By Lisa Respers France and Chloe Melas, CNN (CNN) — Celine Dion announced the cancellation of her “Courage World Tour” dates through 2024 and “will likely never tour again,” a source close to Dion told CNN Friday.” “She is in a lot of pain,” the individual said. “She does daily physical therapy.” “I’m so sorry
Continue ReadingTerence Burlij and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — In a sign pointing toward a possible Republican presidential bid, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is set to make an announcement June 7 in Fargo, a source familiar with the plans told CNN. Fargo, near Burgum’s small hometown of Arthur, North Dakota, is where the governor built
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Memorial Day air travel just reached the highest level in nearly three and a half years. The Transportation Security Administration reports screening 2,658,057 passengers on Thursday, besting by only a few thousand the pandemic-era high set just last Friday. This Friday is expected to be even busier. The
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El papa Francisco canceló todas sus audiencias de este viernes por la mañana debido a una fiebre, informó la oficina de prensa del Vaticano, que no dio más detalles. El papa Francisco, que tiene 86 años, fue visto con buen aspecto este jueves por la tarde en un evento transmitido
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Famed Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, who has scored hundreds of goals in his career, invariably celebrates by running to the corner flag to perform his iconic “Siu” celebration – pirouetting in the air before landing in a power stance. But after scoring a decisive goal for his Saudi Arabian
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — The US economy has encountered some expected turbulence on inflation’s descent. The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge bounced higher in April, underscoring Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s warnings that reining in price hikes “is likely to be bumpy.” But with spending also heating up, Friday’s data from the Commerce
Continue ReadingBy Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN Washington (CNN) — Invoking the 14th Amendment to lift the borrowing cap on the US debt ceiling as a way to work around slow-moving negotiations is not an option, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told CNN Friday, the administration’s most definitive response yet to an unlikely option demanded by some progressives.
Continue ReadingCNN By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — If Congress does not address the debt ceiling by June 5, the US Treasury Department will not have enough funds to pay all of the nation’s obligations in full and on time, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday. “Based on the most recent available data, we now estimate
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Gusty winds remain an issue this morning, prompting at least one road closure (Indian Canyon at the Wash) in Palm Springs. Breezy conditions, especially near the freeway, will continue into the evening hours but should ease into tomorrow. Cooler than normal daytime highs will mark the Holiday weekend as a cool air mass sinks in
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Palm Springs Police announced Thursday morning that both Indian Canyon Drive and Gene Autry Drive are now open. Both windy intersections were shut down for several days as strong winds whipped sand across the valley making for dangerous driving conditions, especially in the Palm Springs wash areas. The normally busy roadways connect the city of
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California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers are going to be out in full force through Memorial weekend starting on Friday evening. During what CHP calls the “maximum enforcement period” available officers are going to be helping catch drunk drivers or other traffic violators. This crackdown is going to be from 6:00 p.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m.
Continue ReadingFrancesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Anna Faustino was careering down the sand dunes of Mui Ne, Vietnam, on a sand sled when she first saw Tom Rogers. Out of nowhere, she spotted him in the corner of her eye, rolling down the sand dune next to her, head first. Anna turned to look at Tom,
Continue Reading By KELVIN CHAN and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Airways canceled dozens of flights Friday, blaming computer problems for disrupting plans for thousands of passengers at the start of a busy holiday weekend — a rocky kickoff to the summer travel season in Europe. The technical glitches and strikes by airport staff
Continue ReadingBy Karla Cripps and Mengchen Zhang, CNN (CNN) — After years of research, development and tests, China’s first large homegrown passenger jet appears set to make its inaugural commercial flight on Sunday, May 28. China Eastern Airlines is the launch customer for the new narrow-body C919. According to the airline’s app, flight MU 9191 will
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — The US economy has encountered some expected turbulence on inflation’s descent. The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge bounced higher in April, underscoring Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s warnings that reining in price hikes “is likely to be bumpy.” But with spending also heating up, Friday’s data
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El Congreso de Perú aprobó este jueves una moción que declara persona non grata al presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. La iniciativa se firmó con 65 votos a favor, 40 en contra y dos abstenciones La Moción 6513 expresa su rechazo por las “inaceptables declaraciones” del presidente de
Continue ReadingCNN By Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A man who opened the emergency door of an Asiana Airlines plane just before landing on Friday afternoon told police that he felt suffocated and wanted to get off the plane quickly. The door of the jet opened as it was coming
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The world’s biggest investor in the stock market wants ExxonMobil and Chevron to do more to tackle the climate crisis. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, which holds $1.4 trillion in total assets, announced Friday that it would back calls for the US oil companies to set more aggressive emission
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US reached its $31 trillion debt limit, a borrowing cap set by Congress, in January – setting up a political battle between Democrats and Republicans over government spending. Now, more than four months later, lawmakers are running out of time to reach an agreement to lift the
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