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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business We live in a world shaped by shopping carts. The ubiquitous, unloved contraptions are a key feature of US economy. (Yes, really.) The birth of shopping carts in the early 20th century helped usher in an era of mass consumption and enabled grocery stores and brands to expand their products
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Davies and Ben Morse, CNN A hulking six-foot-four NFL colossus and an Italian team principal of a Formula One team are not the likeliest of best buddies. But JJ Watt and Guenther Steiner are breaking that mold. Three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Watt fell in love with Formula One through Netflix’s
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By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says Russian forces are withdrawing from Ukraine’s second-largest city after weeks of heavy bombardment. Ukraine’s general staff said Saturday that Moscow’s troops were pulling back from Kharkiv in the northeast and focusing on guarding supply routes, while launching mortar, artillery and air
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By Andy Rose, Paradise Afshar and Alaa Elassar, CNN Seventeen people were shot Friday night in downtown Milwaukee just two hours after three were shot a few blocks away, near the arena where the Milwaukee Bucks were playing in the NBA Playoffs. Ten people were taken into custody in the shooting downtown, and 10 firearms
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN His name is “Hector,” he’s over 100 million years old, and his fossils sold for more than $12 million in auction at Christie’s. Hector is the most complete skeleton of Deinonychus antirrhopus ever found, according to Christie’s. The specimen, excavated in Montana in 2013, dates back to the early Cretaceous period:
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — China has withdrawn as host of soccer’s 2023 Asian Cup. It’s the latest cancellation of the country’s sports hosting duties during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Asian Football Confederation praises Chinese soccer officials for making “this very difficult but necessary decision in the collective interests of the AFC Asian Cup.” The
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros try for their 12th straight win Saturday, which would tie the team record. Altuve homered on the first pitch of the game Friday night as the Astros won their 11th in a row, beating Washington 6-1. Houston, which began play in 1962 as a National
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Business travel is making a comeback, and that can come with a lot of stress. Bounce put together a list of ways to relieve some of the most stressful aspects of traveling for work.
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Stacker uncovered the history of baseball’s great two-way players by charting over a century’s worth of data using research from Stathead.
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Stacker is taking a trip down “Law & Order: SVU” memory lane by listing the 50 best episodes in the show’s history. The rankings are based on IMDb data as of April 2022, and ties were broken by votes.
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Stacker analyzed data from YouGov to rank the 25 most popular hotel chains in the U.S.
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Stacker compiled a list of the best “Lost” episodes of all time using data from IMDb.
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By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer New York coach Sandy Brondello was on her way to her team’s Friday morning shootaround when she heard the “disappointing” news that Russia had extended Brittney Griner’s pre-trial detention another 30 days. Griner’s original detention date was set to end on May 19. The two-time Olympic gold medalist who
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer New York coach Sandy Brondello was on her way to her team’s Friday morning shootaround when she heard the “disappointing” news that Russia had extended Brittney Griner’s pre-trial detention another 30 days. Griner’s original detention date was set to end on May 19. The two-time Olympic gold medalist who
Continue ReadingBy Joshua Berlinger, CNN Finland and Sweden are poised to end decades of neutrality by joining NATO, a dramatic evolution in European security and geopolitics sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The two Nordic nations had long kept the military alliance at an arm’s length, even while eying Russia to their east with caution. But
Continue ReadingCNN By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Finland is on the cusp of joining NATO while Sweden is on the verge of following suit. Here’s what you need to know about how the war in Ukraine pushed the two Nordic states closer to the US-backed alliance, and what comes next. Why haven’t Finland and Sweden already joined
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are cherishing this playoff run a little more given they spent the past two years watching the postseason instead of their familiar position chasing championships. Now, with those experienced faces and a cast of new stars, the Warriors
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are cherishing this playoff run a little more given they spent the past two years watching the postseason instead of their familiar position chasing championships. Now, with those experienced faces and a cast of new stars, the Warriors
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker Indiana officials are still trying to identify a child whose body was found last month inside a suitcase in a heavily wooded area in southern Indiana. The Indiana State Police in Sellersburg are asking for the public’s help to identify the child, who was described as Black, between 5 and 8 years
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Florida Panthers found what made them the NHL’s best regular-season team just in time to win the franchise’s first playoff series in 26 years. The Presidents’ Trophy winners erased a deficit in each of their final three victories against the Washington Capitals to move on
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