Oscar Holland, CNN Chanel unveiled its latest collection in dramatic style at Haute Couture Week in Paris — by sending a real-life princess down the runway on horseback. To the surprise of guests at the Grand Palais Éphémère, the French fashion house opened its show Tuesday with the help of Prince Albert of Monaco’s niece
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By Holly Yan and Amanda Watts, CNN The man suspected of shooting a Wisconsin sheriff’s deputy has died, the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office said. Around 2 a.m. Wednesday, a deputy made a traffic stop for a registration violation near South 68th Street and West Adler Street, the sheriff’s office said. As more deputies arrived, both
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Time could be running out for the Chevrolet Bolt, the electric vehicle that only five years ago was positioned as General Motors’ best chance to overtake Tesla. On Tuesday, GM announced a $35 billion investment in EVs by 2025, including $4 billion to build electric versions of its best-selling pickups,
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Es un momento confuso para los estadounidenses en lo que respecta al orden mundial, con el gobierno explicando, por un lado, por qué era hora de retirarse de Afganistán, pero por el otro, por qué también es hora de defender a Ucrania. Es un momento en que los estadounidenses quieren
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By Elizabeth Cohen and Danielle Herman, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to send a clear message to pharmacies on a conference call this week: Stop turning away immune-compromised people when they come seeking fourth doses of Covid-19 vaccines. Although fourth doses are not currently recommended for the vast majority of
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Cohen and Danielle Herman, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to send a clear message to pharmacies on a conference call this week: Stop turning away immune-compromised people when they come seeking fourth doses of Covid-19 vaccines. Although fourth doses are not currently recommended for the vast majority of
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By Jack Bantock, CNN Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has said that he takes accountability for being “divisive” as a result of his vaccination status, despite never intending to be a polarizing figure. The reigning NFL MVP reappeared on the “The Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday to reflect on Saturday’s divisional round playoff defeat
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez and Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will lead a delegation to Honduras this week to attend the historic inauguration of President-elect Xiomara Castro, looking for additional buy-in to achieve her fraught task of addressing the root causes of migration to the US southern border. In making Thursday’s high-profile voyage, experts
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By SABRINA PARYS of NerdWallet Alternative finance has captured the attention of investors across the U.S. As the 2022 tax season approaches, traders who are new to cryptocurrency taxation will have to contend with the IRS’ rules for reporting on taxable events. This could be a difficult task for those who trade across a variety
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It’s been a little more than a year since the meme mania in GameStop began. It’s shaped up to be, to put it extremely mildly, a wild ride for it and other meme stocks like movie theater chain AMC ever since. GameStop and AMC are up sharply from
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CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It’s been a little more than a year since the meme mania in GameStop began. It’s shaped up to be, to put it extremely mildly, a wild ride for it and other meme stocks like movie theater chain AMC ever since. GameStop and AMC are up
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Chipmaker Intel has scored a decisive legal victory in a long-running battle against European Union competition watchdogs. The win came when a court reversed itself and threw out a billion-euro antitrust fine issued more than a decade ago. The EU’s General Court annulled the 1.06 billion euro fine that competition regulators gave
Continue Reading By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Actress Kathryn Kates, who appeared in hit TV series including “Orange is the New Black” and “Seinfeld,” has died. “Our mighty @officialkathrynkates has passed away. She will always be remembered and adored in our hearts as the powerful force of nature she was,” Kates’ representatives at Headline Talent Agency said
Continue Reading By MILES BRANMAN Edmunds The Honda Pilot has long been a favorite for three-row SUV shoppers, offering multi-passenger safety, comfort, cargo and convenience, all while remaining affordable and fuel-efficient. But the current-generation Pilot is getting on in years, having debuted for the 2016 model year, and that’s left the door open for some competitors. Among
Continue Reading By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Omicron variant put America’s recovery through the ringer. But the post-Thanksgiving timing may mean the economic scorecard for the final quarter of 2021 could still look decent. At least that’s what economists are hoping. Omicron caused infections to skyrocket, businesses to struggle and workers to stay home sick in
Continue Reading By Tara John, Paul P. Murphy and Allegra Goodwin, CNN Federal prosecutors have charged a 32-year-old man with a federal firearm crime, alleging he sold the Colleyville, Texas, synagogue hostage-taker the gun he used during this month’s 11-hour standoff. Henry Williams, who was charged Tuesday with being a felon in possession of a firearm, allegedly
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The White House plans to release an ambitious strategy Wednesday to make federal agencies tighten their cybersecurity controls after a series of high-profile hacks against government and private infrastructure in the last two years, according to a copy shared with CNN. It’s one of the biggest efforts yet by the Biden
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The German government has cut its growth forecast for this year. But it says that Europe’s biggest economy remains “robust” and will return to its pre-pandemic size in 2022. The Economy Ministry predicted on Wednesday that gross domestic product will grow by 3.6%. That’s down from the 4.1% Germany’s previous government forecast
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown has said that the team offered to pay him $200,000 to step away from the team and commit himself to a mental health facility. Speaking weeks after he removed his uniform and shoulder pads, waved to the crowd and walked off the field
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OSLO (AP) — Two members of Norway’s women’s cross-country team and a U.S. bobsledder have tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of next month’s Beijing Olympics. Heidi Weng and Anne Kjersti Kalvå contracted COVID-19 at a training camp in the Italian Alpine resort of Seiser Alm and are now isolating. Norwegian cross-country manager Espen Bjervig
Continue Reading Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Why build a superyacht that just moves on water when you can create one that flies through the air as well? Rome-based design company Lazzarini Design Studio has dreamed up a new concept named Air Yacht that has the ability to “sail in the sky” as well as the ocean. Renderings of
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a series of enforcement actions to address air pollution, unsafe drinking water and other problems afflicting minority communities in three Gulf Coast states. The EPA’s actions follow a “Journey to Justice” tour by Administrator Michael Regan last fall in Mississippi, Louisiana
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Luxury automaker Bentley says it is pouring billions into upgrading manufacturing to accelerate its electric vehicle development plan, joining other auto brands shifting away from gasoline engines. U.K.-based Bentley Motors said Wednesday that it’s investing 2.5 billion pounds into sustainability efforts over the next decade. The company said the money will be
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a series of enforcement actions to address air pollution, unsafe drinking water and other problems afflicting minority communities in three Gulf Coast states. The EPA’s actions follow a “Journey to Justice” tour by Administrator Michael Regan last fall in Mississippi, Louisiana
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Many of the water-resistant and stain-proof home furnishings and apparel we purchase may contain toxic “forever” chemicals, called PFAS, that are linked to numerous health concerns, including liver and heart damage, immune disorders, cancer and hormone disruption, a new report found. Independent laboratories commissioned by Toxic-Free Future, an environmental and health
Continue Reading By Tim Lister and Jack Guy, CNN Russia has not assembled sufficient forces to launch an imminent full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Wednesday, as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov threatened “appropriate response measures” if the West continues its “aggressive line.” Kuleba told reporters in Kyiv that Russian troops could attack
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Rusia, Serguéi Lavrov, dijo este miércoles que Moscú espera que las garantías ofrecidas por el secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Antony Blinken, durante las conversaciones mantenidas el pasado viernes en Ginebra “se hagan realidad” y que el gobierno de Joe BIden proporcione esta semana
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN When the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games come around every four years, there are many sports which compete to grab the attention of viewers around the world. However, there is one in particular that seems to capture the hearts and minds of many every time: curling. Whether it be the seemingly
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By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated six lawyers to run U.S. attorney’s offices across the country. The nominees announced by the White House on Wednesday for the top law enforcement positions would run the federal prosecutors’ offices in Alaska, Connecticut, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Utah. They
Continue Reading By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon has signed deals to purchase electricity from Jordan via Syria to help the small Mediterranean country deal with its crippling energy crisis. The deals are expected to bring Lebanon up to 250 megawatts of electricity a day within two months, enough for about two hours
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