By Kevin Liptak and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House will review the “process and procedure” surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization last week and make changes, if necessary, but President Joe Biden has no plans to fire him. “We will obviously, I think, as you might expect, we’ll take a look at
Continue ReadingBy Neydja Petithomme Click here for updates on this story CATALOOCHEE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Climate change continues to be an issue as many ski resorts are faced with the new reality of artificial snow in order to further ensure better ski conditions for both skiers and snowboarders alike. “Uncertain what the weather will do.
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR, SEUNG MIN KIM and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Both the White House and Pentagon said Monday they would look into why President Joe Biden and other top officials weren’t informed for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized. A Pentagon spokesman pointed to one reason: A
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined to weigh in on a climate change case the state of Minnesota is pursuing against ExxonMobil, the American Petroleum Institute trade group and other fossil fuel groups. The Supreme Court’s decision notes that Justice Brett Kavanaugh would have agreed to hear the case. Besides Minnesota, California, other states
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By Samantha Delouya and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The fourth round of documents from a lawsuit connected to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted pedophile who died in jail before he could face trial on federal sex-trafficking charges, were publicly released Monday morning. The latest release of 17 unsealed documents follows thousands of pages already unsealed last
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — US consumers did not rein in their spending this past holiday season, and now have near-record-breaking debt balances to show for it, according to new Federal Reserve data released Monday. Consumer borrowing spiked by $23.75 billion in November, more than doubling economists’ expectations for a $9 billion
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CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Lily Gladstone made history at the Golden Globes on Sunday when she became the first person who identifies as indigenous to win the best performance by a female actor in a dramatic motion picture during Sunday’s ceremony. Gladstone won for her performance in the Martin Scorsese-directed drama “Killers
Continue ReadingPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A judge in Haiti has issued arrest warrants for more than 30 high-ranking officials accused of government corruption, including numerous former presidents and prime ministers. The warrants accuse the officials of misappropriation of funds or equipment related to Haiti’s National Equipment Center. The center is responsible for using heavy machinery for
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Far-right Dutch election winner Geert Wilders is withdrawing legislation he proposed in 2018 that calls for a ban on mosques and the Quran. The move announced Monday is a key concession to potential coalition partners a day before talks to form the next government are
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A fire made by someone camping in a Mexico, Missouri, storage building to cook and keep warm led to a blaze that destroyed the building Saturday, authorities say.
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By Jill Martin and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The Washington Commanders are making a massive overhaul in the team’s front office, firing head coach Ron Rivera and hiring a surprise face from basketball. In addition to Rivera’s dismissal, Commanders owner Josh Harris has opted to hire Bob Myers – the former general manager of
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By Zachary Cohen, Katelyn Polantz, Jason Morris and Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is seeking to have the sweeping criminal conspiracy case against him in Georgia thrown out by arguing he is protected from prosecution under presidential immunity. Trump’s immunity claims in the Georgia case, filed on Monday as part of
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By Jackie Wattles and Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — Astrobotic Technology, the company that developed the first lunar lander to launch from the United States in five decades, said it is abandoning an attempt to put its Peregrine spacecraft on the moon less than 24 hours after the vehicle took flight. The spacecraft has suffered
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — Astrobotic Technology, la compañía que desarrolló el primer módulo de aterrizaje lunar que se lanza desde Estados Unidos en cinco décadas, dijo que su nave espacial ha sufrido una pérdida “crítica” de propulsor al intentar corregir la trayectoria después de encontrarse con un problema importante en el espacio. EE.UU. lanza primera misión
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Actor Idris Elba is urging urged the British government to ban machetes and serrated “zombie” knives to help stop young people falling victim to knife crime. The London-born star joined protesters from the “Don’t Stop Your Future” campaign outside Parliament on Monday. He posed with clothes and shoes that belonged to people
Continue Reading By Nicole Mowbray, CNN (CNN) — At Sunday night’s Golden Globe Awards, Gillian Anderson’s ivory, strapless, floor-grazing gown made not one but two statements. While upon first inspection, the chic wool and silk cady Gabriela Hearst creation epitomizes old Hollywood glamour, a closer look reveals a more subversive twist: The addition of tens of embroidered
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Alaska’s bid to revive a proposed copper and gold mine that was blocked by the Environmental Protection Agency. The justices did not comment in turning away the state’s attempt to sue the Biden administration directly in the high court over its desire to revive the proposed
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Más allá del aspecto práctico de los premios Globo de Oro, que hicieron avanzar a “Oppenheimer” (especialmente) y “Poor Things” en sus campañas para los Oscar, e iniciaron la gira de despedida de “Succession”, la ceremonia televisada de este domingo reforzó la noción de que a Hollywood le cuesta abandonar a quienes
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — When retired postman Rodney Holbrook set up cameras to try to find out who was tidying his shed almost every night, he found an unexpected helper scurrying around his workbench. The black-and-white, night-vision footage revealed that a tiny mouse was behind the mysterious tidying, helpfully moving objects left
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear Alaska’s challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s rejection of the controversial Pebble Mine project, which would have become the largest copper, gold and molybdenum extraction site on the continent. The EPA last year invoked a seldom-used authority granted as part of the Clean Water Act to
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