By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Americans are emerging from a yearslong funk about the economy, with the presidential election just a week away. The Conference Board’s latest consumer survey showed that Americans this month became more optimistic about the future of both the labor market and the broader US economy. The monthly survey’s
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — On Friday, we published an article about how former President Donald Trump’s campaign has made a habit of deceptively using quotations in television ads attacking Vice President Kamala Harris. Then, just days later, the campaign released perhaps the most egregious example yet. A new minute-long ad revives two
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Finland’s president says that North Korea’s dispatch of troops to Russia represents an escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war that goes against China’s own stated position on the conflict. Finnish President Alexander Stubb made his comments after meeting for more than three hours with China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing in a visit
Continue ReadingBy Angela Rozier Click here for updates on this story PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (WPBF) — An 11-year-old boy is accused of making a “written threat to do bodily harm or to kill” a 10-year-old girl online, according to a Port St. Lucie police public information officer. Police in Port St. Lucie began investigating the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge who recently chastised Florida officials for “trampling” on free speech rights continued to block the head of the state’s health department from taking any more steps to threaten TV stations that air commercials for an abortion rights measure on next week’s ballot. U.S. District
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By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Hezbollah has named Shiite cleric Naim Qassem as leader, over a month after his predecessor Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike. The group’s Senior Council elected Qassem as secretary-general, Hezbollah’s media office said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that Qassem is committed to prophet “Mohammed’s authentic
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s unity government has been rocked by a spat between its main political parties, the African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance, over a deal to grant visa-free access for some Ukrainians. The arrangement was announced by the home affairs minister, a member of the Democratic Alliance, but was
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer Nicholas Hoult was certain someone had made a mistake. Clint Eastwood wanted to talk to him about starring his new film, a slow burn legal thriller about a normal guy faced with an extraordinary moral dilemma. Surely Eastwood meant someone else, he thought. But soon enough they were chatting on the phone
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer Nicholas Hoult was certain someone had made a mistake. Clint Eastwood wanted to talk to him about starring his new film, a slow burn legal thriller about a normal guy faced with an extraordinary moral dilemma. Surely Eastwood meant someone else, he thought. But soon enough they were chatting on the phone
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The letter that Jona Hilario, a mother of two in Columbus, received this summer from the Ohio secretary of state’s office came as a surprise. It warned she could face a potential felony charge if she voted because, although she’s a registered voter, documents at the
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan and Genta Takeda, CNN (CNN) — November is just a few days away, but Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji remains snowless, marking the latest date without a snowcap since records began 130 years ago. The peaks of Japan’s highest mountain are usually dusted in snow by early October, but as of Tuesday the
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Over 200,000 people will be in downtown Palm Springs this weekend celebrating Palm Springs Pride. The event has been taking place since 1986, and this year the organization is doing it bigger than ever. Pride is scheduled for Thursday through Sunday, featuring live music, parties, and a parade. Neon Trees will headline the Arenas Stage
Continue ReadingIvonne Valdés (CNN Español) –– El presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, afirmó durante una entrevista este domingo que su homólogo colombiano, Gustavo Petro, debería reanudar la venta de energía a su país y aseguró que abordará esa petición el martes que visite Cali para participar en la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Biodiversidad (COP16).
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings tumbled last month to their lowest level since January 2021, a sign that the labor market is losing some momentum. Still, openings remain well above pre-pandemic levels. The Labor Department reported that the number of job openings dropped to 7.4 million in September from 7.9 million
Continue ReadingBy Blane Bachelor, CNN (CNN) — Like many hotels, Red Cliffs Lodge, in the outskirts of Moab, Utah, provides guests with complimentary items like maps, in-room toiletries and, upon request, dental kits stocked with oft-forgotten toothbrushes and toothpaste. But in the fall of 2023, the property began lending some guests a decidedly different kind of
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By Nicole Chavez and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Federal authorities are investigating fires at two ballot boxes reported Monday morning in the Portland, Oregon, area that destroyed hundreds of ballots at one location, as well as another fire reported earlier this month. Evidence from the incendiary devices found at the ballot boxes Monday show the
Continue ReadingBy Jon Schoenheider Click here for updates on this story CANAAN, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A Canaan man is in jail after police said he tried to drive away with his impounded truck over the weekend. According to the Lebanon Police Department, officers found Robert Stark, 39, inside their secure impound lot around 8:30 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Natasha Rothwell’s characters in “The White Lotus,” “Insecure” and “How to Die Alone” all have one thing in common – the desire to be seen. “Because I just wanna be seen,” Rothwell told CNN in a recent interview. “I grew up in this body, a plus-size Black woman,
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By Tony Atkins Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — Megan Garcia is navigating unimaginable grief following the death of her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, who took his life in February. “I understand the only way to get my children through it is to get through it myself,” Garcia said,
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Russian, Chinese and Cuban operatives all spread misinformation about US government hurricane relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, a US official said Monday, citing recent US intelligence. A China-linked social media account used a likely AI-generated image of Vice President Kamala Harris overlooking flood damage next to a sign
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