By Hilary Whiteman, CNN A highly anticipated sexual assault trial began in Australia Tuesday in a case that has raised questions about the culture in the nation’s Parliament and the actions of ministers when the claims emerged. Former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann has pleaded not guilty to sexual intercourse without consent relating to the
Continue ReadingBy Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN Brazilians woke up to four more weeks of campaigning after a presidential vote on Sunday destined frontrunners Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro to a second round run-off later this month. Results released Monday by Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) showed left-wing candidate and former president da Silva finished
Continue ReadingBy Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN Brazilians woke up to four more weeks of campaigning after a presidential vote on Sunday destined frontrunners Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro to a second round run-off later this month. Results released Monday by Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) showed left-wing candidate and former president da Silva finished
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN Federal aviation officials announced on Tuesday that flight attendants will soon get more mandated rest time between flights. Current FAA rules say that in most cases, an airline must provide a flight attendant a nine-hour rest period after being on duty 14 hours or less. The new rule increases the rest
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN Federal aviation officials announced on Tuesday that flight attendants will soon get more mandated rest time between flights. Current FAA rules say that in most cases, an airline must provide a flight attendant a nine-hour rest period after being on duty 14 hours or less. The new rule increases the rest
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer maintain a country-by-country list of travel advisories related to Covid-19, the agency said Monday. “As fewer countries are testing or reporting Covid-19 cases, CDC’s ability to accurately assess the Covid-19 THN [Travel Health Notice] levels for most
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business You’ve been working and saving for decades for just this moment: retirement. Even though you may be ready to stop working full-time, now comes the hard part: Actually letting yourself use your savings, since you no longer will be bringing in that paycheck, which until now has covered your monthly
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business You’ve been working and saving for decades for just this moment: retirement. Even though you may be ready to stop working full-time, now comes the hard part: Actually letting yourself use your savings, since you no longer will be bringing in that paycheck, which until now has covered your monthly
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Taco Bell is apologizing for its breakfast menu. In recent years, it has been littered with questionable foods, such as the Naked Egg Taco or even the Waffle Taco, that have since been discontinued. Turns out, people just want the basics and the chain is finally accepting that. Now, the
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Chris Liakos, CNN King Charles III will miss the upcoming COP27 climate change summit in Egypt, CNN understands, after British media reported that Prime Minister Liz Truss advised him to drop his plans to attend. CNN understands that the King‘s attendance at COP27 had not been confirmed and following consultations with
Continue ReadingBy Mia Alberti and Kara Fox, CNN British Prime Minister Liz Truss admitted mistakes had been made with her government’s controversial “mini-budget” announced last week — which sent the pound to historic lows and sparked market chaos — but stood by her policies. Speaking to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday morning Truss said: “I
Continue ReadingBy Camilo Rocha, Kara Fox, Rodrigo Pedroso, and Caitlin Hu, CNN Brazil’s polarizing presidential race will go to a second round run-off after no candidate achieved a majority of more than 50% of the ballot in an election that saw long lines at polling booths as millions turned out to vote. With more than 99%
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business Interest rates are climbing this year on all kinds of consumer debt, and that’s bad news for those who carry a credit card balance. The Federal Reserve has been pushing interest rates higher in an ongoing campaign to battle inflation, announcing an unprecedented three consecutive 75-basis-point jumps. That has pushed
Continue ReadingBy Camilo Rocha Brazil’s hotly contested presidential election is less than 24 hours away, and for many Brazilians, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Two household names — former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and current leader Jair Bolsonaro — are battling to become the country’s next president. Depending on who ultimately wins, Latin America’s
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN In the wake of a devastating Hurricane Ian, theme parks and other sites of interest to tourists worked to reopen in hard-hit Florida as well as the Carolinas. Here’s a status report of the latest plans of various theme parks and other tourist attractions in Florida along with what’s going on
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN In the wake of a devastating Hurricane Ian, theme parks and other sites of interest to tourists worked to reopen in hard-hit Florida as well as the Carolinas. Here’s a status report of the latest plans of various theme parks and other tourist attractions in Florida along with what’s going on
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, Gregory Wallace and Marnie Hunter, CNN Hurricane Ian dealt another blow to air travel as the storm moved up the East Coast. The main airport in Charleston, South Carolina, closed on Friday, while many airports in Florida were reopening. Charleston International Airport’s airfield closed because of high winds from Hurricane Ian, the
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Rob Picheta, CNN A sense of normality slowly returned to the monarchy this week, as the royals’ extended period of mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II came to an end. And, in turn, a fresh era began for the new Prince and Princess of Wales. William and Catherine visited
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Rob Picheta, CNN A sense of normality slowly returned to the monarchy this week, as the royals’ extended period of mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II came to an end. And, in turn, a fresh era began for the new Prince and Princess of Wales. William and Catherine visited
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Some sobering news for US shoppers: There’s little relief in sight on grocery store bills. Grocery prices climbed 13.5% in August from the year before, the highest annual increase since March 1979, according to government data. Executives at large food manufacturers and analysts expect inflation to hover
Continue Reading