Stocks slip as control of Congress remains unclear
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Wall Street was betting on a red wave in the midterm elections Tuesday. But it appears that didn’t happen.…
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Ron DeSantis will win reelection as Florida governor, CNN projects
By Steve Contorno, CNN Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida’s hard-charging Republican leader who became a household name during the pandemic, will win a…
Continue Reading World Anti-Doping Agency refers Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s case to Court of Arbitration for Sport
By Matt Foster and Wayne Sterling, CNN The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has referred the case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to the Court…
Continue Reading Carry On and Harry Potter star Leslie Phillips dies aged 98
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Leslie Phillips, the British actor who starred in the Carry On movie franchise and later voiced the Sorting Hat in the Harry…
Continue Reading Flu and other respiratory virus activity continues to ramp up across the US
Government health officials on Friday warned of an early and severe start to cold and flu season in the United States, saying they were closely…
Continue Reading Please don’t lick this psychedelic toad, National Park Service warns
By Zoe Sottile, CNN As tasty as it might look, you should refrain from licking the Sonoran desert toad, the National Park Service has warned. On…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates dip back below 7%
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates fell this week after surpassing 7% for the first time in 20 years last week. The 30-year fixed-rate…
Continue Reading Grocery prices are soaring. But this food favorite is getting cheaper
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business There’s at least one item in the grocery store that is getting less expensive: avocados. A significant supply…
Continue Reading What rising interest rates mean for you
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate for the sixth time in a row on Wednesday, to a range of 3.75%…
Continue Reading Biden’s stock market record so far is the second worst since Jimmy Carter
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The stock market started the Biden era with a boom. But it heads into the midterm election looking more like a bust.…
Continue Reading Immigration officials say Pelosi attacker was in US illegally
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN David DePape, the man accused of violently attacking Paul Pelosi last week, was in the United States illegally and may face…
Continue Reading After promising trial results for maternal RSV vaccine, Pfizer says it will seek FDA approval this year
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Pfizer says it has enough promising data on its respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, vaccine designed to protect newborns that…
Continue Reading A spooky forecast for the future of interest rates
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business When will central banks stop raising interest rates? That’s the multi-trillion dollar question that has Wall…
Continue Reading Some forms of popular antibiotic amoxicillin in short supply, likely due to increased demand
By Jen Christensen, CNN Amoxicillin, a common antibiotic used to treat a broad range of conditions, is in short supply, according to the US Food and…
Continue Reading Dow has biggest monthly gain in more than 45 years
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Dow fell nearly 130 points, or 0.4% Monday, but it still ended October up 14% — its best monthly gain since…
Continue Reading Instagram goes down for some users
By Catherine Thorbecke Thousands of Instagram users reported issues with accessing the platform on Monday morning. Approximately 7,000 users reported…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates top 7% for the first time since 2002
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates rose again this week, topping 7% for the first time since 2002. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged…
Continue Reading Clorox recalls 37 million bottles of Pine-Sol that could contain bacteria
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Roughly 37 million bottles of Pine-Sol products have been recalled because they could contain a potentially harmful…
Continue Reading Leslie Jordan, beloved actor and social media star, dead at 67
By Lisa Respers France and Chloe Melas, CNN Leslie Jordan, beloved comedian and actor known for his work on “Will and Grace,” has died,…
Continue Reading Rishi Sunak will be Britain’s next prime minister after seeing off rivals in race to replace Truss
By Ivana Kottasová and Sugam Pokharel, CNN Former finance minister Rishi Sunak will be the United Kingdom’s next prime minister after seeing…
Continue Reading Stocks soar on hopes that Fed will slow rate hikes
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business A disastrous earnings report from Snap and less than inspiring results from Dow components American Express and…
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Jan. 6 panel issues subpoena to Trump, demanding he testify
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has issued a subpoena to Donald…
Continue Reading Reduce your risk of getting sick this Thanksgiving season
By Katia Hetter, CNN With this year’s Thanksgiving the third since the onset of the pandemic, there are now many tools to help manage Covid-19…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates rise again, creeping closer to 7%
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates rose again this week, stopping just short of the 7% mark. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.94%…
Continue Reading Nestlé recalls some packages of Toll House cookie dough
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Nestlé is issuing a voluntary recall for its refrigerated, ready-to-bake Nestlé Toll House Stuffed Chocolate Chip…
Continue Reading FDA authorizes Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for use as a first booster shot
The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine for use as a first booster dose among adults 18 and older, at…
Continue Reading US government seeks court injunctions against six e-cigarette manufacturers as FDA steps up enforcement
By Katherine Dillinger, Jen Christensen and Tierney Sneed, CNN The US Department of Justice took legal action against six e-cigarette manufacturers…
Continue Reading October surprise? Stocks continue to sizzle this month
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business October may be famous for historically horrifying stock market crashes like the ones in 1929, 1987 and 2008. But…
Continue Reading Dow soars back above 30,000
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Stocks rallied sharply Monday, thanks to more strong earnings from big banks and a sigh of relief about new plans…
Continue Reading What to know about buying hearing aids over the counter
By Raenu Charles, CNN The high cost of hearing aids has long been a barrier for many people who have hearing problems. Traditional prescription…
Continue Reading Abbott announces new baby formula recall but claims it affects small fraction of total US supply
By Jen Christensen, CNN Abbott Labs said Friday that it is recalling certain lots of 2 fluid ounce/59 milliliter bottles of Ready-to-Feed liquid…
Continue Reading Robbie Coltrane, Hagrid in ‘Harry Potter’ films, dead at 72
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Robbie Coltrane, the actor who brought to life the lovable gamekeeper Hagrid in the Harry Potter film franchise, died on…
Continue Reading Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native adults more likely to be hospitalized for flu and less likely to be vaccinated, CDC report finds
By Carma Hassan, CNN Black, American Indian/Alaska Native and Hispanic adults are more likely than their White peers to be hospitalized for the flu,…
Continue Reading Trump does not say whether he will comply with subpoena in written response to January 6 committee
By Kristen Holmes and Sara Murray, CNN Former President Donald Trump on Friday does not say whether he will comply with the subpoena by the House…
Continue Reading House January 6 committee votes to subpoena Trump during Thursday’s hearing
By Manu Raju, Jamie Gangel, Annie Grayer and Clare Foran, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack voted…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates hit 20-year high
By Anna Bahney, CNN After taking a breather last week, mortgage rates rose again — moving even closer to 7%. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage…
Continue Reading Food prices are still surging — here’s what’s getting more expensive
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Prices at the grocery store continued to soar last month, adding even more pressure to shoppers’ wallets.…
Continue Reading Parkland school shooter avoids the death penalty after jury recommends life in prison
By Dakin Andone, Alta Spells and Denise Royal, CNN The Parkland school shooter has avoided the death penalty after a jury recommended he be sentenced…
Continue Reading Willie Spence, ‘American Idol’ Season 19 runner-up, dead at 23
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Willie Spence, a singer who as a teen went viral with his rendition of Rihanna’s hit “Diamonds” and was…
Continue Reading COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid can interact with common heart medications, doctors warn
COVID-19 patients with a history of cardiovascular disease are at an increased risk of developing severe illness and could benefit most from the…
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ACT test scores drop to lowest in 30 years in pandemic slide
Scores on the ACT college admissions test by this year’s high school graduates hit their lowest point in more than 30 years — the latest evidence…
Continue Reading FDA authorizes updated COVID-19 booster shots for children as young as 5
The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday gave emergency use authorization to updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as…
Continue Reading What COVID-19 precautions should people take for international travel?
Last week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it would no longer be maintaining a country-by-country travel advisory of…
Continue Reading Angela Lansbury, beloved star of ‘Murder, She Wrote,’ dead at 96
By Brian Lowry, CNN Angela Lansbury, who enjoyed an eclectic, award-winning movie and stage career in addition to becoming America’s favorite…
Continue Reading Don’t worry, there’s still hope for the stock market
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The back-to-back, huge market rallies of last week may seem like a distant memory to investors after stocks slid…
Continue Reading Markets won’t go back to normal until the Fed stops hiking rates
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Stocks lost ground again on Monday following a turbulent week that saw market volatility at its bumpiest level since…
Continue Reading For the first time, influential task force recommends screening children 8 and older for anxiety
By Naomi Thomas, CNN For the first time, the US Preventive Services Task Force has recommended screening for anxiety in children 8 and older. In its…
Continue Reading US economy will soon start losing 175,000 jobs a month, Bank of America warns
By Matt Egan, CNN The Federal Reserve’s fight to squash inflation will cause the US economy to start losing tens of thousands of jobs a month…
Continue Reading Hair-straightening chemical products linked to increased uterine cancer risk in new study
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Scientists are uncovering new details in the connection between using certain hair straightening products, such as chemical…
Continue Reading 2021 US firearm homicide and suicide rates were highest since the 1990s, CDC data shows
By Naomi Thomas, CNN US firearm homicide and suicide rates each increased by more than 8% from 2020 to 2021, according to data published Thursday in…
Continue Reading GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley calls for OPEC collusion crackdown after production cut
by Matt Egan, CNN Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley on Thursday called for punishing OPEC for its production cut by passing legislation that would hold…
Continue Reading Alec Baldwin reaches settlement with Halyna Hutchins’ family
By Chloe Melas, CNN The family of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed on the “Rust” movie set in 2021, and Alec Baldwin have…
Continue Reading Long waiting lists, long drives and costly care hinder many kids’ access to mental health care
By Brenda Goodman, CNN The pandemic has been tough, but the return to in-person schooling has also been emotionally difficult for Mary Norris’…
Continue Reading Trump goes to Supreme Court over Mar-a-Lago search and seizure of documents
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to intervene in the dispute over materials marked as…
Continue Reading Population is ‘exploding’ in the region hit hardest by Hurricane Ian
By Ella Nilsen, CNN Hurricane Ian last week slammed into one of the fastest-growing areas of the country, putting hundreds of thousands of people in…
Continue Reading Grocery store prices aren’t coming down anytime soon
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Some sobering news for US shoppers: There’s little relief in sight on grocery…
Continue Reading US suicide rates rose in 2021, reversing two years of decline
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Last year, a landlord stopped by Patrick John’s home in the Salt Lake City area to replace a broken dishwasher. John…
Continue Reading ‘We see you, and we are with you’: Justice Jackson says she is humbled by reactions since her appointment to Supreme Court
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Hours after she was formally sworn in at the Supreme Court on Friday, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson…
Continue Reading Stocks end Wednesday slightly lower following huge two-day surge
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Maybe that October market rally has some legs after all? Stocks were mostly unchanged Wednesday, even as a fresh…
Continue Reading Queen Elizabeth II died of old age, death certificate shows
By David Wilkinson, Sharon Braithwaite and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Queen Elizabeth II died of old age, her death certificate has revealed. The document,…
Continue Reading Ian isn’t over. Here’s where the storm goes next
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist The sun has risen over the Sunshine State, and soon we will know more about the trail of destruction Hurricane Ian…
Continue Reading Cancer is the No. 2 cause of death in US. What you should know about screenings
By Katia Hetter, CNN Many people postponed routine medical care because of disruptions related to the Covid-19 pandemic. That includes a decline in…
Continue Reading Why you shouldn’t let your guard down even if you don’t live near Ian’s landfall
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Landfall is within hours. What once looked like a possible Friday landfall for Hurricane Ian is now expected in…
Continue Reading Spiral galaxy captured in ‘unprecedented detail’ by Webb telescope
By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN A dazzling spiral galaxy located 29 million light-years from Earth appears in “unprecedented…
Continue Reading The DART mission successfully changed the motion of an asteroid
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Double Asteroid Redirection Test successfully changed the trajectory of the asteroid Dimorphos when the NASA spacecraft…
Continue Reading Disney World to reopen Friday while some other big Florida parks to remain closed
By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN Florida’s major theme parks remained closed Thursday as Hurricane Ian left a wake of destruction on the…
Continue Reading Get free entry to all US National Park sites on Saturday
By Forrest Brown, CNN It’s officially autumn, and the US National Park Service has a great way for people to celebrate the equinox this week…
Continue Reading Cancer death rates fall steadily in the US, with more survivors than ever
By Carma Hassan, CNN More people are surviving cancer than ever before in the United States, according to a new report from the American Association…
Continue Reading Is the COVID-19 pandemic really ‘over?’
US President Joe Biden said he believes the COVID-19 pandemic is “over,” even as the country continues to see around 400 deaths a…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the first hearing with the Mar-a-Lago search special master
By Tierney Sneed and Kara Scannell, CNN A court hearing in Brooklyn on Tuesday gave the public its first glimpse of how Judge Raymond Dearie, a…
Continue Reading Don’t cook chicken in NyQuil: FDA warns about dangerous social media challenges
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Want to cook chicken in NyQuil? Overdose on antihistamines? Swallow laundry detergent pods? While most of us would recoil in…
Continue Reading King Charles leaves handwritten note on top of the Queen’s coffin
By Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Toyin Owoseje, CNN The note on top of Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin during her funeral on Monday was a…
Continue Reading Queen Elizabeth’s children hold vigil beside her coffin
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN King Charles III and his siblings Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward had held a brief vigil beside Queen…
Continue Reading What’s next now that a special master has been chosen to review the Mar-a-Lago docs
By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A federal judge in Florida dealt the Justice Department another setback in its investigation into the…
Continue Reading White House announces $600 million security package for Ukraine during ongoing counter-offensive
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The White House announced a $600 million security package for Ukraine on Thursday, providing the Ukrainian military with…
Continue Reading Polio has reemerged in the US. Who should get a polio vaccine now?
By Deblina Chakraborty, CNN New York’s governor has declared a state of emergency after health officials detected poliovirus in the wastewater…
Continue Reading The child poverty rate fell by nearly half in 2021 as enhanced child tax credit sent billions of dollars to families
By Tami Luhby, CNN The share of children in poverty fell by nearly half in 2021, thanks mainly to a one-year enhancement of the enhanced child tax…
Continue Reading Funeral for Queen Elizabeth II to be held September 19
By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN The state funeral for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will take place a week from Monday at…
Continue Reading New ‘breathtaking’ Webb images to reveal the secrets of star birth
By Katie Hunt, CNN “Breathtaking” images of a stellar nursery in the Orion Nebula taken by the James Webb Space Telescope are revealing…
Continue Reading Queen’s corgis to live with the Duke and Duchess of York
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Queen Elizabeth II’s corgis will live with the Duke and Duchess of York, Andrew and Sarah, a source close to the Duke of…
Continue Reading What can the world expect from King Charles III?
By Max Foster, CNN Following the death of his mother, Elizabeth II, Charles has ascended to the British throne after more than 70 years as the heir…
Continue Reading Who’s who in the House of Windsor: Queen Elizabeth II’s line of succession
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth IIÂ has died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. She was…
Continue Reading Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96
By Ivana Kottasová, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch whose rule spanned seven…
Continue Reading Why Apple is ditching the physical SIM card
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business The days of using a paper clip to perform microsurgery to extract a tiny SIM card from a little tray in your…
Continue Reading Judge grants Trump’s request for a ‘special master’ to review materials seized from Mar-a-Lago
By Tierney Sneed, Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A federal judge has granted former President Donald Trump’s request to…
Continue Reading Earthquake death toll rises to 65 in Sichuan, China as aftershocks rattle province
By Alex Stambaugh, Kathleen Magramo, Philip Wang and CNN’s Beijing Bureau At least 65 people are confirmed dead after an earthquake hit…
Continue Reading US life expectancy lowest in decades after dropping nearly a full year in 2021
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN After a historic drop in 2020, life expectancy in the United States took another significant hit in 2021. According to…
Continue Reading Stocks start off September with a late day rally
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business New month. Same old market volatility. Stocks rallied at the end of first day of September, which is historically…
Continue Reading Moderna files patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech over mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
Moderna on Friday filed patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech “for infringing patents central to (its) mRNA technology platform,”…
Continue Reading Uvalde superintendent updates school board and frustrated parents on safety measures as school year nears
By Amir Vera, Joe Sutton, Eric Levenson and Ashley Killough, CNN With the new school year in Uvalde, Texas, just over a week away, Superintendent Hal…
Continue Reading Chick-fil-A grilled nuggets and filet contain dairy allergen due to supplier mishap
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Chick-fil-A’s grilled nuggets and grilled filets have a dairy allergen due to an accidental…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Jill Biden tests positive for rebound case of Covid-19
By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Dr. Jill Biden has tested positive for a rebound case of Covid-19, her deputy communications director Kelsey Donohue…
Continue Reading Body discovered in submerged car confirmed to be missing California teen Kiely Rodni, police say
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN The body found inside a submerged car in Northern California Sunday has been confirmed to be missing teen Kiely Rodni, who…
Continue Reading Biden was wrongly blamed for rising gas prices. But he doesn’t deserve much credit for the drop
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The only thing that climbed as high as gas prices earlier this year was the disapproval of President Joe Biden, as…
Continue Reading Body found in submerged car ‘more than likely’ Kiely Rodni, the missing California teen, authorities say
By Amir Vera and Kacey Cherry, CNN Law enforcement officials believe the body found in a submerged vehicle Sunday is “more than likely”…
Continue Reading Fauci to leave federal government in December after decades as nation’s top infectious disease expert
By Betsy Klein, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci is departing his roles as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and as…
Continue Reading Pfizer and BioNTech seek FDA authorization for updated COVID-19 booster
Pfizer and BioNTech have submitted their application to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of their bivalent…
Continue Reading You should probably update your Apple devices right now
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Apple is directing users of most of its devices to update their software after the company discovered a vulnerability…
Continue Reading LeBron James becomes highest paid NBA player ever after signing two-year extension with LA Lakers, according to reports
By Matt Foster and Ben Church, CNN NBA superstar LeBron James has agreed to a two-year extension to his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on…
Continue Reading 5,760 cases of Capri Sun have been recalled after being contaminated with cleaning solution
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Approximately 5,760 cases of Capri Sun Wild Cherry beverages have been recalled because of possible contamination.…
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