By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist As ghosts and goblins prepare to hit the streets for Halloween, some might find the weekend and Monday forecast just as spooky. While most of the country should be pretty fright-free, there will be some pockets of slightly scary skies. Rain impacts the Gulf and Pacific Northwest Saturday will be
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope has provided astronomers with a glimpse of the early universe in a new image shared on Wednesday. The powerful space observatory is capable of detecting the faint light of incredibly distant galaxies as they glow in infrared light, a wavelength that is invisible to the human
Continue Reading NASA engineer Mike Menzel breaks down the new Pillars of Creation images from the James Webb Space Telescope, showing the earliest moments in the lives of stars, with CNN’s Jake Tapper.
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By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With time running out before the election, President Joe Biden highlighted his administration’s push to crack down on so-called junk fees that banks and other companies charge their customers. The announcement comes after months of high inflation have eaten away at Americans’ savings and made
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By Betsy Klein, Maegan Vazquez and Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday said his administration is cracking down on so-called junk fees, including announcing new steps that effectively ban banks from issuing surprise overdraft fees and depositor fees on bounced checks. His speech announcing the new actions also highlighted his administration’s efforts to
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CNN, FII INSTITUTE, CONFERENCE BOARD By Betsy Klein, Maegan Vazquez and Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday said his administration is cracking down on so-called junk fees, including announcing new steps that effectively ban banks from issuing surprise overdraft fees and depositor fees on bounced checks. His speech announcing the new actions also
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By Pete Muntean, CNN The federal government saw a spike in complaints from angry airline passengers in August, the last full month of a summer marked by flight cancellations and delays. In just-released data, the Department of Transportation says it received more than 7,000 complaints from flyers, a 6% increase compared with July and a
Continue Reading By Hafsa Khalil, CNN Swarms of honeybees can generate as much electrical charge as a thunderstorm, new research shows. In a study published in the journal iScience on Monday, researchers from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom discovered this phenomenon by chance. Biologist Ellard Hunting, first author on the study, told CNN that
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe is likely out for the season with a neck injury. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said Eboigbe had surgery to give him a better chance to play again. But Saban doesn’t think that return will come this season. Eboigbe had 11 tackles in the first four
Continue Reading BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai business tycoon and transgender activist has purchased the Miss Universe Organization for $20 million, her company announced Wednesday. Chakrapong “Anne” Chakrajutathib, who controls JKN Global Group Public Co. Ltd., is a celebrity in Thailand who has starred in reality shows and is outspoken about being a transgender woman. She helped
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(CNN) — Darrell Brooks was found guilty of six counts of first-degree intentional homicide on Wednesday for driving his SUV into a crowd of Christmas parade attendees in Waukesha, Wisconsin, last November, killing six people and wounding dozens more. He faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison for the convictions. Brooks, 40, also was convicted of
Continue Reading By Adam Pourahmadi and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN At least 15 people were killed and 40 others were injured Wednesday in a “terrorist attack” at the Shahcheragh Shrine in the city of Shiraz, southern Iran, according to state-run media and Iranian officials. Two children were among the victims, according to state-run Press TV. Iranian security forces
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens’ visceral biblical scene of Salome with the beheaded Saint John the Baptist, believed to have been lost for over two centuries, is among 10 Baroque-era artworks going on sale at a New York auction in January. The painting, which Rubens made around 1609, was misattributed for 220
Continue Reading By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business The iPhone will support USB-C charging in the European Union to comply with a new ruling that mandates electronic devices have a common charging standard, an Apple executive said Tuesday night. “Obviously we will have to comply,” Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, said at the
Continue Reading By Celine Alkhaldi, Adam Pourahmadi and Tara John, CNN Clashes broke out throughout Iran Wednesday as thousands of people came to the burial site of Mahsa Amini in Saqqez, a city in the Kurdistan province, to mark 40 days since her death, semi-official Iranian state news agency ISNA said. Protests have swept through the Islamic
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By Matias Grez, CNN Just when Juventus fans thought things could not get any worse — or perhaps even that their season had turned a corner after Friday’s 4-0 win over Empoli — on Tuesday, they did. Another Champions League defeat, this time a 4-3 loss away to Benfica, ensured Juventus’ exit from the competition
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 24 North Carolina State hosts Virginia Tech on Thursday night. The Wolfpack’s offense could look different with Jack Chambers taking over at quarterback. That follows the season-ending injury to preseason Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year Devin Leary. N.C. State is coming off an open week that gave the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The No. 14 Utah football team is on a roll, coming off a 43-42 win over Southern California on Oct. 15. Washington State is headed in the other direction, having lost three of its past four games. The two teams, who both had byes last weekend, will play Thursday night in
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown is warning the Federal Reserve not to attack inflation so aggressively that it undoes the historic progress in the jobs market. “For working Americans who already feel the crush of inflation, job losses will make it much worse. We can’t risk the livelihoods of millions of
Continue Reading By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer HARROW, England (AP) — Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson proclaimed himself “ready to roll” despite a lingering hamstring injury Wednesday ahead of Denver’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium. Wilson was a limited participant in practice at the Harrow School outside London and coach Nathaniel Hackett was noncommittal,
Continue Reading By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — When Erik ten Hag made Christian Eriksen one of his first signings as Manchester United manager it was a statement about the type of soccer he intended to introduce to the club. Eriksen is a cultured midfielder who is capable of receiving the ball in
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– Este podría ser un buen momento para comprar un boleto de Powerball. El premio mayor de la lotería aumentó a US$ 700 millones y ahora es el quinto más grande de la historia de Powerball, informó la empresa en un comunicado. También es el octavo premio mayor de lotería en EE.UU. de
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is facing criticism after telling gay soccer fans heading to the World Cup in Qatar that they should show some “compromise” and “be respectful of the host nation.” The comments were quickly disavowed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office. A senior figure in the opposition Labour party
Continue Reading By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer Looking around Memorial Stadium before Game 1 of the 1983 World Series, Philadelphia Phillies star Gary Matthews saw a lot of Black talent. Joe Morgan. Eddie Murray. Garry Maddox. Ken Singleton. Al Bumbry. Disco Dan Ford. And plenty more that night in Baltimore. “There were quite a few of
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By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer Looking around Memorial Stadium before Game 1 of the 1983 World Series, Philadelphia Phillies star Gary Matthews saw a lot of Black talent. Joe Morgan. Eddie Murray. Garry Maddox. Ken Singleton. Al Bumbry. Disco Dan Ford. And plenty more that night in Baltimore. “There were quite a few of
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Sophia Grace understands people have opinions on her pregnancy. Grace, 19, who rose to fame on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” along with her cousin Rosie McClelland, publicly announced her pregnancy this week. “I feel like 19 is quite young, obviously, to have a baby,” she told E! News. “Usually most people
Continue Reading By Toyin Owoseje, CNN King Charles III is continuing the royal tradition of having bagpipes played as a morning alarm call. On Tuesday, the monarch’s new official piper, Pipe Major Paul Burns, performed on the grounds of Clarence House for the first time since Charles became King following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Recession worries continue to haunt Wall Street. A key indicator in the bond market is flashing signs of a potential downturn. The spread between super short-term 3-month Treasury yields and the benchmark 10-year yield briefly inverted late Tuesday and did so again Wednesday. That means that yields for
Continue Reading IRVING, Texas (AP) — Kansas State quarterback Adrian Martinez and Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell were among 15 players named finalists Wednesday for the William V. Campbell Trophy, given to college football’s top scholar-athlete. Finalists are chosen from all levels of college football by the National Football Foundation and earn an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship. The winner
Continue Reading IRVING, Texas (AP) — Kansas State quarterback Adrian Martinez and Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell were among 15 players named finalists Wednesday for the William V. Campbell Trophy, given to college football’s top scholar-athlete. Finalists are chosen from all levels of college football by the National Football Foundation and earn an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship. The winner
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