By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Robinhood is trying hard to lure customers fed up with traditional banks that pay little to no interest on savings. To attract deposits, the stock trading app made famous by the GameStop craze is offering fatter and fatter interest rates. Robinhood will now pay subscription customers a
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked for a mistrial in the New York civil fraud case that threatens the former president’s real estate empire. His team accuses the judge of tainting the proceedings with “tangible and overwhelming” bias. Their motion filed Wednesday argues that Judge
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley says anonymity online poses a “national security threat.” The GOP presidential contender Tuesday called for user verification and said social media networks should reveal their algorithms. Haley’s transparency appeal has sparked backlash across the conservative social media space and drawn direct criticism from some
Continue Reading By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — China has started to roll out what it’s calling the world’s most advanced internet network, which promises to operate several times faster than current networks. The network – which can travel at about 1.2 terabits (or 1,200 gigabits) each second – is fast enough to transfer data from
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado judge heard closing arguments on whether Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is barred from the ballot by a provision of the U.S. Constitution that forbids those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office. The hearing came on the heels of two losses elsewhere for advocates
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 17-year-old high school student in Las Vegas was beaten to death in an alleyway around the corner from campus by 10 of his classmates between the ages of 13 and 17, a prearranged fight that authorities said broke out over a pair of headphones and
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A high-profile Democratic prosecutor in northern Virginia who drew criticism from Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has conceded defeat in her reelection bid. Buta Biberaj’s narrow loss to Republican Bob Anderson in the race for Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney gave the Virginia GOP one of its
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The suspect accused of critically wounding a Virginia State University police officer in a shooting that forced a campus lockdown has been caught, authorities have announced. Deonta M. Blount, 21, of Chester, was arrested Tuesday and charged with aggravated malicious wounding of a law enforcement officer and use of
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Officials say Amtrak service north of New York City will be restored starting Thursday after it was disrupted for several days. Structural issues with a parking garage over the tracks on Manhattan’s west side caused the disruption. Service between New York City and the Croton-Harmon station in Westchester County was halted
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA MURDOCK Click here for updates on this story HUNTINGTON, New York (WCBS) — What are the odds? A Long Island doctor delivered a baby boy nearly 33 years after delivering both parents. Kathleen and Joe Brown welcomed their son Connor Joseph nine days ago. “He’s the best. He’s been so sweet,” Kathleen said.
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By Amanda Aguilar Click here for updates on this story FRESNO COUNTY, California (KFSN) — A first-of-its-kind Denny’s opened in Kerman Monday morning. The restaurant is the first in California with a drive-thru option for customers. “It’s just nice. It’s really convenient,” said the restaurant’s first drive-thru customer. Cars were lined up around the building
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN HICKEY Click here for updates on this story MINOOKA, Illinois (WBBM) — A Grundy County judge has issued an emergency “stalking no contact” order against a high school student in Minooka for taunting two girls with racist attacks. As CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reported Tuesday, Minooka Community High School District #111 has
Continue ReadingAleja Páez (CNN) — El ejército de Israel asegura que el Hospital Al-Shifa, que es el más grande Gaza, es un centro de comando de Hamas que opera desde una red de túneles debajo del vasto completo y que utiliza las instalaciones médicas de arriba para cubrir sus operaciones. Esta afirmación que ha sido negado
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By ELYSSA KAUFMAN Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The father of the accused Highland Park shooter began his 60-day prison sentence Wednesday, Robert Crimo Jr. had been set to face trial on seven felony counts of reckless conduct as prosecutors sought to prove he should have known his son was
Continue ReadingBy DAVID GOLDSTEIN Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — In the wake of the 10 Freeway fire, KCAL News obtained a 2018 memo outlining potential hazards from flammable materials stored underneath highways. The memo stems from a destructive blaze triggered by PVC pipes stored underneath the I-85 Freeway in Atlanta
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — A police officer being investigated in the killing of a 17-year-old of North African origin that touched off riots around France was freed from jail Wednesday while the probe continues. The prosecutor’s office in the Paris suburb where Nahel Merzouk was shot said magistrates concluded that continued detention of the motorcycle officer
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By Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire will hold its “first-in-the-nation” presidential primary on January 23 next year, putting the state at odds with national Democrats and President Joe Biden, who will not be on the primary ballot. New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan made the announcement Wednesday at the statehouse in Concord. “We
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Hart is set to receive one of the most prestigious awards in the world of comedy. He will be presented the 25th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on March 24, 2024 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. “I’ve been doing comedy since the inception of this
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Sometimes it feels like Congress is trying to parody itself. As lawmakers stagger toward the Thanksgiving recess after some of the ugliest and most unproductive weeks in years, the place is coming completely unglued. Despite the House passing a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Sometimes it feels like Congress is trying to parody itself. As lawmakers stagger toward the Thanksgiving recess after some of the ugliest and most unproductive weeks in years, the place is coming completely unglued. Despite the House passing a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open
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