Courtney Stodden and Doug Hutchison stirred controversy when they married in 2011. She was 16 at the time, and Hutchison, an actor who had appeared in the film “The Green Mile,” was 50. Today they are 25 and 59, respectively, and Stodden says they are over. In a lengthy Instagram post shared Tuesday, Stodden said
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On Monday, a German politician did what could have been seen as the ultimate faux paus — he rejected a handshake from his head of state, Chancellor Angela Merkel. But rather than reprimanding him, Merkel smiled and praised German interior minister Horst Seehofer for his approach, which is growing more common as the coronavirus continues
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Hasbro, the maker of several “Star Wars” Baby Yoda toys set to hit stores later this year, confirmed last week that its supply chain is being disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak. Coronavirus disruptions haven’t hurt production of Baby Yoda toys yet, according to industry expert Jim Silver, CEO of Toys, Tots, Pets & More, a
Continue Reading A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. The Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by half a percentage point outside of a scheduled meeting — the first time it’s made such a move since the 2008 financial crisis
Continue Reading US stock futures jumped higher as Joe Biden scored big wins on Super Tuesday, resurrecting his campaign and emerging as Sen. Bernie Sanders’ leading rival for the Democratic presidential nomination. Dow futures were last up more than 580 points, or 2.3%, after the former US vice president was projected to win many as nine states
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it’s developing a system to track the total number of people in the United States tested for the novel coronavirus and it hopes to post that information online — but that plan is “wholly inadequate,” according to US Rep. Mark Pocan, who wrote a letter of
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Jill Biden wasted no time when two women separately charged toward her husband Joe Biden as he spoke at his Los Angeles rally Tuesday night — physically inserting herself into the commotion until the protesters could be escorted out. “We’re OK,” said Jill Biden after the protesters were removed. “We’re OK.” The moment came as
Continue Reading A prison where scenes from “The Green Mile” and the Johnny Cash biopic “Walk the Line” were filmed was torn apart as a tornado ripped through Tennessee. The Tennessee State Prison, just west of Nashville, suffered extensive damage Tuesday, according to the state’s department of corrections. A 40-yard section of a stone wall and several
Continue Reading The tiny waxworm went from zero to hero in 2017 when researchers discovered the caterpillar could potentially help solve one of the world’s most pressing environmental problems: plastic waste. The creature can chomp through plastic, even polyethylene, a common and non-biodegradable plastic currently clogging up landfills and seas. Now scientists have a much better understanding
Continue Reading British rock band Genesis have confirmed they are reforming for a 2020 tour — their first in 13 years. Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford made the announcement during an appearance on Zoe Ball’s BBC Radio 2 breakfast show Wednesday morning. Revealing details of their comeback tour, they said they will perform a series
Continue Reading At the forefront of the photo, a diver leaps into azure Spanish skies, arching her body into a streamlined curve. In the background, a panoramic Barcelona skyline stretches out, punctuated by La Sagrada Familia, Gaudi’s half-finished masterpiece of a cathedral, and fringed by distant hills. This incredible shot was first captured by British photographer Bob
Continue Reading Former Vice President Joe Biden is projected to rack up Super Tuesday wins in 10 states, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will win three states and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg won one US territory. California, where 415 Democratic delegates are at stake, had not been called as of Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Continue Reading Joe Biden dominated across the South on Tuesday and scored a dramatic upset victory in Texas while surprising in Minnesota and Massachusetts, roaring into contention in a Democratic presidential primary that increasingly looks like a two-way race between the former vice president and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Biden ended the night with nine wins and
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Greener energy is a burning issue in the battle against climate change, but one car race across Australia has been chasing the sun for 20 years. The World Solar Challenge has become a testing ground for new technology as competitors drive their own solar-powered cars across the Australian outback. All cars are hand-built by university
Continue Reading A reinvigorated Joe Biden has a nine state Super Tuesday victory haul, capped by topping Sen. Bernie Sanders for an upset victory in Texas after his comeback campaign transformed the Democratic presidential race. Just four days ago, the former vice president’s White House hopes were fading fast. Now, he has hugely overperformed expectations on the
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“Quarantine” is a word used for the precautionary isolation period that those possibly exposed to the novel coronavirus must face. Thousands of people around the world are being quarantined as governments scramble to keep the virus from spreading. In China, thousands were forced into mass quarantine centers. In Italy, entire cities and towns were put
Continue Reading The case against a Connecticut man accused of killing his wife effectively ended Tuesday, his lawyers told CNN. Fotis Dulos died in late January before an emergency bond hearing in late January, after an apparent suicide attempt. “This was not the ending we anticipated, in the form we hoped,” Norm Pattis said in a press
Continue Reading Countries worldwide are preparing for the possibility of public health emergencies related to the novel coronavirus, as the World Health Organization warned a shortage of protective equipment is hampering the response to the outbreak. The virus has infected more than 92,800 people and killed at least 3,200 since it was first identified in the Chinese
Continue Reading Authorities in Georgia have identified the two people who died in a house fire Thursday as the mother and brother of a 16 year-old who has been arrested for arson and murder in the case. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab identified the victims as Tasha Vandiver, 46, and Gerald Walton, 21, according to
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Bernie Sanders is closer now than he ever was to the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016. But in an odd twist of politics, he’s doing it with a lot less support. There are so many differences between 2016 and 2020 that it’s hard to compare the two. Visit CNN’s Election Center for full coverage of
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AUSTIN, Texas — Joe Biden ended a triumphant Super Tuesday with a narrow victory over Bernie Sanders in Texas, the giant red state where Democrats are seeking a rare return to power in 2020. The former vice president’s victory over the Vermont senator capped a resounding and resurgent string of victories across the South for
Continue Reading(CNN) — Joe Biden will win the Texas Democratic Primary, according to a projection from the CNN Decision Desk.
Continue Reading Michael Bloomberg, after building the most expensive primary campaign team in history, flew back home to New York Tuesday night surely questioning his return on investment. His formal entry into the Democratic presidential race did not go remotely like Bloomberg had planned — or deliver what he had paid for. After spending months touting his
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A former White House physician whose nomination by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs was derailed by allegations of drinking on the job and over-prescribing drugs has advanced to a Republican runoff for a rural Texas congressional seat. Former Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson emerged Tuesday from a
Continue Reading Iran has nearly tripled its stockpile of low enriched uranium since November, indicating a significant jump in production, according to a confidential report issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog. In the March 3 report to member states, and obtained by CNN, the IAEA said that Tehran’s stockpiles of low
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Of the more than 120 cases of novel coronavirus in the United States, at least 21 of them are in the Seattle area, according to King County health officials. That total includes nine people who have died and others who have gotten sick at a nursing care facility in Kirkland. It is unclear whether it
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EL PASO, Texas — El Pasoans will likely decide the fate of the El Paso County District Attorney’s race in a runoff election in May. A majority of votes was not earned by any one of the four candidates on Tuesday night. The runoff election will be between Yvonne Rosales and James Montoya. Rosales offered
Continue Reading Former Vice President Joe Biden swept to victories across southern states on Super Tuesday, but Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders led in the biggest delegate reserve of the primary season: California. Biden won a majority of black voters in states across the South, like Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee, and handily defeated Sanders among older
Continue Reading Maine primary voters on Tuesday voted to uphold a state law that eliminated philosophical and religious exemptions for mandated childhood vaccines. “Tonight the health and wellbeing of Maine children prevailed,” Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, said in a statement. “This law leaves medical exemptions up to medical professionals and ensures that Maine children are
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