AI scams and fraud: 5 trends to look out for as 2025 ends
Lifeguard reports that AI-driven scams are rising rapidly, with billions lost annually. Consumers must stay vigilant against phishing, deepfakes, and voice fraud.
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Top baby names in 2025, broken down by state
Spokeo reports on the top baby names in 2025 based on state trends, highlighting notable shifts towards unique spellings and names.
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What $2,000 gets you in Europe vs. the US in terms of housing
HousingAnywhere reports that $2,000 in Europe generally secures larger, more charming living spaces than in many U.S. cities.
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25 actors who quit or were fired from hit film franchises early on
Stacker reviewed news articles, interviews, and oral histories to compile a list of 25 actors from popular movies who were cut from franchises early on.
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Government shutdown appears inevitable after Senate sinks competing funding proposals as deadline looms
By Sarah Ferris, Arlette Saenz, Manu Raju, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Congress is veering even closer to a government shutdown at midnight after a deadlocked Senate failed to pass a pair of dueling funding plans, fueling anxiety in Washington about how long a stalemate could last. In a sign of the deepening division between
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The last government shutdown was the longest in nearly 50 years. Here are all the recent shutdowns in one chart
By Gillian Roberts and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The US federal government remains shut down with a spending deal to reopen still out of reach on Capitol Hill. Here’s how long the current shutdown has been going on: The last time the government shut down — which started on December 22, 2018, and went
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Líderes demócratas confían en que Trump negocie en materia de salud, pero temen que no evite cierre de Gobierno
Por Adan Cancryn, Sarah Ferris y Annie Grayer, CNN Los principales líderes demócratas salieron de una reunión en la Casa Blanca con la esperanza de que el presidente Donald Trump podría eventualmente llegar a un acuerdo sobre su mayor demanda, incluso si primero requiere cerrar el Gobierno para obtenerla. El líder de la minoría del
Continue Reading Trump debe aprender de los fracasos en Ucrania si quiere tener éxito en su nuevo plan para Medio Oriente
Análisis por Stephen Collinson, CNN Donald Trump lo calificó como “potencialmente uno de los mejores días de la historia de la civilización”. Incluso para un presidente conocido por sus hipérboles, esto creó expectativas absurdamente altas para su nuevo plan de paz de 20 puntos para Gaza. Pero esta administración suele interpretar los anuncios como avances
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Hackers halt production at Japan’s biggest brewer
By Chris Lau, Yumi Asada, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s biggest beer maker Asahi Group says it has suspended orders and shipping services in the country after a cyberattack brought its production operations to a standstill. Production at some of its 30 domestic factories remained suspended on Tuesday as the company continued to investigate how many
Continue ReadingImelda batters Bermuda, continues churning up powerful waves along the US East Coast
By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Imelda’s core passed over Bermuda overnight Wednesday and knocked out power to thousands as hurricane winds ripped across the island. The storm also knocked several homes on North Carolina’s Outer Banks into the sea and continues to churn up dangerous surf, rip currents, coastal flooding and
Continue Reading ¿Qué sucede si un huracán toca tierra mientras el Gobierno de EE.UU. está cerrado?
Por Andrew Freedman y Gabe Cohen, CNN Los dos enormes sistemas tropicales que se arremolinan frente a la costa sudeste son un duro recordatorio de que el potencial cierre del Gobierno se avecina en medio de la temporada de huracanes del Atlántico. Los meteorólogos de la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica (NOAA, por sus siglas
Continue Reading Scam kingpins who ran billion-dollar criminal empire sentenced to death in China
By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — A court in China has sentenced 11 people to death for their roles in a billion-dollar family-run criminal empire built on online scam and gambling operations in a remote border region of Myanmar, and for the deaths of workers who tried to escape. Eleven members and associates of the
Continue Reading US establishes new Reaper drone unit 250 miles from China
By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The US Air Force is putting a permanent drone presence on the Korean Peninsula, reviving a World War II-era squadron to bolster security amid simmering military tensions in the region. The 431st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron was activated on Monday at Kunsan Air Base on South Korea’s
Continue Reading Mitt Romney reveals he personally urged Biden administration to preemptively pardon Donald Trump
By Sarah Boxer, CNN (CNN) — Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney revealed Monday night that he called the White House during the Biden administration when Special Counsel Jack Smith was investigating Donald Trump to urge President Joe Biden to preemptively pardon him. “I called a member of the White House, one of the senior
Continue Reading Investigators are searching for a motive in shooting at Michigan church. Here’s what we know
By Zoe Sottile, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Two days after a devastating attack on a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shattered a small Michigan community, investigators are combing the wreckage of the burned-out chapel for clues that might help them make sense of what the FBI says may be a “targeted act
Continue Reading Moldova’s election delivers lessons to Europe on countering Russian interference
By Tim Lister, CNN, Kosta Gak (CNN) — The victory of a pro-European party in Moldova’s parliamentary elections was a litmus test in the former Soviet nation, where Russian interference and disinformation campaigns have spent millions in a bid to prevent the country from joining the European mainstream. The governing Party of Action and Solidarity
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Abortions provided by clinicians in the US dropped in the first half of 2025, report shows
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The number of abortions provided by clinicians in the United States has declined this year as the effects of new restrictions bear out and it becomes more common to manage an abortion outside the formal health care system, a new report suggests. Abortion access has been in flux over
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Nicole Kidman files for divorce from Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage
By The Associated Press Nicole Kidman has filed for divorce from Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage. The 58-year-old Oscar-winning actor petitioned on Tuesday to end her marriage to the 57-year-old Grammy-winning country singer in a Nashville court. The documents state the couple has undergone “marital difficulties and irreconcilable differences.” The filings include a
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Proposed land swap being discussed between Mescalero Apache Tribe and New Mexico Land Office
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A proposed land swap between the Mescalero Apache Tribe and the State Land Office of New Mexico is being discussed. According to county officials, the tribe plans to build a new 10,000 seat amphitheater. Residents near the proposal told ABC-7 they do not want the amphitheater near residential areas.
Continue Reading Trump posts racist, AI-generated video of Schumer and Jeffries ahead of looming government shutdown
By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — As the US government barrels toward a shutdown, President Donald Trump shared a racist video on social media, which appears to be AI-generated, depicting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wearing a sombrero and a mustache and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaking in a fake voice. Jeffries and Schumer
Continue Reading Trump impone un arancel del 10 % a la madera y 25 % a los muebles y gabinetes
Por David Goldman, CNN El presidente de EE.UU, Donald Trump, ordenó el lunes nuevos aranceles significativos sobre la madera y varios productos de madera, incluyendo madera importada, madera aserrada, gabinetes de cocina y muebles tapizados, lo que podría aumentar los costos de construcción y mobiliario de viviendas, cuyos precios se han disparado en los últimos
Continue Reading Dron israelí le dispara en la cabeza a un enfermero palestino en el hospital Nasser de Gaza, dice funcionario de salud
Abeer Salman y Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Un enfermero palestino se encuentra en estado crítico después de recibir un disparo en la cabeza por un dron israelí mientras estaba de servicio dentro del Hospital Nasser, en el sur de Gaza, el lunes, según el director de enfermería del hospital, el doctor Mohammad Saqer. “El enfermero Marwan
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Trump places a 10% tariff on lumber and a 25% tariff on furniture and cabinets
By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday ordered significant new tariffs on wood and various wooden products, including imported lumber, timber, kitchen cabinets and upholstered furniture – potentially adding costs to homebuilding and furnishing, which have surged in price in recent months. In a proclamation, Trump said the United States would
Continue Reading Iowa’s largest school district places superintendent arrested by ICE on unpaid leave
By Michelle Watson, CNN The board of Iowa’s largest school district switched its superintendent from paid to unpaid leave Monday — three days after he was detained by immigration agents. The Department of Homeland Security said Ian Roberts, the leader of Des Moines’ schools, was in the country illegally and had existing weapon possession charges.
Continue Reading Judge suspends Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of Voice of America jobs
Associated Press (AP) — A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II. US District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled that the US Agency for
Continue Reading Por qué el anuncio de que Bad Bunny encabezará el medio tiempo del Super Bowl es una elección obvia, pero subversiva
Por Lisa Respers France, CNN El anuncio del domingo de que el rapero y cantante puertorriqueño Bad Bunny encabezará el próximo espectáculo de medio tiempo del Super Bowl marca la segunda vez consecutiva que la Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano (NFL, por sus siglas en inglés) ha respaldado a un artista que es considerado “controvertido”
Continue Reading Playoffs de la MLB 2025: clasificados, calendario de partidos, wildcards y todo lo que debes saber
Por Rodrigo Estrada, CNN en Español La temporada regular de las Grandes Ligas llegó a su fin y, con ello, quedó definido el panorama para la ronda de comodines en ambas ligas. Tras seis meses de competencia intensa, marcada por rivalidades divisionales y sorpresas en la recta final, ya están listos los emparejamientos que determinarán
Continue Reading Kairat Almaty, el rival que pondrá a prueba al Real Madrid tras una odisea de 6.400 km
Por Federico Leiva, CNN en Español La ciudad de Almatý, ubicada en el área montañosa del sur de Kazajstán, esconde por estas horas un ambiente de ansiedad y enorme expectativa. No es para menos. Esta ciudad de poco más de dos millones de habitantes fue la capital kazaja hasta 1997 y sigue siendo el principal
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El Paso County working with Tax Office to fix vehicle registration backlog
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Commissioners received an update today from the County’s Human Resources Department, stating they made 17 recommendations to the Tax Collector’s Office to reduce the backlog of vehicle registration transactions. Officials from the HR department explained that the recommendations addressed areas such as vacancies, retention, training, morale, and
Continue Reading Top Democrats optimistic Trump could negotiate on health care — but not in time to avert a shutdown
By Adam Cancryn, Sarah Ferris, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Top Democrats emerged from a White House meeting believing that President Donald Trump may eventually cut a deal on their biggest demand — even if it first requires shutting down the government to get it. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that Trump expressed
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