CNN — The Women’s World Cup is finally here and the tournament’s second day of action has plenty of exciting storylines in store. Olympic champions Canada kick off their campaign in Friday’s opening match before one of the Women’s World Cup debutants – the Philippines – takes on the global event. Finally, the Spanish women … Read more
Johnson & Johnson will have to pay $18.8 million to a California man who said he developed cancer from exposure to his baby powder, a jury ruled Tuesday, a setback for the company that has thousands of similar cases of its talc-based products US bankruptcy court. The jury ruled in favor of Emory Hernandez Valadez, … Read more
Chibougamau, Quebec CNN — When the Silver State Hotshot crew arrived from Nevada a few weeks ago, Canada’s wildfires had already burned millions of acres and broken all-time fire records. So everyone already knew what they were dealing with. “For us in the states, this would be one of the biggest fires of all time… … Read more
new York CNN — Hundreds of thousands of people looking to travel this week have found themselves frustratingly stuck at an airport far from home with little choice but to wait. And wait. It started with heavy storms on Sunday and worsened as airlines struggled to rebook customers and reallocate staff. Between Sunday and Wednesday, … Read more
CNN — New York City has been cleared to introduce congestion pricing, a practice that allows the city to charge drivers going to Lower Manhattan, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday. The decision paves the way for the city to start the program as early as next spring. CNN has reached out to the … Read more
new York CNN — Home contents insurance is becoming more and more expensive and difficult to find in many places. There are no signs that the situation will improve any time soon. The culprits: climate change, rising costs for conversions or repairs and a sharp increase in premiums from reinsurance companies, which insurers use to … Read more
Beijing CNN — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China’s top diplomats on the final day of a high-level visit to Beijing aimed at stabilizing ties. All eyes are on if Washington’s envoy will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping later in the day. With world powers increasingly at odds, there is widespread international … Read more
CNN — At least 17 people, including five children, were killed on Saturday, according to the country’s Health Ministry, after an airstrike hit a residential area in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, hours before the United States and Saudi Arabia announced a 72-hour ceasefire. At least 25 houses were destroyed in the air raid on the … Read more
new York CNN — A UPS strike by 185,000 workers 25 years ago brought the logistics giant’s operations to a standstill. The 15-day strike severely curtailed package delivery, overwhelmed the US Postal Service and FedEx, and hurt businesses across the United States. Now more than 340,000 UPS workers, represented by the Teamsters union, are threatening … Read more