Ohio State University report that the glacial ice containing the viruses dates as far back as 14,500 years. It was found
Continue Reading By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US economy is inching back to normal. But the recovery remains uneven and some states are lagging behind in the race to get back to pre-pandemic strength — especially New York. Although several states’ economies have already fully recovered — and are even outpacing — their pre-Covid levels of
Continue ReadingBy Anisa Snipes Click here for updates on this story LAURENS, South Carolina (WHNS) — The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office said after checking on the conditions of animals at a home in Gray Court July 16, hundreds of animals were seized by animal control. According to the Sheriff’s Office, animal control went to Hope Road
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Hong Kong / Tokio (CNN Business) — Uno de los líderes empresariales más destacados de Japón dice que los Juegos Olímpicos están perdiendo su valor comercial. El presidente ejecutivo de Suntory, Takeshi Niinami, le dijo a CNN Business en una entrevista exclusiva el lunes que su compañía decidió no ser patrocinador de
Continue ReadingBy Matt Kaufax Click here for updates on this story PELZER, South Carolina (WHNS) — Ray Hershey says flooding and stormwater issues aren’t new for his community. “It just comes flying down the road,” Hershey said of stormwater during heavy rains in his neighborhood. “All the stormwater sewers lead straight to the lake,” he added,
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his way back to where the air is sweet, reprising an appearance on Sesame Street this week. Blinken talked about his work as the top US diplomat and refugees in a short video clip posted to his Twitter account Wednesday. “Delighted to catch up with
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A shortage of food, medicine, and COVID-19 vaccine led to ongoing protests and violence in Cuba. Now, Yumans are concerned for their family back home on the island.
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story CALIFORNIA (KABC) — If California was still using its color-coded framework for lifting COVID-19 restrictions, Los Angeles County would now be in the most restrictive purple tier. On June 15, California lifted most of its coronavirus-related restrictions and did away with its tier-based system, the
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EL CENTRO, Calif. (T3).- Debido a que en los últimos meses se ha incrementado los cruces ilegales por la frontera de Mexicali Calexico, la patrulla fronteriza sector El Centro ha logrado arrestar a mas de 600 traficantes de personas que cruzan a las personas de manera ilegal en su mayoría por las zonas desérticas o
Continue ReadingBy Brian Stelter and Katie Pellico, CNN Last week, even as it came under fire from the White House over its role in spreading anti-vaccine misinformation, Facebook hadn’t taken the simple step of blocking the #VaccinesKill hashtag on its platform. Now the hashtag is hidden on the platform, locked behind a message that says Facebook
Continue ReadingBy BRIANNA OWCZARZAK, STEPHEN BOROWY Click here for updates on this story Anjali Patel (WLOS) — A statewide liquor shortage is being felt in the mountains as bars try to rebound from the pandemic. Imperial in downtown Asheville was closed for more than a year because of COVID-19. While the virus no longer restricts the
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Two men who tried to rob some shoppers on Melrose Avenue ended up with bullets in their legs after one of the victims turned the tables and opened fire on the would-be robbers. Surveillance video shows the brazen robbery attempt Monday
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