By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Bitterly cold air is sweeping over much of the central and eastern US, including the Gulf Coast states. Temperatures by Saturday will be frigid for millions in what is shaping up to be the coldest of the winter so far. Here’s what else you need to know to Get
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — In the summer of 1983, Katy Golden’s mom had stocked their kitchen in the suburbs of Detroit with Popsicles and bubble gum. Golden was 5 years old and about to have her tonsils removed to help with some ear issues she’d had since she was an infant. The procedure
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By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Bryce James, the younger son of basketball legend LeBron James, has committed to the University of Arizona as a member of the Wildcats’ 2025 class. The 17-year-old made the announcement on Instagram with a photoshopped image of himself playing for the team next to Wildcats head coach Tommy Lloyd,
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By Clare Foran, Annette Choi, Zachary B. Wolf and Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson faces a major challenge in the new Congress: the narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years. In a dramatic turn of events, Johnson managed to retain the gavel in a single vote on Friday, the first day
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — As many were getting ready to welcome in the New Year on Tuesday, Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet was busy breaking a world record. The 24-year-old, who won two Olympic gold medals in 2024, capped off her brilliant year by smashing her own women’s 5,000m road world record at the Cursa
Continue ReadingPor John Miller Entre 10 y 13 personas resultaron heridas en un aparente ataque desde un vehÃculo en el club nocturno Amazura en Jamaica, Queens, el miércoles por la noche, según informaron funcionarios de la PolicÃa de la ciudad de Nueva York. El automóvil que abrió fuego desde la calle fue descrito como un sedán
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As of Wednesday, police can now ticket Missouri drivers for using their cellphones while driving. The law requires the use of cellphones while driving to be hands-free. Police can write tickets but they can’t pull drivers over for this violation — it must accompany a more severe driving infraction to warrant a traffic stop. Do
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — It may not come as a surprise to anyone who has gone on vacation this year, but the United Nations has made it official: global tourism returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024. Amid stowaway passengers, creative efforts in the field of attempted contraband smuggling, and other aviation drama this
Continue Reading By Sarah Ferris and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson’s allies are leaning into a key argument in a bid to avoid a chaotic floor fight over the gavel on Friday: A vote against Johnson could delay the finalization of Donald Trump’s White House win. A day before the speaker’s election, Johnson,
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley will likely not play in the team’s final game of the season, meaning Eric Dickerson’s NFL single-season rushing record will remain safe. Barkley has 2,005 rushing yards this season, just 101 yards away from Dickerson’s record of 2,105 he set in 1984 with
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TODAY: Thursday will be disappointing for snow lovers. If you’re hoping for a fresh coat of white, you don’t get it today, but just hold on. We will be mild today, considering where the forecast takes us over the weekend. Expect a high in the low 40s this afternoon, with clouds and a south wind
Continue ReadingPor Hanna Park, Chelsea Bailey, Brynn Gringas, John Miller y Laura Mascharenas La explosión de un Tesla Cybertruck afuera del Trump International Hotel en Las Vegas el miércoles podrÃa haber sido significativamente peor, si no fuera por la construcción de la carrocerÃa del vehÃculo, que ayudó a contener la explosión, dijo la policÃa. El conductor
Continue ReadingPor Taylor Galgano, Kia Fatahi y Chris Lau Un padre amoroso de dos hijos y un exjugador de fútbol americano universitario estaban entre al menos las 15 personas que murieron cuando una camioneta alquilada se estrelló contra una multitud que celebraba el Año Nuevo en Nueva Orleans durante la madrugada del miércoles. El FBI identicó
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Park, John Miller, Haley Britzky, Kyung Lah, Eric Levenson and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday has been identified as Matthew Alan Livelsberger, an active-duty US Army Green Beret, according to a law enforcement source familiar
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The corks have been popped, the calendar pages turned and a day that promised fresh starts also brought with it some pay bumps for millions of Americans. Hourly minimum wages increased in 21 states on Wednesday, as part of ongoing efforts to have pay keep up with the rising
Continue ReadingBy Caroll Alvarado, Elizabeth Wolfe and Avery Schmitz, CNN New Orleans’ famed Bourbon Street devolved into a grisly crime scene just hours into the new year as a driver plowed a three-ton pickup through crowds of holiday revelers, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens of others in what the FBI is investigating as
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Galgano, Danny Freeman, Kia Fatahi, Chris Lau, David Williams, Ryan Young, Jason Morris, Sara Smart and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Matthew Tenedorio, 25, had a superpower: He could make people laugh, one of his cousins said. Tenedorio leaves behind two loving older brothers, his parents and many devastated cousins, said Zach Colgan,
Continue Reading By Juliana Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — An economic downturn is supposed to drive spending on small luxuries like going out to the movies. But the world’s second-largest economy, currently mired in a slump, is challenging that long-held theory. Last year, China’s box office receipts plummeted by 23%, compared to 2023, to just 42.5
Continue ReadingPor Barbie Latza Nadeau Los cigarrillos se han asociado a la moda desde hace mucho tiempo, hasta el punto de que siguen siendo un elemento ocasional en las pasarelas. Fumar, al igual que el color negro, parece no pasar nunca de moda en el mundo de la moda. Pero sea elegante o no, a partir
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The University of Missouri said it’s investigating a screenshot of an alleged social media post by a student group that many claim is a fake post. MU’s official social media channels acknowledged the investigation in response to the University of Missouri’s College Republicans sharing a screenshot of a post purported to
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