CNN By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Detroit (CNN) — Rev. Charles Williams is among those warily bracing for a rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. This time around, he believes at least one thing is different: Biden can’t win through voters’ fear of Trump alone. “We saw something that scared us all, but here we
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer SINGAPORE (AP) — After a U.S. senator grilled the Singaporean CEO of Tiktok about his nationality and affiliation with the Chinese Communist Party, Singaporeans are complaining about ignorant — or even racist — views of their country. TikTok CEO Shou Chew and executives of other technology firms such as
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A man who died this week at a Japanese hospital told police before he passed away that he was one of the country’s most wanted fugitives and had been on the run for nearly 50 years for being part of a radical group that conducted bombings in
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, se presenta a las elecciones presidenciales del domingo en busca de un segundo mandato, con el combate a la delincuencia como su principal bandera. En las calles, los salvadoreños reconocen la mejora en la seguridad. Roberto González, quien ofrece servicios de transporte
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French farmers are gradually lifting their roadblocks around Paris and elsewhere in the country. The move comes one day after the government offered over 400 million euros ($436 million) in various measures meant to answer their grievances over low earnings, heavy regulation and unfair competition from abroad. On major highways around the
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By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Chinese stocks have had a very bad week. Despite recent attempts by Beijing to shore up confidence in the economy and stem a protracted stock market slump that has wiped out $6 trillion in value in three years, investors are still rushing for the exit. The Shanghai Composite
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are urging Hungary to immediately ratify Sweden’s application to join NATO. They say that patience with the Central European country is “wearing thin.” Hungary is the only country in the 31-nation military alliance that hasn’t yet backed Sweden’s membership bid.
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By David G. Allan, CNN (CNN) — “It’s not true that life is one damn thing after another – it’s one damn thing over and over.” — Edna St. Vincent Millay I’ve seen the 1993 film “Groundhog Day” again and again and again, but only once on the big screen, a few years after it
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Senators grilled tech CEOs during a hearing on Capitol Hill over the dangers of social media for young people.
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Un segundo y más poderoso río atmosférico está listo para llevar inundaciones potencialmente mortales al sur de California el domingo, después de una tormenta anterior que ya desató lluvias récord en algunas partes de la región. La segunda ronda de ríos atmosféricos que azotarán California en los próximos días
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The Japanese Grand Prix will stay on the Formula One calendar until at least 2029 after a five-year contract extension to keep the race at the Suzuka Circuit. It’s a sign of confidence in the Japanese GP ahead of a move, from its usual date in September or October, to April, which
Continue Reading Analysis by Laura He and Himari Semans, CNN Hong Kong/Tokyo (CNN) — Did China just pull ahead of Japan to become the world’s top car exporter? Beijing clearly thinks so, but Tokyo isn’t quite ready to concede its long-held crown. “It is a certainty that China has become the world’s largest exporter,” the China Passenger
Continue Reading By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — The public’s long-held pessimism about the economy shows signs of easing since last year, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds. But even with the uptick, many Americans’ views of the economy – and the nation as a whole – remain bleak. Only 35% of Americans say that things in the
Continue Reading By Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — The US economy added a stunning 353,000 jobs last month, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday, registering a stronger-than-expected gain to kick off 2024 and underscoring the resilience of the US economy in an election year. The unemployment rate remained at 3.7% from the month before.
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The 1994 movie ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ is widely considered one of the best films ever made and it’s clearly made an impact on Jim Harbaugh. In Harbaugh’s introductory press conference after he was named the new Los Angeles Chargers head coach, the 60-year-old described his excitement by drawing a
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TODAY: Friday will bring a cold front in from the northeast, keeping some cooler than yesterday. We’ll have temperatures ranging from the low 50s near Moberly and Mexico, to low 60s near the Lake of the Ozarks. Clouds will be thicker where it’s cooler, and more broken in the southwest where it will be warmer.
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian intelligence official says his country has repeatedly asked Russia to hand over the bodies of scores of prisoners of war who Moscow claimed were killed in the downing of a Russian military transport plane by Ukrainian forces. Millitary intelligence spokesman Andrii Yusov said that
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CNN By Andrew Carey, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Ukraine’s embattled army chief, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, says Ukraine must adapt to a reduction in military aid from its key allies and focus ever more strongly on technology if it is to win its war against Russia. In an exclusive essay for CNN, submitted amidst a swirl of rumors
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — Winger Junya Ito has been removed from Japan’s squad at the Asian Cup in the midst of sexual assault allegations that he has denied. Japan is the favorite to win the Asian Cup for a fifth time. The tournament is being played in Qatar. Japan is to play Iran in the quarterfinals
Continue Reading By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Lawyer Jason Murray, taking the lead next week in the Supreme Court battle to keep Donald Trump off presidential ballots, has never argued before the justices. Jonathan Mitchell, representing Trump, is a well-known conservative advocate with some experience at the court – yet none in a case close
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