Police in Nigeria have rescued 67 men and boys who were subjected to “inhumane and degrading treatments” at an Islamic school in the northern state of Katsina, a police spokesman said Tuesday. The religious school, which also served as a rehabilitation center, was run by a 78-year-old Muslim cleric in Daura, the birthplace of Nigeria’s
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Just a few decades ago, the stars of the Parisian dining scene were predominantly French male chefs who stuck to a script of culinary conservatism: starched linen tablecloths, shiny silverware, crystal goblets and haute French cuisine. But the borderless world of the Internet, social media and the passage of international chefs have ushered in a
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A Panera Bread employee spilled the chain’s not-so-secret trade secret about its signature mac and cheese on TikTok. But the viral fame might’ve cost her the job. In a quick clip filmed from behind the counter, TikTok user @briannaraelenee dips a frozen pack of Panera’s white cheddar mac & cheese into hot water, pulls it
Continue Reading One man in Jupiter, Florida, decided that he could make a difference in his town by paying off the lunch debt for every child in the system. It all started with a Facebook post. Angie Vyas-Knight, administrator of the “Jupiter Mamas” Facebook group, told CNN she was disgusted by national news stories about children who
Continue Reading Brie Larson’s reaction to watching a couple get engaged over the weekend at ACE Comic Con was nothing short of super. The “Captain Marvel” star was in Chicago over the weekend for a comic book convention that brought together alums of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for a series of panels and meet-and-greets with fans. During
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When it comes to concussions in high school sports, there is good news and bad news, a new study suggests. The rates of football practice concussions and recurrent concussions across all sports have gone down in recent years, according to the study, published in the journal Pediatrics on Tuesday. The bad news: Concussion rates increased
Continue Reading President Donald Trump has a nose for weakness. And Joe Biden’s softest spot is his near-mystical reverence for family. Nothing is likely to cause Biden more pain, to test his cool and to force him into an error more than an attack on his kin. The former vice president can barely get through a sentence
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Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 700th career goal in his country’s Euro 2020 qualifier 2-1 defeat by Ukraine Monday. Ronaldo’s second-half penalty brought up the landmark as he became the sixth player to score 700 career goals. The 34-year-old has now scored 95 goals for his country, with only Iran’s Ali Daei in front
Continue Reading The possibility that Elizabeth Warren could win the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination — and perhaps even defeat Donald Trump — is starting to unnerve some in Silicon Valley and on Wall Street. But would a President Warren actually be a bad thing for big business and the stock market? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees
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A wide range of American military personnel and defense officials are expressing a deep sense of frustration and anger at the Trump administration’s refusal to support Syrian Kurds facing a Turkish military assault, over half a dozen US military and defense officials have told CNN. Several US military and defense officials, including personnel deployed to
Continue Reading Happy Tuesday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. Earnings season will begin with a bang. A slew of financial services companies are set to report results for July through September on Tuesday. The results will tell us a
Continue Reading Size does matter. As President Donald Trump tries to slash drastically the size of the National Security Council and make way for more political appointees instead, he’s going to lose out on the important expertise and valuable relationships that career government employees bring to the NSC. National security adviser Robert O’Brien announced the staff cut
Continue Reading For the first time in almost three decades, North and South Korea‘s men’s football teams faced each other in Pyongyang. The FIFA World Cup Qualifier match — which was held at Kim Il-sung Stadium on Tuesday evening local time — saw the two national teams draw 0-0. It was the first time the sides have
Continue Reading Shafts of autumn sunshine glint off the golden grandstand as the Scotsmen in natty suits sip drinks on the lawns of Longchamp and reflect on the night before. Friday’s sleep-sapping evening took in the Moulin Rouge, the famous cabaret near Montmartre, but this morning they’re at another iconic Parisian venue to see an extravaganza of
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(CNN Español) — El Gobierno del cuestionado presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, aumentó el salario mínimo a 300.000 bolívares para todo el territorio venezolano. En un tuit, Francisco Torrealba, presidente de la comisión de trabajadores y trabajadoras de la Asamblea Nacional Constituyente, dijo que 150.000 bolívares irían al salario mínimo y los otros 150.000 al
Continue Reading Simone Biles is taking gymnastics to a new level. It’s not just about the medal haul — though that alone solidifies her case as the greatest gymnast of all time. It’s also how she’s doing it. Biles, 22, doesn’t just win at gymnastics meets. She dominates them. It brings to mind sports giants like Serena
Continue Reading Three employees at a North Carolina assisted living facility are accused of allowing elderly residents to fight one another, encouraging them to fight, and, in one case, assaulting a resident. Marilyn Latish McKey, 32; Tonacia Yvonne Tyson, 20; and Taneshia Deshawn Jordan, 26, have been arrested and charged, according to a police report. A report
Continue Reading A toddler in Florida died after being left inside her family’s car in the heat all day, police said. Police responded to a Tampa home on Monday at around 6:24 p.m. ET and found a 1 1/2-year old girl unconscious and not breathing. Police said the investigation shows that she was accidentally left in the
Continue Reading Arrestan y multan a mujer en Filipinas por usar un bikini diminuto. Un niño de ocho años forcejeó con un tiburón tigre de 314 kilogramos y quizá estableció un nuevo récord mundial. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1. La crisis de Ecuador en números El Gobierno de Ecuador y
Continue Reading NASA’s chief scientist has said that the world’s not ready if life is discovered on Mars. This ex-NASA scientist claims they found it more than 40 years ago. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today”
Continue Reading A collection of former high-ranking Obama administration national security officials who pushed a policy that led the United States to support Saudi Arabia in the war in Yemen are now pleading with leaders in Congress to defund that effort. Former national security adviser Susan Rice, former US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power and
Continue Reading Facing scathing criticism from Republican lawmakers and members of his own military, President Donald Trump on Monday sought to project a harder line on Turkey as the country pushes further into northern Syria. Trump said he was applying harsh new sanctions on certain Turkish officials, and in a phone call with Turkish President President Recep
Continue Reading Volkswagen has paused a planned $1.4 billion investment in Turkey as a result of the country’s military offensive in Syria. The world’s largest carmaker, which operates 122 production plants around the world, had been preparing to take a final decision on a factory planned for Turkey’s western Manisa province. “The decision for the new plant
Continue Reading Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg will begin airing a digital ad on Tuesday that calls out rivals Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont by name for their support of “Medicare for All.“ The ad — titled “Makes More Sense” — highlights Buttigieg’s Medicare for All Who Want It health care plan,
Continue Reading Roma (CNN) — El principal guardaespaldas del papa Francisco renunció el lunes por una filtración relacionada con una investigación financiera en curso, dijo el Vaticano. Domenico Giani, de 57 años, “no tiene responsabilidad personal” por la filtración, pero se hizo a un lado para permitir que la investigación prosiga, dijo el Vaticano en un comunicado.
Continue Reading (CNN) — La batalla del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, por mantener en privado sus declaraciones de impuestos se contrapone con lo que pensaba en 2013 y 2014 respecto a que presentarlas como parte de su candidatura presidencial lo haría parecer un hombre de negocios inteligente que había pasado años reduciendo sus ingresos imponibles,
Continue Reading A Euro 2020 qualifier match between Bulgaria and England in Sofia was temporarily halted twice Monday night over racist abuse hurled at English players. England’s Football Association tweeted after the match that English players had been “subjected to abhorrent racist chanting” and that it would ask the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to “investigate
Continue Reading Residents on fixed cellphone contracts in India-controlled Kashmir were surprised to discover they had been billed for the two-month, government-imposed communications blackout when it partially ended earlier this week. India restored partial services at noon Monday for about 4 million people in the Kashmir Valley with fixed contracts. Mobile internet and broadband remained suspended on
Continue Reading An eight-year-old boy reeled in a 314-kilogram (692-pound) tiger shark on a fishing trip with his dad in Australia — possibly setting a new world record. Jonathan Millauro and his son Jayden came across the shark last week in waters about 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Sydney, off the coast of New South Wales,
Continue Reading “It looks like the weather tomorrow will be good for us,” says Þórdís Anna Gylfadóttir as she studies the pink-hued sky. “When it’s a nice day, we have more people coming to the valley.” The Hjaltadalur valley is quiet, with little to indicate that hundreds of horses, and thousands of people, will travel to this
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