Opinion by Gina Cummings for CNN Business Perspectives With inflation hitting a 40-year high in the United States, working families are swimming ever faster in the effort to stay afloat. But the water just keeps rising, as mostly stagnant wages are also rapidly losing value. The federal minimum wage has lost at least 21% of
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Dolly Parton has long wanted to do a Broadway musical about her life, but the pandemic has her reconsidering that. “We were talking about doing my Broadway musical and we were really, really far out ahead of that, and then Covid hit and that changed my mind about a whole
Continue ReadingBy Spencer Thomas Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — A senior at Oregon School for the Deaf, Trayshun Holmes Gournaris, earned the title of state champion in Oregon’s 2022 Poetry Out Loud competition. Last Friday, 11 students from across the state competed in the spoken-word competition, Holmes Gournaris was the
Continue ReadingBy Audrey Weil Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Portland police arrested two people nearly two years after a woman was hit and killed in a street racing crash. 58-year-old Joann Mardis was on her way to work near her house on Northeast 122nd Avenue, in July 2020, when the
Continue Reading By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer MacKenzie Scott donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity International and 84 of its U.S. affiliates – the largest publicly disclosed donation from the billionaire philanthropist since she pledged to give away the majority of her wealth in 2019. The international group received $25 million from Scott and her
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Polansky Click here for updates on this story DULUTH, Georgia (WGCL) — More than a dozen people have filed mail-related reports with Duluth Police over the last three months. That includes reports of check washing and missing mail. As part of an ongoing series, CBS46 investigative reporter Rachel Polansky went to the Postal
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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal says he will be sidelined for four to six weeks because of a rib injury. The problem may put in jeopardy his preparations for the French Open in two months. Nadal says he underwent exams in Spain on Monday and results showed he has
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Quinn Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — The City of Atlanta is pushing to shut down a problematic hookah bar in downtown Atlanta. According to a lawsuit recently filed, Atlanta police have been called to the Encore Hookah Bar and Lounge at least 171 times, since February 2020.
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Alibaba has a message for investors nervous about its slowing growth and geopolitical uncertainty: We think our stock is cheap and we’re putting our money where our mouth is. Shares of Alibaba rose more than 11% Tuesday after the Chinese e-commerce and cloud giant announced it was boosting
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Ukraine is appealing to a Chinese maker of civilian drones to block what the Ukrainian government says is their use by the Russian army to target missile attacks. The appeal to DJI Technology Co. highlights the conflict in Ukraine for Chinese companies. Beijing says Moscow is its “most important strategic partner” at
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Homicide detectives in St. Louis are investigating after police found the body of a man inside a sport utility vehicle whose throat had been cut. Police say the discovery was made late Monday afternoon in an SUV parked near Forest Park. Police have not released the victim’s name or given any
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer Marc-Andre Fleury may have been the biggest winner at the NHL trade deadline. He was traded by the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks to the potentially contending Minnesota Wild. Minnesota gets a three-time Stanley Cup winner to shore up their goaltending. The bold move boosts the Wild’s chances of making the
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN BOROWY Click here for updates on this story LANSING, Michigan (WNEM) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and attorneys general from 19 other states are calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen protections against lead poisoning, particularly for children living in low-income communities and communities of color. The coalition of
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Oscar Holland, CNN One of Andy Warhol’s iconic Marilyn Monroe portraits could become the most expensive 20th-century artwork ever to go under the hammer, with auctioneer Christie’s expecting bids “in the region of” $200 million. The 40-square-inch “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn,” one of dozens of images the artist made of Monroe in the 1960s, will
Continue Reading ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota environmental regulators say damage to the state’s public groundwater resources from missteps during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline is more severe than previously known. The state Department of Natural Resources says Enbridge Energy crews ruptured three groundwater aquifers while building the 340-mile pipeline across northern Minnesota last
Continue ReadingBy Tosin Fakile Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Nashville woman is advising people to be extra vigilant while shopping after she said someone attempted to charge over $1,000 on several of her credit cards within minutes of stealing her wallet at a grocery store. Vickie Haspel said it
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Tuesday and oil prices eased as investors remained focused on the outlook for inflation. The S&P 500 rose 1.1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7% and the Nasdaq rose 2%. Banks helped drive the gains, along with technology
Continue ReadingBy Caresse Jackman Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — This time next month, Kanisha Johnson and Monica Smith do not know where they’re going to live. “You’d end up sleeping in your car before you find something. I mean, it’s not right,” Kanisha Johnson said. “I was unaware that the
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By Shawna Mizelle and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has emphasized her family and faith as part of her introduction to lawmakers during her Supreme Court confirmation hearings. “Even prior to today, I can honestly say that my life had been blessed beyond measure,” Jackson said on Monday before expressing gratitude to and
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By Shawna Mizelle and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has emphasized her family and faith as part of her introduction to lawmakers during her Supreme Court confirmation hearings. “Even prior to today, I can honestly say that my life had been blessed beyond measure,” Jackson said on Monday before expressing gratitude to and
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