By Nicole Goodkind, CNN The labor market ballooned in January when the US economy added an astonishing 517,000 jobs, blowing past Wall Street’s expectations. But at the same time, a slew of corporate layoff announcements have prompted questions about whether there could be a broad slowdown on the horizon. So what’s going on? It’s a
Continue ReadingBy Andrew James Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — North Carolina Republicans introduced several bills Tuesday they say will protect gun rights. During a committee meeting, the three bills were consolidated into one. Senate Bill 41 reads, in part, “An act to authorize concealed carry permit holders to carry
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By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer MERIBEL, France (AP) — Norwegian skiers collected three of the six medals in the individual parallel events at the Alpine skiing world championships. Maria Therese Tviberg of Norway and Alexander Schmid of Germany won gold in the women’s and men’s races. Tviberg beat Wendy Holdener of Switzerland in the
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Olaplex, a beauty brand favored by TikTok and Instagram influencers, sells hair products that dozens of customers allege caused “serious injury,” according to a lawsuit filed last week. Olaplex denies the claims, saying independent test results prove the allegations to be false. Nearly 30 women joined together to file a lawsuit
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Olaplex, a beauty brand favored by TikTok and Instagram influencers, sells hair products that dozens of customers allege caused “serious injury,” according to a lawsuit filed last week. Olaplex denies the claims, saying independent test results prove the allegations to be false. Nearly 30 women joined together to file a lawsuit
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By Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent As Russia begins a new offensive in eastern Ukraine, the US and its allies are skeptical Moscow has amassed the manpower and resources to make significant gains, US, UK and Ukrainian officials tell CNN. “It’s likely more aspirational than realistic,” said a senior US military official. Russia has
Continue Reading By Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent As Russia begins a new offensive in eastern Ukraine, the US and its allies are skeptical Moscow has amassed the manpower and resources to make significant gains, US, UK and Ukrainian officials tell CNN. “It’s likely more aspirational than realistic,” said a senior US military official. Russia has
Continue Reading By Wayne Chang and Simone McCarthy, CNN A protest broke out in central China’s Wuhan on Wednesday as elderly residents showed their discontent with a local government reform to public health insurance that came into effect earlier this month. Photos and videos of the demonstration in Wuhan circulating on social media and seen by CNN
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Alex Bowman has received a three-year contract extension from Hendrick Motorsports that will keep him with the team through the 2026 season. Bowman missed five races late last season with a concussion. Hendrick also locked in Bowman’s sponsor, Ally, to a five-year extension through
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, Chris Boyette and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Families of three men who died last month in custody at Houston’s Harris County Jail are calling on the US Justice Department to investigate what their attorneys call an “extraordinary number” of deaths and “a pervasive pattern and culture of death” at the facility. “No one
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration will meet Wednesday to discuss whether a nasal spray version of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan should be made available over-the-counter. The Baltimore-area company Emergent BioSolutions Inc. submitted an application to the FDA late last year to be allowed to sell generic naloxone
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By Kocha Olarn, Chris Liakos and Sophie Tanno, CNN Duangphet Phromthep, one of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded Thai cave after a weekslong operation that drew global attention in 2018, has died in the UK, British and Thai officials announced Wednesday. Phromthep, who was enrolled in a soccer academy in Leicestershire, England, died
Continue Reading By Becky Anderson, CNN Elon Musk is aiming to “find someone else” to run Twitter by the end of this year. He first needs to “stabilize the organization” and make sure “it’s financially in a healthy place,” Musk said Wednesday, speaking via videolink at the World Government Summit in Dubai. “Probably towards the end of
Continue Reading By Katherine Dillinger, CNN Like those of thousands of families across Turkey and Syria, the Fansas’ lives were shattered by last week’s earthquakes. But Nilay Fansa and her husband, Cengiz, are also holding tight to their “miracle baby.” The February 6 quakes trapped the family beneath the rubble that had been their seven-story apartment building
Continue Reading By Katherine Dillinger, CNN Like those of thousands of families across Turkey and Syria, the Fansas’ lives were shattered by last week’s earthquakes. But Nilay Fansa and her husband, Cengiz, are also holding tight to their “miracle baby.” The February 6 quakes trapped the family beneath the rubble that had been their seven-story apartment building
Continue ReadingBy Luke McGee and Jack Guy, CNN Nicola Sturgeon, the figurehead of the Scottish independence movement, dramatically announced on Wednesday that she would resign after eight years as Scotland’s first minister. The Scottish National Party leader made the announcement at a press conference in Edinburgh. She will stay in office until a new SNP leader
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La estrella de fútbol de Ghana Christian Atsu sigue desaparecida 10 días después del terremoto de magnitud 7,8 que devastó Turquía y Siria, dijo su agente a CNN Sport este miércoles. “Todavía estamos buscando a Christian. Le hemos pedido a la AFAD (Dirección de Manejo de Desastres y Emergencias) que coloque
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MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian journalist has been convicted of disparaging her country’s military and received a six-year prison sentence. The court in the city of Barnaul in southern Siberia found Maria Ponomarenko guilty on Wednesday of “spreading false information about the Russian armed forces’ actions” with her posts on a messaging app. Ponomarenko, who
Continue Reading Germany’s air traffic control agency said Wednesday that it is diverting all flights away from the country’s busiest airport, Frankfurt, after a problem with Lufthansa’s computer systems caused major disruption at the German airline. Agency spokesman Robert Ertler said all plane parking spots in Frankfurt were full because passengers and crews are unable to board
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Mercedes will return to its all-black color scheme in a bid to shave weight from its car and be competitive again after last year’s winless season for Lewis Hamilton. The car was revealed amid a promise from Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff that the car will be competitive.
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