By Brian Fung, CNN The United States has soundly defeated Russia in an election to control a United Nations body responsible for shaping global internet development, a contest viewed as geopolitically symbolic amid wider US-Russia tensions and an answer to fears of growing censorship online by authoritarian regimes. On Thursday, members of the International Telecommunication
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Los cuatro años del gobierno de Jair Bolsonaro en el poder han estado plagados de polémicas. Las provocaciones y los escándalos se volvieron una marca registrada del mandatario, que este 2 de octubre apostará por renovar su mandato por un nuevo periodo, en unas elecciones que disputará con el expresidente
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By The Associated Press No. 23 Florida State hosts No. 22 Wake Forest looking to open the season 5-0. The Seminoles are playing as a ranked team for the first time since 2018. Wake Forest hopes to get back on track following a double-overtime loss to No. 5 Clemson. This is just the second Top
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By Larry Madowo, CNN The trial of one of the last fugitives accused of broadcasting hateful propaganda and arming militias in the 1994 Rwanda genocide has opened at a United Nations court in The Hague. Before opening statements, judges said 87-year-old Félicien Kabuga had refused to attend but ruled that the trial would go ahead.
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Conor Daly will make his debut in NASCAR’s Cup Series next week at The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Daly will drive for The Money Team Racing, which is owned by retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. It will be the fourth race for the No. 50 Chevrolet TMT
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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Conor Daly will make his debut in NASCAR’s Cup Series next week at The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Daly will drive for The Money Team Racing, which is owned by retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. It will be the fourth race for the No. 50 Chevrolet TMT
Continue Reading The US Coast Guard rescued a woman from her flooded neighborhood in Sanibel Island, Florida – one of the hardest hit areas of Hurricane Ian.
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson, Christina Maxouris, Paul P. Murphy, Rebekah Riess and Dakin Andone, CNN Hurricane Ian has left at least two people dead on Sanibel Island and ripped away several parts of the causeway that was the island’s only access to Florida’s mainland. On Thursday night, dozens of people remained stranded, according to Sanibel Mayor
Continue Reading Hurricane Ian’s strength wiped out Florida’s Sanibel Island Causeway. CNN affiliate WBBH reports.
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin Nueva York (CNN Business) — El huracán Ian es la última catástrofe natural que afecta a los precios de los alimentos. La tormenta que azota Florida ya está obligando a los futuros del zumo de naranja a subir, y pronto podría reducir el suministro de fertilizantes del país, lo que podría tener
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Don’t look for Elizabeth Olsen to be riding a dragon anytime soon. The “Wandavision” star talked to “Entertainment Tonight” about speculation that she’s been cast on HBO’s “House of Dragons” (HBO is owned by CNN’s parent company). “I don’t know how things, like rumors like that, get started, and then
Continue Reading By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston was held out of a second straight practice because of a back injury. The move raises questions about whether Winston will be able to play against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. A day earlier,
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By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Kim Mulkey, who coached Brittney Griner for four years at Baylor University, is facing criticism over her refusal to comment on her former player’s detainment in Russia at a media conference earlier this week. A journalist began to ask Mulkey, “I just want to get your thoughts on the Brittney Griner
Continue Reading The Associated Press West Virginia (2-2, 0-1 Big 12) at Texas (2-2, 0-1), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (FS1) Line: Texas by 9 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook Series: West Virginia leads 6-5 WHAT’S AT STAKE Both teams will be desperate to avoid an 0-2 start in a Big 12 that looks wide open. A loss
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The Associated Press West Virginia (2-2, 0-1 Big 12) at Texas (2-2, 0-1), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (FS1) Line: Texas by 9 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook Series: West Virginia leads 6-5 WHAT’S AT STAKE Both teams will be desperate to avoid an 0-2 start in a Big 12 that looks wide open. A loss
Continue Reading By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist The sun has risen over the Sunshine State, and soon we will know more about the trail of destruction Hurricane Ian has left behind in southwest Florida. Many of the hardest hit areas lost all communications during the height of the storm, and we just don’t know yet how bad
Continue ReadingNew timelapse video from a web camera in Fort Myers, Florida, shows the storm surge from Hurricane Ian flooding the city’s streets.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 11 Penn State and Northwestern resume Big Ten play Saturday in State College. The Wildcats won at Beaver Stadium in their most recent visit in 2014. The unbeaten Nittany Lions are looking for improved play after a ho-hum win over Central Michigan last week. They’ll have an open date next
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez, CNN While more Latinos say Democrats work hard to earn their votes than Republicans, about half of them don’t see a “great deal of difference” in what the two political parties stand for, a new poll shows. A Pew Research Center survey, published Thursday, analyzes Latinos’ political views and the issues they
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The third quarter is about to end — and investors are wishing the past nine months good riddance. Stocks fell Thursday, giving up much of Wednesday’s big gains. The Dow fell nearly 460 points, or 1.5%. The Dow is now back in a bear market, more than 20%
Continue Reading By JAMES ROBSON AP Sports Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United looked like a club in crisis just two weeks into the season, but ahead of Sunday’s first Manchester derby between Pep Guardiola and Erik Ten Hag, the picture is very different at Old Trafford. United has won its last four league games, beating
Continue Reading CNN By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates surged for the sixth week in a row, moving closer to 7%. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.70% in the week ending September 29, up from 6.29% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. That’s the highest level since July 2007. Mortgage rates have more than doubled
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates surged for the sixth week in a row, moving closer to 7%. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.70% in the week ending September 29, up from 6.29% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. That’s the highest level since July 2007. Mortgage rates have more than doubled since
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Colorado (0-4, 0-1 Pac-12) at Arizona (2-2, 0-1), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (FS1) Line: Arizona by 16 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook Series: Colorado leads 16-8. WHAT’S AT STAKE Both teams are looking for their first Pac-12 win, but Colorado is in more dire straits than Arizona. The Buffaloes are winless
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN Business High prices and rising interest rates are putting used cars out of reach for a growing number of car shoppers. That’s bad news for CarMax, the nation’s largest used car dealer. CarMax reported Thursday that its earnings plunged 54% as the number of cars it sold in the quarter fell
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN One morning in late August, Zach Manifold showed up at his job running the elections office in Gwinnett County, Georgia, to find eight boxes waiting, all filled with documents challenging the eligibility of tens of thousands of people to cast ballots. It was the physical manifestation of a law passed by
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Julia Buckley, CNN There’s nothing quite like keeping a memento of the one you loved, and if the one in question is the Airbus A380, you’re in luck. The aircraft manufacturer has announced a sale of more than 500 items from one of its dearly departed big birds. The MSN13 was first flown by Emirates
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By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press FELDHEIM, Germany (AP) — While most Europeans are watching their energy bills soar as the war in Ukraine drives up the price of natural gas, oil and electricity, the tiny German town of Feldheim has been energy self-sufficient for a decade. The village of 130 people built solar panels and
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — El mortífero huracán Ian, degradado este jueves a tormenta tropical mientras se desplaza por Florida, golpeó este miércoles la costa suroeste del estado, destruyendo viviendas y cortando el suministro eléctrico a millones de personas. Mientras los equipos de emergencia se esfuerzan por ayudar a los que siguen atrapados en sus casas, más
Continue Reading By David Wilkinson, Sharon Braithwaite and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Queen Elizabeth II died of old age, her death certificate has revealed. The document, published by National Records of Scotland on Thursday, says the late British monarch died at 3:10 p.m. UK time (10:10 a.m. ET) on September 8 at Balmoral Castle in Ballater, Scotland.
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