By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Economists are growing concerned about the $20 trillion commercial real estate (CRE) industry. After decades of thriving growth bolstered by low interest rates and easy credit, commercial real estate has hit a wall. Office and retail property valuations have been falling since the pandemic brought about lower occupancy rates and changes
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say a Pakistani court has ruled in defense of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, granting him protection from arrest until next week. Monday’s development comes as lawsuits mounted against the ousted premier, with police charging him with incitement to violence in several cases when his followers clashed with the security forces
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some parts of Twitter’s source code _ the fundamental computer code on which the social network runs _ were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing that was first reported by The New York Times. According to the legal document, first
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Oscar Holland, CNN | Jamiel Lynch, CNN and Rachel Burnstein, CNN and Barbie Nadeau, CNN The mayor of Florence has invited Hope Carrasquilla, the former principal of a Florida school embroiled in controversy over a sixth-grade lesson on Michelangelo’s “David,” to visit Italy after she was forced out of her job last week. Writing to
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Otra ronda de fuertes tormentas eléctricas puede traer vientos dañinos y granizo grande a porciones del sureste este lunes como algunas comunidades de la región ya están trabajando para reconstruir después de un fin de semana de intensas tormentas y tornados dispersos que dejó 26 personas muertas. Más de 10 millones
Continue Reading By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Workers from a range of sectors in Israel launched a nationwide strike on Monday, threatening to paralyze the economy as they joined a surging protest movement against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the judiciary. Departing flights from the country’s main international airport were
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — A suicide bomber has struck near the foreign ministry in the Afghan capital, killing at least six people and wounding about a dozen. That’s according to a local hospital and a spokesman for the Kabul police chief. The hospital says Monday’s explosion happened close to the ministry, the second time this year
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors in northern Poland say a foreign national suspected of spying for Russia will remain in custody for three months until an investigation is completed. Prosecutors in Gdansk responsible for military matters said Monday the foreigner, whose identity has not been released, admitted to having passed sensitive information to Russian intelligence.
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By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Mateo Retegui’s impressive debut for Italy added some gloss to what was essentially a mediocre performance from the defending champion at the start of European Championship qualifying. Italy kicked off its campaign to reach Euro 2024 with a 2-1 loss at home to England on Thursday.
Continue Reading By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has announced she will seek a third term in 2024. Warren is a prominent voice for the liberal wing of the Democratic Party. She said Monday she’s running for reelection to end corruption in Washington, make the economy work for the
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By Thomas Schlachter, CNN As she breaks records and dominates games, Caitlin Clark is having a season — and a March Madness — to remember. The 21-year-old guard delivered a record-setting performance — 41 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists — in the Iowa Hawkeyes’ Elite Eight match-up against the Louisville Cardinals as she sealed
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program faces a new threat from Senate Republicans even before the US Supreme Court rules on whether it can be implemented. Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Joni Ernst of Iowa and John Cornyn of Texas, along with 36 other GOP senators, introduced a resolution
Continue Reading By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet With prices rising on everyday items, consumers can use their tax refunds — which just over half of filers expect to receive — to offset some of those higher costs. Financial experts recommend using refund money to pay off high-interest debt, shore up savings, fund long-term goals, invest in home
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By Claudia Otto and Inke Kappeler Nationwide strikes in Germany — among its worst in decades — are causing huge disruption at the country’s airports, on public transport and at its largest port Monday. The walkouts have been called by two major transport unions in Europe’s biggest economy. Ver.di, one of the unions, has demanded
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Donald Trump está encendiendo su candidatura a la Casa Blanca en un momento de peligro sin precedentes en las investigaciones criminales en su contra, una confluencia que podría enviar a Estados Unidos a una nueva colisión política y legal. La salvaje retórica de Trump en su primer mitin oficial de
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — A United Nations rights expert advising the International Olympic Committee says Russian athletes who actively served in the war in Ukraine should be let back into international sport if they didn’t take part in war crimes. The U.N. special rapporteur for cultural rights explained her views
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By Ben Morse, CNN LeBron James said he visited the “LeBron James of feet” to evaluate his injury — and now he’s back on the court. The 38-year-old had missed 13 games and four weeks of action after tearing a tendon in his right foot on February 26 against the Dallas Mavericks. But James returned
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Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN He’d longed to go on a “crazy adventure” for years, and as Liam Garner’s high school graduation day grew closer, the teenager was more determined than ever to make his escape. An experienced cyclist, Garner, who is from Long Beach, California, had previously ridden from Los Angeles to San Francisco, and realized
Continue Reading By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The race to buy Manchester United is taking shape. The frontrunners appear to be Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and local boy-turned-billionaire Jim Ratcliffe. There is also the possibility that the Glazer family could yet retain control of the iconic soccer team.
Continue Reading By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The race to buy Manchester United is taking shape. The frontrunners appear to be Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and local boy-turned-billionaire Jim Ratcliffe. There is also the possibility that the Glazer family could yet retain control of the iconic soccer team.
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