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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Between warnings of a recession, high inflation and layoff fears, the news is bleak. Why not have some chocolate? Chocolate makers are reporting booming sales as stressed out customers reach for something sweet to take the edge off. In the third quarter, sales of Hershey’s chocolates, which include Reese’s, Kit
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN Jennifer Aniston has opened up about her failed attempts to get pregnant, saying she has “zero regrets” about a difficult period in her life. Speaking to journalist Danielle Pergament for an Allure magazine cover story, Aniston recounted how she had “gone through really hard sh*t” in her late 30s and 40s,
Continue ReadingCNN By Allison Morrow, CNN Business So, you won the lottery. Congrats! What do you do now? Once you’re done screaming and dancing in a shower of Champagne, take a moment to gather yourself and start thinking about the more pragmatic aspects of your new life as a multimillionaire (or billionaire) What will you do
Continue ReadingBy Stella Chan, CNN The owner of Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, California, who came to the United States from Syria in 1980 with $14,000 in his pocket, is now a millionaire after selling the sole winning Powerball lottery ticket. California Lottery officials presented the check to Joe Chahayed and his sons Joe Jr. and
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business Redfin is set to shutter its home-flipping business and reduce its workforce by 13%, laying off 862 employees. About 264 of the job cuts will be directly related to the shutdown of RedfinNow, the company’s instant buying, or iBuying, business in which it purchases a home as-is, completes minor improvements
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniella Diaz, CNN Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin sent a handwritten note of apology to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for comments he made after the assault on her husband Paul Pelosi, her spokesperson told CNN. The speaker has accepted the apology, the spokesperson said. The letter, which was postmarked for November 1, came after
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A drenched California emerged Wednesday from a powerful storm that unleashed rain, snow and raging floodwaters, leaving one person dead and two others missing after they were swept away in a canal. The National Weather Service says showers and mountain snow will taper off throughout Wednesday in Southern California, as will
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN Business In an abrupt reversal, cryptocurrency exchange Binance pulled out of a deal to acquire its embattled rival FTX, saying the company’s problems were “beyond our control or ability to help.” Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, said it reviewed FTX’s finances as part of the due diligence process, and it
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Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — Durante las últimas tres décadas, y especialmente tras los atentados terroristas a las Torres Gemelas en Nueva York en 2001, el grueso de las acciones militares de Estados Unidos en el mundo se ha concentrado en Medio Oriente, y Qatar, la sede del Mundial 2022, ha tenido un rol central
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BERLIN (AP) — The German government’s panel of independent economic advisers is forecasting that Europe’s biggest economy will shrink by 0.2% next year after growing by 1.7% in 2022. The five-member panel’s report came after official figures late last month showed unexpected growth in the third quarter, thanks to private spending. But a weak winter,
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s endorsements for political candidates in close high-profile races have not yet given Republicans the swift and sweeping victories they had anticipated for this election cycle, despite many GOP hopefuls banking on his support to propel their campaigns. Many critical midterm races have yet to be called as
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Former NFL player Michael Oher has married his longtime love, Tiffany Roy. Oher, the subject of Michael Lewis’ best-selling book and film “The Blind Side,” tied the knot with Roy over the weekend in Nashville, Tenn. Oher shared the news on Instagram, alongside a sweet photo of himself and Roy at
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La gobernadora demócrata de Nueva York, Kathy Hochul, ganará un primer mandato completo en el cargo, proyecta CNN, derrotando al representante republicano Lee Zeldin y haciendo historia como la primera gobernadora electa de Nueva York. La victoria de Hochul mantiene a los demócratas de Nueva York en camino de mantener
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is considering more lenient economic recovery proposals that veer away from the grinding, top-down austerity rules that hit Greece and other countries during the financial and debt crises a decade ago. That helped push millions into poverty, homelessness and unemployment. The European Commission said
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin slumped to a two-year low and other digital assets sold off following the sudden collapse of crypto exchange FTX Trading, which has been forced to sell itself to larger rival Binance. Bitcoin traded around $17,645, and overnight fell to its lowest level since December 2020. Just a year
Continue ReadingBy Daniella Diaz, CNN Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin sent a handwritten note of apology to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for comments he made after the assault on her husband Paul Pelosi, her spokesperson told CNN. The speaker has accepted the apology, the spokesperson said. The letter, which was postmarked for November 1, came after the
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When most people get COVID-19, they tend to recover once the infection leaves their body. But some adults have been experiencing what scientists and doctors call “long COVID,” which can drastically change a person’s life and health.
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN US women’s basketball star Brittney Griner is being transferred to a Russian penal colony, where conditions are often tough and have drawn concern from international watchdogs. Russia’s infamous penal colonies are unlike conventional incarceration in the West. Here’s what you need to know. Where has Griner been sent? Griner’s attorneys said
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister, Uliana Pavlova, Anna Chernova, Darya Tarasova and Nathan Hodge, CNN One of the most senior Russian-appointed officials in occupied Ukrainian territory has been killed, Russian officials and state news agencies said Wednesday. The Russian-appointed deputy head of the Kherson region in southern Ukraine, Kirill Stremousov, died in a road accident, the press
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter has begun adding gray “official” labels to some high-profile accounts to indicate that they are authentic, the latest twist in new owner Elon Musk’s chaotic overhaul of the platform’s verification system. Media sites like The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street
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