By CRISTIANA MESQUITA and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba on Tuesday as a major hurricane, with nothing to stop it from intensifying into a catastrophic Category 4 storm before it hits Florida on Wednesday. Ian made landfall at 4:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday in Cuba’s Pinar del Rio
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — Biogen has agreed to pay $900 million to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by paying kickbacks to doctors in the form of speakers and consulting fees to persuade them to prescribe its multiple sclerosis drugs. Federal prosecutors in Boston say the agreement announced Monday settles a whistleblower lawsuit brought by
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A ridge of high pressure has boosted temperatures above seasonal temperatures this week. An Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect until tonight at 11 p.m. KESQ While temperatures may seems manageable, continue to keep heat safety practices in mind. KESQ This ridge of high pressure will be moving farther east today which will lead to
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Hilaria Baldwin is trying to balance it all as a new mother of seven. She and husband Alec Baldwin recently announced the birth of their new daughter, Ilaria Catalina Irena Baldwin. On Monday she posted on the Instagram stories portion of her verified account a photo of her with two
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. futures jumped Tuesday morning one day after a selloff on Wall Street put the Dow Jones Industrial Average into what’s known as a bear market. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.2% and futures for the S&P 500 were up 1.4%. The S&P 500 slid into bear market
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN “Hostages” tells several major stories in one, from the history of US intervention in the Middle East to the Iranian hostage crisis‘ impact on presidential politics to that period’s influence on media, launching “Nightline” as a byproduct. The result is a highly resonant trip down bad-memory lane, highlighting how those
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press ROME (AP) — The European Commission has signed off on the next 21-billion-euro ($20.2 billion) tranche of Italy’s pandemic recovery funds. The move on Tuesday is a welcome infusion that comes amid questions about whether the euroskeptic party of Giorgia Meloni will be able to keep the
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Otis Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — The end of Canadian COVID-19 border restrictions means it’s back to business as usual for Major League Baseball and the Toronto Blue Jays, just in time for the playoffs. The pandemic rules, which expire on Oct. 1, kept unvaccinated players from
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Kelly Ripa is opening up about her complicated relationship with her former morning show co-host, the late Regis Philbin. The pair co-hosted “Live With Regis and Kelly” from 2001 and 2011. She writes about their relationship in her new book “Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories.” Ripa told People writing about
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — An iconic sandstone rock formation in P.E.I and a striking solitary tree in Nova Scotia are among the natural landmarks destroyed by post-tropical storm Fiona. Both destinations for photographers, the Teacup Rock and the Shubenacadie Tree are being mourned by
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By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press A sprawling disinformation network originating in Russia sought to use hundreds of fake social media accounts and dozens of sham news websites to spread Kremlin talking points about the invasion of Ukraine, Meta revealed Tuesday. The company, which owns Facebook and Instagram, said it identified and disabled the operation before
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press A sprawling disinformation network originating in Russia sought to use hundreds of fake social media accounts and dozens of sham news websites to spread Kremlin talking points about the invasion of Ukraine, Meta revealed Tuesday. The company, which owns Facebook and Instagram, said it identified and disabled the operation before
Continue Reading MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Meta says it removed a sprawling network of 1,600 fake Facebook accounts used to spread Russian propaganda about Ukraine.
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN There’s a reason why Chadwick Boseman’s character in the “Black Panther” sequel was not recast following his death in 2020. In an interview with Empire magazine, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said “It just felt like it was much too soon” to recast the late actor, who died at the
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The British pound hit a record low against the dollar on Monday after UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, a fan of “trickle-down economics,” announced a sweeping spending and tax cut plan to rescue the British economy from recession on Friday. What’s happening: Investors were taken aback by the new government’s
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN Florida’s major theme parks remained closed Thursday as Hurricane Ian left a wake of destruction on the peninsula and headed into the Atlantic Ocean toward the Carolinas. Although Disney World and a few places do plan to reopen Friday, most will remain closed. Here’s a status report of
Continue Reading By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA , JAN M. OLSEN and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Explosions rattled the Baltic Sea before unusual leaks were discovered on two natural gas pipelines running underwater from Russia to Germany, seismologists said Tuesday. Some European leaders and experts are pointing to possible sabotage during an energy standoff with
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Kramatorsk, Ucrania (CNN) — El caos de la semana pasada podría ser incorrectamente reconfortante. A pesar de que Rusia sigue manejando de forma desastrosa su guerra de elección en Ucrania, el momento más peligroso del conflicto puede estar cerca. En algún momento de esta semana, el Kremlin probablemente declarará que los referendos
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say more than 60 police officers raided a luxury yacht in northern Germany linked to a Russian businessman, in connection with alleged breaches of sanctions and money laundering rules. German weekly Der Spiegel identified him as oligarch Alisher Usmanov, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin. The raid comes the
Continue Reading By JASON DEAREN and GARANCE BURKE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Civil rights lawyers and Democratic senators are pushing for legislation that would limit U.S. law enforcement agencies’ ability to buy cellphone tracking tools to follow people’s whereabouts, including back years in time, and sometimes without a search warrant. Concerns about police use of
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