Por Arina Porkhovnik, CNN Cuando a Sofa, de 28 años, le enviaron un video de un oso en el patio de su antigua casa en Siberia central, la noticia captó inmediatamente su atención. La amenaza que representaban estos animales le había parecido lejana hasta entonces.“Nunca tuvimos miedo de salir, ni siquiera de noche”, declaró a
Continue Reading Por Alejandro Murakami y Valeria Ordóñez Ghio, CNN en Español Entre el azul profundo de las aguas de Fuvahmulah, en las islas Maldivas, un fotógrafo observó la silueta de un tiburón que parecía “más evasivo de lo normal”. Al acercarse, fue claro el motivo: tenía sus aletas mutiladas.“Le faltaban prácticamente todas las aletas: no tenía
Continue Reading Por Stephanie Yang, CNN Siete años después de fundar una empresa emergente de robótica en San Francisco, Rajat Bhageria se enfrenta a una nueva y formidable tarea: construir robots sin ninguna ayuda de China.Al igual que la mayoría de las empresas de robótica estadounidenses, Chef Robotics depende en gran medida de componentes chinos para fabricar
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our roundup of travel stories this week: A hiking trail through the “Mountains of Heaven,” why Champagne is getting boozier, plus a woman who found joy by moving from Las Vegas to an Italian island.Swapping Vegas for ItalyDebra Coltune’s life changed in 2023 when she traveled to the
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — As one of the Supreme Court’s most stalwart conservative and prolific justices, Clarence Thomas’ views on the biggest cases of the day — from guns to race to religion — are rarely in doubt.Yet when it comes to perhaps the most significant climate change-related case to reach the high
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By David Mack, CNN (CNN) — It’s a common complaint against Hollywood that trailers frequently give away too much of the movie they’re trying to get audiences to see. The new Tom Cruise film “Digger” may be suffering from the opposite problem.A “Dr. Strangelove”-esque parable about greed and climate change, “Digger” opened in cinemas on
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By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — As soon as my son pressed play, the video made me wince.A few years ago, he’d discretely recorded me from the backseat as I was driving, talking to my other son in the passenger seat. We were returning from one of their junior tennis matches and I was questioning
Continue Reading By Sarah Ferris, David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Four weeks to Election Day, a growing number of House Republicans privately fear their chances of holding onto the majority are vanishing and have begun focusing on how to limit the size of a potential Democratic wave.Inside the House GOP, Republicans have watched with alarm as President
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — Milwaukee-based couple Mariza and Geffrey Gordon have been living paycheck to paycheck, saddled with a number of debts. They want to break out of that cycle.They were a dual-income couple when they signed up for CNN’s Savings Challenge, but soon after Mariza learned she was getting laid off and
Continue Reading By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — Figuring out how to strategize paying down your debts while also saving for emergencies and big goals is a common dilemma for many.Douglas Boneparth, a certified financial planner and founder of Bone Fide Wealth, tackles that quandary head on in this week’s Ask the Expert for CNN’s Savings Challenge.
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By Hanna Park, Danya Gainor, Holly Yan, Gloria Pazmino, Jeff Winter, Avery Wang, CNN (CNN) — A lawsuit filed last month by a former Cornell University student alleging a gang rape at a fraternity house in 2024 has prompted the reopening of an investigation and reignited a firestorm around the scourge of sexual assaults at
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tracking a cool fall weekend ahead for the Borderland, with temperatures running about 5 to 8 degrees below normal through Monday. Saturday starts with some clouds, fog and low clouds in parts of the region. Those clouds should gradually clear by midday, leading to partly to mostly sunny skies for
Continue Reading Por Isa Mudannayake, CNN Aumenta la indignación a medida que el caso de una estudiante de la Universidad de Cornell, presuntamente violada en grupo en una casa de fraternidad en 2024, sigue acaparando la atención nacional, mientras la gobernadora del estado de Nueva York ha prometido que “no permitirá que nadie oculte este caso”.“Quiero la
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Planning a vacation isn’t anywhere near as fun as grabbing your passport and going away, so the concept of outsourcing the hard graft to AI bots like ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude may sound ideal. This shortlist from Bodog highlights some of AI’s most spectacular fails, and it might just inspire you to stick to the
Continue ReadingAn estimated 11% of U.S. adults now take a GLP-1 medication for weight loss, up from 3% in 2024, according to Gallup’s 2026 polling. In August 2026, Toast surveyed 850 U.S. adults who currently take a GLP-1 and buy at least one restaurant meal a week. The survey asked what changed after they started on
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Student loan debt affects millions of borrowers. Although it can be a burden, it’s also an opportunity to establish a positive credit history. Making progress towards paying down your student loan debt is possible no matter where you start. This guide from Freedom Debt Relief covers 11 smart ways to pay off student loans, from
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Like many parents, Arielle Roth has concerns about her children’s screen time at school. But unlike her peers, she’s in a position to influence the issue at nearly every school in America. Roth heads an obscure federal agency within the Commerce Department that serves as the president’s top policy adviser on telecommunications issues. In that
Continue ReadingThe professor of political science remembers the neighbors emptying the waste from thousands of birds onto fields. She and her brother would break out into rashes. An Independent voters organization co-founder and farm owner remembers his dad, who raised beef cattle and hogs, calling the smell of manure “the smell of money.” It was the
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Food-rescue organizations are investing in processing facilities to meet growing demand while finding innovative ways to reduce waste. Second Harvest estimates that Canada wastes about 46.5% of its food. In an effort to reduce this figure, the nonprofit — which is one of Canada’s largest food-rescue organizations — announced the opening of a new facility
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In Los Angeles, in Mumbai, in Kuala Lumpur and in several other cities around the planet, autonomous plastic-eating robots are taking over the waterways. They are, in one form or other, chomping up and extracting masses of the manmade garbage. This may sound like a far-flung scene from science fiction. But these waterborne “interceptors” —
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The world has become hotter and, in many places, drier than ever before in recorded history. Just this summer, as some U.S. states battled over rights to the Colorado River, major reservoirs were at historically-low levels. In Puerto Rico, extended drought exacerbated an infrastructure crisis, leaving residents to suffer weeks-long stretches without water. In Europe,
Continue ReadingRoughly seven in 10 people (69%) say improving their finances would have the biggest impact on their overall happiness, and more than half (56%) say the right tools and guidance could make managing money less stressful. Note: This study was conducted among 1,006 U.S. adults ages 18 and older. Throughout this article, respondents are referred
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When two Oglala Lakota scouts heard drilling was expected to begin on Pe’ Sla, the sacred prairie in the Black Hills of South Dakota, they set out on back trails. They needed to find out where. That’s when they saw a deer break ahead, and a red-tailed hawk soar above them — less like coincidence
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Most homeschoolers now piece together a variety of classes and outings for their kids. In the north Pittsburgh area, that often includes enrolling in Roots Learning Academy. Known as a hybrid program, Roots serves roughly 150 families who split their time between home instruction and on-site academic or extracurricular courses in rented church spaces. But
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Halloween can get expensive pretty fast. You might start with bags of candy and a costume for the kids, but then come the decorations, pumpkins, school events, and trips to the pumpkin patch. Before you know it, you’ve spent a lot more than you planned. And it’s not just you. Halloween is no longer about
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Peak sales season is one of the year’s biggest challenges and opportunities. A wave of demand can help e-commerce businesses increase sales, attract new customers, and strengthen existing relationships. But the same surge can push otherwise manageable weaknesses to the point of collapse. Beyond preparing to process higher order volumes, teams can align forecasting, inventory,
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As administrative demands grow, medical practices often face staff overload, delays, higher costs, and less time for patient care. A medical virtual assistant can help manage many of these tasks remotely, but choosing the right fit requires careful evaluation. In this guide, My Mountain Mover answers critical questions about choosing a medical virtual assistant, including
Continue ReadingSmartphones, smartwatches, and fitness trackers have turned walking into data, making movement visible and step challenges easy to measure. That visibility has made walking an approachable exercise and 10,000 steps a familiar target. But step count is only one measure of activity. When walking becomes deliberate exercise, the feet must adapt, too, KURU reports.
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For most people, getting to the airport is just another part of the journey. For someone like Oprah Winfrey, it could be an event in itself. One of the most recognizable women in the world can’t exactly step into a crowded terminal without causing a ruckus. With a schedule built around running a global media
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Shipping big packages can create big challenges for companies of all sizes. What starts as a simple parcel can quickly trigger oversized package fees or dimensional weight charges. Other shipments may be better suited for less-than-truckload (LTL) freight, but knowing when to make the switch isn’t always obvious. Choosing between parcel vs. LTL freight isn’t
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