Fentanyl remains the deadliest drug in the United States. But in some areas of the country, methamphetamine kills more people. A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics found that fentanyl is the drug most commonly identified in fatal overdoses. In 2017, fentanyl was associated with
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Hong Kong (CNN Business) — TikTok, la aplicación viral de videos cortos con la que millones de adolescentes publican parodias con música de fondo, enfrenta una creciente reacción negativa en Estados Unidos. Legisladores estadounidenses de ambos partidos advierten que la aplicación podría representar un riesgo a la seguridad nacional, y están pidiendo a los reguladores
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“Mrs. Fletcher” takes a concept that sounds like a snooze and turns it into an unexpectedly absorbing limited series. Give much of the credit to “The Leftovers” producer-writer Tom Perrotta — adapting his book — and star Kathryn Hahn, who throws her all into a role distinguished by its lack of clear definition. Hahn’s Eve
Continue Reading Ofrecen US$ 20.000 de premio si logras atravesar la casa del terror más temida del mundo. También te contamos la increíble historia de Eric Tse, un joven de 24 años que se hizo multimillonario de la noche a la mañana (y va a fiestas con Rihanna y Bella Hadid). Esto es lo que debes saber
Continue Reading Kanye West is a changed man. Where once he rapped plenty about sex, West now says he’s a born-again Christian on a different path. His latest projects reflect that. His “Jesus Is King” album and IMAX film were announced as dropping Friday, though the midnight deadline for the album came and went. In an interview
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Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard announced she won’t run for reelection to Congress in 2020, focusing her efforts on continuing her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Gabbard — who received 1% support in a CNN poll conducted by SSRS last week — remains a longshot candidate for the Democratic nomination, and some Hawaii political insiders
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Paramedics discovered the bodies of 39 people in a truck container at an industrial park outside London in the early hours of Wednesday morning. All victims — including 31 men and eight women — are believed by police to be Chinese nationals. UK police appear to have established that the truck and its container followed
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Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack — and a piece of your favorite baseball team while you’re at it? Major League Baseball will soon allow investment funds to purchase small stakes in its clubs, Bloomberg reported. It’s a move that could let Wall Street firms, college endowments and high-net-worth individuals buy into the sport.
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A week can be a long time in sport and it already feels like New Zealand and England have traded more blows than a heavyweight title bout ahead of their Rugby World Cup semifinal. England coach Eddie Jones launched the first verbal grenade when he suggested the All Blacks had been spying on his team’s
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Scattered across Atlanta are a series of unique doors too small to be opened yet large enough to amass a legion of fans around the world and the attention of businesses like Coca-Cola. These doors — which are 7 inches tall and feature adornments like a mini tire swing and mailbox — were constructed by
Continue Reading Republicans trying to deal with the mushrooming impeachment crisis are asking Donald Trump for something it may be impossible for him ever to deliver: the message discipline of his predecessor Bill Clinton. They want consistency from a President ready to ignore distractions and dedicated to governing as they seek to impose order on his chaotic
Continue Reading As Ady Barkan has struggled with the deterioration of his body as a result of ALS, the activist has pulled off a feat that would be remarkable even for the most agile of health care advocates. This year, month after month, he has drawn most of the major presidential candidates to his doorstep and championed
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Happy Friday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. The United States and China may be moving toward a “phase one” trade deal, but a hawkish speech by Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday is a reminder of the
Continue Reading Mike Pence is America’s “bad cop” on China. While President Donald Trump boasts of his rapport with China’s Xi Jinping, his vice president’s hawkishness has sparked speculation in the past about a new Cold War. On Thursday, Pence was at it again, blasting China over its treatment of Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang and accusing Beijing
Continue Reading TikTok, the viral short video app where millions of teens post comedy skits set to snappy music hooks, is facing a growing backlash in the United States. US lawmakers on both sides of the aisle warn that the app could pose a national security risk, and are calling on regulators and intelligence agencies to investigate
Continue Reading Lewis Hamilton has defended his interest in raising awareness about environmental issues, insisting his Mercedes team is working to become “carbon neutral.” “It’s not the easiest because yes, we are traveling around the world,” Hamilton, who is a vegan, told reporters ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix. “We are racing Formula One cars. Our carbon
Continue Reading This weekend marks the return of World Series baseball to Washington, and President Donald Trump wants to be a part of it. But unlike in 1933 — the last time the Fall Classic came to the nation’s capital — the President will not be tossing out the ceremonial first pitch. “I don’t know. They gotta
Continue Reading After Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of US troops from northeastern Syria, pundits, politicians, foreign policy experts and fearless keyboard warriors expressed vociferous disapproval and attempted to portray this issue as a simple binary choice. The President’s detractors on both sides of the aisle are frantically arguing that we have “abandoned” the Kurds and that
Continue Reading Most people go to estate sales in hopes of finding a hidden gem of antique furniture or jewelry — for a bargain price. Shannon Downey goes for the unfinished stitching projects. “I feel like their soul can’t possibly rest with an unfinished piece of art out there,” Downey told CNN. It was at an estate
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Tim Morrison, a top Russia and Europe adviser on President Donald Trump’s National Security Council, is expected to testify before House impeachment investigators next week and corroborate key elements of a top US diplomat’s account that Trump was pressing for Ukraine to publicly announce investigations into the Bidens before he would greenlight US security assistance,
Continue Reading It’s easy to see why millions of people flock to the beach every year. They are dynamic places — and not just because they’re great for relaxing, surfing or people watching. With each crashing wave and changing tide, billions of pieces of sand and rock are constantly rearranged. This is what nature intended. What it
Continue Reading Pumpkins topped with white stuff? The Texas Panhandle got a jump on winter yesterday with a rare October snowstorm. 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” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) 1.
Continue Reading Perhaps no one so visibly crystallized the dissonance between black Americans and their country than Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, who died last Thursday and whose funeral service, at which the Clintons and former President Barack Obama will deliver remarks, is on Friday. In the wake of Cummings’ death, many of his colleagues reflected
Continue Reading A Wisconsin girl whose friends lured her into the woods after a slumber party and stabbed her 19 times to impress a fictional horror character is sharing her story. Payton Leutner was stabbed by two 12-year-old classmates at a Waukesha park in 2014. The attack by Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier stunned the nation —
Continue Reading The New Zealand All Blacks. The name itself evokes fear and awe. Combining beauty and brutal efficiency, it’s a team that likes to see itself as the best in the world and has the numbers to prove it. What’s worse is the opposition knows what is coming, but executing a strategy to survive a meeting
Continue Reading Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pushing ahead with global expansion plans after beating his deadline to start making cars in China. The company told investors Wednesday that Tesla’s new Gigafactory in Shanghai started trial production “ahead of schedule” this month and is building “full vehicles, from body to paint to general assembly.” And the company
Continue Reading Issues of a comic book about China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have been seized in Malaysia after the government said it “promotes communism and socialism and its content could cause confusion.” The comic, written by Malaysian author and politician Hew Kuan Yau, seeks to “spread false, misleading facts about communists while trying to generate
Continue Reading SoftBank’s stock is having its worst week since early August. The stock is down 1.5% Friday morning, putting SoftBank on pace for its fourth straight day of losses. Bloomberg reported early Friday, citing anonymous sources, that the Japanese tech company is planning to take a writedown to its Vision Fund of at least $5 billion
Continue Reading A Chinese journalist and leading activist in the country’s #MeToo movement has been detained for more than a week, with friends saying police confiscated her passport to stop her leaving China. Huang Xueqin, also known as Sophia Huang, was taken by authorities around October 17, according to a friend who declined to be named due
Continue Reading Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday accused the National Basketball Association of acting “like a wholly owned subsidiary of the authoritarian regime” in China, in a speech that also chided Beijing for economic and human rights abuses. The closely watched address was seen as a barometer of the US administration’s approach to China as President
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