US consumer prices rise 0.3% in August, lowest in 7 months
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices rose a lower-than-expected 0.3% last month, the smallest monthly…
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Dialogue with Spain deepens division between Catalan parties
MADRID (AP) — The leader of Catalonia in northeastern Spain has announced that it’s excluding a separatist party in his ruling regional coalition…
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Cantlay wins PGA Tour player of the year award over Rahm
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Patrick Cantlay is the players’ choice as PGA Tour player of the year. It’s another big step for the…
Continue ReadingHere’s everything Apple unveiled at its big iPhone event
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple unveiled four new iPhones, a new Apple Watch and new iPads on Tuesday during a virtual media event held…
Continue Reading Czech president Zeman, predecessor Klaus hospitalized
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech President Milos Zeman has been hospitalized while predecessor Vaclav Klaus is undergoing tests at the same hospital. The…
Continue Reading Art student defaces Bordeaux slave statue; no racist motive
PARIS (AP) — Bordeaux, the French city that was a transit station in the slave trade, feared racism was behind the disfiguring of an African slave…
Continue Reading German police probe balloon that caused mass blackout
BERLIN (AP) — German police are investigating the source of a balloon that caused a massive blackout in and around the eastern city of Dresden.…
Continue Reading Free rides take $104M toll on Pennsylvania Turnpike finances
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — More than $104 million in Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls went uncollected last year as the…
Continue Reading LA28 committee chooses marketing chief Carter as new CEO
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The organizing committee for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics has elevated its top marketing officer to CEO as it…
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LA28 committee chooses marketing chief Carter as new CEO
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The organizing committee for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics has elevated its top marketing officer to CEO as it…
Continue Reading LA28 committee chooses marketing chief Carter as new CEO
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The organizing committee for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics has elevated its top marketing officer to CEO as it…
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Slaughter of dolphins on Faeroes sparks debate on traditions
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The slaughter of 1,428 white-sided dolphins as part of a four-century-old traditional drive of sea mammals into shallow…
Continue Reading UK payrolls above pre-pandemic level and job vacancies soar
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. government figures show that the number of people on payroll in Britain has soared back to levels…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Beat your summer ‘revenge shopping’ debt
By SEAN PYLES of NerdWallet. How did you spend your “hot vax summer”? If you indulged in revenge shopping, dining and travel, your summer fun may…
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Texas governor says he’s committed to eliminating rapists. The state has more than 5,000 untested rape kits
CNN, KPRC, WRAL, WTVD, KLTV, KEYE By Randi Kaye, Danelle Garcia and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The Texas law barring abortions at six weeks of pregnancy…
Continue Reading Dutch ditch social distancing, mandate COVID-19 passes
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government says social distancing will end in the Netherlands on Sept. 25.…
Continue Reading Third shot: UK to offer COVID booster jabs to over 50s
By PAN PYLAS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. plans to offer a third dose of coronavirus vaccines to everyone over 50 and…
Continue Reading UK delays post-Brexit border checks, citing pandemic impact
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain says it is delaying the start of post-Brexit border checks on food imports from the European…
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Black, Hispanic people miss out on Covid-19 testing and vaccinations
Black and Hispanic people in the United States are more likely to catch Covid-19, and they’re more likely to be hospitalized or even die of it. But…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 14: Covid, Afghanistan, Congress, Norway, California
By AJ Willingham, CNN Hurricane Nicholas made landfall along the Texas coast this morning. It’s now a tropical storm, and the biggest worries…
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