By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Caolán Magee, CNN (CNN) — A mysterious patch of fluorescent green water that appeared in Venice’s famed Grand Canal Sunday was caused by a chemical commonly used in underwater construction to help identify leaks, environmental authorities say. The chemical – fluorescein – is non-toxic. It remains unclear how the substance
Continue Reading By Nouran Salahieh, Amy Simonson and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — Audio of 911 calls detail panic that unfolded during a Memorial Day shooting that injured nine people near South Florida’s bustling Hollywood Beach Broadwalk – an incident in which six of the gunshot victims still were hospitalized Tuesday. Monday evening’s shooting, which police believe
Continue Reading By David Williams, CNN (CNN) — Cruise ship Carnival Sunshine was rocked by a storm over the weekend, frightening passengers and delaying the ship’s return to port in Charleston, South Carolina, and the departure of its next voyage. First-time cruise passenger William B. Blackburn was on deck 6 of Carnival Sunshine during rough weather that
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Going on a cruise soon? You may want to skip the terrifying accounts from aboard a Carnival ship that got battered by severe weather this weekend. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can get “CNN’s 5 Things”
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Going on a cruise soon? You may want to skip the terrifying accounts from aboard a Carnival ship that got battered by severe weather this weekend. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can get “CNN’s 5 Things”
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Nine people were shot, including a one-year-old child, during an altercation between two groups near a busy area of the beach in Hollywood, Florida, Monday night, officials said. Police have detained one person of interest but are still searching for an additional suspect, who was described
Continue Reading By Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN (CNN) — The Senate voted late Thursday on a bill to suspend the country’s debt limit through January 1, 2025 following weeks of contentious negotiations on the legislative deal between the White House and Republicans. The bill is now on its way to President Joe Biden for approval, and once signed,
Continue Reading By David Williams, CNN (CNN) — Cruise ship Carnival Sunshine was rocked by a storm over the weekend, frightening passengers and delaying the ship’s return to port in Charleston, South Carolina, and the departure of its next voyage. First-time cruise passenger William B. Blackburn was on deck 6 of Carnival Sunshine during rough weather that
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Staff Sgt. Ken Wallingford had only days left to serve in the US Army when he found himself trapped – and seconds away from being burned alive. He’d spent the previous night hiding in a bunker with another soldier at a base that had been overrun by the North
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Staff Sgt. Ken Wallingford had only days left to serve in the US Army when he found himself trapped – and seconds away from being burned alive. He’d spent the previous night hiding in a bunker with another soldier at a base that had been overrun by the North
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The Roy children took a pleasant swim together in the “Succession” finale, which turned out to be a perfect prelude to the show’s parting demonstration of the perils of swimming with sharks, and the fact their imperious father left shoes, ultimately, that they couldn’t fill. In the process,
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The past winter was a heavy one for respiratory viruses, dominated by surges of RSV, influenza and Covid-19. But just as it was winding down, a little-known virus that causes many of the same symptoms – a lower lung infection, hacking cough, runny nose, sore throat and fever –
Continue Reading By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — Disney’s live-action movie “The Little Mermaid” brought in $117.5 million at the US box office in the fifth-best opening for Memorial Day weekend in history, according to Box Office Mojo. The remake of the 1989 Disney animated classic stars Halle Bailey as Ariel. Bailey’s adaptation of the
Continue Reading By Kathleen Magramo and CNN’s Beijing Bureau (CNN) — Giant panda Ya Ya has become an internet sensation again after Chinese state media showed images of her arriving at her new home in Beijing on Sunday, following an end to her quarantine since returning from the United States. On Weibo, China’s heavily restricted version of
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Leading business groups are praising President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for forging a bipartisan agreement to raise the debt ceiling, and they are calling for Congress to pass the legislation before the government suffers a devastating default. “With the US at risk of defaulting
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Officials in Davenport, Iowa, say they’re carefully assessing whether rescuers can further search a partially collapsed apartment building – which they say can topple at any moment – for missing residents before they order the structure demolished. Five people are unaccounted for after the back portion of the six-story
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By Al Goodman, CNN Madrid (CNN) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced snap parliamentary elections in July, hours after his ruling Socialists suffered major setbacks in regional and local elections. In a nationally televised statement, Sanchez said he had informed Spain’s King Felipe VI, the head of state, to hold parliamentary elections on
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Sophie Tanno, CNN Rome (CNN) — Venetian authorities are investigating after a patch of fluorescent green water appeared in the famed Grand Canal on Sunday morning. “This morning a patch of phosphorescent green liquid appeared in the Grand Canal of Venice, reported by some residents near the Rialto Bridge. The
Continue Reading By Kathleen Magramo and CNN’s Beijing Bureau (CNN) — Giant panda Ya Ya has become an internet sensation again after Chinese state media showed images of her arriving at her new home in Beijing on Sunday, following an end to her quarantine since returning from the United States. On Weibo, China’s heavily restricted version of
Continue Reading By Laura He and Hanna Ziady, CNN Hong Kong/London (CNN) — European stocks and oil prices gave up early gains Monday, but US stock futures stayed positive following weekend news of an agreement that could avert a catastrophic US debt default. Germany’s DAX (DAX) closed 0.2% lower, with France’s CAC 40 (CAC40) falling by a
Continue Reading By Liz Enochs, Michelle Watson and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Multiple people were shot and at least three people were killed at a motorcycle rally in Red River, New Mexico, on Saturday, according to local officials. Five people were injured, Red River Mayor Linda Calhoun told CNN. One of those injured was airlifted to
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Travelers visiting New York or New Jersey beaches for Memorial Day might want to keep an eye out for some fishy friends: Four great white sharks that have been detected swimming off the coast in the past weeks. OCEARCH, a nonprofit marine research group which provides open-source data about
Continue Reading By Nicole Grether and Polo Sandoval, CNN (CNN) — A reminder from the Prophet Muhammad to give to “mankind” is painted outside a non-descript building in South Brooklyn that has opened its doors to migrants of all faiths. For the past nine months, the Muslim Community Center has collectively housed some 75 asylum seekers. But
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of people have traveled to the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles Monastery, in rural Missouri to view a nun’s body which appears to show no signs of decay approximately four years after her death, according to the Catholic News Agency. The body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, who
Continue Reading By Raja Razek and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A bus driver and passenger opened fire on each other on a moving Charlotte transit bus earlier this month, leaving both injured, transit authorities said. The incident started when a passenger, who authorities identified as Omarri Shariff Tobias, got up while the bus was in motion
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Sophie Tanno, CNN Rome (CNN) — Venetian authorities are investigating after a patch of fluorescent green water appeared in the famed Grand Canal on Sunday morning. “This morning a patch of phosphorescent green liquid appeared in the Grand Canal of Venice, reported by some residents near the Rialto Bridge. The
Continue Reading By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The government needs to work faster to regulate AI, which has more potential for the good of humanity than any other invention preceding it, Brad Smith, Microsoft (MSFT) president and vice chair, said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday. Its uses are almost “ubiquitous” Smith said, “in
Continue Reading By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Here’s a story of an old TV house that has been redone inside like yesterday. Six kids used to call it home. It can be yours. For a big price to pay. “The Brady Bunch” house has hit the market for any fan of groovy ’70s pop culture, but
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” stirred strong reaction before production even began on the film, and that has continued since the movie’s debut in theaters last week. Despite box office sales of more than $200 million worldwide to date, the film has allegedly been targeted by
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — After several weeks of tense negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle to address the debt limit and cap spending. The drama is by no means over. Congressional leaders in both parties have to convince enough of their members to vote for the
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — After several weeks of tense negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle to address the debt limit and cap spending. The drama is by no means over. Congressional leaders in both parties have to convince enough of their members to vote for the
Continue Reading By Thomas Schlachter and Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — It’s time to fasten your seatbelts. After two weeks of testing, practice and qualifying, the drivers are now ready to start their engines and step on the gas ahead of the 2023 Indy 500. The race has become a must-watch on the sporting calendar, known for
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — We hope you are relaxing this Memorial Day weekend and enjoying your favorite outdoor activities. Wherever you are, don’t forget the sunscreen. Check out these tips on which types of sunscreen you should choose — and which types to avoid. Without further ado, here’s what else
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — After several weeks of tense negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle to raise the debt ceiling and cap spending. The drama is by no means over. Congressional leaders in both parties have to convince enough of their members to vote for the
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — The White House and Republican leaders in Congress were mounting an intensive push Sunday to consolidate support around a tentative agreement to raise the nation’s borrowing limit, their urgent task made complicated by members of both parties voicing concerns over different provisions. President Joe Biden heralded the
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Police in Pennsylvania arrested two parents after finding their seven children living in what authorities described as “unsanitary” and “unsafe living conditions” – which included caged rats and feces on the home’s floor. Authorities responded to reports on April 23 of three children entering an abandoned trailer in West
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, Zoe Sottile and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The Texas House of Representatives has voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, an unprecedented move following a legislative probe that faulted the third-term Republican for a yearslong pattern of corruption, including abusing his office’s powers, retaliating against whistleblowers and obstructing justice. Under state
Continue Reading By Ben Morse and Darren Lewis, CNN (CNN) — It’s been dubbed soccer’s “richest game,” but for Luton Town and Coventry City, Saturday’s Championship play-off final means much more than just money. The match at Wembley Stadium in London guarantees a place in next season’s Premier League, but also signals a dramatic rise for both
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France and Chloe Melas, CNN (CNN) — Celine Dion announced the cancellation of her “Courage World Tour” dates through 2024 and “will likely never tour again,” a source close to Dion told CNN Friday.” “She is in a lot of pain,” the individual said. “She does daily physical therapy.” “I’m so sorry
Continue Reading By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Credit rating agencies are once again in the spotlight amid the ongoing high-stakes debt ceiling negotiations in Washington. As Democratic and Republican lawmakers remain deadlocked and the approaching “X-date” looms when the US Treasury’s funds run dry, there is an increasing risk of a downgrade to the United States’
Continue Reading By Ben Morse and Darren Lewis, CNN (CNN) — It’s been dubbed soccer’s “richest game,” but for Luton Town and Coventry City, Saturday’s Championship play-off final means much more than just money. The match at Wembley Stadium in London guarantees a place in next season’s Premier League, but also signals a dramatic rise for both
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Target’s stock has lost about a fifth of its value over the past two and half weeks. It’s not about what you may have heard. If you follow right-wing media or Twitter, you may have seen a lot of coverage recently about Target’s stock price falling because
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — On Good Friday 2017, Wyatt Werneth got a call from his wife, who had gone grocery shopping with their daughter: The car’s broken down. Please rescue us. Werneth hopped in his vehicle to assist, driving by Patrick Space Force Base near Cape Canaveral, Florida. From the A1A highway, Werneth
Continue Reading By Samantha Delouya, CNN New York (CNN) — At long last, the White House and House Republicans have reached a tentative agreement to raise the debt ceiling. But a deal isn’t over yet: Congress still needs to vote on the deal – far from a guaranteed outcome – and President Joe Biden would need to
Continue Reading By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II faced a potential assassination threat 40 years ago, ahead of a trip to the United States, according to newly released documents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A cache of 103 pages were posted to the FBI’s online records site, The Vault,
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Just days after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused the state House speaker of presiding over the chamber while drunk and called on him to resign, a GOP-led state House ethics panel heard explosive testimony from investigators detailing what they described as years of misconduct by the attorney general,
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Jessica Watkins, an Army veteran and member of the far-right Oath Keepers, was sentenced Friday to 8.5 years in prison for participating in a plot to disrupt the certification of the 2020 presidential election culminating in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Judge Amit Mehta said
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, now officially a candidate for president, is no longer tiptoeing around former President Donald Trump – nor is he being shy about his plans to flex the powers of the presidency like never before if he wins the White House. DeSantis –
Continue Reading By Sana Noor Haq, Maria Kostenko, Sebastian Shukla and Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — At least two people died and dozens more were left injured after Russian forces struck a medical facility in the city of Dnipro on Friday morning, after intense shelling rained over central Ukraine overnight. A 69-year-old man was killed while “just
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Tom Hanks called on Harvard’s 2023 graduating class to defend truth in a powerful commencement address on Thursday. The Oscar winner, who received an honorary doctorate of arts, joked he was receiving the degree “without having done a lick of work” other than playing a Harvard professor in “The
Continue Reading By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — The US economy has encountered some expected turbulence on inflation’s descent. The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge bounced higher in April, underscoring Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s warnings that reining in price hikes “is likely to be bumpy.” But with spending also heating up, Friday’s data from the Commerce
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — If Congress does not address the debt ceiling by June 5, the US Treasury Department will not have enough funds to pay all of the nation’s obligations in full and on time, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday. “Based on the most recent available data, we now estimate that
Continue Reading By Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A man who opened the emergency door of an Asiana Airlines plane just before landing on Friday afternoon told police that he felt suffocated and wanted to get off the plane quickly. The door of the jet opened as it was coming in
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Today is the start of Memorial Day weekend, which also marks the beginning of the busy summer travel season. Stay safe, don’t yell at anyone at the airport, and we’ll see you back here on Tuesday. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and
Continue Reading By Lauren Kent and Salma Abdelaziz, CNN (CNN) — The waters of the Caspian Sea appear deceptively calm. But this sea route – which provides a direct path between Iran and Russia – is increasingly busy with cargo traffic, including suspected weapons transfers from Tehran to Moscow. As cooperation between the two countries deepens, the
Continue Reading By Sydney Kashiwagi and Rebekah Riess, CNN Washington (CNN) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Thursday signed a bill into law that will limit most abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. South Carolina now joins a list of Republican-led states that have championed sweeping abortion restrictions in the wake of last
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz, Paula Reid and Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of a summer 2021 meeting in which former President Donald Trump acknowledges he held onto a classified Pentagon document about a potential attack on Iran, multiple sources told CNN, undercutting his argument that he declassified everything. The
Continue Reading By Jeremy Diamond and Allie Malloy, CNN (CNN) — Nearly five months before the US was projected to hit the debt ceiling, a small team inside the Treasury Department began alerting top officials to early effects already being felt in the US financial system. The cost of insuring US debt, as measured by the price
Continue Reading By Jamie Gumbrecht and Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — New research reveals how a medical device helped one man with paralysis walk naturally again, more than a decade after an injury. Dr. Grégoire Courtine and colleagues from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne developed and implanted a “brain-spine interface” that creates a direct neurological link between the brain and spinal
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent (CNN) — As Amanda Zurawski walked into a Capitol Hill hearing room in April, she was awestruck at what she was about to do: testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Presidents had testified in this room. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of her heroes, had testified
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Thursday for leading a far-reaching plot to keep then-President Donald Trump in power after he lost the 2020 election. A second Oath Keepers member, Kelly Meggs, the leader
Continue Reading By Emi Jozuka, Junko Ogura and Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in a shooting and stabbing incident that left four people dead in central Japan is now in police custody, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK, citing local police early Friday. Police in Nakano City received a call on Thursday with reports that
Continue Reading By Clare Sebastian, Allegra Goodwin, Svitlana Vlasova and Sarah Dean, CNN (CNN) — The chief of Russian paramilitary group Wagner told CNN on Thursday that he has handed the body of Nicholas Maimer, a retired US Army Special Forces soldier who was killed in the battle for Bakhmut, over to Ukraine. Yevgeny Prigozhin, when asked
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Microsoft joined a sprawling global debate on the regulation of artificial intelligence Thursday, echoing calls for a new federal agency to control the technology’s development and urging the Biden administration to approve new restrictions on how the US government uses AI tools. In a speech in Washington attended by
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The undated “burn after reading” letter from Brian Laundrie’s mother could provide what one legal analyst called the “proverbial smoking gun” in the civil case brought by Gabby Petito’s family against his parents. But the note, recovered from Laundrie’s backpack after his remains were found in October 2021, is
Continue Reading By Andrew Millman and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — In Washington, honoring America’s Vietnam veterans is not a partisan issue. A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including military veterans Reps. Mike Waltz and Seth Moulton, participated in a volunteer cleaning of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial ahead of Memorial Day. Waltz, a combat-decorated Green Beret, has led
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Officials at Yellowstone National Park say they were forced to put down a newborn bison calf after another unfortunate encounter between a park visitor and wildlife, according to the National Park Service. On the evening of May 20, a then-unidentified man disturbed a bison calf in the Wyoming portion
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — A 14-year veteran of the Internal Revenue Service went public for the first time Wednesday as the whistleblower claiming to have information about alleged mishandling and political interference in an ongoing criminal probe into Hunter Biden. Gary Shapley, who was recently removed from the Justice Department
Continue Reading By Nick Valencia and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — An attorney for an 11-year-old Mississippi boy who was shot by a police officer after he called 911 for help said Thursday there was “no way” the boy could have been mistaken for an adult. The attorney, Carlos Moore, is asking for “a full and
Continue Reading By Larry Madowo, CNN Gaga, Chad (CNN) — Mastiura Ishakh Yousouff is only 22 but has been internally displaced in Sudan’s Darfur region for most of her life. But this is new territory even for someone who hasn’t known a permanent home – a refugee camp in eastern Chad, one of the world’s most destitute
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Today is the start of Memorial Day weekend, which also marks the beginning of the busy summer travel season. Stay safe, don’t yell at anyone at the airport, and we’ll see you back here on Tuesday. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Astronomically expensive repairs, dodgy credit card tactics – the Consumer Federation of America has released its annual report of consumer complaints, and the most frequent gripes aren’t exactly a surprise. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Astronomically expensive repairs, dodgy credit card tactics – the Consumer Federation of America has released its annual report of consumer complaints, and the most frequent gripes aren’t exactly a surprise. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
Continue Reading By Jonny Hallam, CNN (CNN) — Russia has denied reports of a fire at its Ministry of Defense building in central Moscow, according to state news agency TASS, after the agency cited emergency services saying that a blaze had broken out on the balcony. “A fire broke-out on a balcony at the Ministry of Defense
Continue Reading By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Tina Turner died on Wednesday aged 83, leaving behind an incredible musical legacy in rock and soul. But she was also known for her bold fashion sense: sequin or fringe mini dresses showing off her famously long legs; effortlessly cool button-down shirts and relaxed-fit jeans; and head-turning pantsuits, often
Continue Reading By Samantha Delouya, Clare Duffy and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN New York (CNN) — Twitter’s livestream event with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis crashed and was delayed on Wednesday as hundreds of thousands of users logged on to hear DeSantis announce his bid for the White House. Sound from the livestream event — which was held on
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN (CNN) — Ringo Starr is back touring and he wouldn’t have it any other way. The two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee recently spoke to CNN about his current tour with his All Star Band. “We all have a lot of fun. I mean, I love to play, you
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — A Fidelity fund has slashed its estimate of Twitter’s value amid ongoing chaos at the company, implying the social media platform may be worth only a third of its value compared to when Elon Musk acquired it in October. According to a monthly disclosure, Fidelity’s Blue Chip Growth
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — When Tesla CEO Elon Musk first mused about buying Twitter in early 2022, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was among the many Republicans publicly cheering on the tech billionaire’s pursuit of a social media platform long viewed by conservatives as hostile to them. But DeSantis pressed further than most GOP
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — US officials have picked up chatter amongst Ukrainian officials blaming each other for a drone attack on the Kremlin earlier this month, contributing to a US assessment that a Ukrainian group may have been responsible, sources familiar with the intelligence told CNN. The intercepts include some
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Ben Chan’s nine-game streak as “Jeopardy!” champion ended this week with a misspelling during the Final Jeopardy! round, a decision that riled up the contestant’s fans. Chan, an assistant professor of philosophy at St. Norbert College in Wisconsin, was off by one letter in his spelling of “Benedick,” Beatrice’s
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Cher is remembering her friend Tina Turner as being happy, but also over being sick. The legendary singer called into “The Beat With Ari Melber” and shared her memories of Turner, who died on Wednesday at the age of 83 after a “long illness,” her family said. “She
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France and Brandon Griggs, CNN (CNN) — Tina Turner, the dynamic rock and soul singer who rose from humble beginnings and overcame a notoriously abusive marriage to become one of the most popular female artists of all time, has died, her family announced in a statement. She was 83. Turner died Wednesday
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Even though time is running out to get a debt ceiling deal through Congress, one of the key players that will decide the fate of America’s credit rating is convinced disaster will be averted. “We absolutely don’t think there will be a scenario where we cross the
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France and Brandon Griggs, CNN (CNN) — Tina Turner, the dynamic rock and soul singer who rose from humble beginnings and overcame a notoriously abusive marriage to become one of the most popular female artists of all time, has died, according to a post on her verified Facebook page. She was 83.
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Nearly a dozen Senate Democrats wrote to Google this week with questions about how it deletes users’ location history when they have visited sensitive locations such as abortion clinics, expressing concerns that the company may not have been consistently deleting the data as promised. The letter dated Monday
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — A new “revolution” could rock Russia if its stuttering war effort in Ukraine continues, the chief of private military group Wagner has said, in a scathing assessment of Moscow’s military readiness that could further expose divisions in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military hierarchy. Yevgeny Prigozhin said
Continue Reading By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent (CNN) — As a father of three teenage girls, one of my biggest parenting challenges has been navigating smartphones and social media. There has been almost no precedent for this, as our girls were born just as these new technologies were taking hold. My wife and I
Continue Reading By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — When you’re using your hard-earned money to pay for goods and services, chances are you’re not in the mood for aggravation, nor in favor of a bait-and-switch routine. And yet … US consumers encountered plenty of both last year. The Consumer Federation of America on Wednesday put
Continue Reading By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — You’d expect the stock market to surge after the White House and House Republicans reached a tentative deal to raise the debt ceiling, But markets may have other plans. The stock market, for the most part, has been ignoring the serious risks associated with the United States
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Netflix is officially beginning its crackdown on users who share passwords in the United States. The streaming video company on Tuesday said it is now sending out emails to all US subscribers who share passwords with people outside their household, as part of a long planned move
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell and Jeremy Herb, CNN New York (CNN) — A New York judge has set a trial date of March 25, 2024, for the criminal case against former President Donald Trump, potentially setting up a media spectacle in the middle of the Republican presidential primary season. The trial date was
Continue Reading By Starre Vartan, CNN (CNN) — Unlike just 25 years ago, it’s now hard to find someone who hasn’t been on a plane. It’s a unique travel experience that human beings didn’t do in significant numbers until quite recently. So it’s no wonder it does some strange and unexpected things to us, including bringing us
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — When news broke of a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, one year ago, President Joe Biden was on his way back from Tokyo following a major international summit. Biden watched the news unfold on Air Force One, feeling, like others, horrified and heartbroken for the families,
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe and Rob Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — The governor of Guam urged residents to continue staying home for their protection and safety a day after the strongest storm to impact the US territory in decades slammed into the island. The eye of Typhoon Mawar passed just north of Guam, but the eyewall –
Continue Reading By Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The acclaimed poem written by Amanda Gorman for President Joe Biden’s inauguration was moved from the elementary section of a Miami-Dade County public school after a parent complaint and school review, the district confirmed Tuesday. A parent of a student at Bob Graham Education Center –
Continue Reading By Sydney Kashiwagi, Dianne Gallagher, Carma Hassan and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — A controversial six-week abortion ban bill is headed to South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s desk to be signed into law after the measure cleared the state Senate Tuesday. The state Senate approved a House-amended version of the bill by a vote
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Lautner has some feelings about those saying he “did not age well.” The “Twilight” actor posted a video Monday in which he responded to the criticism. Lautner explained that he and his wife, Taylor Dome Lautner, had earlier made an appearance in New York that was recently
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno, Kit Maher, Gregory Krieg and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — After technical glitches delayed the start by 25 minutes, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced on Twitter’s audio platform that he is entering the Republican presidential primary, setting up a clash with the current GOP front-runner, former President Donald Trump. “I
Continue Reading By Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — Greeks will head to the polls for a second time after the three main party leaders rejected a mandate by Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou to form a coalition government, following Sunday’s inconclusive vote. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis turned down the mandate on Monday after his ruling New Democracy party
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