Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It’s a photo that sent a tremor through British politics: Elon Musk flanked by British politician Nigel Farage and a wealthy backer, in front of a gilt-framed painting of a young Donald Trump. Taken this week at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, the image suggested that Musk, a key player
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — The recent public anxieties surrounding drones clouding the Northeast have exposed gaps in the regulations and a bureaucracy ill-equipped to handle a surge of activities in the skies no matter how innocent or nefarious. For weeks, potential drone sightings have swarmed social media and sparked cries from lawmakers and
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) — The great and ancient city of Istanbul – formerly Constantinople, formerly New Rome, formerly Byzantium – straddles two continents. The European side extends like a finger across the Bosphorus Strait, almost but not quite touching its Asian counterpart. The strait is just 700 meters wide at its
Continue Reading CNN By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Pilots are reporting a massive uptick in being hit by laser pointers from the ground since the drone panic took off earlier this month, according to new data from the Federal Aviation Administration. Laser strikes can temporarily blind pilots or worse in some of the most critical times
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Por Patrick Oppmann, CNN Los peregrinos avanzaban a gatas, algunos apenas moviéndose por el terreno áspero con manos, rodillas y codos irritados. La procesión de San Lázaro es una de las mayores peregrinaciones religiosas anuales en la Cuba oficialmente secular y también una de las más coloridas. Para mostrar su devoción, miles de cubanos caminan
Continue Reading AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. increasingly relies on Canadian crude oil to meet domestic demand and that relationship faces potential strain amid tariff threats. More than 50% of crude oil imported to the U.S. comes from Canada, up from 33% in 2013. The increase follows a jump in production from Canada’s
Continue Reading By Saskya Vandoorne, Kara Fox and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Avignon, France (CNN) — A horrifying, monthslong mass rape and drugging trial concluded in France Thursday, with Dominique Pelicot and 50 other men all found guilty of the rape or sexual assault of his former wife Gisèle Pelicot. Dominique Pelicot, 72, who solicited dozens of strangers
Continue Reading By Darya Tarasova, Anna Chernova, Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would enquire about the whereabouts of Austin Tice, the American journalist missing in Syria, while responding to a question from an NBC correspondent at his lengthy end-of-year press conference. Asked by the US network’s Keir Simmons about Tice on
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The Associated Press The blob on the satellite image is a rainbow of colors. An analyst digitally sharpens it and there, highlighted in red, is the source: a concrete oil pad spewing methane. In the 75,000-square-mile (194-square-kilometer) Permian Basin straddling Texas and New Mexico, the most productive oil and gas region in the world, huge
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has begun production on the second season of an all-access, behind-the-scenes show with the makers of the popular “Formula 1: Drive to Survive” series. The league, in announcing the continuation of the show Thursday, said Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk is the first player confirmed to be involved in
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out. The sudden, new demands have sent Congress spiraling even as lawmakers are trying to wrap up work
Continue Reading The Associated Press The blob on the satellite image is a rainbow of colors. An analyst digitally sharpens it and there, highlighted in red, is the source: a concrete oil pad spewing methane. In the 75,000-square-mile (194-square-kilometer) Permian Basin straddling Texas and New Mexico, the most productive oil and gas region in the world, huge
Continue Reading The Associated Press The blob on the satellite image is a rainbow of colors. An analyst digitally sharpens it and there, highlighted in red, is the source: a concrete oil pad spewing methane. In the 75,000-square-mile (194-square-kilometer) Permian Basin straddling Texas and New Mexico, the most productive oil and gas region in the world, huge
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Originally Published: 18 DEC 24 15:41 ET By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Paris Hilton is celebrating a big win on Capitol Hill after the US House and Senate both voted to pass the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, a bill for which Hilton has been a vocal supporter that is aimed at improving protections for institutionalized
Continue Reading Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democrats in North Carolina were celebrating big wins in the swing state after the November election, including victories for governor and other top statewide offices. But the political high didn’t last long. Republican lawmakers are stripping away these newly elected officials’ powers through a series of wide-ranging changes while
Continue Reading Originally Published: 18 DEC 24 15:43 ET By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Attorney Tony Buzbee is suing Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, accusing the entertainment company of soliciting his firm’s clients in an effort to get them to sue his firm. In a separate lawsuit, Buzbee is representing a woman identified as “Jane Doe” who alleges she was
Continue Reading Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian authorities recovered the bodies of 20 people who appeared to have drowned after a shipwreck off the country’s Mediterranean coastline, near a popular point of departure for migrants attempting to reach Europe by boat. The country’s National Guard said in a statement that coast guard members dispatched to
Continue Reading Por Rebekah Riess y Kara Scannell, CNN Luigi Mangione, el hombre acusado del asesinato del CEO de UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, comparecerá este jueves ante un tribunal de Pensilvania. Un juez celebrará primero una audiencia preliminar sobre los cargos a los que se enfrenta Mangione en Pensilvania, antes de que otro juez presida una audiencia de
Continue Reading AP Film Writers ‘Tis the season for spirited and winless debates about what the best Christmas movie is. No one needs us to remind you about the obvious holiday movies playing on repeat on cable, whether it’s “It’s a Wonderful Life”, “Home Alone” or “Love, Actually,” or even those holiday adjacent classics like “Eyes Wide
Continue Reading AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell markedly last week following a big increase the week before. Jobless claim applications declined by 22,000 to 220,000 for the week of Dec. 14, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s fewer than the 229,000 analysts were forecasting. Continuing claims, the total number of
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s not just Chili’s that Americans are obsessed with. Darden Restaurants, which owns Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, reported better-than-expected sales at those two chains, helping propel its stock 9% higher in premarket trading Thursday. LongHorn sustained its momentum and posted same-store sales growth of 7.5%, outperforming
Continue Reading AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy grew at a healthy 3.1% annual clip from July through September, propelled by vigorous consumer spending and an uptick in exports, the government said in an upgrade to its previous estimate. Third-quarter growth in U.S. gross domestic product — the economy’s output of goods and services
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Few athletes in the history of the NFL have had more attention than quarterback Aaron Rodgers. On the field, he’s one of the greatest to ever do it – a four-time MVP with the ability to drag a team to Super Bowl glory. Off the field, he’s not afraid
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City mayor’s former chief adviser, her son and two real estate investors have been indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges. They come as the mayor himself fights a separate corruption case and a series of criminal investigations roils City Hall. Ingrid Lewis-Martin, her son Glenn D.
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers have approved legislation designed to protect the country’s highest court against possible future manipulation or obstruction by authoritarian or extremist politicians. Officials have cited experiences in Poland, Hungary and elsewhere as illustrating the need to bolster the Federal Constitutional Court. The measure was drawn up by the three parties in
Continue Reading Associated Press EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) — For decades, largescale engineering projects for development and agriculture drained and partitioned South Florida’s Everglades, a vast wetlands landscape home to endangered and threatened species and a vital source of drinking water for millions of Floridians. A plan approved by Congress in 2000 has aimed to undo some of
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Police in Spain have arrested two people in connection with a missing persons case after a Google Maps vehicle took a picture of someone apparently loading a large object into the trunk of a car. A man and a woman have been detained in connection with the disappearance and
Continue Reading AP Technology Writer CLONDALKIN, Ireland (AP) — Dozens of massive data centers humming at the outskirts of Dublin are consuming more electricity than all of the urban homes in Ireland and starting to wear out the warm welcome that brought them here. Now, a country that made itself a computing factory for Amazon, Google, Meta,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Thursday your forecast will be a comfortable one. Temperatures are trending warm and winds are remaining calm. Waking up this morning temperatures will still be chilly but temps will warm to above average by afternoon. Wednesday we woke up to a cold front, that front has already exited the area.
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The Federal Reserve announced its third interest rate cut since September, lowering rates by a quarter point. However, analysts say this could be the last rate cut for a while as inflation remains above the two percent target. For El Paso families, the rate cut could bring some relief. This
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