Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A defiant Pete Hegseth fought to save his nomination to be Donald Trump’s defense secretary Wednesday as the president-elect considered possible replacements in the face of growing questions about the former Fox News host’s personal conduct and ability to win Senate confirmation. Hegseth met with legislators on Capitol Hill, conducted
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Adults taking Zepbound lost 47% more weight on average than those taking Wegovy, according to clinical trial data from drugmaker Eli Lilly. In a head-to-head comparison of the two GLP-1 drugs, adults living with obesity or overweight who were taking Zepbound, the brand name for tirzepatide, lost more than
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has decided to increase its still strikingly low daily minimum wage by 12% next year. But because the Mexican peso has dropped by 18% in value over the last year, the increase actually marks a slight drop in constant dollar terms. The three-party minimum wage commission, made up of government,
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By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A leader of one of Georgia’s opposition parties has been detained by police after he was beaten unconscious by officers in the capital Tbilisi, his party said Wednesday, in the wake of fierce protests in the former Soviet republic. The Coalition for Change party – which comprises four opposition
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A gunman killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO on Wednesday in a “brazen, targeted attack” outside a Manhattan hotel where the health insurer was holding its investor conference, police said, setting off a massive search for the fleeing assailant hours before the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting nearby. Brian Thompson, 50,
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By John Miller, Amanda Musa, Rebekah Riess, David Goldman and Brynn Gingras, CNN New York (CNN) — UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan Wednesday morning in a “brazen, targeted attack” as he walked toward the hotel hosting the company’s annual investor conference, New York police said. The gunman is on
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a big old year for Paris: the Olympics this summer, Notre Dame reopening this weekend, and now it’s been named the most attractive city in the world. It’s the fourth time in a row that the French capital has taken the No.1 spot in the Top 100
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A quick-hitting but potent winter storm is delivering intense bursts of snow and strong winds from the Midwest to the Northeast, knocking out power and creating dangerous travel conditions for commuters. The storm slid east and expanded its wintry conditions over more of the Great Lakes, Midwest and
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KEYE, KSTU, SPECTRUM-NEWS-AUSTIN, WLKY, WTVF, CNN By Devan Cole, Paula Reid and John Fritze, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court will dive headfirst into the politically fraught issue of transgender rights on Wednesday when it hears a challenge to Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors in the highest-profile case of the fall. Attorneys
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By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Picture the scene. It’s the bottom of the ninth, the Los Angeles Dodgers are down one with two outs and two men on base. Enrique Hernández is due up, but manager Dave Roberts sits him down and sends star man Shohei Ohtani to the plate instead. That is the
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican soldiers and marines have seized over a ton of fentanyl pills in two raids in the north in what officials are calling the biggest catch of the synthetic opioid in the country’s history. The raids came after a sharp drop in fentanyl seizures in Mexico earlier this year, and days
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is leading a fresh push for European countries to ramp up defense spending. It’s a shortcoming that President-elect Donald Trump used to berate U.S. allies during his first term in office, severely damaging trust. Since Russia launched its full-fledged invasion almost three years ago, NATO’s 32
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By CNN staff (CNN) — Iran’s parliament has enacted a harsh new modesty law, significantly tightening existing dress restrictions that have already fueled nationwide protests and posed a serious challenge to regime stability. Two years after protests against Iran’s strict dress codes rocked the nation, a new “chastity and hijab” law was passed on Sunday
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, Saskya Vandoorne, Pete Muntean, Brynn Gingras and Mark Morales, CNN Paris (CNN) — A Russian woman who stowed away on a Delta Air Lines flight from New York to Paris last week was arrested Wednesday night, the FBI said in a statement. Svetlana Dali, whom French authorities identified as the stowaway, is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been temporarily released from prison in Iran after undergoing complex surgery that saw part of a bone in her right leg removed over cancer fears. A campaign on Mohammadi’s behalf says she will be free for 21 days but will
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — British indie band Sports Team have been robbed at gunpoint at the very start of a tour of the United States. The six-person group, who are due to play dates across the US this month, had not even performed their first show when their tour van was broken into
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No civilians were hurt but a firefighter was treated after a house fire in south Columbia Wednesday morning. The Columbia Fire Department was called to the home on 4403 Glen Eagle Drive at 6:22 a.m. CFD spokesperson Katherine Rodriguez said when crews arrived on scene they found flames coming from the roof
Continue Reading By Sana Noor Haq and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Mahmoud Almadhoun, 33, walked towards Kamal Adwan Hospital early Saturday to drop off produce to hundreds of patients in the besieged Beit Lahiya neighborhood, in northern Gaza. But moments later, an Israeli drone struck and killed Mahmoud, according to two relatives – months after he
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi will face no formal action from the English Football Association despite defying its rules for a second time by writing a religious message on his uniform during a Premier League campaign celebrating LGBTQ+ inclusion. Guehi and Palace were contacted by the FA and reminded of English soccer’s
Continue ReadingAP Auto Racing Writer The Associated Press has learned that two longtime NASCAR executives have been introduced at Andretti Global as part of the restructuring now that Michael Andretti has stepped aside. Doug Duchardt, who has served multiple roles with race teams and with General Motors, was named chief performance officer of motorsports at TWG
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