By Nydia Han and Heather Grubola Click here for updates on this story HOLLAND, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Carvana, a national used car dealer that brags about making car buying easier, is now facing a class action lawsuit that alleges unfair and deceptive practices. Some customers even allege the company landed them in hot water with
Continue ReadingBy Shelley Childers and Erica Simon Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A Harris County deputy’s vehicle hit the back of a stopped 18-wheeler on Highway 249, causing the law enforcement unit to basically tear apart in what the sheriff called a “pretty horrific impact.” The critically-injured deputy was
Continue ReadingBy Briana Conner Click here for updates on this story TEXAS CITY, Texas (KTRK) — A Dickinson mother of four who was reported missing last Friday has been found dead in the trunk of her own car according to Texas City police. The body was discovered Wednesday afternoon after police received reports of a foul
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LONDON (AP) — Greg Norman’s brushing off of Jamal Khashoggi’s killing as a “mistake” has been condemned by the fiancee of the late Washington Post columnist. The former No. 1 golfer is leading a series of Saudi Arabia-funded tournaments in England and has come under criticism for his comments about Khashoggi’s gruesome death inside the
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By Amarachi Orie, CNN Business Adidas advertisements showing photo grids of bare breasts have been banned in the UK by the Advertising Standards Authority. The apparel company’s promotional material for its sports bras, released in February, featured a grid of photographs of various women’s unclothed chests. The images, which appeared in a tweet and two
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The challenger to the Russian incumbent in the presidential election at the troubled International Boxing Association has been ruled ineligible a day before the vote. Dutch boxing federation president Boris van der Vorst was subject to complaints of “prohibited collaboration” with candidates in other IBA elections.
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DETROIT (AP) — Mercedes-Benz is telling the owners of more than 292,000 vehicles in the U.S. to stop driving them due to a problem that could cause the brakes to fail. The German automaker is recalling the vehicles and says it will offer free towing so the owners can get them to a dealership for
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN In a landmark first, scientists have grown plants in lunar soil using samples collected during the Apollo missions to the moon. This is the first time plants have been sprouted and grown on Earth in soil from another celestial body. The study could lay the foundation for growing plants that supply
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Two men who participated in an elaborate phone scam that cheated people from across the nation have agreed to repay their victims but avoided time behind bars. Massachusetts prosecutors say Ajaykumar Chaudhari, of Pownal, Vermont, and Jitendra Chaudhari, of Williamstown, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty this week to larceny and attempt to commit
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By Chandelis Duster, CNN Susan Squier, a former classmate of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito at Princeton University and who organized a letter protesting a leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, on Thursday said she was stunned and called it “a greatest hits of misogyny.” “When I read the document — I
Continue ReadingBy Brooklyn Neustaeter Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Poor harvests due to climate change, supply chain issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have created food production shortages across the world, with cooking oil being the latest product impacted. Sylvain Charlebois, Dalhousie University professor of
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Turnbull and Rachel Aiello Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš is calling on NATO allies involved in military deterrence measures in eastern and central Europe to make their presence more robust and permanent. In light of Russia’s ongoing invasion in Ukraine, Kariņš told
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wavered in morning trading on Wall Street as investors received another dire readout on inflation. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% as of 10:26 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 142 points, or 0.5%, to 31,814 and the Nasdaq was little changed%.
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — Contestar las preguntas del censo en Argentina es obligatorio: si no lo haces, o si mientes en tus respuestas, puedes recibir una multa. Sin embargo, eso no significa necesariamente que no puedas abandonar la casa en ningún momento del día. Aquí te explicamos cómo funciona. Este miércoles 18 de mayo
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Somebody cue the stock market’s park ranger: Bears are having a picnic on Wall Street this year. The meltdown of 2022 has wiped out more than $7 trillion in market value from the blue chip stocks in the S&P 500. The index is down nearly 18% since the
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission is proposing to help Ukraine move its critical grain supplies to parts of the world at risk of food insecurity. The plan released Thursday by the European Union’s executive arm urges rail, road and river routes to get around a Russian blockade of Black
Continue ReadingVictoria Fernandez (CNN) — Una aerolínea alemana se disculpó después de que a principios de este mes se denegara el embarque a un gran número de pasajeros judíos en un vuelo de conexión en un aeropuerto de Frankfurt porque, según la compañía, un número “limitado” de ellos no siguieron las normas sobre mascarillas y otras
Continue Reading By ALI ZERDIN Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Officials say an explosion and fire at a chemical plant in southeast Slovenia has left at least four people missing and feared dead. Emergency officials said another two people were hospitalized in critical condition with severe burns after the blast, which was reported around 8.30 a.m.
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police say a man was shot to death and three others were injured — including an infant — in a brazen daytime ambush on a north St. Louis street. Television station KMOV reports that the shooting happened Wednesday afternoon. Police found a sport utility vehicle riddled with bullets and the victims
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates moved higher this week, continuing an upward trend that has kept rates above 5% since mid-April. The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.30% in the week ending May 12, up from 5.27% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. It is the highest since 2009 and well above the
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