Dangerous heat wave, red-flag warnings grip California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — Extreme heat will bake much of California throughout the holiday weekend, with little relief in store even at night. The National Weather Service said Tuesday that...
View ArticleDozens rally in Pakistan after a Christian man is sentenced to death for...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Dozens of members from Pakistan’s civil society rallied on Tuesday in the southern port city of Karachi against the death sentence handed down to a Christian man on blasphemy...
View ArticleInflation is down in Europe. But the European Central Bank is in no hurry to...
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation in the 20-nation eurozone crept lower to 2.5% in June, but remained stuck above the level favored by the European Central Bank, which is in no hurry to add more...
View ArticleOzy Media CEO denies lying to investors, involvement in Goldman Sachs call
BROOKLYN (CN) — Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson claimed Tuesday he had no idea that his higher-level employees made flippant misrepresentations of the now-shuttered digital media company’s finances to...
View ArticleAppeals court rejects Broadway producer’s antitrust claim against actors’ and...
NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a Tony Award-winning producer who claims that a union for actors and stage managers organized an illegal boycott that prevented him...
View ArticleAI is learning from what you said on Reddit, Stack Overflow or Facebook. Are...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Post a comment on Reddit, answer coding questions on Stack Overflow, edit a Wikipedia entry or share a baby photo on your public Facebook or Instagram feed and you are also...
View ArticleProsecutors ask France’s highest court to rule on validity of arrest warrant...
NICE, France (AP) — French prosecutors have requested the country’s highest court to rule on the validity of the international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad for alleged complicity...
View ArticleHawaii governor announces interim housing for Maui wildfire survivors
HONOLULU (CN) — Nearly one year since the catastrophic Maui wildfires of Aug. 8, 2023, Hawaii Governor Josh Green announced on Tuesday a new interim housing program to provide vital housing relief to...
View ArticleFederal Reserve minutes: Inflation is cooling, but more evidence is needed...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials at their most recent meeting welcomed signs that inflation is slowing and highlighted data suggesting that the job market and the broader economy could be...
View ArticleGuo Wengui ‘is public enemy number one in China,’ says fraud trial defense...
MANHATTAN (CN) — The Chinese exile accused of scamming his own followers out of more than $1 billion was almost certainly a target of the Chinese Communist Party, a defense witness testified Wednesday...
View ArticleWhy mass shootings and violence increase in the summer
(AP) — Violence and mass shootings often surge in the summer months, especially around the Fourth of July, historically one of the deadliest days of the year. A flurry of shootings around the holiday...
View ArticleSenator Bob Menendez rests defense case in federal bribery trial
MANHATTAN (CN) — New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez declined to take the witness stand on Wednesday afternoon, concluding his defense against federal bribery and conspiracy allegations after two days of...
View ArticleGeorgia election workers who won $148M judgment against Giuliani want his...
(AP) — Rudy Giuliani’s creditors, including two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him, are opposing his attempt to convert his bankruptcy into a...
View ArticleIsrael turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion with largest land grab in...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, a settlement tracking group said Wednesday, a move that is likely to worsen already...
View ArticleJudge temporarily blocks Biden administration’s restoration of transgender...
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A federal district court judge on Wednesday temporarily halted parts of a nondiscrimination rule that would have kept insurers and medical professionals from denying...
View ArticleMicrosoft to pay $14 million in settlement over protected leave...
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — The California Civil Rights Department announced on Wednesday that Microsoft agreed to pay $14.425 million to settle claims that the tech giant violated state and federal law by...
View ArticleEgypt swears in a new Cabinet as mounting economic challenges fuel public...
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s new Cabinet was sworn in Wednesday with major changes in the defense, foreign ministry and economy portfolios as the country faces mounting public discontent and conflicts in...
View ArticleBond increased to over $1 million for Texas woman charged with attempted...
EULESS, Texas — A Texas woman accused of trying to drown a Muslim child is back in jail following an increase in bond, court records show. Elizabeth Wolf, 42, was originally arrested on May 19 after...
View ArticleCourt says social media influencer Andrew Tate can leave Romania but remain...
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital ruled Friday that social media influencer Andrew Tate can leave Romania but must remain within the European Union as he awaits trial on charges...
View ArticleWisconsin Supreme Court reverses ban on absentee ballot drop boxes
MADISON, Wis. (CN) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on Friday that state law permits the use of drop boxes to collect absentee ballots, authorizing the absentee voting option in the battleground...
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