McDonald’s Happy Meal might be for kids, but officially it’s over the hill. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the company’s first Happy Meal, the kids meal that helped McDonald’s achieve fast food supremacy. Today, roughly one in every four orders at McDonald’s includes a Happy Meal, according to retail data tracker Sense360. Each
Continue Reading
There are only 10 older players than LeBron James in the NBA. There are not many younger players than the 21-year-old Trae Young. At the age of 34, some people thought elder NBA statesman James might be slowing down. Aged 21, people thought young gun Young might suffer a “sophomore slump.” Turns out though that
Continue Reading
Greta Thunberg, Extinction Rebellion and a growing sense of alarm over global heating have made 2019 a watershed moment in terms of climate change action. Now the Collins Dictionary has named “climate strike” as its word of the year, defining it as “a form of protest in which people absent themselves from education or work
Continue Reading
Wall Street is no fan of Elizabeth Warren. For months, it has been a behind closed-doors, off-the-record conversation. Bankers and money managers grumbling that a President Elizabeth Warren would be bad for business. Her wealth tax is misguided. She doesn’t understand the American Dream, and she is “vilifying success.” More recently, bankers and money men
Continue Reading
A 13-year-old murder suspect who escaped from officers following a court appearance in the North Carolina city of Lumberton this week is back in custody, officials said Wednesday. The boy, identified by state authorities only as Jericho W., is in the custody of US Marshals, said Matthew Jenkins, a spokesman with the North Carolina Department
Continue Reading
(CNN Español) — El ministro de Defensa de Colombia, Guillermo Botero, presentó la renuncia a su cargo este miércoles, tras una serie de acusaciones por falta de transparencia en reportar información sobre muertos en bombardeos en los que murieron ocho menores de edad. “El día de hoy en reunión con el señor presidente de la
Continue Reading
Republicans are struggling to find a unified defense as they shift their ever-changing arguments about why President Donald Trump’s actions are not impeachable, amid damaging testimony from senior diplomats that Trump sought to condition US military aid to Ukraine on opening investigations into his political rivals. What once was a frequently repeated mantra — there
Continue Reading Former tennis player Margaret Court has called for recognition at next year’s Australian Open in honor of the 50th anniversary of her grand-slam winning year. Court won all four majors in 1970, beginning with the ninth of 11 Australian Open titles in an illustrious career which yielded a record 24 grand slam victories. Only German
Continue Reading Happy Thursday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. US stock futures zoomed higher this morning after a spokesman for China’s Ministry of Commerce told reporters that Beijing and Washington have discussed rolling back tariffs. The spokesman, Gao Feng,
Continue Reading El documental “El Chapo: dos rostros de un capo” se estrena esta noche a las 8:00 p.m, hora de Miami. Un estudio muestra que los hijos únicos son más propensos a la obesidad. Y Facebook revela una nueva falla de seguridad. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1.
Continue Reading
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday released his comprehensive immigration plan, calling for a complete restructuring of the system through legislative action and a series of executive orders. On day one of his administration, the candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination said, he would place a moratorium on deportations, end raids by Immigrations and Customs
Continue Reading For years, Midland, Texas, was a quiet corner of the oil patch, in the middle of the desert, hours away from the state’s population centers. It knew oil booms and oil busts, but little changed year-to-year. Then came fracking, and Midland, the center of a West Texas region known as the Permian Basin, would never
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los votantes en Kansas City, Missouri, decidieron eliminar el nombre de Martin Luther King Jr. de un bulevar histórico que fue renombrado en enero para honrar al líder de los derechos civiles. En una elección especial el martes, la medida para que el bulevar Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. volviera a llamarse bulevar
Continue Reading Visitors to China can now access the country’s massive cashless economy. Alibaba-affiliated Ant Financial launched a new international version of its mobile payments app Alipay on Tuesday, marking the first time tourists and business travelers can use mobile payments in mainland China. Not to be outdone, Tencent-owned WeChat Pay announced on Wednesday that it will
Continue Reading US soccer striker Alex Morgan says she plans to return to the national team in time for the 2020 Olympics despite being due to give birth to her first child just three months before. Two-time World Cup winner Morgan is expecting a baby girl in April but believes she can be fit enough for when
Continue Reading (CNN) — Todo lo que quedaba cuando los miembros de la familia llegaron a la escena de la masacre en México el lunes eran cenizas, huesos y un automóvil en llamas y acribillado por las balas. Justo esa mañana, habían visto a las tres mujeres y sus 14 hijos salir para visitar a la familia,
Continue Reading
KSI takes to the stage holding a Pomeranian dog called King Kong. Logan Paul follows shortly afterwards and throws a pack of condoms at KSI’s feet. The Pomeranian dog’s name is a less than subtle reference to Paul’s own dog, Kong, that was eaten by a coyote. Paul’s brother Jake is also on stage drinking
Continue Reading (CNN) — Desafiar sus límites terrenales no impide que muchos astronautas ejerzan sus deberes cívicos. Andrew Morgan emitió un voto anticipado desde el espacio el mes pasado para participar en una elección en Pensilvania, de acuerdo con la NASA. Según su biografía oficial, Morgan es un médico que fue seleccionado para unirse al cuerpo de
Continue Reading As the top US diplomat in Ukraine was working to release frozen security assistance to Kiev, he discovered the focus back in Washington was elsewhere: President Donald Trump’s interest in buying Greenland. Speaking to impeachment committees last month, Ambassador Bill Taylor described difficulty in convening a meeting of top-level Cabinet officials with Trump to discuss
Continue Reading (CNN) – “El punto G de Europa”, se lee en la publicidad que invita a los turistas a visitar Vilna, la capital de Lituania. “Nadie sabe dónde está, pero cuando lo encuentras es increíble”, añade. Esta campaña de mercadeo desató toda una polémica cuando fue lanzada el año pasado. Para empezar, los anuncios provocadores salieron
Continue Reading Chinese search giant Baidu is still trying to prove it can turn its business around. Its plan might be working. The company reported revenue of 28 billion Chinese yuan ($4 billion) for its most recent quarter, beating analyst expectations. That amount is flat compared to the same time last year, but it’s more than 6%
Continue Reading Three employees were shot Wednesday evening at a Church’s Chicken in Otay Mesa, California, the San Diego Police Department said in a news release. One of the victims was killed and the other two were in stable condition after being transported to nearby hospitals, the release said. Detectives are looking for the male gunman who
Continue Reading (CNN) — Investigadores de los Laboratorios Abbott en Illinois han identificado un nuevo subtipo del virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana, o VIH, el virus que causa el sida. La cepa recientemente identificada, clasificada como subtipo L del grupo M, está “más estrechamente relacionada con una cepa ancestral” y probablemente circula en la República Democrática del
Continue Reading An elderly woman in an SUV snakes through a crowd of young people on Beirut‘s main highway, known as “the Ring.” “You shouldn’t have let her pass!” protester Amir Baroudy, 26, yells at a group of youths, apparently distracted from the task at hand: forcing a road closure. The demonstrators are scattered around the entrance
Continue Reading Shares in SoftBank fell as much as 4% in Tokyo on Thursday after the company reported worse than expected losses for the third quarter. Japan’s broader Nikkei was mostly flat in afternoon trade. South Korea’s Kospi Index declined 0.1%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index edged down 0.4%, while China’s Shanghai Composite fell 0.2%. SoftBank reported
Continue Reading
The Las Cruces Bulldawgs are riding some momentum as they head into the first round of the state playoffs. After defeating cross town rival Mayfield on Friday, the Bulldawgs secured another district title. Wednesday, the Las Cruces Bulldawgs were also awarded the Sweet Play of the Week. Wide receiver Ricky Clark made the winning play
Continue Reading A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Coming Thursday: Some of the country’s best-known media companies, tech companies, and nonprofits are supporting a national campaign called “Protect Press Freedom.” Two nonprofit orgs, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) and
Continue Reading
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – A “night of terror” blamed on the ‘Mexicles’ drug gang left at least 9 dead and others wounded as numerous vehicles were set afire and/or sprayed with bullets late Tuesday and early Wednesday, Mexican media outlets reported. Four ‘Mexicles’ gang members were arrested by municipal police for their roles in the
Continue Reading Voters in Kansas City, Missouri, decided to remove Martin Luther King Jr.’s name from a historic boulevard that was renamed in January to honor the civil rights leader. In a special election Tuesday, the measure to change Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. back to The Paseo Boulevard received about 65% of the vote, according
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors accused two former Twitter employees of spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. Ali Alzabarah, a Saudi national, and Ahmad Abouammo, a US citizen, used their access at the social media giant to gather sensitive and nonpublic information on dissidents of the Saudi regime, the Justice Department alleged in a criminal complaint.
Continue Reading