By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Boston College pulled off one of the early surprises of the college football season on Monday night as the Eagles beat No. 10 Florida State 28-13 in Tallahassee, a result which dropped the Seminoles to 0-2 on the year. Boston College quarterback Thomas Castellanos was the driving force of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press After watching eight seasons of the epic saga “Game of Thrones,” fans can now enter what may be a competition on par with the battle for the Iron Throne: an auction of prized memorabilia from the HBO series. Fans can now bid on a slew of costumes, props, set pieces and memorabilia from
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — It’s a new school year – and with a new school year comes new rules. Cell phone bans, dress code changes – in some cases banning hoodies and all-black clothing – and even the removal of mirrors from school bathrooms are among the changes schools across America are making
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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — If a strange photo has recently stopped you in your tracks while scrolling your Facebook feed, you’re not alone. Users who once came to Facebook to connect with friends and family are increasingly complaining of random, spammy, junk content — much of it apparently generated by artificial
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By Arit John and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are taking two different paths to prepare for their September 10 presidential debate, the first time the nominees will face off since Democrats upended their ticket this summer. The week leading up to the debate, which will
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence imposed on a member of the all-volunteer wing of the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard who stormed a house during 2022 protests over the death of Mahsa Amini and killed a 60-year-old man. That’s according to an Iranian lawyer. The sentence for
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tumbled to their worst day since an early August sell-off after another report raised worries about the economy’s health. The S&P 500 slumped 2.1% Tuesday after a report showed U.S. manufacturing shrank again in August, weighed down by high interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — La Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos estaba rastreando las aguas en la desembocadura del río Connecticut este lunes por la noche en busca de tres hombres que estaban desaparecidos después de un accidente náutico, dijo un funcionario. Nueve personas se encontraban a bordo de un barco cuando éste chocó contra un
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By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — Sitting down to exercise may not seem to make sense on first glance. After all, there is a reason why people uninterested in physical activity are often dubbed couch potatoes. But chair yoga is one beneficial form of exercise that embraces the seated posture. Chair yoga is traditional
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch data protection watchdog has issued facial recognition startup Clearview AI with a fine of 30.5 million euros or $33.7 million over its creation of what the agency called an “illegal database” of billion of photos of faces. The Netherlands’ Data Protection Agency also warned Dutch companies
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Israel declaró este martes que había matado al comandante de Hamas responsable de la matanza perpetrada en la ciudad fronteriza de Netiv HaAsara, en el sur de Israel, el 7 de octubre. Ahmed Fozi Nazer Muhammad Wadia murió cuando las Fuerzas Aéreas israelíes atacaron un complejo en el que operaba Hamas
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has described the situation at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant as “very fragile” following fresh attacks near the site in central Ukraine. He also vows to expand International Atomic Energy Agency inspections to include critical electricity supplies. Rafael Mariano Grossi has
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — At the US Open currently underway in New York, a single cocktail will surpass $10 million in sales before the tennis grand slam event ends September 8. The drink’s sales alone could cover the combined championship prize money for both the male and female singles winner —
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — In a speech last week to the National Guard Association of the United States, former President Donald Trump claimed that he was the president who “created” the Veterans Choice health care program, and got it “passed in Congress,” after others had wanted to do so “for 57 years.” In reality, President Barack
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, Andy Rose and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — A suspect is in custody after a series of shootings left a half dozen people injured along parts of Interstate 5 in the Seattle and Tacoma areas of Washington state, officials said, expressing outrage people were randomly attacked while just driving on a highway.
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TODAY: Tuesday is another cool day with highs in the upper 70s under partly cloudy skies and a light easterly breeze. Partly cloudy here means some high and thin clouds that will leave us still very bright. TONIGHT: Skies will clear up overnight, and a sunny sky with little to no cloud cover is expected
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The leader of the United Arab Emirates has pardoned 57 Bangladeshi nationals convicted in rapid trials over their involvement in protests in the Arabian Peninsula nation about unrest back home. The Emirates’ state-run WAM news agency gave no figure on Tuesday for the number of Bangladeshis pardoned,
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt and Coy Wire, CNN (CNN) — She now has 19 Paralympic medals to her name across four Summer and Winter Games disciplines – more than most athletes could even dream of. Yet Team USA athlete Oksana Masters says she still has “so many things” motivating her ahead of the Paralympic Games –
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GENEVA (AP) — Swiss federal prosecutors say they have ordered house searches and interrogations as part of an investigation into possible electoral fraud after an advocacy group unearthed thousands of fake signatures in voter rolls. The allegation that malfeasance that could have skewed results in Swiss elections has jolted Switzerland’s vaunted system of
Continue ReadingOLD SAYBROOK, Conn. (AP) — One person has been found dead and two are were missing after their motorboat hit a jetty and crashed in Connecticut. The state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says a boat carrying nine people crashed at about 9:15 p.m. Monday in Old Saybrook. Officers from the Coast Guard and
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