The controversy over the lyrics to “Blurred Lines” wasn’t always clear to Pharrell Williams, but it is now. In 2013 the popular song, performed by Robin Thicke, rapper T.I. and Williams, drew criticism for containing lyrics that some perceived to be promoting rape culture. In particular, the song’s use of the phrase “I know you
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Some Samsung Galaxy users can now upgrade to Android 10 for a handful of new software features. The company announced Monday it has begun rolling out a beta version of Google’s latest mobile operating system to the line of S10 smartphones, including S10e, S10, S10+ and the S10 5G. In September, Google released Android 10
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They live in different places, work at different universities and dedicate their careers to studying different topics. But there’s one thing at least four of this year’s US Nobel Prize laureates share. They’re immigrants. That’s in keeping with a long-running trend, according to a recent report from the National Foundation for American Policy. Immigrants have
Continue Reading When a crossing guard arrived at his corner last Thursday, some sort of commotion was happening. At first he thought it was an event put on by the school, but quickly realized it was for him. More than 100 people showed up to celebrate Alec Childress’ 80th birthday and thank him for being a positive
Continue Reading In an extraordinary new letter, NBC News president Noah Oppenheim says former employee Ronan Farrow is engaged in an “effort to defame NBC News.” Oppenheim says Farrow “is clearly motivated not by a pursuit of truth, but an axe to grind.” And he says Farrow’s new book “Catch and Kill” is “built on a series
Continue Reading Two firefighters in Utah are melting hearts after they let a child give them purple manicures to help keep her calm after a car accident. Battalion Chief Allen Hadley and Capt. Kevin Lloyd with the North Davis Fire District were at the scene of the accident Saturday when they saw a little girl who seemed
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Tuesday night’s CNN/The New York Times debate stage will feature a record 12 candidates. It could be the last debate appearance for up to 33% of them. Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke are all in deep danger of
Continue Reading Uber laid off approximately 350 employees across several different teams on Monday, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN Business. The cuts are the third and final round of layoffs that began months ago, now affecting employees from Uber Eats, performance marketing, the advanced technologies group, recruiting and teams within the global rides and platform departments, Uber
Continue Reading A former Georgia police officer was found not guilty of murder Monday more than four years after he killed a naked, unarmed black man who was mentally ill. A jury in DeKalb County found Robert “Chip” Olsen guilty of aggravated assault, making a false statement, and two counts of violation of oath, but acquitted him
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7-year-old Alexa Barrera was laid to rest Monday at Memory Gardens Cemetery following funeral services after being struck and killed last week while crossing the street in front of Robert’s Elementary School in west El Paso. The family and friends of Barrera are heart broken. They described her as a young vibrant girl taken too
Continue Reading A fake video that depicts in extremely graphic fashion President Trump attacking and shooting his critics and media outlets does not violate YouTube’s policies against content that incites violence because it is “purely fictional,” the company told CNN Business Monday. The video, which has been circulating on YouTube and Facebook for more than a year,
Continue Reading In defending his decision to remove US troops from northern Syria, President Donald Trump echoed talking points from Turkish officials, suggesting that Kurdish forces might be purposely allowing ISIS detainees to escape camps and prisons. “Kurds may be releasing some to get us involved,” Trump tweeted Monday morning. Facts First: Contrary to Trump’s allegation, US
Continue Reading The situation in Syria has been rapidly deteriorating. Last week, the Trump administration ordered US troops to step aside from the border in northern Syria, effectively paving the way for Turkey to launch an offensive against US-backed Kurdish forces who they regard as enemies. In the days since then, the world has watched major changes
Continue Reading Nine Catalan independence leaders have received lengthy prison sentences of between nine and 13 years for their part in a failed 2017 attempt to split from Spain, but were acquitted of the most serious charge against them. They were found not guilty on charges of rebellion, which carries a sentence of up to 25 years
Continue Reading Lauren Daigle’s song “You Say” has topped both the Christian and adult contemporary music charts and now she is leading this year’s Dove Awards. Daigle has six nominations, including artist of the year, heading into Tuesday’s Gospel Music Association Dove Awards. For King & Country and Kirk Franklin follow with five nominations each, while Phil
Continue Reading On Saturday, October 12, shortly after two in the morning, an alert neighbor in Fort Worth, Texas, did the right thing, the kind of thing that in general makes neighborhoods safer. Seeing that a nearby door was open at this odd hour, he called a non-emergency police number for a “safety check.” He later told
Continue Reading The Jason Bourne movies brought stylized violence to Robert Ludlum’s nearly-40-year-old literary thrillers, with Matt Damon as the killing machine who turns on his handlers. The mythology of those films provides a sturdy if somewhat messy foundation for “Treadstone,” a USA series that also emphasizes action, while slowly teasing out a case about sleeper agents
Continue Reading For most investors, picking a stock or fund is about finding something that you think is worth buying — a company with strong earnings potential or an ETF that owns market leaders. But one new exchange-traded fund takes that philosophy and flips it on its head. Instead of identifying top companies to buy, the GraniteShares
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(CNNBusiness) — El presidente de Microsoft, Brad Smith, cree que es hora de que las leyes antimonopolio se actualicen para la era digital. En lugar del método tradicional de calcular la participación de mercado de una empresa, Smith dijo que los reguladores también deberían considerar la cantidad de datos de consumidores que posee una compañía
Continue Reading “Hamilton” star Miguel Cervantes and his wife, Kelly, have paid tribute to their 3-year-old daughter Adelaide who died over the weekend. “The Cervantes family is heartbroken to announce that their baby girl Adelaide Grace passed early Saturday morning,” a statement provided to CNN Monday from Cervantes’s rep read. “She was held in the loving arms
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This year there are dozens of family events to celebrate Halloween and Dia de los Muertos. Below is a list provided by the City of El Paso on the various activities hosted by different City Departments: Parks and Recreation Department Parks and Recreation invites families to dress up, collect candy and play games during the
Continue Reading The House Intelligence Committee and one of Rudy Giuliani’s associates have reached “an understanding” for now to avoid a closed-door deposition over any knowledge he may have of Giuliani’s efforts to push the Ukrainian government to open an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden, according to the associate’s attorney. The committee had scheduled a
Continue Reading President Donald Trump is making a brazen attempt to rewrite the reality of his dealings with Ukraine. He has said at least 18 times over the last 15 days that the whistleblower who lodged a highly accurate complaint about his phone call with Ukraine’s President had been highly inaccurate. And over the weekend, he pushed
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New Mexico is among a handful of states celebrating their first Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday as part of a trend to move away from a day honoring Christopher Columbus. New Mexico and at least four other states along with Washington, D.C., have done away with Columbus Day celebrations in deference to Native Americans, though
Continue Reading If you like movies, you will appreciate Monday’s Google Doodle celebrating the 218th birthday of Joseph Antoine Ferdinand Plateau. Doesn’t sound familiar? Well, Plateau was a Belgian physicist who discovered the science behind making movies. That’s right, without him, we might be living in a world without Hollywood. Plateau invented the phenakistoscope in 1832. The
Continue Reading Two years ago, Target said it would raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour by the end of 2020. The move won praise from labor advocates and put pressure on other companies to also move to $15. But some store workers say the wage increases are not helping because their hours are falling, making
Continue Reading A Taiwanese tourist was arrested and fined for wearing a particularly revealing bikini on the beach at the Philippines’ newly reopened resort island of Boracay, local media reported. The tourist, who has not been named, sparked controversy by donning a string bikini on the island’s famous white-sand beaches on October 9, according to the state-run
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Ecuador y los líderes indígenas llegaron a un acuerdo este domingo en la noche para poner fin a la crisis que en los últimos días azotaba al país. ¿Cuántas personas fueron detenidas? ¿Cuántos muertos y heridos ha registrado la Defensoría del Pueblo? ¿En qué consistían las medidas del derogado
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The 48th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is in the books. Hundreds of balloons filled the sky for the Mass Ascension event on the final day. Organizers say almost 1 million guests attended this year’s Balloon Fiesta. The nine-day event, which ended Sunday, drew pilots from around the world and from 41 U.S. states. The spectacle
Continue Reading An American-Israeli woman arrested at a Moscow airport with nine and a half grams of marijuana has found herself at the center of a diplomatic standoff between Israel, Russia, and the United States. Israeli officials have pleaded for the release of Naama Issachar, but the 26-year-old, who was stopped in April while transiting through Moscow
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