By Ben Morse and Coy Wire, CNN Jordan Hawkins is a national college basketball champion. But he won’t be the only one with a new ring at his family’s next get-together. Hawkins, who scored 16 points in the University of Connecticut’s 76-59 victory over San Diego State University in the NCAA men’s college championship game
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN First lady Jill Biden appeared to walk back suggestions that the White House might invite both LSU and Iowa’s women’s basketball teams after Tigers star Angel Reese called it “A JOKE” on Monday. Speaking on Monday, Biden congratulated both teams on their performance in Sunday’s national championship game, as well as
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LONDON (AP) — The number of former players from rugby union, rugby league and soccer who are taking legal action against sports governing bodies on claims they suffered brain injuries during their careers has grown to nearly 400. The London-based Rylands Garth firm says it is formally starting the lawsuit on behalf of 260 rugby
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN I was briefly transfixed by April’s full moon as it peeped out of London’s clouds on Wednesday night — it was a reminder of how the silvery orb shapes the course of life on Earth. Medieval moon watchers were similarly captivated by our celestial neighbor, making detailed descriptions of lunar phases
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La decisión sorpresiva de la OPEP y sus aliados de reducir drásticamente la producción de petróleo pronto se sentirá en los surtidores de gasolina de Estados Unidos. El grupo conocido como OPEP+ anunció este domingo que reduciría la producción de petróleo en más de 1,6 millones de barriles por día
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Videos recientemente publicados muestran los momentos previos a una explosión en la que murió al bloguero militar ultranacionalista ruso Vladlen Tatarsky en un café de San Petersburgo este domingo. Tatarsky murió cuando una explosión atravesó el café donde aparecía como invitado de un grupo pro-guerra. Los informes de los medios
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Some of the world’s largest oil exporters shocked markets over the weekend by announcing that they would cut oil production by more than 1.6 million barrels a day. OPEC+, an alliance between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and a group of non-OPEC oil-producing countries, including Russia, Mexico, and
Continue ReadingBy Caolán Magee, CNN Donald Trump may be the first former US president to face criminal charges, but around the world many current and former leaders have been prosecuted or even spent time in jail. Many of those leaders denounced the accusations against them as politically-motivated. But charges have often not been a barrier to
Continue ReadingBy Caolán Magee, CNN Donald Trump may be the first former US president to face criminal charges, but around the world many current and former leaders have been prosecuted or even spent time in jail. Many of those leaders denounced the accusations against them as politically-motivated. But charges have often not been a barrier to
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Styles, Post Malone, Lizzo, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, the cast of “Ted Lasso” and the web series that gave us a kid loving corn are among the nominees for this year’s Webby Awards, recognizing the best internet content and creators. The International Academy
Continue Reading By CHANELLE BESSETTE of NerdWallet If you earned a bank sign-up bonus or interest, you need to set aside some of it for taxes. Your tax bracket will determine how much you owe on your earnings, which will be between 10%-37% of the total. Avoid stress during tax season by setting aside earnings in advance.
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN Chicago voters will choose Brandon Johnson, a progressive Cook County commissioner backed by the powerful teachers union, as the city’s next mayor, CNN projects. Johnson will win Tuesday’s runoff election over Paul Vallas, a moderate former city schools superintendent who had campaigned on a pro-police message in a race where concerns
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Finland is poised to join NATO on Tuesday, a historic realignment triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the head of the military alliance said no more troops would be sent to the Nordic country unless it asked for help. Russia has already warned
Continue Reading By KOSTYA MANENKOV and JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — NATO’s blue and white flags are fluttering against the backdrop of Helsinki’s deep blue sky as Finland is on the cusp of its historic entry into NATO. It is a historic step that doubles the Western alliance’s border with Russia and ends decades of
Continue Reading NEW DELHI (AP) — Officials and news reports say nn avalanche has swept away a group of tourists in the Himalayas in northeastern India, killing at least six and injuring 11 others. Rescuers were searching for several others who were missing. India’s Border Roads Organization says the tourists were hit by the avalanche near the
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Magnus Carlsen proved that even the very best chess players in the world can sometimes have an off day. The Norwegian grandmaster suffered a surprising defeat against Vladislav Artemiev at the Chessable Masters on Monday, the second-leg of the new lucrative Champions Chess Tour. Carlsen set the tone with a rare
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s domestic security agency says five men have been arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting terrorist offenses. SAPO said the case was related to the burning of a Quran in January and that an attack is not imminent. A SAPO spokesperson said Tuesday’s arrests had “international links to violent Islamist extremism.”
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Fifty years ago this week, the first cell phone call was made on a sidewalk in New York City with a device the size of a brick. Each decade since that day in 1973 has seen the once-bulky phone evolve into a thinner, faster and smarter device that continues to reshape
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Fifty years ago this week, the first cell phone call was made on a sidewalk in New York City with a device the size of a brick. Each decade since that day in 1973 has seen the once-bulky phone evolve into a thinner, faster and smarter device that continues to reshape
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Según un nuevo estudio, una mala calidad y cantidad de sueño puede aumentar el riesgo de padecer asma. Investigaciones anteriores ya habían demostrado que el asma tiende a provocar problemas de sueño, pero los investigadores querían saber si la asociación funcionaba en sentido contrario; es decir, si la forma en que
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