BERLIN (AP) — The German government says retirees’ pensions will rise significantly this summer for the second consecutive year. However, the increase will still fall short of the current inflation rate. The Labor Ministry said Monday that pensions will increase by 4.39% in the former West Germany on July 1 and by 5.86% in the
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — France’s government is facing a critical, maybe fatal, moment Monday with no-confidence motions filed by lawmakers furious that President Emmanuel Macron ordered the use of special constitutional powers to force through an unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without giving them a vote. National Assembly lawmakers are set
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN The order is up for audiences who have been hungry for a “Good Burger” sequel. Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell have confirmed that “Good Burger 2” is coming. The pair broke the news recently with an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” In the show’s opening, Fallon greets
Continue Reading MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have rested their seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants charged with plotting to stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 election. Jurors will hear testimony by defense witnesses before they
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission will support Turkey with one billion euros ($1.07 billion) to help with reconstruction in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated parts of the country and neighboring Syria last month. Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the EU’s executive arm, also pledged 108
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Two students were injured after a shooting at a Texas high school on Monday and a suspect is in custody, police and school district officials said. The shooting happened on the Lamar High School campus in Arlington outside a school building, news outlets report. The school was placed in lockdown and
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Premier League team Fulham had two players and its manager sent off as it lost 3-1 to Manchester United in a dramatic FA Cup quarterfinal on Sunday. The visitors had been winning the tie 1-0 until the red midst descended in the second half at Old Trafford, with a frenzied few
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Investors in a riskier type of Credit Suisse’s bonds had the value of their holdings slashed to zero Sunday after Swiss authorities brokered an emergency takeover of the bank by rival UBS. On Sunday, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced that UBS would buy Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — At the start of the pandemic, as many people found themselves spending a lot more time at home or outside than usual, a handful of researchers were curious about the effects of public health measures on a niche
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN The stars came out for Adam Sandler’s big night. Sandler is the 2023 recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, which was awarded Sunday night at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in Washington, DC. Some of the actor’s famous friends — including Jennifer Aniston, Judd Apatow, Drew Barrymore,
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Lopez-Martinez, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Even at thousands of metres high, germs are inescapable, according to new research at the University of Colorado Boulder. Near the world’s tallest peak above sea level at Mount Everest, researchers detected human-associated microbes from coughing and sneezing that
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Starbucks’ new CEO Laxman Narasimhan has taken over the reins from interim CEO Howard Schultz, about two weeks sooner than planned. Narasimhan was named the company’s incoming CEO on October 1 of last year. Since then, he has shadowed Schultz, who stepped into the CEO role for the third (and he
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN The world is rapidly approaching catastrophic levels of heating with international climate goals set to slip out of reach unless immediate and radical action is taken, according to a new UN-backed report. “The climate time-bomb is ticking,” said António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, in a statement to mark the
Continue ReadingBy KCTV5 Staff Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCE, Kansas (KCTV) — The Lawrence Police Department announced Sunday afternoon that 17-year-old Derrick Del Reed turned himself into the police. Del Reed, 17, is a suspect in a shooting that killed a local teen. Police said Del Reed was transported to the Douglas County
Continue ReadingBy KMOV Staff and Jon Kipper Click here for updates on this story HERMANN, Missouri (KMOV) — Mason Griffith arrived to his final resting place on Sunday in Rosebud, Missouri but not before friends, family and people that didn’t even know him could say goodbye. Griffith, a sergeant with the Hermann Police Department and Police
Continue ReadingBy Meghan Danahey Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — While the war in Ukraine rages into a second year, thousands of Ukrainians remain displaced and far from home. Oleks and Svetlana had to flee with their children after bombs rained down on their city. Svetlana was pregnant with
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN March Madness never fails to disappoint in terms of excitement, and this year is no different. There have been upsets, ‘Cinderella’ runs and brackets busted aplenty in this year’s NCAA college basketball tournament on both the men’s and women’s side, while some of the higher seeds have handled their business with
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By SCOTT McFETRIDGE, ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and SARA CLINE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Teri Patrick bristles at the idea she wants to ban books about LGBTQ issues in Iowa schools, arguing her only goal is ridding schools of sexually explicit material. Sara Hayden Parris says that whatever you want to call it, it’s
Continue Reading By KELVIN CHAN and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Shares of Credit Suisse plunged 60.5% on Monday after banking giant UBS said it would buy its troubled Swiss rival for almost $3.25 billion in a deal orchestrated by regulators to try to stave off further turmoil in the global banking system. UBS shares
Continue Reading By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet The homes that helped many people build wealth can become a burden in retirement. It’s not just the big maintenance and repair bills. Few homes are set up to support aging in place, and remodeling them to be safer can be expensive. Selling the house could help you tap equity
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