As China’s borders reopened without quarantine requirements following three years of strict restrictions, CNN’s Selina Wang spoke with Jane Sun, CEO of the Chinese travel platform Trip.com about what the travel industry can expect with open Chinese borders.
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN Senior citizens and other Medicare enrollees can now get a break on the cost of their insulin. They won’t pay more than $35 a month for each insulin prescription that’s covered by their Medicare Part D plan. And they won’t be subject to a deductible for insulin. It’s one of several
Continue Reading By MJ Lee, Priscilla Alvarez and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden rode high into the new year: His political party had far exceeded expectations in the midterm elections following a string of legislative victories, inflation appeared to finally be moderating, and the first days of 2023 exposed what the president himself called “embarrassing” drama
Continue Reading By Phil Mattingly, Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN As President Joe Biden’s top advisers circulated at White House holiday parties and held quiet briefings for key allies last month, a formulation of the same question came up again and again: How can I help with the campaign? It was a consistent, if informal, query
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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — TCU’s unlikely run to the College Football Playoff championship came at a most fortuitous time for the Big 12. “If you think about where this conference was 18 months ago, and the uncertainty and the lack of stability and you fast forward to
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UPDATE (2:02 p.m.) The driver of a suspected human smuggling vehicle sped away from U.S. Border Patrol Agents Sunday night, causing a rollover crash with multiple injuries, according to the U.S. Border Patrol officials. Eight people were in the car, two died on the scene, and the others were taken to the hospital. U.S. Border
Continue Reading By COLLEEN LONG and MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador challenged U.S. President Joe Biden to end an attitude of “abandonment” and “disdain” for Latin America and the Caribbean as the two leaders met on Monday, making for a brusque opening to a summit of North American
Continue Reading By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats have moved quickly to appoint scores of judges during the past two years, outpacing former President Donald Trump, but they have stalled in the South. The dearth of nominees offered in southern states, notably where both US senators are Republican, threatens
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The restrictions on the Hong Kong-mainland border have finally been lifted after nearly three years of virtual closure due to Covid-19. CNN’s Ivan Watson goes to a border checkpoint and talks to families who have been separated by the stringent border controls.
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By Dakin Andone and Caroll Alvarado, CNN The gun allegedly used by a 6-year-old boy to shoot his teacher at a Newport News, Virginia, school was legally purchased by the child’s mother, officials said. The boy took the firearm from his home to school in his backpack Friday, Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew said
Continue Reading Police provide an update after a 6-year-old student allegedly shot and injured his teacher at a Virginia elementary school. CNN’s Brian Todd reports.
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Prince Harry tells Good Morning America’s Michael Strahan why he refers to his brother, Prince William, as his “arch-nemesis” in his new book.
Continue Reading In a “60 Minutes” interview with Anderson Cooper about his upcoming memoir “Spare,” Prince Harry said he believes he “was probably bigoted” before his relationship with Meghan. CNN’s Don Lemon and Max Foster discuss.
Continue Reading Prince Harry has accused his brother, William, of physically assaulting him during an argument over his wife, Meghan Markle, in 2019, according to The Guardian. CNN’s Bianca Nobilo and Max Foster discuss.
Continue Reading By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Haley Brink, CNN Much of California can’t soak up another drop of rain. Yet the state is getting pummeled again with torrential downpours and ferocious winds, causing power outages and treacherous travel conditions. More than 34 million Californians were under a flood watch Monday — about 90% of the
Continue Reading Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) reacts to supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro breaking in to the country’s congressional building, Supreme Court and presidential palace, according to Brazilian media.
Continue Reading CNN By Brad Lendon and Oren Liebermann, CNN A Chinese invasion of Taiwan in 2026 would result in thousands of casualties among Chinese, United States, Taiwanese and Japanese forces, and it would be unlikely to result in a victory for Beijing, according to a prominent independent Washington think tank, which conducted war game simulations of
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon and Oren Liebermann, CNN A Chinese invasion of Taiwan in 2026 would result in thousands of casualties among Chinese, United States, Taiwanese and Japanese forces, and it would be unlikely to result in a victory for Beijing, according to a prominent independent Washington think tank, which conducted war game simulations of a
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Lovie Smith fought until the bitter end to help the Houston Texans to a win in the finale of a dismal season, with his fate likely already sealed. Hours later he was out of a job. Smith was fired as coach of the Texans on Sunday
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN Chicago White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks says he has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. In an Instagram post on Sunday, the 33-year-old expressed his determination to fight the disease — a cancer of the lymphatic system. “As a professional athlete, I have always been mindful to try and use my position
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans have fired coach Lovie Smith after one season.
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EL PASO, Texas — President Joe Biden made three stops during his visit to El Paso Sunday: The Bridge of the Americas, the border wall, and the County’s Migrant Processing Center. At the Bridge of the Americas Port of Entry, Biden spoke with Customs and Border Protections officers, who showed him several demonstrations including canines
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-109 on Sunday night. It was supposed to be a showdown between two of the league’s top scorers in Gilgeous-Alexander and Dallas guard Luka Doncic, but Doncic — the NBA’s scoring
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — D’Angelo Russell scored 22 points and Anthony Edwards added 21 as the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a big early deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 104-96 Sunday night for their fourth straight win. Minnesota scored the first 11 points of the fourth quarter to take an 88-81
Continue Reading By David Williams and Ashley Killough, CNN A homeless shelter in El Paso, Texas, released a video showing what the group said was Customs and Border Protection officials apprehending a person outside of its welcome center. The Opportunity Center for the Homeless posted the surveillance video, which shows someone who appears to be in law
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Sam Howell’s first NFL pass became a touchdown, and Terry McLaurin promptly threw the ball into the stands in celebration. Howell didn’t care at the time and enjoyed the improbable moment. Washington Commanders staff negotiated to get it back, and he was all too happy
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CNN, POOL, KRGV, ABC’S “THIS WEEK”, NBC’S “MEET THE PRESS” By Priscilla Alvarez and MJ Lee, CNN President Joe Biden visited the US-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time as president, but he did not appear to see or meet with migrants, including during a trip to a migrant respite center. Biden spent several
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El Paso, Texas– What started off as a dream has now turned into a reality for the owners of Viva La Mocha as they opened up their first store in Downtown El Paso. Monica Rios Monarrez and her husband, Charlie, have come a long way from screen printing t-shirts out of their home kitchen. “I
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Dak Prescott insisted the Dallas Cowboys were worried solely about their game against Washington and had no idea what was going on in Philadelphia with the other result they would need to win the division. “Zero awareness of what was going on over there,” he
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, CNN The US Coast Guard says it repatriated 273 Cuban migrants Sunday after intercepting a number of boats off the Florida coast on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The migrants were returned to Cuba aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk, according to a news release. “The Coast Guard continues to
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