CNN — As the new year begins, a number of popular electric vehicles, specifically some Tesla and General Motors models, could be eligible for $7,500 worth of tax credits they weren’t eligible for in 2022. But that eligibility may last only last a few months. That’s because limitations on new tax credits enacted in August […]
New York CNN — The U.S. Virgin Islands government filed a lawsuit Tuesday against JPMorgan Chase, alleging that the Wall Street bank benefited financially from Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation and failed in its duty to report suspicious financial activity. “Over more than a decade, JPMorgan (JPM) clearly knew it was not complying with federal […]
São Paulo CNN — Police in Brasilia arrested a man on Saturday suspected of planting and possessing explosive devices one week ahead of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s inauguration, Police Chief Robson Candido said during a news briefing. The 54-year-old suspect went to Brasilia for demonstrations in support of President Jair Bolsonaro, police […]
CNN — A bus accident in southern British Columbia, Canada, on Christmas Eve has left more than 50 people hospitalized, officials say. Medical teams at three area hospitals are treating at least 53 individuals, according to local health authority Interior Health, which said late Saturday the accident on Highway 97C triggered a “Code Orange” response […]
CNN — The US carried out a strike in Somalia that killed six al-Shabaab militants on Friday, US Africa Command said in a statement. The strike was in “self-defense,” according to the command, or AFRICOM, and it was carried out at the request of the Somali government. According to an initial assessment, no civilians were […]
Washington CNN — Two Americans who had been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been released and are en route to Qatar, three sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. Two of the sources tell CNN that one of the Americans is filmmaker Ivor Shearer, who was arrested along with his Afghan producer, Faizullah […]
CNN — Five people were killed in a shooting at a condominium in a Toronto suburb Sunday night, police said, a “terrible” crime that came amid Canada’s efforts to tighten its gun control laws. After responding to an active shooting call about 7:20 p.m. at the residential building in Vaughan, just north of Toronto, police […]
CNN — Roughly two dozen former leaders of the US military – including retired chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a former Supreme Allied commander of NATO and several former commanders in Afghanistan – sent a letter to US congressional leaders Saturday evening urging them to act quickly to save Afghan allies who currently […]
Los Angeles CNN — At 26, Ixchel Hernandez has become the defender and protector of her family’s modest apartment. In the two decades they’ve lived in their Los Angeles home, the family of four has successfully fought against multiple attempts aimed at pricing and, ultimately, forcing them out. “We are human beings with the right […]
Hong Kong CNN — US regulators have gained full access to the audits of Chinese companies for the first time, reducing the threat that tech giants such as Alibaba (BABA) and JD.com (JD) could be kicked off US stock exchanges. The announcement marks a major breakthrough in a yearslong standoff over how Chinese companies listed […]