By Alexandra Meeks, CNN America’s CEOs made 324 times more than the workers at their companies last year, according to a new report from one of the nation’s top union groups. S&P 500 CEOs on average got a roughly 18% bump in compensation — about $18 million each — while many of their workers struggle
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Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Chris Evans isn’t too sure about these daggum newfangled iPhones. During an interview with Collider, Evans groused about the bulky buttonless-ness of his new iPhone 12 Pro, saying he still prefers his dearly departed iPhone 6s. “I feel like my new phone is too heavy,” says the man famous for playing
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN Students are heading to another school year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but this time, there seem to be fewer discussions and fretting about masks and other mitigation measures — despite a rise of infections sweeping the country. Most of the largest public school districts in the United States are not requiring
Continue ReadingBy Nic Robertson, CNN It was always going to be awkward — Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s greeting with US President Joe Biden. Much speculated about, the image itself, from a camera position that was denied to the press traveling with Biden, was even more powerful than all the conjecture that preceded it. Like the
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is working on ways to protect the abortion rights of pregnant migrant minors who are in government custody following the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade last month, according to a source familiar with the discussions. The Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate a constitutional right to abortion
Continue ReadingBy Chuck Johnston, CNN The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) will transfer 4,000 beagles from a research facility in Cumberland, Virginia, to humane societies across the United States where they can be adopted, under a plan approved by a federal judge last week. A series of inspections over the course of nine months found more
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci plans to retire by the end of President Joe Biden’s current term in office, the government’s top infectious disease expert told CNN on Monday. Fauci, who serves as Biden’s chief medical adviser and has served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and
Continue ReadingBy Will Ripley, Iqbal Athas, Kunal Sehgal and Rhea Mogul, CNN Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said the country’s previous administration was “covering up facts” about its crippling financial crisis. Former leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s government did not tell the truth, that Sri Lanka was “bankrupt” and “needed to go to the International Monetary
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TODAY: Monday marks the return of a sunnier forecast, after weekend rain. After some picked up more than half an inch, little rain looks to populate the next 7 days. High pressure keeps sunshine in the forecast Monday, with a high near 90. TONIGHT: High pressure is slowly exiting overnight, but it keeps conditions ripe
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Once left for dead, Toys “R” Us is making a major comeback. The toy store brand will be just about everywhere for the holidays. Toys “R” Us will be in every US Macy’s in the next few months, part of an expanded partnership with the toy retailer’s parent company, WHP
Continue ReadingBy Ali Zaslav, Manu Raju, Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer, Jessica Dean and Kristin Wilson, CNN Ten GOP senators are needed to join all 50 Democrats in order to overcome a legislative filibuster in support of the House-passed bill to codify same-sex marriage into federal law. CNN asked all 50 Republicans where they stand on the
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian and Benjamin Schiller, CNN A West Virginia woman has awoken from a two-year coma and identified her brother as her attacker, according to police. Wanda Palmer, 51, accused her brother of attacking her at her residence near Cottageville, West Virginia, in June 2020. Police said that Palmer was “attacked, hacked, and left
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN The attorney general of the state of Ohio couldn’t match the job of a local reporter who confirmed the case of a 10-year-old rape victim who traveled from Ohio to Indiana to receive an abortion, CNN analyst Bill Carter said on “Reliable Sources” Sunday. “There is not a damn scintilla of
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Alex Rodriguez sounds like he has no hard feelings when it comes to his split from Jennifer Lopez. Days before Lopez married Ben Affleck in Las Vegas, an episode of “The Martha Stewart Podcast” featuring Rodriguez was released. The former baseball player was asked about his former relationship with Lopez,
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta and Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Netflix, once a darling of Wall Street, is suddenly on the ropes. The streaming giant will report its second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, and it’s shaping up to be one of the most consequential moments in the 25-year history of the company. Netflix is having a terrible year.
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN When you board an airplane, the decade-old, bulky inflight entertainment screens can feel like a holdover from another era. For years, travelers have shared feedback about their outdated inflight experiences, and now it appears companies are getting closer to implementing some revolutionary concepts. In fact, if a few tech giants have
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN When you board an airplane, the decade-old, bulky inflight entertainment screens can feel like a holdover from another era. For years, travelers have shared feedback about their outdated inflight experiences, and now it appears companies are getting closer to implementing some revolutionary concepts. In fact, if a few tech giants have
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN Whether you’re without power, enduring extreme heat or trying to save money, there are ways to feel comfortable without artificial cooling. Heat can foster fun summer activities, but the body shouldn’t be too hot for too long, as too much heat can harm your brain and other organs, according to the
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN Video by Amy Li, CNN Surrounded by brightly colored banners and fellow climate activists, three Extinction Rebellion protestors climbed atop an oil tanker in April, blocked one of central London’s main roads and were arrested. Among those protesting were British Olympians Etienne Stott — a London 2012 canoe slalom gold medalist
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