By Aya Elamroussi, Eric Levenson and Taylor Ward, CNN A powerful winter storm set record low temperatures in the northern Plains of the US, while a heat wave in the Southeast set record highs for the month of February — leaving the country with an unusually stark temperature difference of more than 100 degrees. Much
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By Brian Fung and Tierney Sneed, CNN After back-to-back oral arguments this week, the Supreme Court appears reluctant to hand down the kind of sweeping ruling about liability for terrorist content on social media that some feared would upend the internet. On Wednesday, the justices struggled with claims that Twitter contributed to a 2017 ISIS
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Forecasts from Walmart and Home Depot made for a grim day of trading on Tuesday. The mega retailers’ predictions of a weakening economy and a dip in consumer spending this year sent markets tumbling as Wall Street seemed to realize that the Federal Reserve’s campaign to quell inflation could yet lead
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Francesca Street, CNN The first time Anthony Sall saw Barbara Olle, he was “starstruck.” It was the summer of 1969. Anthony was a 28-year-old American college graduate shirking familial expectations to explore the world. Anthony had rejected his father’s offer of a job in their successful family business to spend the best part of five
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By Steve Contorno, CNN As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis intensifies his preparation for a White House bid, several of the wealthiest and most prolific Republican donors are already giving him a major financial boost. Trader and investor Jeffrey Yass donated $2.5 million to DeSantis’ state political committee on February 7, according to online records maintained
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By ELIZA HAVERSTOCK of NerdWallet As in-person classes resume around the globe, American high school seniors are increasingly applying to undergrad programs abroad in pursuit of cheaper (or free) tuition and more focused degree programs. But where your wallet is concerned, attending college abroad isn’t automatically the best bet. International student tuition rates and costs
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Beverly Gage’s J. Edgar Hoover biography “G-Man,” Robert Samuels’ and Toluse Olorunnipa’s “His Name is George Floyd” and Linda Villarosa’s study of racism and its effects, “Under the Skin,” are among the finalists for awards handed out by the Lukas Prize Project. The finalists were announced Wednesday by the Columbia Journalism
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — The next Latin Grammy Awards gala will be held in southern Spain, leaving the United States for the first time. Latin Recording Academy CEO Manuel Abud the regional president of Spain’s Andalusia region made the announcement on Wednesday in Seville. Regional president Juan Manuel Moreno said the awards show would be held
Continue Reading By MUNIR AHED and RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials say the country’s defense minister is in Afghanistan and has met with Taliban officials in an effort to resolve the closure of a key border crossing between the two neighboring states. Khawaja Mohammad Asif’s trip to Kabul and his meeting with Mullah
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN May I interest you in a cup of coffee, with a spoonful of olive oil? Starbucks is going out on a limb with a new concoction featuring oil — resulting in a slippery sheen that floats to the surface. As the company intended, the bold move has already caused a stir
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops on Wednesday moved into a Palestinian city in the occupied West Bank, setting off fighting that killed at least six Palestinians, including a 72-year-old man, Palestinian health officials said. It was one of the deadliest incidents in nearly a year of fighting in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, and
Continue Reading By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds Both the Honda CR-V hybrid and Kia Sportage Hybrid have been redesigned for 2023. The CR-V has enjoyed its time as the king of small SUVs, but the Kia Sportage and its new hybrid model are impressive, to say the least. Does it have what it takes to overthrow the CR-V’s
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — An open pit mine collapsed in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region on Wednesday, killing at least two people and leaving more than 50 missing, state media reported. The official Xinhua News Agency said people were buried under debris at the mine in Alxa League. It said six were rescued with injuries and
Continue Reading By TRISHA AHMED and JIM SALTER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — States in the northern plains are largely shutting down ahead of a massive winter storm that could dump up to 2 feet of snow in some areas, accompanied by strong winds and dangerously cold temperatures. Many schools throughout the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin were
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By SAVANNAH HERNANDEZ Associated Press Brazilian forward Marta is back from a year-long injury, and her availability for this summer’s Women’s World Cup, potentially her last, boosts Brazil’s outlook. The 37-year-old, who has played in five World Cups, is regarded as one of the greatest female football players of all time. Marta is the all-time
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By George Ramsay, CNN The wreckage of Romain Grosjean’s Formula One car from his crash at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix will be displayed at an exhibition in Madrid next month. Grosjean was trapped in the flaming car for 28 seconds after colliding with the track wall at close to 120 miles per hour. He
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Skating Union has followed the World Anti-Doping Agency in appealing the decision not to ban Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva over the doping case which overshadowed last year’s Beijing Olympics. The ISU said that despite Valieva’s age it was important to pursue the case at the Court of Arbitration
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Skating Union has followed the World Anti-Doping Agency in appealing the decision not to ban Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva over the doping case which overshadowed last year’s Beijing Olympics. The ISU said that despite Valieva’s age it was important to pursue the case at the Court of Arbitration
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden barely slept as he rolled in the dark toward Kyiv earlier this week, sitting awake as his curtained-off train car crossed into the warzone that has come to shape so much of his presidency. Biden departed Europe three days later having loudly recommitted to backing Ukraine as it
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By TRISHA AHMED and JIM SALTER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — States in the northern plains are largely shutting down ahead of a massive winter storm that could dump up to 2 feet of snow in some areas, accompanied by strong winds and dangerously cold temperatures. Many schools throughout the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin were
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