The leading edge of a large Pacific low pressure system will move into California on Saturday. This is looking to bring rain mainly in areas to our west, but it also has the potential to bring some showers to the desert. Rain is likeliest west of the Coachella Valley, but we could certainly see some
Continue ReadingAssociated Pres NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock futures are little changed Friday as the market puts the wraps on a year of surprisingly robust gains. The benchmark S&P 500 index is just 0.3% from an all-time high after a gain of 24.6% in 2023. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sits at a record 37,710.10.
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA and WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A rebel group that fought for decades to free India’s northeastern state of Assam from New Delhi’s rule has signed a peace accord with the government pledging to end the insurgency in the region. The United Liberation Front of Asom, or ULFA, led by Arabinda Rajkhowa, concluded
Continue ReadingBy Blane Bachelor, CNN (CNN) — Following several years of pandemic-induced downturn, the travel sector is not only back, it’s positively booming. According to the World Travel & Tourism Council, the industry is expected to bring in some $9.5 trillion in 2023 — which accounts for 95% of its pre-pandemic levels. Nowhere is this surge more
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s armed forces said Friday an unknown object entered the country’s airspace from the direction of Ukraine and subsequently vanished off radars. The Operational Command of the Armed Forces said on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that the unidentified object was observed by radars of Poland’s air defense system from
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Police say one person is dead after a truck struck several people in southern Germany. Police say the 63-year old driver struck a group of five people close to the railway station in downtown Passau. A 37-year old woman died at the site and the other four pedestrians were severely injured, including
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China has appointed a new defense minister after months of uncertainty following the firing of his predecessor for reasons that have yet to be explained. The official Xinhua News Agency announced Friday that former navy commander Dong Jun will serve in the largely ceremonial role, but offered no comment on the reasons
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A popular line of portable blenders could pose a danger to customers, and the brand is asking owners to stop using them immediately, because they can catch fire or slash people. BlendJet is voluntary recalling 4.8 million of its BlendJet2 blenders, according to statements from the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French officials say security will be tight across the country on New Year’s Eve, with 90,000 law enforcement officers set to be deployed. Of those, 6,000 will be in Paris. The interior minister says over 1.5 million people are expected to attend celebrations on the Champs-Elysees. The minister cited in part a
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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer It’s just about time to celebrate New Year’s Eve and say goodbye to 2023. Preparing for a midnight toast and more year-end festivities may require a run or two to the store — but you’ll want to prepare for some limited business hours. While a handful of major chains
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s armed forces say an unknown airborne object entered the country’s airspace from the direction of Ukraine and subsequently vanished off radars. The Operational Command of the Armed Forces said Friday on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that the unidentified airborne object entered from the side of the border with
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Nearly nine months after Bud Light was front and center in one of the biggest misfires in advertising history, sales of the beer are still down 30% weekly compared to the same time a year ago. It wasn’t supposed to go like that. The year kicked off
Continue ReadingBy Suyin Haynes, CNN (CNN) — In a 1908 article, British artist, illustrator and costume designer Pamela Colman Smith shared how she thought paintings should be viewed. “Learn from everything, see everything, and above all feel everything! Find eyes within, look for the door into the unknown country.” Smith could well have been describing how to use
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — An associate of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been sentenced to nine years in prison, the latest move in a relentless Kremlin crackdown on dissent. Ksenia Fadeyeva, a regional legislator who headed a local branch of Navalny’s organization in the Siberian city of Tomsk, was convicted and sentenced on Friday
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — This year, Google users in the United States wanted to know more about strep throat, how to lower cholesterol and what helps with bloating. Those were just some of the top-trending health-related questions searched on Google in the United States from January 1 to November 27, according to the
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Some major shipping companies continue to steer clear of the Red Sea, even as others return following a new US-led security operation to safeguard the area — highlighting how fragile the situation remains in one of the world’s trade arteries. Hapag-Lloyd and Evergreen Line, the container shipping arm of
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CNN, FACEBOOK, WABC, NYPD, WPIX, WCBS, EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ, GETTY IMAGES, POOL, Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images By John Miller, Nicki Brown and Dakin Andone, CNN New York (CNN) — Authorities across the US are working to ensure New Year’s revelers’ security this weekend, particularly in New York, where law enforcement officials say the war in
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China has appointed a new defense minister after months of uncertainty following the firing of his predecessor for reasons still unexplained. The official Xinhua News Agency announced former navy commander Dong Jun will serve in the largely ceremonial role, but offered no comment on the reasons for the switch or the current
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — What began nine weeks ago with a group of mechanics in Sweden demanding that Tesla agree to collective bargaining has evolved into a broader fight for the Nordic region’s way of work and life. The stakes are high, too, for the carmaker and its CEO Elon Musk, the
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — For some top executives, 2023 is a year they would rather forget. Some of their companies lost billions of dollars. Some have lost their jobs. And others badly damaged their reputations and face even more trouble ahead in 2024. CNN Business ended the year celebrating Microsoft’s Satya
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