By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday agreed to temporarily freeze a lower court order requiring the testimony of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in front of an Atlanta-area special grand jury that is investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state. Thomas acted alone because he
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MONACO (AP) — Ten years after the London Olympics, 400-meter hurdles champion Natalya Antyukh has been disqualified for doping. The Russian’s case means Lashinda Demus of the United States is set to be upgraded to the gold medal. Antyukh was already serving a four-year ban in a previous case judged by the Court or Arbitration
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By Gregory Wallace, CNN Major US airlines are criticizing the Biden administration’s latest plans to publicly pressure them into offering additional passenger benefits. The group that represents the nation’s largest air carriers, Airlines for America, says the Department of Transportation’s latest ask of air carriers involves delayed passengers and would be “punitive” rather than provide
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Two years after his conviction on rape and sexual assault charges, disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein is again set to go on trial on similar charges in Los Angeles. Weinstein, 70, has pleaded not guilty. CNN national correspondent Camila Bernal reports.
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN A new teaser trailer for the fourth season of “Succession” is short but delivers the drama. It also confirms when viewers can expect to see the new season of the HBO show. (CNN and HBO are both part of Warner Bros. Discovery.) The teaser aired during the “House of the Dragon”
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business The clock is ticking for Elon Musk to complete his deal to buy Twitter. The billionaire Tesla CEO has until 5 p.m. ET on Friday to close his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter or face a trial that was previously delayed to allow both parties to close the deal. The
Continue Reading By Bill Kirkos and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN On the day his state trial was set to begin on charges of aiding and abetting in George Floyd’s killing, a former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Monday. J. Alexander Kueng, who was slated to stand trial with Tou Thao, was charged with aiding and abetting second-degree
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Dos víctimas y el presunto atacante murieron en el tiroteo de este lunes en la escuela Central VPA de St. Louis, según el comisario del Departamento de Policía Metropolitana de St. Louis, el teniente coronel Michael Sack. Durante una conferencia de prensa, Sack dijo que el atacante y una mujer
Continue Reading By Ariel Edwards-Levy The Wisconsin race for governor has no clear leader, while Democratic gubernatorial candidates hold the edge in Michigan and Pennsylvania, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS in the three key states. Wisconsin‘s incumbent Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has the support of 50% of likely voters, while Republican Tim Michels has
Continue Reading By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director Across two states with Republican-held Senate seats that could prove pivotal to control of the chamber in this fall’s elections, one incumbent faces an evenly divided electorate while the Democrat holds a narrow edge in the other, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. In Wisconsin, the survey
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Toyin Owoseje and Christian Edwards, CNN Four people have been arrested for criminal damage, after a waxwork of King Charles III was vandalized at Madame Tussauds in London on Monday. Two supporters of the campaign group Just Stop Oil were captured on camera smearing chocolate cake over the lifelike model of the British monarch. In
Continue Reading Four people were arrested after at least two anti-fossil fuel protesters smeared chocolate cake onto a waxwork of Britain’s King Charles III in London’s Madame Tussauds museum. It is the latest in a series of protests targeting works of art to bring attention to the role of fossil fuels in climate change.
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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Oscar Tschiebwe was the consensus men’s college basketball player of the year last season, an accomplishment usually followed by a jump to the NBA. Kentucky’s big man decided to take a different route. He’s coming back — and he may be even better this season. “He’s a better passer.
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Oscar Tschiebwe was the consensus men’s college basketball player of the year last season, an accomplishment usually followed by a jump to the NBA. Kentucky’s big man decided to take a different route. He’s coming back — and he may be even better this season. “He’s a better passer.
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By Christine Romans, CNN Kraft Heinz CEO Miguel Patricio says higher inflation and supply issues are coursing through the food industry, forcing companies to adopt new strategies for everything from production to promotion to packaging. And he doesn’t see an end to either issue anytime soon. “We’ve already increased the prices that we were expecting
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN All we want for Christmas is you, Mariah Carey. It was announced Monday that the “Queen of Christmas” will be performing two holiday shows. The first on December 11 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada, and the second on December 13 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. “Merry
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Banks are in a bind. Rising interest rates should be good news for financial firms because they boost profitability for loans. But banking giants like JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Bank of America have been hit hard this year as the volatility on Wall Street from the Federal Reserve’s
Continue Reading BREST, France (AP) — French club Brest has asked the discipline commission of the French league to investigate allegations by one of its players that he was targeted by racist insults during a league game. Algerian forward Islam Slimani said he was called a derogatory term by Clermont captain Johan Gastien during Brest’s 3-1 win
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Si eres una de esas personas con una cuenta de redes sociales para su perro, sigue leyendo… Yappy.com, un minorista en línea de regalos para mascotas, está buscando su próximo “Chief Fluff Officer”, un trabajo que paga hasta US$ 10.000 al año. Yappy.com está buscando a su próximo “Chief Fluff Officer”.
Continue Reading Significant snow for the West as severe storm threat brings drought relief to the South. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the forecast.
Continue Reading By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The storm system crisscrossing the country right now may be one of the most robust we have seen in a while. It came onshore in the Pacific Northwest last Friday, bringing rain to the region for the first time since July and clearing out the smoky skies in Seattle in
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN One in 10 Americans over 65 had dementia, while 22% experienced mild cognitive impairment, the earliest stage of the slow slide into senility, according to a new study conducted between 2016 and 2017. The research, which the authors said is the first nationally representative examination of cognitive impairment prevalence in more
Continue Reading By Amanda Watts, Paul P. Murphy, Caroll Alvarado and Steve Almasy, CNN A teen and an adult were killed in a shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis on Monday morning, police Commissioner Michael Sack said. Officers arrived at the school four minutes after the first 911 call and it
Continue Reading Two students were injured in a school shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis, Missouri, according to a tweet from the district, and police report the suspect is in custody. CNN correspondent Brynn Gingras reports.
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Manuel and Marcy Silva combed through the charred rubble that used to be their home, searching for any salvageable bits in the wake of the largest wildfire in New Mexico history. Manuel found two of his high school wrestling medals. Gone was the bedroom furniture
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Manuel and Marcy Silva combed through the charred rubble that used to be their home, searching for any salvageable bits in the wake of the largest wildfire in New Mexico history. Manuel found two of his high school wrestling medals. Gone was the bedroom furniture
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Human Rights Watch (HRW) acusó a las fuerzas de seguridad de Qatar de arrestar arbitrariamente a personas lesbianas, gays, bisexuales y transgénero (LGBT) y someterlas a malos tratos en detención antes del Mundial de la FIFA, dijo la organización en un informe emitido este lunes. “Mientras Qatar se prepara para
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN File this one under birthday bummer. Kim Kardashian was all set to take on Las Vegas for her 42nd birthday over the weekend, but unfortunately it didn’t happen. The entrepreneur and reality star documented it on the stories portion of her Instagram account. After a birthday dinner, she headed to
Continue Reading By The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Dirty bombs have long been feared as a potential weapon of terrorists because their main objective is to sow panic, confusion and anxiety by hurling radioactive dust and smoke into the atmosphere. The Kremlin alleges that Ukraine is preparing to detonate a dirty bomb in order to
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The seditious conspiracy trial against members of the right-wing militia group Oath Keepers has been delayed after the group’s leader, Stewart Rhodes, has tested positive for Covid. Judge Amit Mehta told prosecutors and defense lawyers that they would reconvene Tuesday to further discuss the trial schedule. Mehta noted
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