By Leah Asmelash, CNN Five years ago, a single hashtag sent waves across the world: #MeToo. News of sexual harassment and assault allegations against ubiquitous Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein had just broken. In its wake, countless people came forward with stories of sexual abuse — accusing high-profile men from former president George H. W. Bush
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates rose again this week, topping 7% for the first time since 2002. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.08% in the week ending October 27, up from 6.94% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. A year ago, the 30-year fixed rate stood at 3.14%. The last time the
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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer David Gilliland is moving his racing organization from Ford to Toyota next season and rebranding it as TRICON Garage. The organization formerly known as David Gilliland Racing will field entries in both the Truck Series and ARCA Series next year. The team will run three full-time Toyota Tundras
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press It has been a month since Hurricane Ian ravaged southwest Florida. Now multimillion-dollar cleanup contracts are generating tempests in the Category 4 storm’s wake. Contractors who clean up debris and perform other services already are fighting over local government contracts that could be worth tens of millions in tax dollars.
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By Terry Ward, CNN Some like it hot — and some like it hotter, still. When it comes to the world’s best spicy dishes, we have some of the world’s hottest peppers to thank, along with incredible layers of flavor and a long, spice-loving human history. “Spicy food, or at least spiced foods, clearly predates
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN What kind of Christmas would it be without the resourceful Rudolph or Hermey the aspiring dentist, without friendly Frosty or the dastardly Heat and Snow Misers? Jules Bass brought them all to vivid, animated life on TV. And with his producing and directing partner Arthur Rankin Jr., he didn’t just contribute
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Mariano Rivera says he would keep Aaron Boone as New York Yankees manager and remarks he made earlier this week were taken out of context. The Hall of Fame reliever tells The Associated Press that he was speaking generically about teams and managers when he answered questions Tuesday during
Continue Reading By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Ian caused an island-wide blackout when it tore through western Cuba in late September. That left the government grappling with a deepening energy crisis and simmering discontent. It also once again thrust the Caribbean island into the middle of a tug-of-war between its seaside neighbor, the
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY, TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter and ousted the CEO, chief financial officer and the company’s top lawyer, two people familiar with the deal said Thursday night. The people wouldn’t say if all the paperwork for the deal, originally valued at $44 billion,
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Next year’s Tour de France will start from the Basque Country in northern Spain. It features four mountain-top finishes and a Tour record 30 difficult climbs but only one time trial. Race director Christian Prudhomme revealed the route for the July 1-23 race on Thursday. The 110th edition covers 3,404 kilometers (2,115
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The operator of the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline says a ship that it chartered has arrived at the site of last month’s explosions under the Baltic Sea to survey the damage. Undersea explosions late last month ruptured Nord Stream 1, which until Russia cut off supplies at the end of
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN Reporting five years ago on Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual abuse spurred women to speak publicly about their own experiences with sexual violence in what became known as the #MeToo movement. Now, in a Los Angeles courtroom, eight women are set to testify in a trial altogether similar to the one that
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Tuesday court ruling has cleared the way for Richmond, Virginia, to remove its last-standing Confederate statue. The statue, standing at the intersection of the city’s Hermitage Road and Laburnum Avenue, depicts A.P. Hill, a Confederate general killed during the Third Battle of Petersburg in the American Civil War. The statue
Continue Reading Jacopo Prisco, CNN His life is such a mystery that even his real name is uncertain, but his legacy to the world of aviation is clear: Robert Oros di Bartini — as the inscription reads on his tombstone — was a genius ahead of his time whose wondrous airplanes and bizarre flying boats still impress
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Elon Musk intentó tranquilizar a los anunciantes de Twitter sobre el futuro de la plataforma en una carta abierta enviada este jueves, un día antes de que se espera que se complete su adquisición de la compañía por US$ 44.000 millones. En su carta, publicada en Twitter, Musk dijo que
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk attempted to reassure Twitter’s advertisers about the future of the platform in an open letter Thursday, a day before his $44 billion takeover of the company is expected to be completed. In a letter posted to Twitter, Musk said he doesn’t want the platform to become a “free-for-all-hellscape
Continue Reading By MATT OTT and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates topped 7% for the first time in more than two decades this week, a result of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate hikes intended to tame inflation not seen in some 40 years. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Elon Musk is telling Twitter advertisers he is buying the platform to “help humanity” and doesn’t want it to become a “free-for-all hellscape” where anything can be said with no consequences. The message to advertisers posted Thursday on Twitter came a day before Musk’s deadline for closing his $44
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — In a show of France’s military prowess, President Emmanuel Macron has visited a Caesar cannon firing range and missile testing facility. The Elysee presidential palace said the presidential visit Thursday was to the test center of the General Directorate of Armaments and to see ammunition manufacturing activities on the Nexter Arrowtech site
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — David Stearns is stepping down as the Milwaukee Brewers’ president of baseball operations. Matt Arnold will take over the lead role in running the team. The Brewers say Stearns will still serve as an adviser to owner Mark Attanasio. The club announced the transition Thursday. Arnold
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Elon Musk is telling Twitter advertisers he is buying the platform to “help humanity” and doesn’t want it to become a “free-for-all hellscape” where anything can be said with no consequences. The message to advertisers posted Thursday on Twitter came a day before Musk’s deadline for closing his $44
Continue Reading CNN By Catherine Thorbecke Thousands of Instagram users reported issues with accessing the platform on Monday morning. Approximately 7,000 users reported the app was down around 10:15 a.m. ET, according to outage-tracking site Down Detector. After about 45 minutes, however, the number of reports had dipped noticeably. Instagram said in a tweet Monday that it
Continue Reading By Hadas Gold, Mostafa Salem, Mia Albert, Celine Alkhaldi and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Israel and Lebanon finalized an agreement defining their maritime borders in the Mediterranean on Thursday, President Joe Biden announced on Twitter, inking a United States-brokered deal at the United Nations mission on the land border between the countries. The signing ceremony officially
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EL PASO, Texas — Happening today, the Braden Aboud Memorial Foundation announces its 19th B Strong Shoe Giveaway. This year’s recipient is Sageland Elementary school in the Ysleta Independent School District located in the lower valley. 479 students will receive a new pair of athletic shoes. This year’s event is sponsored by Albertsons and the McKee
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EL PASO, Texas– Parents across the borderland can take part in some baby freebies including diapers, wipes, and other essentials. Local nonprofit, Guiding Star El Paso, is hosting its Hero Drive Free Diaper Giveaway. It will be held at the New Life Faith Center from 8 am to 2 pm Thursday. All parents of children
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk tells advertisers he’s buying Twitter to “help humanity” and won’t let it become “free-for-all hellscape.”
Continue Reading During Taylor Swift’s first late night interview since the release of her record-breaking album “Midnights,” the singer-songwriter teases a possible upcoming tour while chatting with host Jimmy Fallon.
Continue Reading By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Denis Wang says he always hated the car-buying process — until he met Rivian. Buying the automaker’s R1T electric pickup was so wonderful that he says he drove 45 minutes to Rivian’s Irvine, California, office to take the Rivian employee who shepherded him through his purchase out for coffee. (Rivian
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s Champions League campaign has again ended in the group stage but this year’s flop is proving much harder to deal with. Last season the team failed to reach the knockout stage for the first time in nearly two decades as it struggled to adapt to
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The Justice Department has codified new regulations to protect a free and independent press. The new rules ban secret subpoenas for journalists’ records. There are exceptions in certain circumstances: like if the information could prevent a serious crime, if the journalist is the target of an investigation, if the records involve already public information, or
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