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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans ramped up their online shopping this past holiday season, splurging on a record-setting $222 billion worth of electronics, toys and other items. The spending haul between November 1 and December 31 marks a 4.9% increase from the previous holiday shopping season, according to an Adobe Analytics
Continue ReadingBy Cole Premo Click here for updates on this story BLACKDUCK, Minnesota (WCCO) — Minnesota conservation officials are commending a trapper for going above and beyond to revive an injured pine marten earlier this month. According to an update posted Tuesday by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, a conservation officer received a call from a
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Nakano Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A Bernal Heights neighborhood is picking up the pieces after arsonists torched several cars on New Year’s Eve. Some of the residents saw at least two people lighting the cars on fire and running away. Two of the victims said they
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is evaluating reports of side effects such as hair loss and suicidal thoughts in people taking medications like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy. These drugs, known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, are approved to treat diabetes or weight loss. They include semaglutide, branded as Ozempic,
Continue ReadingBy Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Whether it be thanks to his big screen projects, breathless paparazzi photos — like those of him pounding the pavement in barely-there shorts, or spending a wholesome afternoon at the farmer’s market — or tabloid headlines, the appetite for actor Jeremy Allen White is, at present, seemingly unquenchable. While
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Damp Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — It’s one of the most anticipated reveals of the year and today, we finally know what the 2024 Pennsylvania Farm Show Butter Sculpture will be this year. On Thursday morning, Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding unveiled the 2024 sculpture known as
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US targeted a member of an Iranian proxy group with “US blood on his hands” in a strike in Iraq, a US official told CNN. The target was a member of Harakat al-Nujaba, the official said, an Iranian proxy operating in Iraq and
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — A US federal court on Wednesday unsealed hundreds of pages of documents from a lawsuit related to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted pedophile who died in jail before he could face trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. CNN has reviewed the documents, which included names — previously redacted to
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — China and India scored moon landings, while Russia, Japan and Israel ended up in the lunar trash heap. Now two private companies are hustling to get the U.S. back in the game, more than five decades after the Apollo program ended. It’s part of
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Damp Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pirates fans, you’re going to soon have the chance to own a piece of Pirates history. A Roberto Clemente bat, used during the 1971 season, is set to head to auction late next month. Not only is it a game-used Clemente bat,
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA fined the Brooklyn Nets $100,000 on Thursday, marking the first time a team was sanctioned for violating the league’s player participation policy that went into effect this season. The Nets held out four rotation players — starters Spencer Dinwiddie, Nic Claxton and Cam Johnson, along with key
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Russia appears to be moving forward with plans to purchase ballistic missiles from Iran, a US official told CNN, as Moscow steps up its missile attacks on targets across Ukraine. Russian negotiations to acquire the close-range ballistic missiles from Iran “are actively advancing,” the official said, citing newly declassified
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The longest planned strike in the history of Britain’s state-funded National Health Service has entered its second day of six with doctors in England at loggerheads with hospitals over requests for some to return to work to cover urgent needs. The British Medical Association said Thursday that
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Your health resolutions for the new year may need to include getting checked for hearing aids. Wearing hearing aids if you need them may help protect you from early death, according to a new study published Wednesday in The Lancet Healthy Longevity journal. “What we found was that there
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Locals are gathering near the Palm Springs Film Festival for a protest to gain visibility for Palestinian people as the Israeli-Hamas War continues. They are protesting for a permanent cease-fire. “We’re choosing to protest this event because of the global visibility”, says local activist Joshua Dunn. “Being politically active in the Coachella Valley is extremely
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russia has acquired ballistic missiles from North Korea and is seeking close-range ballistic missiles from Iran as Moscow struggles to replenish arms for its war with Ukraine. White House National Security Council spokesman John
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russia’s Defense Ministry says air defenses shot down 10 Ukrainian air-launched missiles over the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula and 10 over the Russian city of Belgorod. The report Thursday comes as both sides in the war continue long-range strikes while their front-line forces remain largely deadlocked. On Wednesday night, officials said Russia
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US soldier who was critically injured in a drone attack on Christmas Day will be transferred to the US for further treatment, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Garrett Illerbrunn from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade was transferred to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center after he
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nikki Haley’s rivals for the Republican presidential nomination are ratcheting up their attacks on her as Iowa’s first-in-the-nation voting draws closer. The barbed news releases, attack ads and amped up back-and-forth come as the former South Carolina governor and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis battle for a distant
Continue ReadingBy Kelsey Kushner, Maggie Ybarra Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The hundreds of people who were killed in Baltimore in 2023 were remembered at a vigil outside of Baltimore City Hall on Wednesday. Grieving mothers, grieving grandmothers, and other loved ones with the ghosts of lives lost haunting their
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