(CNN Business) — El director ejecutivo de Apple, Tim Cook, sorprendió a los inversores el 2 de enero al advertir que se desacelerarían las ventas de iPhone en China. Las acciones de Apple cayeron un 10% al día siguiente, arrastrando a todo el mercado junto con ellas. Pero todas han sido buenas noticias para la
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Penguins weren’t always the petite, tuxedo-sporting birds we know and love today. Once, giant penguins the size of humans reigned supreme. But how did they evolve into the creatures living in Antarctica? Scientists have discovered fossils that act like the missing link for their evolution — and it all happened after the dinosaurs went extinct.
Continue Reading Three bouncing oil droplets showing quantum physics in action. A clown fish peering out from the tentacles of a sea anemone affected by climate change. A cone-shaped cloud looming above a hill in the Yukon, Canada. Fish skirmishing in the wetlands of Hong Kong. A rare lunar phenomenon in Belarus. These are some of the
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(Editor’s note: The family is seeking help to pay for the funerals. If you’re interested in donating, there is a link at the bottom of this article.) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The family of a Las Cruces mother and son killed in a suspected drunk driving crash in El Paso over the weekend said
Continue Reading A high school in Elmsford, New York, has canceled its spring musical production of “Disney’s Tarzan” after school community members complained about the racial undertones. Students had reacted with “delight” when Alexander Hamilton High School’s drama club announced the Tarzan musical, according to a news release from the school district. But plans changed after “further
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The Justice Department’s inspector general took a big swing at the conspiracy theories peddled by President Donald Trump and others about the FBI’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. But the IG’s much anticipated report released Monday also detailed errors the FBI committed during the investigation, specifically about surveillance warrants issued for
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Confidential documents obtained by The Washington Post reveal that top US officials misled the American public about the war in Afghanistan in order to conceal doubts about the likelihood that the US could be successful in the nearly 20-year effort since its earliest days, the paper reported in a major investigation on Monday. The Post
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Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, LA (WGNO) — A local group wants the New Orleans City Council to hold a public hearing on the Hard Rock Hotel collapse. The group is called the Committee For A Public Hearing On The Hard Rock Hotel Disaster. It’s planning a protest this afternoon at
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Two teenager brothers have been arrested after they allegedly broke into Lynn Middle School over the weekend to burglarize and vandalize it, causing over $1,000 in damage. The boys, ages 13 and 17, were charged with burglary, larceny and criminal damage to property. The pair were released to a parent’s
Continue Reading The Justice Department inspector general’s report released Monday paints a more thorough picture than ever before on what the FBI found when it tried to verify information in Christopher Steele’s dossier on Donald Trump and Russia — including attempts to verify the existence of video tapes of “alleged unorthodox sexual activity.” Steele’s primary source for
Continue Reading President Donald Trump is planning to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday in Washington, an encounter that is sure to draw significant scrutiny amid several ongoing controversies involving Trump and Russia. Trump will meet with Lavrov alongside Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss the state of their bilateral relationship, a senior
Continue Reading Here’s a number to chew on: 71%. That’s the percentage of Democrats in new Gallup polling that say their health care is either “excellent” or “good.” Which is a very interesting finding given that the biggest divide within the 2020 Democratic field is over health care. On one side are former Vice President Joe Biden
Continue Reading (CNN) – La búsqueda por las especies desconocidas ha revelado nuevos descubrimientos emocionantes este año. Los investigadores de la Academia de Ciencias de California hallaron 71 nuevas especies de animales y plantas en 2019. La lista incluye flores, peces, corales, arañas, babosas de mar, hormigas y lagartos, entre muchos otros. Se encontraron a lo largo
Continue Reading (CNN) — El inspector general del Departamento de Justicia determinó que el FBI abrió correctamente su investigación sobre la interferencia electoral rusa, pero dijo que hubo errores importantes en la forma en que la agencia realizó la investigación. El informe publicado el lunes por el inspector general Michael Horowitz no encontró “evidencia documental o testimonial
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — La exprimera dama de Estados Unidos Michelle Obama calificó los procedimientos de juicio político contra el presidente Donald Trump y Ucrania como “surrealistas” a medida que la investigación en la Cámara de Representantes se dirige a la recta final. “Es surrealista. No creo que la gente sepa qué hacer con esto. ¿Pero
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo criticized Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republican lawmakers for not reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act and taking action against gun violence, asking them in emotional remarks to choose between the nation’s foremost gun lobby and “the children that are getting gunned down in this
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Google is under investigation by the US government over its labor practices and the firing of several employees. The National Labor Relations Board confirmed to CNN Business it launched an investigation following a formal complaint filed by four fired employees alleging they were let go for speaking out against Google and its practices, such as
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La lotería, un tradicional juego de cartas mexicano, cumplió 106 años este 9 de diciembre, y Google le rindió un homenaje con un doodle interactivo, llamado así: Lotería Doodle. Aunque sus inicios datan de Italia en el siglo XV, este juego de cartas llegó a México proveniente de España hacia en 1979,
Continue Reading After months of stalemate, lawmakers in the House and Senate have finally reached a bipartisan deal to address surprise medical bills. While the issue is one of the few to enjoy broad cross-party support on Capitol Hill and in the White House, just how to spare Americans from unexpected bills became bogged down amid a
Continue Reading Embattled Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter spent upwards of $45,000 from his campaign on personal expenditures — including $625 on flights for a pet rabbit, according to a House Ethics Committee report released Monday. The California congressman announced last week that he would resign after the holidays, following his guilty plea to federal corruption charges stemming
Continue Reading Investigators are scrutinizing a Twitter account they suspect is linked to the Saudi air force officer who carried out a deadly attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola on Friday, a source familiar with the case tells CNN. Just minutes before authorities were first alerted to the deadly shooting carried out by Mohammed Alshamrani at Naval
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The man accused of brutally killing two Boston doctors in their penthouse killed one doctor in self-defense and stole from the home but did not commit murder, his attorney said in closing arguments before a jury began deliberating the case Monday. Bampumim Teixeira, a 33-year-old who had worked as a concierge in the building, is
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The cause of death for rapper and singer Juice WRLD is still pending following an autopsy. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office announced in a statement Monday that additional studies are required to establish the cause and manner of death of the 21-year-old recording artist. Cardiac pathology, neuropathology, toxicology and histology testing are still necessary
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Walmart Canada is saying sorry for making available a Christmas sweater with an apparent drug reference. The sweater featured an image of Santa Claus behind a table with three white lines that look similar to cocaine lines. Below the image is the phrase “Let it snow.” The Global News, a Canadian news organization, first reported
Continue Reading At least five people were killed and eight more are still missing following a deadly volcanic eruption on New Zealand’s White Island Monday. The country’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, said citizens from New Zealand, Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, China and Malaysia were among those injured and missing following the explosion. Speaking at
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When a banana that was duct taped to a wall sold for $120,000, not everyone understood the artistic inspiration behind the piece. But one hungry artist did. David Datuna, an installation and performance artist from Georgia, peeled off the art piece from the wall on Saturday and ate it while hundreds of stunned onlookers watched.
Continue Reading SoftBank raised eyebrows nearly two years ago when it pumped a staggering $300 million into a dog-walking startup called Wag. Now, after a series of stumbles at the company, SoftBank appears to be giving up on the investment. New Wag CEO Garrett Smallwood informed staffers on Monday that the company was “amicably parting ways with
Continue Reading Wales is home to more castles per square mile than anywhere on the planet, with over 600 found across this tiny, beautiful country. Each has its own long history, with many dating back to the medieval period. As the third series of “The Crown” arrives on Netflix, including the investiture of the Prince of Wales
Continue Reading The elite consulting firm McKinsey & Company has informed Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg he can name the clients he worked for during his three years at the company. The news comes days after Buttigieg released a timeline of his years working for the firm from 2007 to 2010 following calls from some of his
Continue Reading The Justice Department defended a Trump administration decision that overturned asylum protections for victims of domestic violence and gang violence before an appeals court panel on Monday, arguing that the administration was simply trying to establish clear standards. Government attorney Erez Reuveni argued the attorney general’s ruling laid out a standard and served as a
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