Kanye West to buy conservative social media platform Parler
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writers The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social…
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Germany launches new program to help at-risk Afghans
BERLIN (AP) — The German government is launching a new program to help to bring about 1,000 people who are at risk of persecution in Afghanistan to…
Continue ReadingFact check: How Democratic ads mislead on four GOP candidates’ abortion stances
By Daniel Dale, CNN Democrats have spent weeks attacking Republican midterm candidates with television ads about abortion. Some of the ads have been…
Continue ReadingPolitical mood tilts in Republicans’ favor with economy and inflation top of mind three weeks from midterms
By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director The economy and inflation are the dominant issues three weeks out from the midterm congressional elections,…
Continue ReadingFact check: How Democratic ads mislead on four GOP candidates’ abortion stances
By Daniel Dale, CNN Democrats have spent weeks attacking Republican midterm candidates with television ads about abortion. Some of the ads have been…
Continue Reading China party says nearly 5 million members probed for graft
BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party says it has investigated almost 5 million members for possible corruption over the last decade,…
Continue Reading Spanish royals start delayed state visit to Germany
BERLIN (AP) — King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain have started a state visit to Germany that was delayed for a year because of the…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: 3 inflation-savvy moves to make now
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Inflation isn’t leaving your life — at least not right now. While it’s still hanging around, you can take three…
Continue Reading Credit Suisse pays $495M tied to mortgage-backed securities
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Credit Suisse has agreed to pay $495 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. over a yearslong dispute…
Continue Reading Digital activists challenge Uganda’s harsh new internet law
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A group of Ugandan activists has launched a legal challenge to controversial new…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka urged to withdraw bill allowing broad detentions
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An international human rights group is urging Sri Lanka’s government to…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Oct. 17: Hearing aids, Ukraine, January 6, Immigration, Nigeria
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN ‘Tis the season for overpriced costumes and confiscating unwrapped candy. Halloween is right around the corner and…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Oct. 17: Hearing aids, Ukraine, January 6, Immigration, Nigeria
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN ‘Tis the season for overpriced costumes and confiscating unwrapped candy. Halloween is right around the corner and…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Oct. 17: Hearing aids, Ukraine, January 6, Immigration, Nigeria
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN ‘Tis the season for overpriced costumes and confiscating unwrapped candy. Halloween is right around the corner and…
Continue Reading 7 soldiers dead, 7 injured in truck accident in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police say seven soldiers have been killed when a tire on their truck burst in rainy weather, causing the…
Continue Reading Swedish Parliament elects conservative prime minister
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish parliament has elected Ulf Kristersson — the conservative Moderate Party leader — as prime minister at the head of…
Continue ReadingInmates say guards fired tear gas after deadly blaze at Iranian prison
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Hira Humayun, CNN Details of a chaotic night marked by tear gas and explosions have emerged from an Iranian prison…
Continue ReadingOctober 17, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Tara Subramaniam, Aditi Sangal, Sana Noor Haq and Mike Hayes, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros.…
Continue Reading At Georgia debate, Abrams and Kemp clash on abortion, crime
By JEFF AMY and BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams painted…
Continue ReadingWalmart is now selling over-the-counter hearing aids after FDA rule change
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Walmart announced Monday that its customers can for the first time buy over-the-counter hearing aids without a…
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