By ALEXANDRA OLSON and CLAIRE SAVAGE Federal authorities moved Friday to drop a racial discrimination lawsuit against the Sheetz convenience store chain, part of a broader effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to halt the use of a key tool for enforcing the country’s civil rights laws. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the top federal
Continue ReadingBy Marisa Sardonia Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE. North Carolina (WLOS) — A University of North Carolina Asheville administrator is no longer employed by the university following the release of a secretly-recorded video in which she appears to suggest that the school is not adhering to the UNC System’s rules on diversity,
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CNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Every parent wants their children to be happy and healthy, but admit it: If they just happen to grow up to be professional athletes or tech entrepreneurs, so much the better. Well, it turns out that the key to raising an ultra-successful kid is not
Continue Reading By Dana Bash, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump told CNN on Friday he is “not even thinking about” billionaire Elon Musk and won’t be speaking to him in the near future. “I’m not even thinking about Elon. He’s got a problem. The poor guy’s got a problem,” Trump told CNN’s Dana Bash. The comments
Continue ReadingPor CNN Radio Argentina Florencia Carignano, diputada nacional de Unión por la Patria de Santa Fe, se refirió al aumento del 7,2% de las jubilaciones, la suba del bono a 110.000 pesos, la moratoria previsional, así como la emergencia en discapacidad y en salud pediátrica como en las zona de inundadas de Buenos Aires y
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By Milad Haghani (CNN) — It’s peak travel season, airports are packed and emotions are running high. You’ve probably seen it or even been part of it: that tense moment when a passenger snaps at a flight attendant, or a near-meltdown over a seat reclining too far. Why does flying seem to bring out the
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Lululemon’s stock is on pace for one of its biggest routs in history after the athleisure maker warned that tariffs will dent its profit. The company cut its full-year guidance citing a “dynamic macroenvironment” that includes a decline in visits to its US stores, the impact of
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KATU, KPTV, CNN By Hanna Park, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An Oregon teen has been arrested in connection with an alleged mass shooting plot targeting the Three Rivers Mall in Kelso, in southwestern Washington, officials said. The suspect, whose identity has not been disclosed due to his age, allegedly planned to detonate a chlorine
Continue ReadingPor Jordan Valinsky, CNN Hooters cerró abruptamente docenas de locales apenas unos meses después de que la cadena de alitas de pollo se declarara en bancarrota y proclamara que no se iba “a ninguna parte”. “Después de considerar cuidadosamente lo que se necesita para posicionar mejor a nuestra empresa para el futuro, Hooters tomó la
Continue ReadingPor Andy Rose, Emma Tucker y Devan Cole, CNN Una jueza federal frenó el último intento del presidente Donald Trump de bloquear la llegada de estudiantes internacionales a la Universidad de Harvard. La orden de restricción temporal emitida a última hora del jueves por la jueza de distrito estadounidense Allison Burroughs llegó horas después de
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By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — British actor Tom Felton, best known for playing Draco Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” film franchise, will reprise his role as the arrogant antagonist – this time, on stage. Felton announced his role in the Broadway production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” on Instagram Thursday, in a
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The pop album of the summer is here. Addison Rae’s debut, “Addison,” is full, stuffed with bejeweled, hypnotic pop songs for the post-“BRAT” crowd. Hedonism has a new hero. For those who’ve watched her rise, it’s almost impossible to believe. It wasn’t so long ago
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By Monica Haider, CNN (CNN) — While holidays are often marked by parties, shared meals, gift-giving and special outfits, experts say there’s health benefits to remembering the meaning behind the celebration. The three-day holiday of Eid-al-Adha commemorates the story in the Quran of God appearing to Ibrahim, or Abraham, in a dream and commanding him
Continue ReadingPor Catherine Nicholls, CNN El 6 de junio de 2024 se cumplen 80 años del Día D, el primer día del desembarco de Normandía que sentó las bases de la derrota aliada de la Alemania nazi en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. La invasión, cuyo nombre en clave era Operación Overlord, contó con el desembarco de
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By MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross announced the closure of its offices in Niger and the departure of its foreign staff, four months after the ruling junta ordered the organization to leave the country. The ICRC confirmed the closure and departure in a statement on
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By Natasha Chen, CNN Lose Angeles (CNN) — Part of the massive domestic policy bill currently moving through Congress known as the “Big Beautiful Bill,” includes an unprecedented $5 billion national school voucher program. Republicans have long advocated for so-called school choice, but critics have labeled the initiative a tax cut for the wealthy. Sending
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By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a dozen candidates will compete in New Jersey on Tuesday for the chance to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy. Voters will also pick nominees for the state General Assembly. New Jersey is one of only two states, along with Virginia, with a gubernatorial race on
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By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press Representation of many of the world’s faiths and spiritual traditions has been minimal to nonexistent in the mainstream comics universe. Even when they are portrayed in comics, their presentation, as experts point out, is often inauthentic and sometimes, negative. Recently, however, comic book writers and academics who study the intersection
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By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press “Captain America doesn’t wear a beard and a turban, and he’s white.” Vishavjit Singh looked at the boy who uttered those words, and then he looked at himself — a skinny, bespectacled, turbaned, bearded Sikh in a Captain America suit. “I wasn’t offended, because I knew that this kid was
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s statements and actions aimed at curtailing the number of international students in the US have sent a chill of uncertainty through higher education institutions. These American schools have become more reliant on the higher tuition paid by international students as state and federal support has waned.
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Sailor Benjamin Kibler was overcome with pride when he was selected for the competitive position of Limited Duty Officer, a class of personnel the US Navy describes as “valuable individuals” who are among the “most fully qualified” talent the branch has to offer. Kibler and his wife celebrated the
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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Inside a Walmart store in New Jersey, a worker puts the finishing touches on a cake with an edible ink Sponge Bob on top. A colleague creates a buttercream rosette border for a different cake, while another co-worker frosts a tier of what will be
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BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, a day after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, that he encountered a U.S. administration open to discussion and returned confident that Washington remains committed to NATO. Merz described his Oval Office meeting and extended lunch with Trump as constructive but also candid,
Continue ReadingPor CNN en Español Videos y testigos informan que fuerzas israelíes dispararon en un centro de ayuda en Gaza. Trump dice que él y Xi solucionaron “los puntos complejos” de la crisis comercial. Rusia lanza un ataque aéreo sobre Kyiv pocos días después del audaz ataque con drones de Ucrania. ¿Cuántos puntos le faltan a
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Amid a constantly changing reproductive landscape, one West Virginia prosecutor is warning people who have miscarriages in his state that they could get in trouble with the law. Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney Tom Truman says that although he personally wouldn’t prosecute someone for a miscarriage, he made the suggestion
Continue Reading By Hanna Park, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An Oregon teen has been arrested in connection with an alleged mass shooting plot targeting the Three Rivers Mall in Kelso, in southwestern Washington, officials said. The suspect, whose identity has not been disclosed due to their age, allegedly planned to detonate a chlorine bomb to create
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By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Democratic state attorneys general and government lawyers argued Friday over the implications of President Donald Trump’s proposed overhaul of U.S. elections and whether the changes could be made in time for next year’s midterm elections, how much it would cost the states and, more broadly, whether the
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By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A young Tibetan controversially appointed by China’s atheist Communist Party as the second-highest spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism has pledged to make the religion more Chinese. Gyaltsen Norbu was installed by Beijing as the 11th Panchen Lama in 1995 in defiance of the religion’s highest authority the
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By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip marked the start of one of Islam’s most important holidays with prayers outside destroyed mosques and homes early Friday, with little hope the war with Israel will end soon. With much of Gaza in rubble, men, women and
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By Amanda Jackson and Taylor Galgano, CNN San Antonio, TX (CNN) — A family who moved to a south-side San Antonio neighborhood roughly six years ago said that they were warned right away about an eccentric man who lived across the street. They were told, they said, that Jonathan Joss would play drums on his
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