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By Jamie Barton and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — It is no secret that American men’s tennis has been lacking a superstar for years. Many have come and gone, offering promise but eventually fading away. John Isner, Jack Sock, Sam Querrey – all excellent players who had impressive careers but ultimately missed out on individual
Continue ReadingCNN By Jamie Barton and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — It is no secret that American men’s tennis has been lacking a superstar for years. Many have come and gone, offering promise but eventually fading away. John Isner, Jack Sock, Sam Querrey – all excellent players who had impressive careers but ultimately missed out on
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators issued their first antitrust fine to Facebook parent Meta on Thursday with a penalty of nearly 800 million euros for what they call “abusive practices” involving its Marketplace online classified ads business. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive branch and top antitrust enforcer, issued the
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Lindsey Vonn, one of the greatest skiers of all-time, is set to end her five-year retirement and return to the sport. After 18 years on the World Cup circuit, three Winter Olympic medals, eight world championship medals and 82 World Cup race wins, Vonn decided to step away from
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States rose last month, remaining low but suggesting that the American economy has yet to completely vanquish inflationary pressure. The producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — rose 0.2% from September to October, up from a 0.1% gain the
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Fireworks likely caused the death of a baby red panda at Edinburgh Zoo after she became so stressed that she choked on her own vomit, experts from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) said on Thursday. Three-month-old Roxie died on November 5, known as Bonfire Night in the
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — It’s more than 100 feet long, at least 300 years old and visible from space. The world’s largest coral has just been discovered in the southwest Pacific Ocean, scientists announced Wednesday. The mega coral was spotted during a scientific expedition launched by the National Geographic Pristine Seas program in
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities say a former journalist with the Voice of America’s Farsi service jumped to his death from a building in Iran’s capital in protest of the country’s supreme leader and an ongoing crackdown on dissent in the Islamic Republic. An official in Iran’s presidency acknowledged the death Wednesday
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — EU fines Facebook parent Meta nearly 800 million euros over ‘abusive’ Marketplace practices.
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Hollywood star Sydney Sweeney has hit out at what she calls “fake” pronouncements on female empowerment in the entertainment industry. Sweeney made the comments in an interview with Vanity Fair published Wednesday, responding to widely reported comments made by Hollywood producer Carol Baum earlier this year, who said Sweeney
Continue ReadingBy Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — Donald Trump’s reelection last week emboldened his allies to proclaim that he had vanquished the American news media as well as Vice President Kamala Harris. “The media is dead,” Fox News comedian Greg Gutfeld declared. “It’s dead,” his primetime colleague Sean Hannity echoed. “You are the media
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After ripping higher for much of this year, the price of gold has suddenly become not so golden since Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election. Gold fell more than 4% in the four days after Election Day, while the broad U.S. stock market climbed nearly 4%. That’s
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Belén Liotti (CNN) –– La comisión de ética de la Cámara de Representantes debía reunirse esta semana para votar sobre la publicación de un informe sobre Matt Gaetz, quien renunció al Congreso este miércoles después de que el presidente electo Donald Trump anunciara su intención de designar al congresista de Florida para servir como secretario
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Victor Wembanyama became the fourth-youngest player in NBA history to score 50 points in a game on Wednesday night as he propelled the San Antonio Spurs to a 139-130 victory over the Washington Wizards. At 20 years and 314 days old, the Frenchman achieved the feat at an age
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The refugee organization, the International Rescue Committee, is testing some artificial intelligence tools to try to increase the number of displaced people they can reach with critical information. The number of refugees has dramatically increased in the past decade, and at the same time, humanitarian organizations are facing enormous
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Two environmental activists have been charged over the spraying of orange paint powder at the Stonehenge monuments in southwest England in June. Wiltshire Police said in a statement Thursday that 73-year-old Rajan Naidu and 22-year-old Niamh Lynch have been charged with “destroying or damaging an ancient protected monument and intentionally or recklessly
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Seoul’s Incheon Airport has taken a major stance. Throughout the terminal, large signs in Korean and English warn about an American product whose presence in your luggage can result in police action — Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel seasoning. The seasoning blend — which includes poppyseeds, banned in
Continue Reading WCCO, A&E’S FIRST 48, CNN By Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — After serving 16 years behind bars, a Minnesota man was released from prison after a judge vacated his murder conviction for a crime prosecutors say he didn’t commit. Edgar Barrientos-Quintana was sentenced to life in prison without parole in 2009 after he was
Continue ReadingPARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, she announced Thursday, intending to race again at age 40 — and six years after her last Olympics. Vonn is a three-time Olympic medalist, including a downhill gold and super-G bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games, and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Suicides in the U.S. military increased in 2023, continuing a long-term trend that the Pentagon has struggled to abate. The increase is a bit of a setback after the deaths dipped slightly the previous year. The number of suicides and the rate per 100,000 active-duty service members went up, as
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