By Travis Caldwell, CNN You don’t have to wait long in the grandstands at a NASCAR race before someone references the 1990 fan-favorite film “Days of Thunder,” or its most famous quote, “Rubbin’, son, is racing.“ A sold-out crowd in Florida is bound to see contact and fireworks, as cars bump-draft their way to the
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, current president and former prime minister of Turkey. Personal Birth date: February 26, 1954 Birth place: Istanbul, Turkey Birth name: Recep Tayyip Erdogan Father: Ahmet Erdogan, coastguard and sea captain Mother: Tenzile Erdogan Marriage: Emine (Gulbaran) Erdogan (July 4, 1978-present) Children: Two
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By Jamie Gangel and Jeremy Herb, CNN Retired federal judge Michael Luttig never expected to jump into the heated fight over the certification of the 2020 presidential election. And he certainly never imagined he would end up using Twitter to help former Vice President Mike Pence defy then-President Donald Trump. But on the night of
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By Jamie Gangel and Jeremy Herb, CNN Retired federal judge Michael Luttig never expected to jump into the heated fight over the certification of the 2020 presidential election. And he certainly never imagined he would end up using Twitter to help former Vice President Mike Pence defy then-President Donald Trump. But on the night of
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By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for coronavirus, Buckingham Palace announced Sunday. The 95-year-old sovereign — who is celebrating her 70th year on the throne — is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms but expects to continue light duties at Windsor over the coming week, the palace said. “She
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By Max Foster, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II spoke with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said, despite the monarch suffering mild symptoms after her positive Covid-19 diagnosis. Johnson’s visit was supposed to be in person but was canceled due to current government guidelines, a royal source told CNN. The
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By Jack Bantock, CNN Lebron James said there are no certainties over his future in the NBA, though he is certain about one thing — he’d like to play his final season alongside his son. The 37-year-old Los Angeles Lakers forward is currently back in Cleveland for the NBA All-Star weekend, the city where he
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN A newly built residential complecx in Seattle is offering unhoused Indigenous people a new lease on life. The Chief Seattle Club has opened the doors to ʔálʔal, an 80-unit apartment building reserved for low-income and unhoused urban Natives in Washington’s King County. ʔálʔal, pronounced “all-all,” means “home” in Lushootseed, an Indigenous
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By Ben Church, CNN It’s official. Norway is really good at the Winter Olympics. With a population of just over five million people, the European country has continued to punch above its weight at Beijing 2022, finishing way above the rest in the medal table. Norway tallied the most gold medals, 16, and the highest
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MUNICH (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief says he’s deeply concerned about tensions in Bosnia and has appealed to leaders there to avoid the breakup of the Balkan country. Josep Borrell told an annual security conference in Munich that he was in close contact with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and “have
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Columbia’s City Council is set to meet Monday and will in part, continue the ongoing homelessness discussion in the city.
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By Giselle Rhoden, CNN A Black couple’s lawsuit against a home appraisal company is now catching the attention of the Department of Justice. Last week, the DOJ filed a statement of interest in the couple’s claim that the first appraiser of their Marin County home violated the Fair Housing Act. Tenisha Tate-Austin and her husband,
Continue Reading KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s government has presented a contentious half-billion dollar aid grant from the United States for approval in Parliament, triggering a fresh round of violent clashes between protesters and police outside the legislature. Hundreds of protesters tried to push through barbed wire barricades and pelted riot police with stones. Police beat them
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By Aya Elamroussi, Holly Yan and Amir Vera, CNN A weeks-long blockade in the Canadian capital has led to almost 200 arrests and prolonged suffering for businesses caught in the middle of protests against Covid-19 mandates. Canadian authorities on Sunday froze the finances associated with certain individuals and companies believed to be involved in the
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By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist After a mild end to the weekend for many states, Old Man Winter will make a comeback as we start off the new workweek. “Temperatures will be 10 to 20 degrees below average over the northern tier states by Monday morning,” the Weather Prediction Center said Saturday. And that’s just
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By Wayne Chang, CNN A passenger who was among the 12 people missing after a ferry caught fire early Friday has been found alive, a spokesperson from the Hellenic Coast Guard told CNN on Sunday. The passenger was found on the Euroferry Olympia, the spokesperson said, adding that at this point they do not have
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Today: Temperatures warm quickly near 60 degrees thanks to a southerly breeze. Wind gusts reach around 30 mph with sunny skies. Tomorrow: Clouds return ahead of a front but temperatures will be able to reach a few degrees higher to the low 60s. Extended: Scattered showers and a few rumbles of thunder are possible as
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN There were five gold medals up for grabs on Sunday at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Here’s a breakdown of who took home gold for their delegations on Day 16 of the Games. Alpine Skiing Mixed Team Parallel Big: Austria Bobsleigh 4-man: Francesco Friedrich, Germany Cross-Country Skiing Women’s 30km Mass Start
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By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — The cordoned-off Olympic bubble that folds up when the closing ceremony ends has produced its usual collage of amazing athletes doing great things. This journey, however, has all been viewed through a lens warped and sterilized by Beijing’s organizing committee with underwriting from the Chinese government
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says people with COVID-19 will not be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, as part of a long-term plan for “living with COVID.” Testing for the virus is also likely to be scaled back. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said
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