By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — One of the driest months in United States history is coming to a close after causing the worst drought in more than 20 years in parts of the East as temperatures soar well above average there. October could finish as one of the driest in the Lower 48
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By Stephanie Stahl, Brad Nau Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Health 3D-printed spinal implants at Jefferson Health revolutionize recovery for Philadelphia-area mom philadelphia By Stephanie Stahl, Brad Nau October 30, 2024 / 6:34 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia Jefferson Health is using new 3D technology for patients who need spinal
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AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Country music has become a dominant force, bleeding into pop music’s mainstream. And artists who might not have been previously associated with the genre — like Beyoncé and Post Malone — have recently released country albums. They’ve been popular, but their prospects at the Grammys remain uncertain. Beyoncé’s
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AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Country music has become a dominant force, bleeding into pop music’s mainstream. And artists who might not have been previously associated with the genre — like Beyoncé and Post Malone — have recently released country albums. They’ve been popular, but their prospects at the Grammys remain uncertain. Beyoncé’s
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Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — El 1 de enero de 1959 una unidad del ejército rebelde ingresó en La Habana, marcando el triunfo de la Revolución cubana liderada por Fidel Castro y el derrocamiento del dictador Fulgencio Batista. Habían pasado poco más de dos años desde la llegada de los primeros revolucionarios a Cuba a
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Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Billions of dollars in advertising are raining down on voters across the Rust Belt, Rocky Mountains and American southwest as the two major political parties portray their opponent’s candidates as extreme in a struggle for control of the U.S. Senate. In three races alone — Ohio, Pennsylvania and Montana
Continue Reading Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Billions of dollars in advertising are raining down on voters across the Rust Belt, Rocky Mountains and American southwest as the two major political parties portray their opponent’s candidates as extreme in a struggle for control of the U.S. Senate. In three races alone — Ohio, Pennsylvania and Montana
Continue Reading By Elliott Ramos Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Anti-Jewish hate crimes rose sharply in Chicago this year, with 70 documented incidents, a 46% increase over last year’s high of 48, with two months left to go in 2024. According to a CBS News Data Team analysis of Chicago Police hate
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — American officials remain doubtful a final diplomatic push in the Middle East this week will result in a pause in fighting in Gaza before Tuesday’s US presidential election, according to people familiar with the thinking, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waits to see who the next American president
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Democrat Kamala Harris says recent comments by her opponent, Republican Donald Trump, are “offensive” and that it’s clear he doesn’t understand women. She was responding to Trump, who said Wednesday that he will protect women, “whether the women like it or not.” The subtext of both Trump’s and Harris’ comments appears to be a 2022
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By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Radiohead singer Thom Yorke took off his guitar and left the stage during his solo concert in Melbourne, Australia, on Wednesday after being heckled by a pro-Palestinian protester. In video footage circulating on social media, a concert-goer can be heard shouting toward the stage at the Sidney Myer Music
Continue Reading By Dave Savini Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Last year was a record at the Cook County Jail for inmate deaths, and one of the most violent was a brutal murder inside the jail’s mental health hospital. Johnny Hendrix was one of 18 inmates to die in custody at Cook
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission has fined Israeli generic drugmaker Teva more than 460 million euros ($500 million) for improperly seeking to protect the patent for its multiple sclerosis drug and for disparaging a rival company’s development of a competing medicine. The commission said in a statement Thursday that the pharmaceutical firm “misused the
Continue Reading Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Few elections in the nation’s history have provided such a divide as this year’s, with the two major candidates and so many of their supporters saying the outcome will determine the fate of the country and whether it can hold to its democratic moorings. As they cast their ballots,
Continue Reading By Walter Murphy Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — More than 9,000 nurses who work for nine Corewell East hospitals could soon be part of Teamsters, which would make the third-largest unionization effort in the United States in the past five years. This comes after the nurses submitted enough cards
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AP Business Writer Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remained at historically healthy levels despite elevated interest rates. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claim applications fell by 12,000 to 216,000 for the week of Oct. 26. That’s fewer than the 227,000 analysts forecast. Weekly applications for jobless benefits are
Continue Reading AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As a presidential race profoundly shaped by Americans’ frustration with high prices nears its end, the government said Thursday that an inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve has dropped to near pre-pandemic levels. Prices rose just 2.1% in September from a year earlier, down from a 2.3%
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man has confessed to killing a Montana camper who was initially reported to be the victim of a bear attack, authorities said Thursday. Dustin Kjersem’s bloodied body had been found October 12 in a tent about two-and-a-half miles up Moose Creek Road, east of
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The barrage of economic data released so far this week has painted a pretty clear picture: Growth is rock solid, and inflation is all but tamed. In any other month, the finishing touch would be a clean reading on the labor market from the official jobs report. However, it’s
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Inflation has slowed further and is just a hair’s breadth from the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, which is the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, showed prices rose 2.1% for the year ended in September, a slowdown from 2.3% in August, according to Commerce Department
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — “We want Bronny! We want Bronny!” That was the chant from a crowd desperate to see Bronny James take to the floor on Wednesday, but it came mostly from opposition fans. Specifically, Cleveland Cavaliers fans, who wanted to see the son of franchise hero, LeBron James, get some time
Continue Reading Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Donald Trump is traveling to New Mexico and Virginia in the campaign’s final days, taking a risky detour from the seven battleground states to spend time in places where Republican presidential candidates have not won in decades. The former president campaigned in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday and was
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Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Donald Trump is traveling to New Mexico and Virginia in the campaign’s final days, taking a risky detour from the seven battleground states to spend time in places where Republican presidential candidates have not won in decades. The former president campaigned in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday and was
Continue Reading AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Chinese online retailer Temu is facing a European Union investigation over suspicions it’s failing to prevent the sale of illegal products. The 27-nation bloc’s executive arm opened its investigation on Thursday after putting Temu on its list of “very large online platforms” needing the strictest level of scrutiny under
Continue Reading Associated Press WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Two Guatemalans wearing traditional embroidered skirts bought coconut boba teas on an October afternoon at the bustling downtown Asian market. In decades past, the building served as this rural town’s hardware store where farmers shopped for hammers, nuts and bolts. Over the past generation, immigrants from Southeast Asia, East
Continue Reading Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rowdy crowds took to the streets in Los Angeles after the Dodgers won the World Series, setting a city bus on fire, breaking into stores and setting off firecrackers. But Mayor Karen Bass on Thursday emphasized that “the overwhelming majority of celebrations were joyful and peaceful.” LA police Officer
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By Tacita Quinn, CNN (CNN) — Gothic fantasy? Whimsical horror? Macabre comedy? Despite making films for over 40 years, Tim Burton’s visual style — a signature blend of light and dark — continues to defy neat description. Nevertheless, his otherworldly drawings, paintings, animations and feature films have wriggled into our lives to the point where
Continue Reading Associated Press WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Immigration from around the world has transformed Worthington, bringing new businesses to emptying downtown storefronts as well as new worship and recreational spaces to this town of 14,000 residents in the southwestern Minnesota farmland. On the same downtown block where children once admired Coast King bikes while their parents
Continue Reading Associated Press WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Come noon on Sundays, overlapping worship options reflect how much Worthington has changed from a typical Midwestern farming community to a majority-minority hub with migrants from around the world. An overflow crowd is still swaying to thumping praise music from one of 10 Latino choirs at St. Mary’s second
Continue Reading Julia Hernández (CNN) — El fiscal del distrito de Los Ángeles, George Gascón, “apoya firmemente” la solicitud de clemencia de Erik y Lyle Menéndez y escribió cartas en nombre de cada hermano al gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, anunció este miércoles. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel Las cartas, publicadas por la oficina de Gascón, describen
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