Every year, something different captures our attention — but we don’t always know how to say it right. (Remember when we taught you how to pronounce “Beto O’Rourke” last year? And how to sound out “Namibia” the year before that?) It’s OK! You’re not alone. There are words that most Americans avoid saying out loud
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The number of Americans filing for their first week of unemployment benefits suddenly jumped last week to the highest level in more than two years. The number of initial claims rose to 252,000 in the week ending December 7, an increase of 49,000 from the number of claims filed the week before, the Labor Department
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EL PASO, Texas — Flu season is in full swing, and that means using more medicine to fight back against getting sick. However, the practice, if done incorrectly, can lead to more risk for kids accidentally ingesting medicine they don’t need. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that roughly 60,000 children under
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We may now know why Taylor Swift is only making a few US stops during her 2020 tour. The singer who turns 30 Friday has been named Billboard’s Woman of the Decade and shared her next year’s plans with the publication. “This is a year where I have to be there for my family —
Continue Reading “Uncut Gems” is all about an adrenaline junkie, which explains the movie’s fevered pitch. Yet the story’s unrelenting nature works against it, blunting the lure of seeing Adam Sandler in one of his occasional dramatic performances — a showy role, yes, but in a movie that proves all that glitters is not gold. Sandler plays
Continue Reading A photograph that dates back to 1875 is believed to be the earliest family photo taken at Stonehenge. The image shows Isabel, Maud and Robert Routh as they enjoy a day out at the ancient site, complete with horse and carriage. The picture, contributed by the family’s descendants, will be displayed alongside 147 others as
Continue Reading Lizzo is feeling “good as hell” after being named Time magazine‘s 2019 Entertainer of the Year. The rapper-singer-flutist, known for her vociferous support of body positivity, earned the coveted title for her “relentlessly positive and impossibly catchy” sound. She was also named in Entertainment Weekly’s Entertainers of the Year list. The Detroit native, who released
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Like its rival Coke, Pepsi is launching a new coffee-infused cola. Pepsi Café, which also comes in a vanilla flavor, will hit shelves throughout the United States in April for a limited time. It’s nearly twice as caffeinated as a regular soda. For Pepsi, the new beverage is a way to leverage consumer trends to
Continue Reading Saudi Aramco shares zoomed higher on Thursday, turning the massive state oil producer into the world’s first $2 trillion company and achieving the valuation long sought by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The stock gained 10% for a second consecutive day, reaching 38.70 riyals ($10.32) per share before giving up some of its gains. Saudi
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Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo on Wednesday stood by his criticism of Senate Republicans for not reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act and taking action against gun violence, saying “death is not political.” “To the people who say this is political — this is not political. Death is not political — you see, death is
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When Olivia Newton-John’s iconic black leather jacket from the movie “Grease” sold for $243,200 last month at a charity auction, the Grammy-winning singer and actress probably thought it was gone for good. But the buyer, who described himself as her number one fan, had other ideas. “This jacket belongs to you and the collective soul
Continue Reading Some federal law enforcement officials are warning of a chilling effect inside the FBI amid attacks by President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr over the bureau’s handling of the Russia investigation. Current and former FBI officials tell CNN they’re concerned that the harsh rhetoric coming from Trump and Barr has only worsened the
Continue Reading The plan unveiled just last week by OPEC and allied oil producers to prop up crude prices could fall flat. Deeper production cuts by the cartel and other major producers including Russia won’t be enough to prevent a global supply glut, the International Energy Agency said Thursday. Even if the countries adhere to the deal
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(CNN) — El presidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, dijo a periodistas que podría “posiblemente tener cáncer de piel” después de abandonar el hospital de la Fuerza Aérea de Brasil, donde se sometió a una serie de exámenes médicos el miércoles por la tarde, según la agencia estatal de noticias Agencia Brasil. Bolsonaro se hizo un
Continue Reading Boeing is going to be paying its airline customers billions of dollars to compensate for the months-long grounding of the 737 Max. At least one of those airlines, Southwest, said Thursday it will share some of that money with its employees. Southwest has 34 of the 737 Max jets in its fleet, more than any
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to hold a final vote to acquit President Donald Trump, should he be impeached, when a majority of senators believe his trial has run its course instead of holding a vote on dismissing the articles of impeachment, two Republican senators told CNN on Wednesday. Republicans want to have
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‘Tis the season of holiday parties, powered by fatty, salty hors d’oeuvres with plenty of booze to wash them down. The combination can create what doctors call “holiday heart syndrome.” It’s a term coined in 1978 to describe the sudden increase of patients in emergency rooms during the holidays complaining of irregular heart rhythms known
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La exposición “Emiliano Zapata después de Zapata” se convirtió este martes en escenario de protestas luego que un grupo exigió en la sala de exposiciones que un cuadro, de los 141 que componen la muestra artística, fuera retirado. Se trata de la obra “La Revolución”, del artista plástico mexicano Fabián Cháirez. En
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The Golden State Warriors have made five straight NBA Finals, but they’re now bottom of the table with the worst record in the league. But head coach Steve Kerr thinks that, in a way, it might be a good thing. Since 2014, the Warriors have been the poster-child among NBA franchises. They built their team
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After the Christchurch terror attacks, Sonny Bill Williams knew he had to speak out. The 34-year-old felt the responsibility not only because of his status as an All Black — a star of New Zealand’s esteemed rugby team — but also as one of the country’s most recognized Muslims. Over 50 people were killed in
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It’s an automatic reflex for many of us: obediently tapping a few times on a can of beer or soda to stop it from frothing over. But researchers in Denmark have discovered that we’ve been wasting our time. Tapping on a can of shaken beer makes absolutely no difference to whether it fizzes all over
Continue Reading (CNN) — Se espera que el líder de la mayoría del Senado, Mitch McConnell, celebre una votación final para absolver al presidente Donald Trump en caso de ir a juicio político, cuando la mayoría de los senadores cree que su juicio ha seguido su curso en lugar de celebrar un voto sobre el rechazo de
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. Time for Christine Lagarde to step into the spotlight. The European Central Bank president presides over her first policy decision on Thursday, followed by a highly-anticipated press conference. What to
Continue Reading Despite reassurances from the federal government, some members of Congress say they worry migrant children won’t be safe from the flu this season. In the last flu season, three children died of the flu while in the custody of US Customs and Border Protection. As in many areas around the United States this year, the
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — La Cámara de Representantes aprobó el miércoles un proyecto de ley bipartidista que otorgaría estatus legal a miles de trabajadores agrícolas indocumentados. Si bien los esfuerzos legislativos anteriores que buscaban legalizar a un mayor número de inmigrantes indocumentados han fracasado, la votación del miércoles es significativa tanto por lo que intenta lograr
Continue Reading When the shooting started outside the kosher supermarket, Yossi Steinmetz was next door at the small synagogue and yeshiva with the market’s owner. “We thought it was a gang fight,” Steinmetz said. Unlike previous times, however, the bursts of gunfire intensified rather than dissipated. Moishe Ferencz owns the supermarket, a symbol of the growing Hasidic
Continue Reading (CNN) — El número de brasileños arrestados por la Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos en todo el país se disparó el año pasado a alrededor de 18.000, en comparación con aproximadamente 1.600 el año anterior, según los datos proporcionados por Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza y datos históricos. El número de arrestos superó con creces cualquier
Continue Reading It might lack the history of its namesake, but the “Spanish Royal Ascot” is adding a touch of English culture to the Balearic Islands. While pomp and pageantry has been associated with Ascot racecourse since 1711, fledgling Mallorcan spectacle Hats and Horses features similar scenes of high fashion and immaculately groomed racegoers. The event, now
Continue Reading The House Judiciary Committee, on a sprint to approve articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump as early as Thursday, is a perfect metaphor for America’s estranged political moment. Meeting under the eye of history in a rare evening session Wednesday, Democratic and Republican lawmakers spoke past one another, unable to coalesce even on a
Continue Reading Hundreds flooded the streets Wednesday night to mourn two of the victims killed after two assailants opened fire at a kosher market in Jersey City. In Jersey City, crowds of men in black hats surrounded the casket of Mindy Ferencz in the Jersey City neighborhood of Greenville at the site of a synagogue under construction.
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