September 2024

Jeep vehicles are delivered to a dealership on June 20 in Chicago.

A dual win for consumers: Inflation cooled last month, paving way for borrowing costs to come down more

September 27, 2024 8:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans and Federal Reserve officials have news to celebrate: Inflation cooled significantly last month, likely giving central bankers more confidence to continue cutting interest rates. The Fed’s favorite inflation gauge, the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, showed consumers paid 2.2% more for goods and services for the

AI helps uncover hundreds of unknown ancient symbols hidden in Peru’s Nazca Desert

September 27, 2024 8:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists working in Peru, assisted by artificial intelligence, have discovered 303 previously unknown giant symbols carved in the Nazca Desert. The carvings include birds, plants, spiders, humanlike figures with headdresses, decapitated heads and an orca wielding a knife. Described in study published Monday in the journal PNAS, the discovery

Donor gives $100 million to University of Chicago’s Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression

September 27, 2024 8:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Adam Harrington, Matthew Cramer Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — An anonymous donor has given a gift of $100 million to the University of Chicago to help support the school’s Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression. The gift is believed to be the largest-ever higher education gift in support of

Israel strikes Hezbollah in a huge blast targeting the militant group’s leader

September 27, 2024 8:38 AM Associated Press

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut on Friday in a series of massive explosions that targeted the leader of the militant group and leveled multiple high-rise apartment buildings. At least six people were killed and 91 were wounded, Lebanon’s health ministry said. It was the biggest

Burglars slam pickup truck into Sunland liquor store, make off with top-shelf bottles, video shows

September 27, 2024 8:38 AM CNN Newsource

By KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story SUNLAND, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Surveillance video shows a pair of burglars slamming a pickup truck into a San Fernando Valley liquor store before stealing several bottles of top-shelf liquor, police said. The dramatic break-in occurred about shortly before 4 a.m. Thursday at Liquor Market

U.S. EEOC lawsuit accuses Chicago’s Admiral Theatre of sexual, racial discrimination

September 27, 2024 8:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Adam Harrington, Edie Kasten Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The federal government is suing Chicago’s Admiral Theatre—accusing the exotic dance club of sexual and racial discrimination. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused the Admiral of creating a hostile environment toward the entertainers. The lawsuit claimed the Admiral subjected

Kentucky sues Express Scripts, alleging it had a role in the deadly opioid addiction crisis

September 27, 2024 8:24 AM Associated Press

Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general has sued pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts. The lawsuit claims the company was at the center of an opioid dispensing chain that fueled a deadly addiction crisis. Russell Coleman filed the lawsuit this week in state court. It says Express Scripts and its affiliated organizations colluded

These are the differences between Gen Z and millennials, a survey says

September 27, 2024 8:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Jesse Tahirali / CTVNews.ca Interactives Editor Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Anxiety is rampant among the two younger generations of adults, according to a new survey. The “2024 Zillennial Study,” conducted by Leger, found that 75 per cent of respondents said they’ve experienced anxiety before, with nearly

Mounties warn ‘highly convincing’ scammers extorting victims with photos of their homes

September 27, 2024 8:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Todd Coyne, CTVNewsVancouver.ca Journalist Click here for updates on this story Victoria, British Columbia (CTV Network) — Scammers are increasingly using emails to extort money from victims by threatening to reveal compromising photos, videos and personal information to their friends and family members, according to a new warning from Mounties in Metro Vancouver. The

Dame Maggie Smith has passed away at age 89. Smith is shown here at the Royal Film Performance and World Premiere of the film

Maggie Smith, beloved ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Harry Potter’ star, dead at 89

September 27, 2024 8:14 AM CNN

CNN By Hilary Clarke and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Dame Maggie Smith, one of Britain’s best-known actresses whose long career ranged from starring opposite Laurence Olivier in “Othello” on stage and screen, to roles in “Harry Potter” and “Downton Abbey,” has died, her sons announced in a statement shared by their publicist Clair Dobbs.

Nebraska to become last Big Ten school to sell alcohol at football games in 2025 if regents give OK

September 27, 2024 8:13 AM Associated Press

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska would sell alcohol at Memorial Stadium in 2025 if the university’s Board of Regents gives its approval at its next meeting. The proposal is listed on the agenda for the October meeting in Kearney next Friday and was first reported by The Omaha World-Herald. Nebraska would become the last of

Judge orders mental health exam for California man accused of courthouse explosion

September 27, 2024 8:11 AM Associated Press

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered a mental health evaluation for a man arrested after an explosive went off in a courthouse lobby that injured five people and who officials say had told law enforcement he had planned to kill deputies and a judge in the building. U.S. Magistrate

Judge orders mental health exam for California man accused of courthouse explosion

September 27, 2024 8:11 AM Associated Press

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered a mental health evaluation for a man arrested after an explosive went off in a courthouse lobby that injured five people and who officials say had told law enforcement he had planned to kill deputies and a judge in the building. U.S. Magistrate

Takeaways on AP’s story about challenges to forest recovery and replanting after wildfires

September 27, 2024 8:09 AM Associated Press

Associated Press The U.S. is struggling to replant forests destroyed by increasingly intense wildfires, with many areas unlikely to recover on their own. Researchers are studying which species are likely to survive — and where — as climate change makes it difficult or impossible for many forests to regrow. But they say the U.S. also

Takeaways on AP’s story about challenges to forest recovery and replanting after wildfires

September 27, 2024 8:09 AM Associated Press

Associated Press The U.S. is struggling to replant forests destroyed by increasingly intense wildfires, with many areas unlikely to recover on their own. Researchers are studying which species are likely to survive — and where — as climate change makes it difficult or impossible for many forests to regrow. But they say the U.S. also

Biden approves major disaster declaration for northeastern Vermont for late July flooding

September 27, 2024 8:07 AM Associated Press

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for the severe flooding that hit northeastern Vermont in late July. The declaration makes federal funding available to help communities and individuals in Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans counties recover from damages from the July 29-31 storm. Gov. Phil Scott says this is

Israel concealed explosives inside batteries of pagers sold to Hezbollah, Lebanese officials say

September 27, 2024 8:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Tamara Qiblawi, Eliza Mackintosh, Wayne Chang, Eric Cheung, Yong Xiong, Kara Fox, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Balint Bardi, CNN Beirut, New Taipei City and Budapest (CNN) — Israel carried out part of its device attack targeting Hezbollah by concealing explosives inside the batteries of pagers brought into Lebanon, according to two high-ranking Lebanese security officials,

Maggie Smith mourned by ‘Downton Abbey’ colleagues, Helen Mirren, Daniel Radcliffe and others

September 27, 2024 7:59 AM Associated Press

Actors, collaborators and fans who worked with Dame Maggie Smith are paying tribute to the award-winning actor, known for her roles in the “Harry Potter” movies and “Downton Abbey.” She died Friday at 89. In an interview with The Associated Press, Dame Helen Mirren called “one of the greatest actresses of the past century.” In

A list of Maggie Smith’s film appearances

September 27, 2024 7:44 AM Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, who died Friday aged 89, appeared in dozens of films over more than 60 years. Roles ranged from her iconic turn in “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” to her Professor Minerva McGonagall in seven Harry Potter films, and films from Shakespeare’s “Othello” to the animated “Gnomeo & Juliet.” She

A museum in Australia can bar men from the ‘Ladies Lounge’ exhibition, a regional top court says

September 27, 2024 7:43 AM Associated Press

Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — An appeals court says a museum in Australia was within its rights to bar men from a controversial art exhibit for women meant to underscore their exclusion from segments of the male-dominated society. Friday’s decision is the latest in the long-running saga of the “Ladies Lounge” exhibition that

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