By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The US Postal Service lost $6.5 billion in its just-completed fiscal year, delivering a blow to the service’s hopes of a financial turnaround. The Postal Service had projected it would break even in the fiscal year that ended September 30, on its way to annual profits this
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A woman from Lagos, Nigeria, has entered the record books after weaving a handmade wig that measures 351.28 meters (1,152 feet, 5 inches) in length. Professional wigmaker Helen Williams spent more than two million naira (almost $2,500) and 11 days making the wig, which is longer than seven Olympic
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Torrential rain and powerful winds knocked out power across South Florida metro areas and prompted school closures on Thursday. Overnight flash flood warnings expired early Thursday, but South Florida could see periodic light rainfall through the day, particularly along the East Coast. Flood watches that affected millions
Continue Reading By Sergio Padilla, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon will now run shopping ads for select products on popular photo messaging app Snapchat, an Amazon spokesperson confirmed to CNN. Unlike prompts to get a user to open their phone’s web browser, Amazon’s shopping ads will allow them to shop and check out without having to
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Finley Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — If it’s any indication of how much Paulina Yescas and her husband Julio Marquez loved their Maltese, Flu, there is a shrine built in the dog’s memory in the couple’s dining room, complete with a portrait, an urn and a favorite
Continue ReadingBy SARAH BRUMFIELD, ERIK VERDUZCO and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A video circulating on social media shows a North Carolina police officer repeatedly striking a Black woman during an arrest while several other officers hold her down, and although the department contends that the officer was “intentional” about where he hit
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB AND ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Security and judicial officials say Lebanon’s military tribunal has released a man accused of killing an Irish United Nations peacekeeper almost a year ago on bail. Lebanon’s military tribunal in June charged Mohamad Ayyad and four others with the killing of Pvt. Seán Rooney,
Continue ReadingTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is signaling that she’s willing to put her name forward for NATO’s top job when it falls vacant next year. Kallas, who has led the small Baltic nation as its first female head of government since January 2021, was at the Politico Defence Summit in Washington.
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has ruled that a company must pay compensation to five Iranian victims of chemical weapons attacks by Iraq in the 1980s after the company did not show up in court to defend itself against claims it supplied raw materials for poison gas. The court in The Hague
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — An expert panel assembled to address a series of near collisions of commercial airliners at US airports has recommended several changes it said are necessary to keep air travel safe. Inconsistent funding, outdated technology, short-staffed air traffic control towers and onerous training requirements are among the
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police say a U.S. tourist has died in the Bahamas after a catamaran carrying more than 100 people sank while traveling to a private island. Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings says that the unidentified 74-year-old woman was from Broomfield, Colorado and was on a five-day
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is to undergo season-ending surgery on his shoulder, according to a team statement Wednesday. The Browns announced that the 28-year-old suffered a “displaced fracture” in his right shoulder following Sunday’s win over their division rivals, the Baltimore Ravens, and is now set for “immediate
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Luego de que Matt LeBlanc y Courtney Cox, Joey y Monica en Friends, publicaran en sus redes sociales una emotiva despedida para “Chandler”, el recientemente fallecido actor Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston (Rachel), David Schwimmer (Ross) y Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe), también estrellas de la serie, se sumaron a los mensajes de
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “Friends” cast members Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow and David Schwimmer have added heartfelt individual tributes to their late costar Matthew Perry. The three shared posts about Perry on their verified Instagram accounts on Wednesday, following posts on Tuesday from fellow costars Matt LeBlanc and Courteney Cox. Perry died
Continue ReadingBy Annie Bergeron-Oliver Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — Fourteen-year-old Lincoln Guest barely remembers his first concussion. He was only a toddler when he accidentally ran into his mother’s bedframe, got a concussion and fractured his forehead. “I didn’t know what it meant,” Guest said. “I just knew it was
Continue ReadingBy Megan DeLaire Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Add “bag of tools” to the list of objects currently orbiting Earth. And no, this isn’t the set-up for a joke. NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara were conducting a spacewalk and performing maintenance on the outside of the International
Continue Reading By Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy has resigned from his role as a player director on the PGA Tour policy board, the organization announced in a statement on Tuesday. “Citing personal and professional commitments, Rory McIlroy has notified the PGA Tour policy board that he is resigning his position as a
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Usery Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A teenager and 12-year-old are in custody after a stolen car crashed in St. Louis County Tuesday. Around 3:15 p.m., officers from the Jennings Precinct saw a car that had reportedly been carjacked out of Ferguson earlier in the
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN Español) — El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela, Jorge Rodríguez, advirtió que no permitirán una Misión de Observación electoral de la Unión Europea (UE) en el país, mientras el bloque mantenga las sanciones a funcionarios del gobierno. El señalamiento de Rodríguez responde a la decisión de la UE de extender las
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift is everywhere these days. The superstar singer appeared via video on “Dancing with the Stars” on Tuesday, where she revealed the dance competition would be featuring a Taylor Swift-themed night. “Next week we’ve got a celebration of Taylor Swift. Here’s a special message!” co-host Alfonso Ribeiro announced.
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