A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. America’s middle class is feeling the heat from sky-high interest rates and persistent inflation. Middle-class income growth […]
A man has died after falling from a 1,981 foot (604-meter-high) cliff in Norway that featured in a “Mission Impossible” film. Preikestolen, known in English as “Pulpit Rock” is a cliff in southwestern Norway overlooking the Lysefjord. It is one of Norway’s most famous mountain hikes and sees more than 300,000 visitors a year, according to […]
Fifteen years ago, wealthy nations pledged to channel $100 billion in climate aid to poorer countries by 2020. New analyses find that not only were rich nations two years late in meeting this goal, but much of that money is existing aid that has been relabeled as climate assistance or takes the form of loans. […]
In this week of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, it is useful to pause and consider why the Allies prevailed on that day and why, just 77 days later, they had utterly destroyed two German armies in a crushing victory that ensured the outcome of the war was no longer in any doubt. Over the […]
Originally appeared on E! Online The skiing community has suffered a heartbreaking loss. Professional skier Jean Daniel Pession and his girlfriend Elisa Arlian have died in “a tragic mountain accident,” the Italian Winter Sports Federation confirmed June 1. He was 28 and she was 27. The couple suffered an almost 2,300-foot fall while hiking Mount […]
Indian stocks fell the most in over four years (per Reuters), as the vote counting is underway, with initial trends suggesting that the Modi-magic seems to be fading. The opposition INDIA gaining ground in the Lok Sabha elections over its 2019 tally, way higher than Street expectations. While Modi’s party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA […]
A realtor sign advertises that the price of a house has been reducedDavid McNew/Getty Images Home prices are dropping thanks to high mortgage rates weighing on demand. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate edged up last week, hovering above 7%. Real estate experts expect affordability to slowly improve as inventory rises and borrowing costs ease. Home […]
The Facts Joe Biden is currently down in the polls against Donald Trump, despite presiding over a US economy that, by most objective standards, is in far stronger shape than it was when some past presidents handily won re-election. Voters awarded Barack Obama a second term in 2012 when unemployment was still near 8%. Ronald […]
A motorcyclist who died Tuesday after crashing his vehicle into a concrete barrier on westbound Interstate 64 and falling 30 feet has been identified. The man, identified as 23-year-old Cody Cunningham, died of multiple blunt force trauma, according to an autopsy report from the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. On Tuesday, First Division officers responded to […]
A person has died after falling into the engine of a KLM aircraft at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, prompting a major investigation. The incident occurred as the plane was reversing, with passengers and crew witnessing the tragedy. It is unclear if the person was a passenger or an employee. Emergency services responded quickly, and counseling […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa was heading closer to the reality of a national coalition government for the first time Friday as partial election results put the ruling African Nation Congress well short of a majority. With more than half of votes counted across the country’s nine provinces, the ANC had received just under 42% […]
SEWARD COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Highway Patrol says a 29-year-old Oklahoma man died from his injuries after falling out of a UTV. It happened around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday in Liberal. This embedded content is not available in your region. The KHP says the UTV carrying three men was traveling north on a […]