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CNN By Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — More Americans are buckling under the weight of mounting credit card debt. All stages of credit card delinquency (30, 60 and 90 days past due) jumped higher during the third quarter of last year, surpassing pre-pandemic levels for the first time, according to a report released
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden says her husband’s age is an “asset,” as President Joe Biden — at 81 already the oldest American leader in history — faces persistent questions from voters about his decision to seek another term. In an interview with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” released Thursday, Jill Biden responded to those
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — First lady Dr. Jill Biden offered rare comments on former President Donald Trump and the House Republicans investigating her son Hunter Biden, ramping up her pushback against critics with the 2024 presidential campaign in full swing. The first lady spoke candidly about how the GOP-led probe into
Continue ReadingCNN By Arlette Saenz and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — First lady Dr. Jill Biden offered rare comments on former President Donald Trump and the House Republicans investigating her son Hunter Biden, ramping up her pushback against critics with the 2024 presidential campaign in full swing. The first lady spoke candidly about how the GOP-led probe
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — US consumer prices rose 3.4% annually to close out 2023, capping a year of substantial progress on efforts to rein in painfully high inflation. The Consumer Price Index, which measures the average price changes for commonly purchased goods and services, rose 0.3% in December from the month
Continue ReadingBy Keith Jones Click here for updates on this story PEMBROKE PINES, Florida (WFOR) — Most wouldn’t think picking up stray dogs is part of a police officer’s job description. Technically it’s not but in Pembroke Pines that’s exactly what road officers do. The department has a one-of-a-kind animal assistance program “Pooches in Pines” which
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon this decade amid a renewed international push for lunar exploration, is facing some lengthy delays, the space agency has announced. The Artemis III mission, planned to hit the the crucial milestone of landing humans on the moon for
Continue ReadingBy Denise Koch Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — For a year, students at the SEED School of Maryland have been studying the similarities between the Black and Jewish cultures and histories. The project is called “Bridge to Freedom: Cross-cultural Conversations through Art.” This week, the students will share what
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL and ALON BERNSTEIN Associated Press KIBBUTZ BE’ERI, Israel (AP) — Relatives of civilians killed at a kibbutz in southern Israel during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas are demanding the military immediately investigate signs that some may have been killed by Israeli security forces as they battled militants holding hostages. The military
Continue ReadingBy Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — Incorporating more exercise into your life is one of the keys to better health, so it’s understandable that many people resolve every January to do just that. Yet, unfortunately, it’s a commonly failed resolution. Most people cite a lack of time for their lack of keeping up with daily
Continue ReadingBy Ian Kerner, CNN (CNN) — Revenge porn. Rough sex. Nude photos: What we may have once viewed as “adult” topics are now commonplace in high school circles — and even among some younger kids, too. While it’s easy to blame social media and the internet for these unsettling trends, parents and schools also play
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In a big shakeup of a quarterly ranking of the world’s most powerful passports, an unprecedented six countries are tied in the top spot for the hottest travel documents for 2024. Citizens of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore and Spain can enjoy visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to an incredible
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Barred from giving his own closing argument, Donald Trump took in his lawyer’s summation as a glowering, arms-folded spectator at the end of his New York civil fraud trial Thursday, hours after authorities responded to a bomb threat at the judge’s house.
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have traced one of the most powerful and distant fast radio bursts ever detected back to its unusual cosmic home: a rare “blob-like” group of galaxies. The unexpected discovery could shed more light on what causes the mysterious radio wave bursts, which have puzzled scientists for years. The
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting Thursday after a report showed U.S. inflation is warmer than expected, but maybe not by enough to dash traders’ dreams of lower interest rates later this year. The S&P 500 was down 0.3% in morning trading, though it’s still hanging within
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — This is the time when we start thinking of travels for 2024. Will we go back to our old favorites? Try somewhere new? Or strike out towards somewhere we’d never imagined going, purely to stay in a new hotel we like the look of? This list tries to do just
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The lawyer of a Russian pro-war activist and critic of President Vladimir Putin says her client has been remanded into custody over alleged terrorism offenses. Sergei Udaltsov heads the Left Front, a group of political parties who oppose Putin and are affiliated with Russia’s Communist Party. He was a prominent during
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Odd radio circles in space have mystified astronomers since the cosmic objects were first discovered in 2019. Now, scientists think they may understand what forms these mysterious celestial structures, and the answer could provide insights into galactic evolution. The odd radio circles, also known as ORCs, are so massive
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have compiled the largest database of ancient DNA based on the bones and teeth of almost 5,000 humans who lived across Western Europe and parts of Central Asia from 34,000 years ago until medieval times. Analysis of this uniquely detailed pool of ancient genetic information suggests genes that
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A probe designed to scour the sky for bursts of X-rays that could help illuminate mysterious phenomena linked to black holes and merging stars, took flight this week. The Einstein probe, named for the famous German-born theoretical physicist, launched aboard one of China’s Long March 2C rockets on Tuesday,
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