Analysis By Brian Fung and Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — A pair of back-to-back court victories for TikTok this week have threatened to make it harder for the company’s critics to clamp down on it, after a state judge in Indiana threw out one lawsuit against the popular short-form video app and a federal judge
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Pop Life Chronicles: Sign up for CNN’s entertainment newsletter CNN’s Lisa Respers France is your plugged-in BFF chronicling the week’s most impactful entertainment stories. Every Thursday she’ll pop into your inbox with binge-worthy content and illuminating industry news. December is my birthday month and I try to remember what
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By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — One sunny afternoon in July 1976, 26 children and their bus driver vanished on the ride home from school in Chowchilla, California, a close-knit farming town of 5,000 nestled in the San Joaquin Valley. When police found the school bus abandoned in a ditch a few hours later, they
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By Christian Edwards and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 170,000, as Moscow’s war in Ukraine enters its 22nd month. The increase would take the overall number of Russian military personnel to more than 2.2 million, including 1.32 million troops,
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Egg and turkey prices are down. But a deadly bird flu is still threatening poultry flocks, turkey in particular. So while breakfast is likely to stay cheap, get ready for more expensive turkey sandwiches. Last year, a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) devastated chicken flocks, with egg-laying
Continue ReadingBy TSVANGIRAYI MUKWAZHI and NOEL SICHALWE Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Police and local authorities in Zambia say seven miners have been confirmed dead and more than 20 others are missing, presumed dead, after heavy rains caused landslides that buried them inside tunnels they had been digging illegally at a copper mine. Police say
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL, PETER PRENGAMAN and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030, the president of this year’s United Nations climate talks said Saturday, a move that
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TODAY: Patchy fog is possible this morning and low clouds stick around all day. Highs remain in the mid-40s. Scattered rain returns just before sundown and clears out slowly overnight. TOMORROW: Sunday starts out dry again, but may see another chance for isolated rain in the late evening. Cooler conditions stick around EXTENDED: Conditions begin
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — In 1976, gunmen stormed a school bus carrying 26 children – ages 5 to 14 – and their bus driver in Chowchilla, California. As part of a ransom plot, they drove the hostages into a rock quarry and forced them into what could have become a mass grave: a
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By David Close and Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods had a much improved second round at the Hero World Challenge on Friday, shooting a two-under-par 70 as he continued on his golfing comeback. Woods, making his highly anticipated return to golf after a lengthy layoff, got off to a brilliant start on day
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Angela Dewan, CNN International Climate Editor (CNN) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog spent his day on Friday meeting with high-profile leaders at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai. The same day, his country’s army dropped leaflets around southern Gaza, warning residents to flee — its combat operations against Hamas were resuming after a
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday offered his most forceful rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s argument that a second Trump term would threaten American democracy. Trump, who faces felony charges over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, argued to a crowd of supporters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, that
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ AND JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — France and the Philippines are considering a defense pact that would allow them to send military forces to each other’s territory for joint exercises. Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said in a joint press conference with French Minister for the Armed Forces
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed new charges by Russian prosecutors. The 47-year-old is already serving more than 30 years in prison after being found guilty of crimes including extremism — charges that his supporters characterize as politically motivated. In comments passed to his associates, Navalny said he had been charged under
Continue Reading By Camila DeChalus, CNN Washington (CNN) — Ashley Renne posted a more than minute-long video to her Instagram last September, enthusiastically telling her more than 100,000 followers about meeting President Joe Biden and emphasizing the importance of the Inflation Reduction Act. But now, more than a year after that visit to the White House, her
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert and Abigail Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Several major Northeast cities are enduring record-long waits for significant snowfall that has left them missing feet of snow over the last two winters. Six cities from Richmond, Virginia, to New York City have waited for more than 650 days to see an inch of snow
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Jailed former Pakistani premier Imran Khan’s party has elected a new head for the first time since it was established, following the recommendation of the imprisoned politician. Khan has been in charge of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or PTI, since he founded it in 1996. Gohar Khan was elected on Saturday as the
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Winter and Ray Sanchez, CNN New York (CNN) — Beyond Columbia University’s heavy iron gates emblazoned with the words “May All Who Enter Here Find Welcome and Peace,” a 25-year-old graduate student said he felt immense pressure to “pick a side” in the Israel-Hamas war. The student, who is working on a PhD
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Munich’s airport has canceled all flights for the day after a winter storm dumped snow across southern Germany and parts of Austria and Switzerland, affecting travel across the region. Trains to and from Munich’s central station were also halted and Germany’s national railway advised passengers to delay or reroute their journeys. Other
Continue Reading By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The holidays have always been a busy time for 11-year-old Willa Wensel’s family. With two parents in the US Army Band, the family juggles rehearsals during the day, performances at night, and additional events, sometimes at the White House or the vice president’s residence. And this year, there’s
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