By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Instagram says it’s deploying new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion, including a feature that will automatically blur nudity in direct messages. The social media platform said in a blog post Thursday that it’s testing out the features as part of its campaign
Continue ReadingBy KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tax pros say there are a few tips parents should keep in mind when filing their tax returns this year. The child tax credit is lower than in recent years, but it’s still up to $2,000 per child. And it can be claimed alongside your standard
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By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s been a brutal six years for Boeing, with two fatal jet crashes kicking off a series of safety crises — and raising concerns about the quality and safety of the planes rolling off its assembly lines. As Boeing scrambles to repair its reputation, some critics and
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The details of “Civil War” don’t make much sense – it’s hard to imagine California and Texas agreeing on much of anything, much less seceding together – but that’s not really the point of writer-director Alex Garland’s tense, visceral thriller. The images of the US turned into a
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — There’s rarely a good time for prices to rise a lot. Good luck finding someone who will tell you they enjoy it when their hard-earned dollars can’t stretch as far. But, if you’re President Joe Biden, now is a particularly bad time for inflation to reaccelerate.
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By Jeff Zeleny and Gregory Krieg, CNN Omaha, Nebraska (CNN) — Omaha is a blue dot in a sea of Nebraska red, which is precisely why Donald Trump and his allies are furiously fighting to change the state’s system of awarding electoral votes in presidential elections. Even after the Nebraska Legislature closed the door on
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Big banks kick off earnings season Friday. There’s a
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The Tennessee state Senate has passed a controversial bill that would allow teachers to carry concealed handguns at K-12 schools. The measure puts the nationwide debate over arming educators back in the spotlight as mass shootings continue not only in American schools but at parades, festivals, places of worship
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By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Kirsten Puccio gave birth to her daughter in August 2020. It was a moment she had both eagerly awaited and dreaded for months. Upon delivery, Puccio’s doctors were legally mandated to report her to the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families for child abuse and neglect because she was
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. National Public Radio is being battered by a right-wing storm. A day after NPR senior business editor Uri Berliner penned a scathing piece for Bari Weiss’
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Barcelona secured a 3-2 comeback win away against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie on Wednesday, serving a blow to the Parisians’ hopes of winning their first title. The Spanish side, looking to flex its muscles in Europe once again, had taken the
Continue Reading By Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — For many people, sudden unemployment – especially in later life – can be a time of insurmountable crisis. For Robert Webber, who lost his job as a facilities manager in the US in 2018, it became an opportunity to follow a dream and start a new life in Europe.
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — These are tough times for two big US dollar store chains. In the past month, Family Dollar said it will close nearly 1,000 stores and 99 Cents Only said it will go out of business. Both companies said inflation and shoplifting have contributed to their troubles. While
Continue ReadingMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian court has rejected a case brought by five women seeking compensation from Qatar Airways over invasive gynecological examinations conducted on passengers at Doha’s airport in 2020, but their case against the airport’s operator is going ahead. The five women were among hundreds who were forcibly removed from planes on
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By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Bogotà, Colombia (CNN) — There’s a new meme being shared widely this week across social media accounts in Colombia’s capital Bogotá, as the city grapples with a water crisis. It’s an image of C. Montgomery Burns, the supervillain from the animated series “The Simpsons,” showing up at the door with a
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — If Catholic Charities of San Antonio doesn’t soon get more federal funding aimed at supporting asylum-seekers, it will have to close its Migrant Resource Center during the evening and overnight hours, which could leave busloads of newly arrived immigrants on the streets. The nonprofit received $55 million from the
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Tariff Man could be back in the White House next year – and he’s promising the sequel will be even bigger than the original. Former President Donald Trump, who labeled himself “Tariff Man” in 2018, has made clear he wants to pursue a more aggressive trade strategy
Continue Reading By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — The Anti-Defamation League has graded 85 American universities for their policies to protect Jewish students from antisemitism on campus. It gave Harvard and 12 other schools an “F.” Just two schools got an “A.” Reports of antisemitism on college campuses across the United States have surged after
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, Olga Voitovych and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s parliament has scrapped plans to give soldiers who have spent prolonged periods fighting on the frontlines the chance to return home on rotation, after passing a draft law seeking to boost the number of soldiers in its military. Ukrainian lawmakers have for months
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has announced rare sanctions against two U.S. defense companies over what it says is their support for arms sales to Taiwan. Beijing claims the self-governing island democracy as its own territory to be recovered by force if necessary. The announcement freezes the assets of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and
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