By Pauline Lockwood and Jennifer Korn, CNN Hong Kong/New York (CNN) — China has banned the use of iPhones for central government officials, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. Shares in Apple tumbled 3.6% on Wednesday following the news, closing at $182.91 in New York. It marked the biggest
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Donald’s Trump’s Truth Social got a lifeline this week after a blank-check company that could infuse the social media platform with cash agreed to extend a critical deadline for a year. Digital World Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, had a Friday deadline to complete its acquisition
Continue ReadingBy Mika Miyashima Click here for updates on this story LAHAINA, Hawaii (KITV) — As the August 8 wildfire began to ravage Lahaina, Akanesi Vaa, her husband LJ, and their three kids hopped in their car to try and escape the flames. As the heat grew stronger, they knew they had no choice but to
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday called for “accountability” for the events of January 6, 2021, marking a notable departure from the White House’s policy of silence on former President Donald Trump’s legal issues. “Let the evidence, the facts, take it where it may,” Harris told the Associated Press
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Daniels tackles his life and career in an absorbing, unconventional way this month with a music- and skit-filled audio memoir from Audible that he calls “a little bit like a one-man musical.” In the 12-episode season of “Alive and Well Enough,” the actor, musician
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Members of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee say Russian President Vladimir Putin is committing genocide in Ukraine. Their comments Wednesday come a day before they are scheduled to meet the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The committee’s chairman, Rep.
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By Kimberley Lovato, CNN (CNN) — On a busy late July weekday at the beach in Incline Village, Nevada, on the north shore of Lake Tahoe, swimmers dip in and out of the frigid sapphire water while a kids’ summer camp wraps up for the day. The 20-something counselor belts out an order to his
Continue Reading By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday restored the enforcement of a law in Georgia that banned licensed medical professionals in the state from providing patients under the age of 18 with cross-sex hormone therapy. Last month, a federal judge temporarily blocked parts of Georgia’s ban on gender-affirming care for
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Jova es en este momento un huracán de categoría 3 en la escala Saffir-Simpson, según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de México (SMN). A las 09:00 p.m. del jueves (hora local de México), Jova se encontraba a 1.040 km al oeste-suroeste de Cabo San Lucas, informó el organismo en un comunicado, que
Continue ReadingSAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) — Authorities said Wednesday that they are searching for a male suspected of shooting at and setting fire to four unoccupied Michigan State Police cruisers at one of the agency’s posts in the Upper Peninsula. The suspect, a white male who was wearing camouflage in footage of the early Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s central bank has lowered its interest rates by 75 basis points despite the country’s double-digit inflation rate. The move prompted concerns by economists that the central bank was providing an economic stimulus to help the governing party ahead of parliamentary elections next month. The National
Continue ReadingBy Emily Brown Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A former employee of a General Motors plant in Flint has been sentenced after pleading guilty for threatening to shoot up the facility in 2022. Paris Alexander threatened to shoot up the facility because he was angry GM opted to not
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Paul says he doesn’t get residuals from “Breaking Bad” from Netflix, where the show streams. Paul joined the SAG-AFTRA picket line in Los Angeles, along with his former co-stars Bryan Cranston and Jesse Plemons last week. “I don’t get a piece from Netflix on ‘Breaking Bad’ to be
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Ford Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Students and faculty at Morehouse College are mourning the loss of two students Tuesday. Classes were canceled and a vigil was held. The community came together to remember Hugh Douglas and Christion Files Jr. They were tragically killed Monday when the
Continue ReadingBy WESLEY SANTOS and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press MUCUM, Brazil (AP) — Flooding from a cyclone in southern Brazil washed away houses, trapped motorists in vehicles and swamped streets in several cities, killing at least 31 people and leaving 2,300 homeless, authorities said Wednesday. More than 60 cities have been battered since Monday night by
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have issued a joint statement about their decision to “amicably” divorce. Jonas and Turner shared a statement on Instagram on Wednesday. “After four years of wonderful marriage we have mutually decided to amicably end our marriage,” they wrote. “There are many speculative narratives as
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Democratic Party has launched a $4 million effort to pressure Republicans to back down from impeaching a new liberal state Supreme Court justice. Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler says the effort announced Wednesday will include digital and television ads, voter outreach efforts and
Continue Reading By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Digital World Acquisition Corp., the blank-check firm seeking to merge with former President Donald Trump’s media company, will get another extension to complete its troubled deal. Shareholders voted to grant DWAC (DWAC) another year to pull off its merger with Trump Media & Technology Group, which owns
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La futbolista española Jennifer Hermoso presentó oficialmente una denuncia contra el presidente de la Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, informó a CNN un portavoz de la Fiscalía. “Ayer, la señora Jennifer Hermoso presentó una denuncia por los hechos que todos ustedes conocen. La Fiscalía de la Audiencia Nacional
Continue Reading By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — Manchester United shares have plunged more than 19% this week, slashing almost $740 million off the soccer club’s market value, following a UK newspaper report that the club’s US owners would drop an attempt to sell the company, at least for now. The stock fell more than 18%
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