MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A former Memphis police officer who has pleaded guilty to violating Tyre Nichols’s civil rights testified in tears Tuesday, saying he left Nichols’s young son fatherless, that he was sorry and that he wishes he had stopped the punches. Desmond Mills took the stand in the trial of three former … Read more
When Hamas militants staged the worst-ever attack on Israel, they took back into the Gaza Strip 251 hostages, some of them already dead. A year later, 64 people, including two children, are still in captivity and Israel believes they are alive. For the Palestinian militant group that rules the Gaza Strip, the hostages are key … Read more
“Apart from Denmark in 1992, have any teams won tournaments or competitions for which they didn’t originally qualify?” enquires John Palfreyman. It’s Europa League week, so let’s start with the teams who won that competition after going out of the Champions League. (Yes, yes, we know that technically they qualified but they still got there … Read more
‘Think about what Gough Whitlam was able to do’: Greens MP’s challenge to Labor Max Chandler-Mather has urged the government to “think about what Gough Whitlam was able to do” and be more ambitious in attempting “real reforms”. The Greens’ housing spokesperson has told ABC’s Afternoon Briefing: We need public housing and what better way … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links Canada Published Sep 24, 2024 • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Half of Canadian small businesses have been the victim of fraud or attempted fraud over the last year, a new study says. Photo by Getty Images … Read more
Consumers’ view on the economy tumbled in September, falling by the largest level in more than three years as fears grew about jobs and business conditions, the Conference Board reported Tuesday. The board’s consumer confidence index slid to 98.7, down from 105.6 in August, the biggest one-month decline since August 2021. The Dow Jones consensus … Read more
A Sydney swim coach has died in hospital, a month after he was convicted of raping and sexually abusing six of his teenage students. Dick Caine, 78, was in palliative care with terminal cancer. His death from the illness was confirmed on Wednesday morning. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Last month, … Read more
A protestor holds a placard with a slogan reading “Stop Merger Horror” during a union demonstration outside the Commerzbank AG headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Italy’s UniCredit appears to have caught German authorities off guard with a potential multibillion-euro merger of Frankfurt-based Commerzbank, a move … Read more
U.S. home buyers are gaining tens of thousands in purchasing power as mortgage rates drop. With 30-year fixed mortgage rates declining from 7.79% in October 2023 to 6.2% last week, home buyers in the 100 largest U.S. cities have gained a median of $70,000 in additional buying power for the same $2,100 monthly payment, according … Read more
People shop at a home improvement store on August 14, 2024, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? … Read more
