By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — An Olympic swimming champion from Zimbabwe made history this week when the International Olympic Committee elected her as its new leader. Kirsty Coventry will be the IOC’s first female and first African president. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and on With Your
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff had what she called a “great day” on Thursday as she beat her fellow American Sofia Kenin without dropping a game at the Miami Open. World No. 3 Gauff romped past Kenin with a 6-0, 6-0 scoreline – colloquially known as a double bagel – to reach
Continue Reading CNN By Aleks Klosok and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — It’s the most powerful position in world sport with high stakes, high expectations and high consequences. Its occupant holds huge sway in shaping the global sporting landscape and narrative, wields extraordinary political clout, and presides over a multi-billion-dollar budget. On Thursday, Kirsty Coventry became the
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Por CNN en Español Empieza el desmantelamiento del Departamento de Educación. Trump sopesa la situación de Chevron en Venezuela. El país más feliz del mundo mantiene su puesto por octavo año consecutivo. ¿Qué ganan El Salvador y Bukele recibiendo deportados de EE.UU.? Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad.
Continue Reading By Ben Church and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Billy Monger was just 17 when his world was turned upside down by an accident that left him fighting for his life. The British driver was competing in a Formula 4 race in England when he collided into the back of a fellow competitor at incredible
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The odds of a recession in the US may be creeping higher — but those rising risks do not mean a deep economic downturn is a foregone conclusion. Still, that hasn’t stopped markets from being roiled and consumer and business confidence from being shaken, especially after President Donald Trump
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By Oscar Holland, CNN and Gawon Bae, CNN in Seoul (CNN) — A South Korean court has ruled against K-pop band NewJeans in its long-running dispute with record label Ador, upholding an injunction that temporarily prohibits the group from carrying out independent musical or commercial activities. At a Friday hearing, the Seoul Central District Court
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Trump administration officials accuse Georgetown University fellow Badar Khan Suri of being a mouthpiece for Hamas propaganda and having close ties to a suspected or known terrorist. But to his defenders, Khan Suri is an accomplished scholar whose research focuses on peacebuilding in the Middle East. Khan Suri’s attorney
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — US District Judge James Boasberg vowed on Friday to find out whether officials in the Trump administration violated his orders temporarily blocking the use of an 1798 law for deportations by refusing to turn two flights around last weekend. “I will get to the bottom of whether they violated
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China is practicing “dogfighting” satellites as part of its expanding capabilities in space, according to the United States Space Force, which warned that Washington’s key rivals are closing the technology gap as space becomes increasingly critical to security on Earth. The Space Force observed “five different objects
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Votebeat reports on a survey by the Elections & Voting Information Center, which shows that most election administrators would not recommend the job to their own child.
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Brex explains how a business credit score shapes growth opportunities in unexpected ways, such as determining if you’ll get an expansion loan, influencing whether suppliers offer you better payment terms, or impacting your insurance rates.
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Long’s EcoWater Systems helps you understand the most popular ways to make hard water soft in order to choose an appropriate method for your home.
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Next City reports that Louisville, Kentucky, is rolling out a new tool to implement a law designed to ensure that no city subsidies help build new housing that displaces existing residents.
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The Markup reports how AI can help businesses charge customers more based on how it evaluates their personal history and desires, and California lawmakers want to end that price discrimination.
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Charlie Health focuses on complicated friendships as seen in “The Office” and “The Real Housewives,” plus data on how friendship affects well-being and mental health.
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SaveHealth reports on the third-party companies that work to negotiate discounts with pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers.
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Spokeo conducted an analysis using data from Realtor.com to explore the most sought-after ZIP codes in the United States and homebuyers.
Continue Reading By John Liu, CNN (CNN) — With London’s Heathrow Airport shut Friday, global air travel is expected to be disrupted for days, potentially costing the airline industry hundreds of millions of dollars. The chaos in air travel caused by a fire at an electrical substation supplying the airport could last days, according to aviation experts.
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, Annie Grayer and Brian Todd, CNN Downers Grove, Illinois (CNN) — Democratic lawmakers have faced eruptions of anger at town hall meetings across the country this week, as constituents have coupled their fury over President Donald Trump’s actions with deep frustration over what they see as a feckless Democratic response. Arizona Sens.
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Sudan’s army has reclaimed the Presidential Palace in the capital, Khartoum, in a significant victory over a rampaging militia that controls swaths of the war-torn country. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have viciously scrambled for territory since fighting broke out between them
Continue Reading By Aaron Cooper and Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — The pilots of a Boeing 737 started to mistakenly take off from a taxiway at a Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic controller told them to stop, the Federal Aviation Administration said, announcing it was investigating the incident. Taxiways are used by planes to
Continue Reading Por Edward Szekeres, CNN La ciudad portuaria de Odesa, en el sur de Ucrania, quedó envuelta en llamas a última hora de este jueves tras ser alcanzada por un ataque ruso a gran escala con drones, horas después de que el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, expresara su optimismo sobre el fin de la
Continue Reading By Kit Maher and John Liu, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at immediately increasing American production of critical minerals like uranium, copper, potash and gold by invoking the Defense Production Act to expand leasing and development on federal lands. The move is intended to help the US
Continue Reading Por Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Blake Lively pidió a un juez que desestime la demanda de US$ 400 millones de Justin Baldoni en su contra, argumentando que su coprotagonista de “It Ends With Us” está “usando como arma” su propia demanda por difamación para tomar represalias contra ella por hablar públicamente sobre sus acusaciones de acoso
Continue Reading By Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — The southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa was engulfed in flames late Thursday after being struck by a large-scale Russian drone attack, hours after US President Donald Trump expressed optimism about ending the war and as peace talks are set to resume on Monday. Trump – who recently held
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STOCKTON, California – The NM State women’s basketball team rallied from a slow first half to defeat Pacific 54-49 on the road in the First Round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament. The Thursday night victory at the Alex G. Spanos Center was powered by a dominant third-quarter performance that turned the game in the
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EL PASO, Texas – The high school soccer playoffs kicked-off Thursday with several El Paso teams coming away with victories. The scores below are from Thursday: BOYS CLASS 6A DIVISION 1 Odessa 4 Franklin 3 OT BOYS CLASS 6A DIVISION 2 Montwood 1 Frenship 0 Socorro 0 San Angelo Central 1 BOYS CLASS 5A DIVISION
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Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated Class of 2025 basketball recruits from Texas using data from 247Sports.
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Does having a degree pay off? Best Colleges analyzed Census data to determine the wage boost a college education provides in Texas.
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