CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta advertisers, including dating app company Match Group and Walmart, have raised concerns to the tech giant about their ads appearing alongside disturbing sexual content, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez alleged in an updated complaint in his lawsuit against the tech giant. The updated complaint,
Continue Reading Originally Published: 09 JAN 24 13:58 ET Updated: 09 JAN 24 14:00 ET By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — US lawmakers are mobilizing to prevent abrupt price hikes on millions of Americans’ internet bills, announcing new legislation to rescue a popular government program that’s set to run out of funding this spring. The previously unreported
Continue Reading CNN By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Kia unveiled a series of highly customizable electric van concepts at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show Tuesday, becoming just the latest automaker to enter that hotly competitive market. Electric vans have become big business as Americans have gotten used to getting more things delivered and automakers and their
Continue Reading CNN, GETTY, WPEC, WPTV, KRQE, DALTON SCHOOL, US ATTORNEY, WBNS, NY STATE By Samantha Delouya and Lauren del Valle, CNN New York (CNN) — Over the past several days, hundreds of documents from a Jeffrey Epstein-connected lawsuit were unsealed and released for the first time. The last of those documents was unsealed Tuesday. The full
Continue Reading CNN By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN New York (CNN) — Executives at Boeing are hosting an all-hands safety meeting with staffers on Tuesday, just days after a harrowing inflight blowout on a 737 Max 9 jet shortly after takeoff that led to a grounding of certain Boeing aircraft. The company-wide “Safety Webcast” will be hosted by
Continue Reading Originally Published: 08 JAN 24 15:52 ET By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — If you like to file your taxes early, the IRS said on Monday it will begin accepting and processing 2023 federal income tax returns starting on Monday, January 29. If you’re not an early bird, be sure to file your return
Continue Reading CNN By Parija Kavilanz and Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Tiger Woods has broken up with Nike after a protracted 27-year collaboration with the world’s largest sportwear company, the golf legend announced on Monday. “Over 27 years ago, I was fortunate to start a partnership with one of the most iconic brands in
Continue Reading Originally Published: 05 JAN 24 13:37 ET By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — A multistate outbreak of salmonella has been linked to recalled Busseto Foods charcuterie meats, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a food safety alert on Friday. Twenty-four illnesses, including five hospitalizations, have been reported in 14 states: Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan,
Continue Reading CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — A controversial New York Times opinion piece that openly speculated this week whether Taylor Swift is a closeted queer person has drawn the ire of the pop superstar’s associates, CNN has learned. “Because of her massive success, in this moment there is a Taylor-shaped hole in people’s ethics,”
Continue Reading Originally Published: 04 JAN 24 14:29 ET By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans ramped up their online shopping this past holiday season, splurging on a record-setting $222 billion worth of electronics, toys and other items. The spending haul between November 1 and December 31 marks a 4.9% increase from the previous holiday
Continue Reading Originally Published: 03 JAN 24 14:03 ET Updated: 03 JAN 24 15:03 ET By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Federal Reserve officials during their December policy meeting broached the subject of reducing interest rates, minutes from that meeting released Wednesday showed. Officials’ latest economic projections released in December showed that they expect to cut rates this year
Continue Reading CNN By Samson Tamijani, Jennifer Maupin Click here for updates on this story STILLWATER, Oklahoma (KJRH) — Nearly 34 years after its Nintendo debut, a 13-year-old boy from Stillwater became the first person ever to beat the video game Tetris, NBC reported on Jan. 3. Willis Gibson was live-streaming when he scored 999,999 points on
Continue Reading CNN, WPEC, WBNS, KRQE By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — NASA has grand visions for the year ahead, including a mission to send astronauts deeper into the solar system than anyone has ventured in more than 50 years. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1.
Continue Reading CNN By Erica Hill and Yon Pomrenze, CNN (CNN) — In his 23 years with the Golden, Colorado, police department, a shorter workday — or work week — was never something Commander Marcus Williams thought about. “This was always considered something of a grind as part of the profession, one of those things you just
Continue Reading Originally Published: 03 JAN 24 00:01 ET Updated: 03 JAN 24 02:09 ET By Helen Regan and Emiko Jozuka, CNN (CNN) — When Japanese Airlines flight 516 touched down at Tokyo’s Haneda airport carrying hundreds of people on Tuesday it erupted into a terrifying fireball. The Airbus A350 passenger plane had collided with an earthquake relief aircraft
Continue Reading CNN By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Mickey Mouse has landed a new role: horror-movie villain. At least two films starring an early version of the Walt Disney Company’s famous mascot were announced this week as the copyright for Disney’s 1928 animated short film, “Steamboat Willie,” entered the public domain for the first time. A
Continue Reading CNN, GETTY, X, @ASSAFDER, WHDH, CNN, CNN, GETTY, X/@Assafder, WHDH By Zoe Sottile and Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — After months of scrutiny, Harvard president Claudine Gay announced her resignation Tuesday, making hers the shortest term in the university’s history. Gay became Harvard’s first Black president in July 2023 after a career studying American political
Continue Reading CNN By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Harvard President Claudine Gay announced Tuesday she is stepping down just six months into her presidency amid a firestorm of controversy at the university. “It is with a heavy heart but a deep love for Harvard that I write to share that I will be stepping
Continue Reading CNN By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Europe hasn’t quite shaken off the big, painful problem haunting its economies over the past two years. Annual inflation in Germany and France, the European Union’s leading economies, rose in December. The first estimate of eurozone consumer price inflation for last month published Friday confirmed the trend
Continue Reading CNN By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A single ticket sold in Michigan has matched all six numbers to win the estimated $842.2 million Powerball jackpot during Monday night’s New Year’s Day drawing It’s the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot ever won, according to Powerball. The lucky winner ringing in the new year as a millionaire will have
Continue Reading Originally Published: 27 DEC 23 16:00 ET Updated: 27 DEC 23 16:36 ET By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Gas prices will fall in 2024 for the second year in a row, according to GasBuddy projections shared exclusively with CNN. GasBuddy, which had a forecast for 2023 that proved to be eerily accurate, expects
Continue Reading CNN By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Sales of vinyl records in the United Kingdom have surged this year to hit the highest level since 1990 — with a little help from Taylor Swift. Vinyl sales have jumped 11.7% so far in 2023 to 5.9 million units, according to preliminary figures released Thursday by
Continue Reading CNN By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a rollercoaster lately for Apple Watch shoppers. The newest models were yanked from Apple’s shelves in the throes of the holiday shopping season amid an ongoing patent dispute, though a last-minute court order means they’ve started going back on sale – for now, at least. Here’s
Continue Reading CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — If you’re thinking of sending back a disappointing gift you just received over the holidays, the return may bring even more disappointment. Americans have grown accustomed to free returns, but a growing number of retailers are charging fees as returns squeeze retailers’ bottom lines.
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Originally Published: 25 DEC 23 11:48 ET By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN New York (CNN) — A federal judge has ruled that X, formerly Twitter, must face a lawsuit after staff accused the company of failing to pay bonuses promised to them. The judge on Friday denied X’s motion to dismiss the case. X stands accused
Continue Reading Originally Published: 05 NOV 23 08:03 ET By Nadia Kounang and Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Eighty national public health groups, including the American Heart Association, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Preventative Medicine, placed a full-page ad in Sunday’s edition of the Washington Post in support of
Continue Reading Originally Published: 21 DEC 23 11:11 ET By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN New York (CNN) — Honda is recalling 2.6 million cars, SUVs, vans and pickups in the United States because the fuel pump could fail. If that happens while driving, the vehicle could suddenly lose power. Honda recalled more than 620,000 vehicles in 2021 for the
Continue Reading CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Wayfair’s CEO has an end-of-year message for employees of the online furniture company: Don’t shy away from doing more work and blending your work with your life. “Winning requires hard work. I believe that most of us, being ambitious individuals, find fulfillment in the joy of
Continue Reading CNN By Matt Egan and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — Harvard President Claudine Gay is back in the hot seat as the embattled leader requested additional corrections of her past work, and a House committee widened an existing probe of Harvard to include an investigation into allegations of plagiarism. In a statement to CNN on
Continue Reading Originally Published: 20 DEC 23 16:46 ET By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Toyota is recalling about 1 million cars and SUVs in the United States due to a possible defect that could cause the passenger airbag to fail to deploy in a crash. The recall involves 15 different 2020 and 2021 model year Toyota and Lexus
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