Juliana Ukiomogbe Long before Dr. Leslie King-Hammond became a leading scholar and mentor in the art world, she was a young girl watching a glass blower make her a replacement eye.Born in the South Bronx in 1944, she had developed a tumor that required one eye to be removed. In a new documentary about her
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By Eric Levenson and Ryan Young, CNN (CNN) — Christa Pike survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her via lethal injection on Wednesday, but her medical and legal future remain remarkably unclear.Pike is intubated, on a ventilator, and remains unconscious in a Nashville-area hospital, her attorneys said in a court filing Friday.Pike is receiving lifesaving care
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By David Mack, CNN (CNN) — Over almost four decades, Russell T Davies has established himself as one of the most influential TV showrunners in the UK — and in the global queer community. In shows like “Queer as Folk,” “Years and Years,” “It’s a Sin” and “A Very English Scandal,” Davies has explored the
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Por CNN Español Hoy te mostramos cómo va la votación anticipada en EE.UU. y explicamos las preocupaciones de los brasileños de cara a las elecciones del domingo. Además, te proponemos cerrar la semana con la conmovedora historia del hombre que dio la vuelta al mundo en su velero y encontró el amor al volver a
Continue Reading Por Rhea Mogul y Ayushi Shah, CNN Smit Machchhar, el heroico capitán de Flydubai que repelió un brutal ataque de su copiloto, afirma que siguió luchando porque no podía “dejar que todos los demás murieran”, según sus primeras declaraciones públicas desde el presunto intento de secuestro del miércoles.“En ese momento, estaba luchando por mi vida”,
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CNN By Rhea Mogul, Ayushi Shah, CNN (CNN) — Smit Machchhar, the hero Flydubai captain who fought off a savage attack by his copilot, kept fighting because he could not “let everybody else die,” he said in his first public remarks since Wednesday’s suspected hijacking attempt. “In that moment, I was fighting for my life,”
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By Stephanie Yang, Yoonjung Seo, CNN (CNN) — South Korea has pushed back against a $54 billion investment announced by the Trump administration, turning a struggling project to export natural gas from Alaska into another potential sticking point in the allies’ long-running negotiations over trade.On Wednesday Trump touted the figure as part of a broader
Continue Reading By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The US labor market hit a soft patch in September as the economy added just 29,000 jobs and the unemployment rate increased to 4.2%, new Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed Friday.The latest jobs report – and the final official employment snapshot before the midterm elections – also showed
Continue Reading By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — US consumers are likely to face steeper prices for their morning latte, thanks to the near-record strong super El Niño still strengthening in the Pacific Ocean. El Niño is expected to combine with preexisting supply chain pressures around the world to increase prices on tropical products such as coffee,
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department directed millions of dollars originally earmarked to promote human rights to promote far-right causes including Afrikaner rights in South Africa, safeguarding “Western civilizational norms,” and documenting “backsliding” in Europe related to mass migration, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.The funds, which come from
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Nearly all tested cat foods contain toxic plastic contaminants, the herbicide glyphosate and heavy metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic, according to a new investigation provided exclusively to CNN.“Most cats eat the same foods nearly every day, with little variation,” said report author Molly Hamilton, executive director of
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, Jeff Zeleny, CNN Waterloo, Iowa (CNN) — Republicans are on a rescue mission in Iowa, touting new plans for a $15 billion steel mill as President Donald Trump and the state’s GOP leaders rush to blunt the political impact of a battered economy and prevent the governor’s office, a Senate seat and
Continue Reading Análisis por Juan Carlos Arciniegas, CNN en Español Es el héroe de acción por excelencia y uno de los que más dinero genera en Hollywood. Sin embargo, Tom Cruise —de vez en cuando— elige trabajar en películas menos explosivas, como “Magnolia” (1999), y es ahí donde su caché como “actor de carácter” se dispara y
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John Boyer grew up on his family’s 131 acres of rolling fields of corn, oats, and wheat in a rural area near the tiny city of East Jordan in northern Michigan. The farm had changed ownership outside the family several times over the decades before Boyer rebought it in 2018. He felt an obligation to
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Canada needs to raise $115 billion by 2050 to meet its net-zero targets. Where will that money come from? Increasingly, the answer is private capital — pension funds, banks, and investors deciding where to put their money. But there’s a problem: Right now, nothing stops a company from calling any investment “green” if it feels
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While reporting a recent story on the surge in older adults seeking measles immunity tests, Healthbeat found something unexpected. Colleges and universities were encouraging faculty and staff to gather proof of their immunity to measles before an exposure ever occurred on campus. There was another story unfolding. It wasn’t just that individuals were taking a
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In late May, guards at Green Haven Correctional Facility, in Dutchess County, locked Rahkeem Brown in a room in the prison’s medical unit. The room had a mattress on the floor and resembled a cell, he said, but its sole window didn’t open, and there was no running water. The guards had accused Brown of
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The Trump administration in May quietly altered an obscure prison policy that could give the Department of Justice more power to punish the president’s enemies and reward his allies. A revised Bureau of Prisons policy now grants U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche the authority to overrule the agency’s guidelines and unilaterally determine where federal prisoners
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A car crash can be over in seconds. The insurance paperwork can last much longer. After an accident, how long it takes to receive an insurance payout depends on several factors. These include the type of claim, whether the insurer has all the required documents, whether liability is disputed, and whether the claim involves vehicle
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Every neighborhood has a mix of homeowners who approach seasonal home maintenance differently—there are the people who stay on schedule, and on the other end, the procrastinators. There are the dedicated DIYers, and those who have their favorite maintenance pro saved as a favorite contact in their phone. As it turns out, cities are no
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On the fourth floor of a fortress-like building in lower Manhattan housing four public high schools, more than 500 students cram into classes such as calculus and agriculture. They operate 3D printers and tend herbs in a hydroponic farm. In the basement, about 500 students at another high school prepare for emergency medicine careers with
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Headlines about the Social Security Trust Fund “running out of money” can understandably unsettle retirees and high‑earners alike. But the situation is more nuanced than the sound bites suggest. Bernstein Private Wealth Management explores what projected depletion actually means, which reforms are most likely, and how affluent families should incorporate Social Security into broader retirement
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Half a century of progress against breast cancer comes down to a pair of numbers most patients never hear. “In the 1970s, the five-year survival was in the 70% range,” said Dr. Alberto Montero, a medical oncologist, associate professor of medicine at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and clinical director of the
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Traffic deaths have fallen from their pandemic-era peak, but the risk of dying on the road still varies sharply depending on where Americans drive. In 2024, 39,254 people died in motor vehicle crashes in the United States, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s analysis of U.S. Department of Transportation data. That amounts to
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The primary difference between assisted living and home care is the setting, but there are other important differences. Both assisted living and home care help with activities of daily living, such as toileting, bathing, and dressing. Social opportunities and activities are also a feature of assisted living, but not typically part of home care. In
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Grand Theft Auto makes torching cars and getting half the city on your tail look routine, yet getting through a casino’s front door has sometimes taken years. For all the freedom Rockstar sells, its worlds still pick and choose which habits make the cut. Now, with Vice City returning and clues coming from both the
Continue ReadingIn September 2026, the FDA held its first-ever public workshop on testosterone use in menopausal women. The questions on the table: What can testosterone actually do for women? How can they use it safely? And what will it take to develop standardized treatments designed for their bodies? Testosterone is not currently FDA-approved for women, although
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Raising a child can be expensive: You could spend around $300,000 before it’s time for them to leave the nest. Whether you’re planning for kids, currently expecting or are already a parent, Ally Financial highlights how knowing and planning for their key financial milestones can set you both up for success. The first purchase
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If you’re an experienced stock trader, you can start trading futures by opening a futures brokerage account, selecting a familiar equity index contract, and practicing with a trading simulator before going live. At a high level, you’re still analyzing price action, watching trends, and managing risk. What changes is the structure: Futures contracts come with
Continue ReadingIf you took a poll of 10 different charter brokers as recently as a few years ago and asked for a quote for a trip, you’d likely have gotten 10 different answers and no explanation for the discrepancy. One may have provided you with a $10,000 quote, with 75% of that listed as what the
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