By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Brazilian surfers Lucas Chianca and Maya Gabeira dominated at Nazaré’s Big Wave Challenge on Monday, with the legendary Portuguese coastline boasting waves between 30 and 40 feet. With the waves growing as the day ran on, powered by storms battering western Europe this week, no one could stop Chianca
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Pop music haters may hate, but numbers don’t lie: Sunday’s NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills was the most-watched divisional playoff game in history with 50 million viewers, according to CBS. Oh, and Taylor Swift was among them. (The ratings boost was probably
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Cue all the “did ‘Barbie’ direct itself” snark. But Greta Gerwig not being among the five best director nominees for this year’s Oscars is one of the biggest shocks in recent memory. Here are some other major “snubs” and “surprises” from Oscar nomination morning. GRETA GERWIG SHUT OUT FOR
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Christopher Lamb (CNN) — Pope Francis frequently speaks out on issues such as war, migration and climate change, according to a senior Vatican cardinal, to warn world leaders they are making “suicidal” decisions. Cardinal Michael Czerny, who leads a Vatican department focused on social justice, stressed that while Francis might face criticism or being misunderstood, he
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Unions commanded big headlines last year, but that didn’t translate into higher membership numbers, according to government data released Tuesday. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said 10% of hourly and salaried workers were members of unions in 2023, or around 14.4 million people. That’s an all-time low, and
Continue ReadingBy FOX 12 Staff Click here for updates on this story SEATTLE (KPTV) — The last unidentified victim of the Green River Killer has been identified, nearly 40 years later. When the fragmented bones were discovered in 2003, they were given the nickname “Bones 20″ since it was impossible to determine who they were. However,
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish legislators on Tuesday endorsed Sweden’s membership in NATO, lifting a major hurdle on the previously nonaligned country’s entry into the military alliance. The legislators ratified Sweden’s accession protocol by 287 votes to 55, with four abstentions. The ratification will come into effect after its publication
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CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Salem, New Hampshire (CNN) — Ex-President Donald Trump is aiming to drive his last remaining rival out of the 2024 White House race on Tuesday with a resounding New Hampshire victory that would cement his control over the GOP. “Every day the Republican Party is becoming more and more
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — After combining to save the summer box office, the two-headed monster known as “Barbenheimer” will see if it can do the same for TV ratings, providing an explosive pop-culture tandem in a year in which the Oscar nominations appeared to get a lot right, along with a few
Continue ReadingLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The pilot of a small plane was killed when it crashed at Clinton National Airport in Little Rock. Airport officials say the Cirrus SR 22 took off from the airport Sunday afternoon. The pilot declared an emergency, and then crashed north of the airport’s cargo building. The pilot was the
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story WHITEWATER, Wisconsin (WDJT) — “And she said, why are there Nazis on campus?” Hours after moving her daughter into her dorm, Milwaukee resident Toni Pharm got an alarming text message from her daughter that led to her calling the UW-Whitewater police to report a group
Continue ReadingBy Natalie Shepherd Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — It’s always good to try something new, but what about trying new things for an entire year? That is exactly what a radio morning show host did last year. Dorene Michaels, from 96.5 WKLH, called it “Dorene Discovers.” And she took listeners
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El Reloj del Juicio Final, también conocido como “Doomsday Clock”, ha estado haciendo tic toc durante 77 años. Pero no es un reloj cualquiera. El martes 23 de enero de 2024, se volvió a fijar el reloj a 90 segundos de la medianoche, lo más cerca de esa hora que ha
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators have barred TurboTax maker Intuit Inc. from advertising its services as “free” unless they are free for all customers, or if eligibility is clearly disclosed. In an opinion and final order, the Federal Trade Commission ruled that Intuit engaged in deceptive practices by
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt, Josh Campbell and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Eagle Pass, Texas (CNN) — As the migrant crisis continues at the US-Mexico border and beyond, tensions between Texas and federal officials remain high. Here are the latest developments: Razor wire is still up along a contested section of the US-Mexico border a day
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By Kristen Rogers, Megan Marples and Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The Doomsday Clock that has been ticking for 77 years is no ordinary clock — it attempts to gauge how close humanity is to destroying the world. On Tuesday, the clock was again set at 90 seconds to midnight — the closest to the
Continue ReadingBy Jon Kipper Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — Residents in a quiet west St. Louis County neighborhood fear that after fighting to block a proposed pregnant women’s shelter two years ago, a shelter will be approved through a court order with no input from neighbors. “So they’re
Continue ReadingBy KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Maldives government has confirmed giving clearance to a Chinese ship to dock in its port, a move which could further irk India with whom the tiny archipelago nation is involved in a diplomatic spat. The Maldives foreign ministry in a statement Tuesday confirms local
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Motter Click here for updates on this story TOPEKA, Kansas (KCTV) — A new free audio news service is set to be introduced in Kansas and keep those who are blind or print-disabled up-to-date on current events. The State Library of Kansas and the National Federation of the Blind came together on Friday,
Continue ReadingBy Karen Wynne Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Feeding and watering feral cats is a daily ritual for Eric Phelps, of Sister Kitten Animal Rescue. “Always been a cat guy, had cats my whole life but didn’t know anything about those cats that lived outside,” Phelps said. Several
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