By Kaanita Iyer and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — The House speakership drama enters a new week under increased urgency as Israel declared war Sunday following unprecedented surprise attacks by Hamas. Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster as speaker leaves the House in uncharted legal territory regarding what it can do under acting Speaker Patrick McHenry. When
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Columbus Day on the second Monday of October each year. Indigenous Peoples’ Day recognizes the contributions and legacy of those who lived here long before Christopher Columbus erroneously claimed to have discovered America. President Joe Biden formally recognized Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Simone Biles was not too worried about the medal count, or the color of the medals, at the gymnastics world championships this week. That approach has sure paid off. The American superstar claimed a third, then a fourth, gold medal on the final day of
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles won her fourth gold medal of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Sunday, finishing first in the floor exercise, as she completes her first international competition since her two-year break from gymnastics. Despite being penalized for stepping out of the floor area in her routine, the high
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — From actors to autoworkers, more than 450,000 workers have participated in 312 strikes in the United States this year, according to Cornell University’s Labor Action Tracker. Are all of these workers missing from the US government’s monthly jobs reports? The report produced by the Bureau of Labor
Continue Reading By Aileen Graef, Priscilla Alvarez, Alex Marquardt and Manu Raju, CNN Washington (CNN) — At least four Americans have been killed in the attacks in Israel, and US officials expect the death toll to rise, Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday. The Senate majority leader said in a statement that he was briefed Sunday evening by
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi suffered his first defeat for Inter Miami on Saturday, succumbing to a 1-0 loss against FC Cincinnati which ended the club’s hopes of reaching the playoffs. Messi had missed Miami’s last four games due to injury and the club faltered in his absence, losing two and drawing
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By Casey Barber, CNN (CNN) — If you want an excuse to sink your teeth into a warm and comforting plate of carbs and cheese, October 8 is the day to do it. It’s National Pierogi Day, so you have a marketing-mandated opportunity to indulge in a pile of pillowy dumplings. But that’s not the
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Crocs — the foam clogs that became the unofficial footwear of the pandemic — tend to elicit strong feelings of either adoration or disgust, with little middle ground. The company offers dozens of colorful styles and collections inspired by movies like “Barbie” and “Shrek.” Later this
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government’s contentious policy to stem the flow of migrants faces one of its toughest challenges this week as the U.K. Supreme Court weighs whether it’s lawful to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda. The Conservative government is challenging a Court of Appeal ruling in June that said
Continue ReadingBy EDMAR BARROS Associated Press MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Communities dependent on the Amazon rainforest’s waterways are stranded without supply of fuel, food or filtered water. Dozens of river dolphins perished and washed up on shore. And thousands of lifeless fish float on the water’s surface. These are just the first grim visions of extreme
Continue ReadingBy GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — Every morning, the Rev. Karna Moskalik goes through a “grounding” routine that involves prayer, Bible reading, positive affirmations, and meditations about the best outcomes for the day’s tasks, as well as lighting a perfumed candle and walking through each space of her Lutheran church. “I always
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Ron DeSantis wants suspected drug smugglers at the U.S.-Mexico border to be shot dead. Nikki Haley promises to send American special forces into Mexico. Vivek Ramaswamy has accused Mexico’s leader of treating drug cartels as his “sugar daddy” and says that if he is elected president,
Continue ReadingBy MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lexington Candy Shop has had a line outside for over a year since a TikTok of its Coke float went viral. The owner of Fatima’s Grill parlayed his viral fame into an expansion. When a smaller restaurant unexpectedly goes viral on TikTok or other social
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Almost 200,000 books are being used to train artificial intelligence systems by some of the biggest companies in technology. The problem? No one told the authors. The system is called Books3, and according to an investigation by The Atlantic, the data set is based on a collection of pirated
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Los cohetes comenzaron a caer alrededor de las 6:30 am horal local, dijo Tal Gibly a CNN. Treinta minutos más tarde, ella y cientos de personas que asistían a un festival de música en Israel estaban corriendo mientras militantes de Gaza les disparaban. El aterrador ataque fue sólo uno de los
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CNN Opinion by Frida Ghitis (CNN) — Millions of Israelis were jolted awake on Saturday by the sounds of explosions and blaring emergency sirens. The Palestinian group Hamas had launched an unprecedented assault on the country hours after the 50th anniversary of what Israelis call the Yom Kippur War and Arab countries call the October 6 War. It
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The average US mortgage rate hit 7.49% this week, the highest level in 23 years. But the rate you may be able to secure from a lender could be very different. It could either be a good bit higher than the current average, or lower. It all
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CNN Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — During a Republican presidential debate in December 2015, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer asked former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush about Donald Trump’s call to ban Muslims from entering the US after the San Bernardino terrorist attack. “This is not a serious proposal,” said Bush. “In fact, it will push
Continue ReadingOpinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — During a Republican presidential debate in December 2015, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer asked former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush about Donald Trump’s call to ban Muslims from entering the US after the San Bernardino terrorist attack. “This is not a serious proposal,” said Bush. “In fact, it will push the
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