[ad_1] CNN — When she took the keys to 10 Downing Street in the wake of Boris Johnson’s political demise, Liz Truss promised to “ride out the storm” of Britain’s economic crisis. Just over six weeks later, she was engulfed by a hurricane of her own making. It was a …
Read More »Live updates: Liz Truss resigns as UK prime minister
[ad_1] Britain’s Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons in London, on October 19.Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament/AP Liz Truss’s resignation brings to an ignominious end her catastrophic tenure in Downing Street, which appeared doomed ever since Truss’s flagship economic agenda sent markets into panic …
Read More »Indonesia bans cough syrup sales after child deaths
[ad_1] Jakarta, Indonesia CNN — Indonesia has halted the sale of all syrup and liquid medicines following the deaths of nearly 100 children and an unexplained spike in cases of acute kidney injuries. The ban, announced by the country’s Health Ministry on Wednesday, will remain until authorities complete an investigation …
Read More »Trump made insensitive comments about Jews in 2021 video clip
[ad_1] Washington CNN — Former President Donald Trump asked whether a documentary filmmaker interviewing him last year was a “good Jewish character,” according to the filmmaker and video obtained by CNN. The 60-second clip, which was recorded in May 2021 at Trump’s Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club and first reported …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Trump considers allowing federal investigators to search Mar-a-Lago again
[ad_1] CNN — Donald Trump’s legal team is weighing whether to allow federal agents to return to the former President’s Florida residence, and potentially conduct a supervised search, to satisfy the Justice Department’s demands that all sensitive government documents are returned, sources tell CNN. In private discussions with Trump’s team …
Read More »Wisconsin group asks Supreme Court to block Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
[ad_1] CNN — A Wisconsin taxpayers group has asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis and temporarily block the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program from taking effect. The application for student loan forgiveness officially opened Monday. Student loan cancellation could begin as soon as Sunday, …
Read More »Russia martial law: President Putin announces change in four Ukrainian regions Moscow claims to have annexed
[ad_1] CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday that he has signed a law introducing martial law in four Ukrainian regions the Kremlin has sought to annex, in violation of international law. The regions are Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk. Putin made the comments during a scheduled Security …
Read More »Paul Krekorian: LA City Council elects new president amid the fallout from leaked racist audio
[ad_1] CNN — In a unanimous decision, the Los Angeles City Council voted for Paul Krekorian to take over as its president Tuesday following the resignation of Nury Martinez, who was heard making racist comments in a leaked audio recording that drew the nation’s attention to the city government. Krekorian, …
Read More »US State Department confirms detention of US citizen in Saudi Arabia
[ad_1] CNN — The son of an American citizen imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for criticizing the Saudi government said Tuesday evening that his father is “nowhere near being a dissident.” “My father is a senior American citizen who just wants to live freely and happy in the United States where …
Read More »Biden promises abortion rights law as Democrats try to rally voters
[ad_1] CNN — President Joe Biden on Tuesday made a major promise on a push to put abortion rights into law as his party looks to seize on the politically divisive issue in the final push ahead of the midterm elections. At an abortion-rights-focused speech at a Democratic National Committee …
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