By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British newspaper is reporting that the Duchess of Sussex will receive the nominal sum of 1 pound after a court found that another newspaper invaded her privacy. The Guardian reported the figure on Wednesday. The 1-pound payment covers only the duchess’s invasion of privacy claims against
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers More weakness in technology companies pulled most major stock indexes lower in afternoon trading on Wall Street. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq pulled back 1.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 blue-chip companies managed a tiny gain of 0.2%, pulling
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer More weakness in technology companies pulled most major stock indexes lower in morning trading on Wall Street. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq pulled back 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 blue-chip companies managed a tiny gain of 0.1%, pulling just above the
Continue Reading By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — News reports say protesters in Kazakhstan’s largest city have stormed the presidential residence and the mayor’s office and set both buildings on fire. The demonstrations sparked by a rise in fuel prices in the Central Asian nation escalated sharply Wednesday. Police fired on some protesters at the
Continue Reading By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — News reports say protesters in Kazakhstan’s largest city have stormed the presidential residence and the mayor’s office and set both buildings on fire. The demonstrations sparked by a rise in fuel prices in the Central Asian nation escalated sharply Wednesday. Police fired on some protesters at the
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DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — A regional tourism agency in Alabama is standing up for its chief executive despite his federal fraud indictment related to a music festival in Iowa that lost more than $2 million. WTVY-TV reports that a Visit Dothan statement says the agency is aware of the charges against president and CEO Aaron
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Of course, Kanye West went to see a controversial Broadway play. On Tuesday, the rapper/mogul/provocateur attended a performance of “Slave Play,” which takes on race, sex, interracial relationships and trauma. But it was who he was reportedly there with that garnered the most attention. People published photos of West with
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Chrysler says it plans for its vehicle lineup to go all electric by 2028. It’s the latest brand to announce a major shift away from gas-powered cars amid pressure to act on climate change. The American automaker also said Wednesday that it will launch its first battery-electric vehicle by 2025. Chrysler announced
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Chrysler says it plans for its vehicle lineup to go all electric by 2028. It’s the latest brand to announce a major shift away from gas-powered cars amid pressure to act on climate change. The American automaker also said Wednesday that it will launch its first battery-electric vehicle by 2025. Chrysler announced
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LE PECQ, France (AP) — France is allowing medics and health workers who are infected with the coronavirus but have few or no symptoms to keep treating patients rather than self-isolate. The extraordinary stop-gap measure is aimed at alleviating staff shortages at hospitals and other medical facilities caused by an
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. health authorities have eased COVID-19 testing requirements in England. The move is designed to help tackle staff shortages that are hitting public services amid an omicron-fueled surge in infections. The change announced Wednesday came a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. health authorities have eased COVID-19 testing requirements in England. The move is designed to help tackle staff shortages that are hitting public services amid an omicron-fueled surge in infections. The change announced Wednesday came a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that
Continue Reading ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — A deputy with the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department was seriously injured after being hit early Wednesday morning by a sport utility vehicle that fled a police stop. Authorities say the incident happened around 4 a.m. near Interstate 70 and 5th Street in St. Charles County, after members of the
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Gal Gadot comenzó el año 2022 abordando a fondo el controvertido video de “Imagine” que se hizo viral por todas las razones equivocadas al comienzo de la pandemia mundial. En una entrevista para el número de febrero de la revista InStyle, la actriz de “Wonder Woman” dijo que el video
Continue Reading ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian rescuers are praising a dog who protected his injured owner from freezing high on a snowy mountain, keeping him warm for 13 hours in the dark until he could get medical attention. “Friendship and love between man and dog know no boundaries,” the county’s mountain rescue service wrote on Twitter
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Melania Trump, wife of 45th US President Donald Trump. Personal Birth date: April 26, 1970 Birth place: Novo Mesto, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) Birth name: Melanija Knavs Father: Viktor Knavs Mother: Amalija (Ulcnik) Knavs Marriage: Donald Trump (January 22, 2005-present) Children: Barron Education: University of
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Australian Open, one of four competitions that make up the “Grand Slam” in professional tennis. The other three are Wimbledon, the French Open and the US Open. January 16-29, 2023 – The 111th Australian Open takes place. January 17-30, 2022 – The 110th Australian Open takes place.
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By John Harwood and Betsy Klein, CNN A bipartisan group of Senate lawmakers discussed the possibility of another economic stimulus package last year amid the Omicron wave of coronavirus, but talks failed to move forward. Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland and Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi held preliminary conversations with stakeholders on additional
Continue Reading By THOMAS PEIPERT and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Investigators looking for one of two people missing after a destructive Colorado wildfire have found partial human remains in an area near the suspected origin of the blaze. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday investigators located the partial remains of an adult in
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By Rob Picheta, Anna Chernova, Radina Gigova and Ivan Watson, CNN “Peacekeepers” from a Russia-led military alliance of post-Soviet states will be sent to Kazakhstan to help stabilize the country following deadly protests against a hike in fuel prices, Armenia’s Prime Minister said Wednesday. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) — which includes Russia, Belarus,
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