By Amarachi Orie, CNN London (CNN) — Famed British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, who became a household name after performing at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, has said he had to cancel a concert in Canada after the country’s largest airline denied his pre-booked seat for his cello. Kanneh-Mason is currently on a
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish officials say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered to mediate to resolve tensions with the United Arab Emirates. The offer was made during a phone call Friday with Sudan’s military leader, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan. It comes just days after Erdogan brokered a deal between Ethiopia and Somalia toward resolving a
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KABC By Web Staff and Rob McMillan Click here for updates on this story OAK HILLS, California (KABC) — Authorities seized some 90,000 pounds of processed marijuana, valued at more than $100 million, from a property in San Bernardino County. County investigators served a search warrant around 7 a.m. Monday at a five-acre property on
Continue Reading By Web Staff and Rob McMillan Click here for updates on this story OAK HILLS, California (KABC) — Authorities seized some 90,000 pounds of processed marijuana, valued at more than $100 million, from a property in San Bernardino County. County investigators served a search warrant around 7 a.m. Monday at a five-acre property on Honeyhill
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By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — When Syria’s rebel-appointed prime minister sat down with officials from the ousted Assad regime for the first time on Tuesday, the backdrop included the flag of the Syrian revolution alongside another bearing the Islamic declaration of faith that is often displayed by jihadists. The choice of optics for the
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By Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — Lately when I hear what’s going on in the world, I’m overcome with dread and anxiety. There always seems to be another war, more casualties, worsening climate conditions and fears about artificial intelligence or politics. That impending doom people feel when watching, reading or listening to the gloomier news
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Update (December 19, 2024): El Paso Police say the motorcyclist, 38-year-old Kyle Leonard Calverly, died in the crash. Special Traffic Investigators say the truck, driven by 22-year-old Brandon Victor Shepherd, was traveling north on Mesa and turning onto Castellano. Calverly was traveling south at the same time, approaching the intersection with Castellano, police say. Officials
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Por Chris Liakos, Catherine Nicholls y Rob Picheta, CNN El presidente de Francia, Emmanuel Macron, nombró primer ministro a François Bayrou, según anunció este viernes, mientras intenta calmar una crisis política que ha dejado su autoridad menguando día a día. La oficina de Macron hizo el anuncio una semana después de que el anterior titular
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America WASHINGTON (AP) — Reps. Abigail Spanberger and Jennifer Wexton are hoping the electoral change they were part of in the 2018 midterms continues. The two Virginia congresswomen were first elected to Congress in 2018 after ousting conservative incumbents in two red districts. They joined 33 other Democratic female newcomers on Capitol
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans may have recently elected Donald Trump to a second term, but that doesn’t mean they have high confidence in his ability to choose well-qualified people for his Cabinet — or effectively manage government spending, the military and the White House, according to a new poll from the AP-NORC Center
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By Johannes Sasay-Wada and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Sheila Johnson, billionaire co-owner of WNBA franchise Washington Mystics, has criticized Time for its awarding of “Athlete of the Year” to Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark. On Tuesday, the outlet bestowed the honor on the 22-year-old after her stellar year, in which she broke multiple college,
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — In his first public response to the consumer outcry following the fatal shooting of one of his top executives, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty said Friday that the US health system “is not perfect” and that coverage decisions “are not well understood.” “We know the health system does not
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Manchester City defender Kyle Walker condemned the “vile, racist and threatening” online abuse he received on social media after the team’s 2-0 loss to Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday. Walker, 34, posted two Instagram Stories showing screenshots of messages he received on Thursday, one of which included
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Continue Reading By Rob Picheta and Chris Liakos, CNN Paris (CNN) — France’s embattled President Emmanuel Macron has appointed centrist ally Francois Bayrou as prime minister, he announced on Friday, as he seeks to calm a political crisis that has left his authority dwindling by the day. Macron’s office made the announcement a week after the former
Continue Reading Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister in an effort to address the country’s deep political crisis, after a historic parliamentary vote ousted the previous government last week. Bayrou, 73, a crucial partner in Macron’s centrist alliance, has been a well-known figure in
Continue Reading CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s parliament has voted in favor of imposing a state of emergency in the energy sector over fears that Russia could leave the European Union candidate country without sufficient natural gas supplies this winter. A majority in Moldova’s 101-seat legislature voted to pass the state of emergency, which will start on
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Today is Friday the 13th — a day regarded as unlucky among the 25% of Americans who consider themselves superstitious. Don’t be scared of this eerie date, though. Try incorporating some positive mindfulness practices in your life and see what happens! Here’s what else you need to know to
Continue Reading Por Emma Tucker, CNN El cargo más grave que se le imputa al sospechoso de dar muerte al CEO de UnitedHealthcare la semana pasada a plena luz del día en una acera de Manhattan es el de homicidio intencional sin premeditación, pero ese cargo podría elevarse si los fiscales encuentran pruebas que demuestren que tenía
Continue Reading Among the roughly 1,500 people whose sentences were commuted or who were pardoned by President Joe Biden are a nonprofit leader who supports at-risk youth, a social worker who fosters animals and a postdoctoral researcher One woman who received a pardon said she wanted people with drug addiction to know there is always hope. But
Continue Reading A Danish court has sentenced a British hedge fund trader to 12 years in prison in connection with what authorities say was a 9 billion kroner ($1.3 billion) tax fraud, Danish justice officials confirmed. Sanjay Shah was extradited from Dubai in 2023 to face trial on charges he masterminded a tax scheme in which complex
Continue Reading By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — Heads up to anyone who is a freelancer, independent contractor, business owner, property renter or just a hobbyist who occasionally sells their creations: If you accept business-related income through a payment app or online marketplace like Venmo, CashApp, Airbnb and Etsy, come January you may start receiving 1099-K tax
Continue Reading AP Business Writer Stanley is recalling approximately 2.6 million of its switchback and trigger action stainless steel travel mugs sold in the U.S. because of a potential burn hazard. The company said that the mug’s lid threads can shrink when exposed to heat and torque, causing the lid to detach during use, posing a burn
Continue Reading Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — At least three feminist activists have been detained for vandalising a monument outside the United Nations building in Geneva to protest Russia’s war against Ukraine and what they see as the UN’s failure to stop the conflict. Two topless women with the group FEMEN, which is known for its provocative
Continue Reading Associated Press BASTOGNE, Belgium (AP) — The United States, its European allies and a dwindling number of veterans are marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. It was one of the most important and deadly battles in World War II. It stopped Adolf Hitler’s last-ditch offensive and opened the way for the
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis will reunite to play doubles at the 2025 Australian Open, three years after they lifted the title together. Nicknamed the ‘Special Ks,’ Kyrgios and Kokkinakis defeated fellow Australians Max Purcell and Matt Ebden in the final in 2022, the culmination of a thrilling two
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s the end of an era for Bud Light: The beleaguered brand is no longer the most popular beer on tap at bars. Another Anheuser-Busch InBev beer, Michelob Ultra, has surpassed Bud Light in its share of US draft lines, marking an end to several decades of
Continue Reading By Matt Egan and Paula Newton, CNN (CNN) — Canada could retaliate against President-elect Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs by shutting down energy flows to the United States, a top Canadian official warned. “We will go to the extent of cutting off their energy going down to Michigan, going down to New York State and over
Continue Reading By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Washington (CNN) — It’s a rivalry unlike any other. Sure, there’s intensity in many other high-profile games. There’s pomp and circumstance every weekend in college football. There’s history and pride on the line, week-in-and-week-out across the nation. But there’s nothing like Army-Navy. From the moment each student body enters the stadium
Continue Reading By Taylor Romine and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — An administrator with the diversity, equity and inclusion office at the University of Michigan was fired Tuesday after she was accused of making antisemitic remarks – and now she plans to pursue legal action against the school, her attorney said. Rachel Dawson, who served as director
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