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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Bahama Breeze, the Caribbean-themed dining chain, is shutting down after a 30-year stint in the business. Darden Restaurants, which also owns Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, announced Tuesday that it’s closing the remaining 28 locations in the coming months, with half of them shutting down completely and

By Brian Stelter, Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Josh D’Amaro, who chairs Disney’s hugely successful parks division, will succeed Bob Iger as The Walt Disney Company’s next chief executive next month. Disney TV and streaming boss Dana Walden, who was thought to be the other leading contender for the CEO role, will become the company’s

By Hadas Gold, Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — What happens when thousands of AI agents get together online and talk like humans do? That’s what a new social network called Moltbook, designed just for AI bots and not people, aims to find out. And so far, the results are equal parts fascinating and concerning, according

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — PepsiCo, the maker of popular brands like Doritos, Lays and Cheetos, is slashing the price of its snacks by up to 15% in response to customer complaints that they have become too expensive. In a release Tuesday, PepsiCo Foods US CEO Rachel Ferdinando said that she’s “spent

By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Spain will ban social media for under-16s and require platforms to employ strict age verification tools, joining Australia, France and Denmark in moves to curb the influence of digital platforms on children. “Our children are exposed to a space they were never meant to navigate alone. A space

By Saskya Vandoorne, Sana Noor Haq, CNN Paris (CNN) — French police raided the Paris offices of Elon Musk’s X Tuesday and summoned the tech billionaire for questioning as part of a widening probe into the social media company and its AI chatbot Grok. The search was linked to an investigation France opened in January

By Karina Tsui, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Independent journalist and former CNN anchor Don Lemon defended his coverage of an anti-ICE protest at a St. Paul, Minnesota, church, which resulted in his arrest last week, telling Jimmy Kimmel on Monday that as a journalist, he “went there to chronicle and document and record what

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Savannah Guthrie was supposed to fly to Italy on Monday for NBC’s much-anticipated coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics. But instead, Guthrie spent a heart-wrenching day in Tucson, Arizona, supporting a massive search for her 84-year-old mother, Nancy. The elder Guthrie’s disappearance became national news on Monday as authorities

CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX has acquired xAI, the company announced on Monday, merging two of Elon Musk’s most ambitious companies into the most valuable private company in the world. “This marks not just the next chapter, but the next book in SpaceX and xAI’s mission,” Musk said in a statement on

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX has acquired xAI, the company announced on Monday, merging two of Elon Musk’s most ambitious companies into the most valuable private company in the world. “This marks not just the next chapter, but the next book in SpaceX and xAI’s mission,” Musk said in a statement on SpaceX’s

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — For the second time in four months, a federal government shutdown has caused critical economic data to go dark. The Bureau of Labor Statistics will not release the January jobs report and other closely watched labor market data as scheduled this week because of the partial federal government shutdown.

By David Goldman, Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday announced he would reduce tariffs on Indian goods in exchange for, among other things, a promise to stop buying Russian oil. That will be a tall task: India has been importing roughly 1.5 million barrels of Russian oil each day — even

By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — The backlash against ICE has grown beyond US borders. Capgemini, a major French consulting and information technology company, said Sunday it will sell a US division that does business with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Like other businesses with links to ICE, Capgemini has come under scrutiny as criticism

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Wall Street traders are grappling with sharp swings in precious metals, bitcoin is hovering at its lowest level since April and there are lingering nerves about technology stocks. It’s been a weird few days on Wall Street. Gold and silver, considered havens amid uncertainty, have experienced enormous

By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — New York’s top prosecutors are raising an alarm on the crypto industry’s first legislative milestone, the GENIUS Act, alleging that the law fails to protect victims of fraud and gives legal cover to companies that are “profiting from fraud.” In a letter exclusively seen by CNN and

KVOA, CNN By Lauren Mascarenhas, Josh Campbell, Brian Stelter, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie as a crime, the Pima County, Arizona, Sheriff’s Department said Monday, appealing to the public for information that will help find the mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie. Nancy Guthrie, 84, is still

KGUN, PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, CNN By Lauren Mascarenhas, Josh Campbell, Brian Stelter, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — The mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie is still missing Monday night after being taken from her Arizona home more than a day earlier, according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who said the investigation into her

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Target’s business is in a slump, competition is bearing down and its hometown of Minneapolis is in crisis from massive federal immigration operations. It’s a fraught moment for a new CEO to start. Michael Fiddelke officially took over as Target’s chief executive Sunday. Fiddelke started his career

By Lauren Mascarenhas, Josh Campbell, Brian Stelter, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — The mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie is still missing Monday night after being taken from her Arizona home more than a day earlier, according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who said the investigation into her alleged abduction is ongoing. Nancy Guthrie,

CNN By Allison Cho, CNN (CNN) — Her voice defeated soul-eating monsters during the emotional finale of the blockbuster animated film “KPop Demon Hunters.” But for Korean American singer EJAE, the triumph gave her something beyond fame and fortune. Validation. Years prior, EJAE was an aspiring K-pop star signed to one of the biggest entertainment