25 of the most expensive divorces of all time
All is fair in love and war, and 2022 was a year filled with celebrity breakups. Stacker highlights 25 of the most expensive divorces of all time, based on our independent research.
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15 great films based on the lives of their directors
Stacker highlighted 15 well-regarded films that were autobiographical for the directors who made them.
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How the popularity of US holidays varies by generation
Pyn gathered data from YouGov and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys to compare the popularity of well-known U.S. holidays among millennials, Generation Xers and baby boomers.
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Despidos de Elon Musk en Twitter afectaron a casi el 50% de todos los empleados, dice jefe de seguridad
olivertapia (CNN) — Twitter despidió este viernes a empleados de toda la empresa, en una severa ronda de reducción de costos que podría alterar la forma en que opera una de las plataformas más influyentes del mundo, una semana después de que el multimillonario Elon Musk la adquiriera. Los despidos eliminaron aproximadamente el 50% de
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Ueda holds 1-shot lead in Toto Classic after 2nd round
SHIGA, Japan (AP) — Motoko Ueda has had a 3-under 69 to take a one-shot lead after the second round of the LPGA’s Toto Classic. Ueda was a shot clear of fellow Japanese players Miyu Yamashita and Ai Suzuki. Yamashita carded a 68 and Suzuki had a 70. Attahaya Thitikul of Thailand is the LPGA’s
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German factory orders down, underlining recession fears
BERLIN (AP) — Official figures show that German factory orders were down 4% in September compared with the previous month, underlining expectations that Europe’s biggest economy is heading into recession. The Economy Ministry said Friday that the decline was led by a decline in foreign orders, which dropped 7%. Orders from inside Germany were up
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South Korea scrambles fighter jets after detecting 180 North Korean warplanes, military says
By Yoonjung Seo and Heather Chen, CNN South Korea scrambled about 80 fighter jets after detecting a large number of North Korean warplanes during a four-hour period Friday, the country’s military said, in a further escalation of regional tensions. In a statement, the South Korean military said it spotted about 180 North Korean military aircraft
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Treatment approved in Europe to prevent RSV in infants could be coming to the US soon
By Jen Christensen, CNN A preventive treatment for lower respiratory tract infections caused by RSV got the go ahead from the European Commission on Friday, according to one of the companies that make it. The treatment is the first of its kind to protect all infants in their first year of life. A spokesperson from
Continue Reading November 4, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Kathleen Magramo, Adrienne Vogt, Aditi Sangal, Matt Meyer and Seán Federico O’Murchú, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
Continue Reading Kuzmenko has first hat trick, Canucks beat Ducks 8-5
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Andrei Kuzmenko had three goals and an assist in his first NHL hat trick as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 8-5. Elias Pettersson had a goal and four assists, Bo Horvat had two goals and an assist, and J.T. Miller and Dakota Joshua also scored for the Canucks.
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Astros’ McCormick, Mancini show off glovework, stop Phils
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trey Mancini saved the Houston Astros with the play of the game. Until teammate Chas McCormick topped him with the play of a lifetime. No matter how many potential game-changers the Philadelphia Phillies smashed in the late innings during Game 5 of the World Series, the Astros simply wouldn’t let them catch
Continue Reading Astros’ McCormick, Mancini show off glovework, stop Phils
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trey Mancini saved the Houston Astros with the play of the game. Until teammate Chas McCormick topped him with the play of a lifetime. No matter how many potential game-changers the Philadelphia Phillies smashed in the late innings during Game 5 of the World Series, the Astros simply wouldn’t let them catch
Continue Reading Abortion clinic that opened days after Roe fell is inundated
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — When Planned Parenthood decided four years ago to open a new clinic in a medically underserved working-class neighborhood here, it envisioned a place that would save women living nearby from having to take hourslong bus rides to obtain birth control, testing or an abortion. The
Continue Reading Reinhart scores in SO as Panthers beat Sharks 4-3
By MAX MILLER Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Florida Panthers a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist, and Aleksander Barkov and Radko Gudas also scored for Florida. Matthew Tkachuk
Continue Reading Cooks inactive against Eagles but expected to return Friday
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston coach Lovie Smith spent most of his postgame news conference after his team lost to the Philadelphia Eagles fielding questions about a player who wasn’t on the field. Smith was peppered with questions about the status of veteran receiver Brandin Cooks after he was inactive
Continue Reading Cooks inactive against Eagles but expected to return Friday
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston coach Lovie Smith spent most of his postgame news conference after his team lost to the Philadelphia Eagles fielding questions about a player who wasn’t on the field. Smith was peppered with questions about the status of veteran receiver Brandin Cooks after he was inactive
Continue Reading Wall Street rallies, in fits and starts, after jobs report
By STAN CHOE and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rallied Friday, but only after yo-yoing several times, as Wall Street struggled with what to make of the latest reading on the U.S. jobs market and what it means for interest rates and the odds of a recession. The S&P
Continue Reading Robertson scores twice, Stars extend mastery of Coyotes 7-2
By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz (AP) — Jason Robertson had two goals and scored for the fourth straight game as the Dallas Stars used a four-goal first period to beat the Arizona Coyotes 7-2 on Thursday night. Denis Gurianov, Wyatt Johnston and Ty Dellandrea joined Robertson with goals in the first period, Robertson
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It was a tense night to be a Philadelphia or Houston sports fan Thursday
By Jill Martin and Travis Caldwell, CNN It was an anxious, exciting night to be a Philadelphia or Houston sports fan Thursday, with a two-sport high-stakes showdown played at the same time that gave Houston an edge in the World Series and kept Philadelphia perfect on the gridiron. In Pennsylvania, there was Game 5 of
Continue Reading Devils rally to beat Oilers 4-3 for 5th straight win
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Miles Wood had two goals and an assist as the New Jersey Devils rallied to beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 for their fifth straight win. Ryan Graves and Jesper Bratt also scored for the Devils. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 16 of the 18 shots he faced before exiting in the second period
Continue Reading In the 5 states without lotteries, a case of Powerball envy
By KIM CHANDLER and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press WEST POINT, Ga. (AP) — Loretta Williams lives in Alabama but drove to Georgia to buy a lottery ticket for a chance at winning the $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot. She was one of many Alabama ticket-buyers flooding across state lines Thursday. The largest lottery prize in U.S.
Continue Reading Alex Jones trial moves to punitive damages phase
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Infowars host Alex Jones faces the possibility of having more steep penalties heaped onto the vast amount he already owes for spreading conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, as the punitive damages phase began Friday in a lawsuit filed by the victims’ families.
Continue Reading Forsberg, Duchene lead Predators to 4-1 win over Flames
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Filip Forsberg and Matt Duchene each had a goal and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames. Mark Jankowski and Roman Josi also scored for Nashville, which was 1-6-1 after opening the season with back-to-back wins against San Jose in Prague. Kevin Lankinen
Continue Reading Verlander gets World Series win, Astros lead Phillies 3-2
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Justin Verlander beamed like a first-time big leaguer, and the Houston Astros feted the 244-game winner like a baby-faced rookie. “They put me in the cart and rolled me in the shower and just doused me with all sorts of stuff,” he said. “And it was
Continue Reading Phillies’ bats go cold in crunch time in Game 5 loss
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber stepped to the plate in the eighth inning with Game 5 riding on his powerful bat — and frenzied Phillies fans waving “We Want A Schwarbomb!!” signs — and ripped the ball down the first-base line. Early in the game, the scorcher is a
Continue Reading Phillies’ bats go cold in crunch time in Game 5 loss
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber stepped to the plate in the eighth inning with Game 5 riding on his powerful bat — and frenzied Phillies fans waving “We Want A Schwarbomb!!” signs — and ripped the ball down the first-base line. Early in the game, the scorcher is a
Continue Reading NASA’s Artemis I mega moon rocket is back on the launchpad ahead of third launch attempt
By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN The hulking rocket at the heart of NASA’s plans to return humans to the moon arrived at the launchpad Friday morning as the space agency gears up for another attempt to get the Artemis I mission off the ground. Liftoff of the uncrewed test mission is slated for
Continue Reading Astros rookie star Peña delivers again in World Series win
By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jeremy Peña trotted around third base, looked toward the Houston dugout and gave the most casual two-handed shrug you’ll ever see on a ballfield. Like it was any routine game in May. Only this was November. In the World Series. In the biggest game of his
Continue Reading Astros rookie star Peña delivers again in World Series win
By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jeremy Peña trotted around third base, looked toward the Houston dugout and gave the most casual two-handed shrug you’ll ever see on a ballfield. Like it was any routine game in May. Only this was November. In the World Series. In the biggest game of his
Continue Reading Verlander gets World Series win, Astros lead Phillies 3-2
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Justin Verlander beamed like a first-time big leaguer, and the Houston Astros feted the 244-game winner like a baby-faced rookie. “They put me in the cart and rolled me in the shower and just doused me with all sorts of stuff,” he said. “And it was
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