By Ashley Strickland, CNN Deep beneath the ice covering the central Arctic Ocean, an unlikely community thrives off of ancient relics. Underwater cameras revealed expansive sponge gardens clustered over extinct underwater volcanoes, called seamounts, along the ocean floor. In order to survive, these largely 300-year-old sponge communities feed off of the fossilized remains of now-extinct
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CHICAGO (AP) — Boeing is reporting a slight edge over Airbus in airplane deliveries and a bigger advantage in new orders from last month. That’s according to reports Tuesday from the world’s two leading aircraft makers. Boeing says it delivered 32 commercial jetliners in January, up from 26 in the same month last year. That
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urielblanco (CNN Español) — Las nominaciones a los Premios Oscar se dieron a conocer este martes, con lo que cada vez está más cerca la entrega de los galardones de la Academia. Si eres un fiel seguidor del cine, seguramente ya viste algunas de las películas nominadas. En caso de que no lo seas, no
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CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Chris Isidore, CNN Business This is the best labor market most workers have ever experienced in their lives. So why are so many Americans feeling gloomy about the state of the US economy? The simple answer is inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, which is showing the fastest rate of
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business This is the best labor market most workers have ever experienced in their lives. So why are so many Americans feeling gloomy about the state of the US economy? The simple answer is inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, which is showing the fastest rate of price increases
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz are in good company. One Tuesday, the duo became the sixth married couple to be nominated in acting categories in the same year at the Oscars. Bardem was nominated for best actor for his role as Desi Arnaz in “Being the Ricardos,” while Cruz snagged
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Kenneth Branagh continues to explore Hercule Poirot, the man, and not just the master sleuth in “Death on the Nile,” a star-studded sequel that powers past its casting baggage to both build and improve upon its predecessor. The narrative arc that began in “Murder on the Orient Express” thus brings
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business Grocery store prices will probably stay elevated this year, according to economists at Goldman Sachs, continuing a Covid trend that has contributed to the high cost of living. In a report to clients on Monday night, Goldman Sachs projected the food-at-home category of the consumer price index will increase by
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BEIJING (AP) — South Korea has filed complaints with the International Skating Union and the International Olympic Committee after two of its short track speedskaters were disqualified at the Beijing Games. World record holder Hwang Daeheon and Lee Juneseo were disqualified in the semifinals of the men’s 1,000 meters. South Korea’s chef de mission, Yoon
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — Police in Belgium have detained 13 people following raids in and around the port city of Antwerp as part of an investigation into alleged terror activities. The federal prosecutor’s office said the suspects detained Tuesday are all part of the same group. About 100 police officers were involved in the operation. Belgium
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By Chloe Melas and Marianne Garvey, CNN The 2022 Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday. See below for reaction from some of the nominees. Billie Eilish and Finneas, best original song for “No Time to Die” “Words cannot describe how honored and excited we are to have been nominated for an Academy Award for our
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Four years ago this week, the most powerful operational rocket in the world, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, made its inaugural launch from Florida and tore into outer space carrying nothing other than Elon Musk’s personal Tesla roadster. The cherry red sports car — which is occupied by a spacesuit-clad mannequin nicknamed
Continue Reading A state of emergency has been declared in Ottawa where the Police Chief says the city is under siege from a flood of protesters opposing COVID-19 policies in Canada.
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit soared to a record $859.1 billion last year as American consumers splurged on foreign-made electronics, toys and clothing, fallout from the economy’s unexpectedly robust recovery from a short but nasty 2020 pandemic recession. The trade gap — the difference between what the
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has appointed a commissioner to tackle sexual abuse and intimidation, after recent high-profile #MeToo cases shocked the nation. In recent weeks, the popular television talent show “The Voice of Holland” has been taken off air amid complaints of unwanted behavior ranging from
Continue Reading By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Snoop Dogg says he won’t let the big Super Bowl stage rattle his nerves. The ultra-smooth rapper said he will worry about his upcoming halftime performance after the fact. Snoop Dogg spoke from his studio compound in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Jennifer Morgan, who heads the environmental group Greenpeace International, is to become Germany’s new climate envoy. She will take on a key role in Germany’s new center-left government, which has pledged to ramp up the country’s efforts to curb global warming. Officials said Morgan will be formally
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Finland’s players wore masks in their women’s hockey game, becoming the second consecutive team to do so while facing the Russians. The game Monday between the Russians and Canadians was delayed because of virus concerns. The Russian COVID-19 testing results from earlier in the day were not yet available by game time,
Continue Reading CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Four years ago this week, the most powerful operational rocket in the world, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, made its inaugural launch from Florida and tore into outer space carrying nothing other than Elon Musk’s personal Tesla roadster. The cherry red sports car — which is occupied by a spacesuit-clad mannequin
Continue Reading By Eliza Mackintosh and Nathan Hodge, CNN As French President Emmanuel Macron visited his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Tuesday for diplomatic talks on the country’s crisis with Russia, Moscow indicated there were “points of convergence” laid out by Macron during his five-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin a day earlier. But
Continue Reading By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Cruise, the self-driving subsidiary of General Motors, started offering robotaxi rides this week in San Francisco. Anyone can sign up for the chance to be selected to get a ride in a self-driving car, provided they don’t mind staying up late. Cruise’s robotaxis are generally only operating from 11 p.m.
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El deslizamiento de tierra registrado este martes en el barrio La Esneda, en límites entre Dosquebradas y Pereira, deja hasta el momento 16 muertos y 36 heridos, informó este miércoles en Twitter la Unidad Nacional para la Defensa Civil. Por medio de un tuit, el presidente Iván Duque lamentó
Continue Reading CNN By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Supreme Court‘s action late Monday in an Alabama redistricting case foreshadows a new threat to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and electoral opportunities for Blacks and other racial minorities nationwide. The justices announced they would revisit a key section of the landmark
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Supreme Court‘s action late Monday in an Alabama redistricting case foreshadows a new threat to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and electoral opportunities for Blacks and other racial minorities nationwide. The justices announced they would revisit a key section of the landmark law
Continue Reading CNN By Ivana Kottasová and Charles Riley, CNN Business President Joe Biden said Monday that natural gas will not flow through Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germany if Moscow orders an invasion of Ukraine. What does an $11 billion undersea pipeline between Russia and Germany have to do with Ukraine? And why is it
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová and Charles Riley, CNN Business President Joe Biden said Monday that natural gas will not flow through Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germany if Moscow orders an invasion of Ukraine. What does an $11 billion undersea pipeline between Russia and Germany have to do with Ukraine? And why is it such
Continue Reading By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A U.N. resolution upholding the Olympic Truce has been passed 15 times. The pact has its roots in ancient Greece, when it was intended to grant athletes from constantly warring city-states safe passage to the Olympic Games. The modern Games brought back the Truce in 1993. But
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Summer Britcher and Emily Sweeney have won World Cup races. They’ve each medaled at the world championships. They’ve each won national championships. Their careers have already been, by any measure, a success. And now both are facing the same decision — keep sliding, or retire. The
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Like Facebook and Twitter, Spotify is learning the limits of deflecting responsibility for what is said on its platform. The podcasting industry has few standards about policing offensive or misleading content. That has left Spotify trying to figure out how to keep podcaster Joe Rogan’s
Continue Reading By Liz Stark, CNN Postmaster General Louis DeJoy defended the Postal Service’s plan to replace the vast majority of its aging vehicle fleet with gas-powered trucks — rather than electric vehicles — saying on Tuesday that USPS needs to balance its commitment to an electric fleet with “our dire financial condition.” His defense comes as
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