Richard Quest and Leroy Ah Ben, CNN On the shoreline of the Dead Sea, Jordanian comedian and national treasure Nabil Sawalha strides chest-deep into the water, with all the confidence of a swan to a lake. “It loves you, the water here, it hugs you,” he says as he allows the sea to collect his
Continue Reading Richard Quest and Leroy Ah Ben, CNN On the shoreline of the Dead Sea, Jordanian comedian and national treasure Nabil Sawalha strides chest-deep into the water, with all the confidence of a swan to a lake. “It loves you, the water here, it hugs you,” he says as he allows the sea to collect his
Continue Reading Richard Quest and Leroy Ah Ben, CNN On the shoreline of the Dead Sea, Jordanian comedian and national treasure Nabil Sawalha strides chest-deep into the water, with all the confidence of a swan to a lake. “It loves you, the water here, it hugs you,” he says as he allows the sea to collect his
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Fox, CNN A pill to treat Covid — Pfizer and Merck both generated excitement with news they have pills that could help keep people out of the hospital if they catch coronavirus. Pfizer says its pill, which it proposes to sell under the brand name Paxlovid if it gets authorized, reduced the risk
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s jobs recovery gathered some steam last month as US employers added 531,000 positions in October. The unemployment rate fell to 4.6%, the lowest level since the economic recovery started in May 2020. The number of jobs added in October easily outpaced economists’ prediction of 450,000 jobs. It marked the
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FRIDAY: After another cool start, temperatures will rebound nicely this afternoon. Highs will top out in the middle to upper 50’s with more sunshine finishing off the week. TONIGHT: Skies will stay mostly clear overnight. A light southwest breeze will keep temperatures from getting much cooler than the upper 30’s. EXTENDED: The mercury gets pushed
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN Congress passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package Friday, approving a signature part of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda. It will deliver $550 billion of new federal investments in America’s infrastructure over five years, touching everything from bridges and roads to the nation’s broadband, water and energy systems. Experts
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Attorney General’s Office filed another lawsuit Friday in an effort to stop the federal vaccine mandate. Missouri, nearly a dozen other states, and several businesses, including Holts Summit-based Doolittle Trailers Manufacturing, Inc., announced plans on Thursday to file the lawsuit against the Biden Administration. “The federal government should not
Continue ReadingThomas Page and Lydia Armstrong, CNN Pablo Larrain’s “Spencer” gives off “The Shining” vibes long before we see two women in matching outfits walking in step down a corridor. The neat Kubrickian symmetry, the oppressive setting, the stifling presence of others, of ritual, of duty — it’s all there in Larrain’s imaginary take on Princess
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN In the wake of jarring election results in several states on Tuesday, the one thing Democrats appeared to agree on was that they needed action in Congress. Democrats needed wins. Democrats, in at least some form, needed to pass President Joe Biden’s sweeping agenda. And House Democratic leaders
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN President Joe Biden was asked by a Fox News reporter on Wednesday about a Wall Street Journal article last week that had reported “the Biden administration is in talks to offer immigrant families that were separated during the Trump administration around $450,000 a person in compensation.” The reporter asked Biden if
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By AJ Davis, Karol Suarez and Matt Rivers, CNN A hotel in Mexico popular with American tourists was sent into chaos Thursday amid reports of gunfire. According to local authorities, a confrontation between drug dealers had exploded into lethal violence on a beach nearby. “There was a confrontation between members of hostile groups of drug
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By Judson Jones and Monica Garrett, CNN Water levels reached the major flood stage in Charleston, South Carolina, on Friday morning, according to a tidal gauge report. The gauge shows the tide reached 8 feet, the minimal level for major flooding, for a few minutes around 9 a.m. Saturday morning’s tide is forecast to be
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN This morning’s October jobs report is expected to contain good news. An estimated 450,000 jobs were added last month, more than in both September and August. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN This morning’s October jobs report is expected to contain good news. An estimated 450,000 jobs were added last month, more than in both September and August. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN This morning’s October jobs report is expected to contain good news. An estimated 450,000 jobs were added last month, more than in both September and August. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN This morning’s October jobs report is expected to contain good news. An estimated 450,000 jobs were added last month, more than in both September and August. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen CNN Illustration by Alberto Mier A full year after the 2020 presidential election, new details are still emerging about former President Donald Trump’s unprecedented effort to overturn the results. Many of Trump’s actions were done in public view, including dozens of ill-fated lawsuits and tweets that undermined the electoral process. But congressional
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Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN When Uruguayan fashion designer Gabriela Hearst was announced as the creative director of luxury fashion house Chloé in December last year, those familiar with her work knew it spelled change for the 70-year-old French brand — especially given the maison’s CEO, Riccardo Bellini, had already indicated he was looking to take
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Millions of children in America became eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine this week. And some officials are sweetening the deal by including them in various incentive programs. In New York City, children can claim $100 if they get their first dose of Pfizer’s vaccine at city-operated vaccine site. Alternatively, they
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