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Por Rebekah Riess y Kara Scannell, CNN Luigi Mangione, el hombre acusado del asesinato del CEO de UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, comparecerá este jueves ante un tribunal de Pensilvania. Un juez celebrará primero una audiencia preliminar sobre los cargos a los que se enfrenta Mangione en Pensilvania, antes de que otro juez presida una audiencia de
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By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The annual “Ugly Christmas Sweater Day” at Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin was to be a festive precursor to the long-anticipated winter break, a respite of nearly two weeks to gather with family and friends, unwrap presents and reflect on the year that passed. For families of the
Continue ReadingAP Film Writers ‘Tis the season for spirited and winless debates about what the best Christmas movie is. No one needs us to remind you about the obvious holiday movies playing on repeat on cable, whether it’s “It’s a Wonderful Life”, “Home Alone” or “Love, Actually,” or even those holiday adjacent classics like “Eyes Wide
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell markedly last week following a big increase the week before. Jobless claim applications declined by 22,000 to 220,000 for the week of Dec. 14, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s fewer than the 229,000 analysts were forecasting. Continuing claims, the total number of
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s not just Chili’s that Americans are obsessed with. Darden Restaurants, which owns Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, reported better-than-expected sales at those two chains, helping propel its stock 9% higher in premarket trading Thursday. LongHorn sustained its momentum and posted same-store sales growth of 7.5%, outperforming
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy grew at a healthy 3.1% annual clip from July through September, propelled by vigorous consumer spending and an uptick in exports, the government said in an upgrade to its previous estimate. Third-quarter growth in U.S. gross domestic product — the economy’s output of goods and services
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Few athletes in the history of the NFL have had more attention than quarterback Aaron Rodgers. On the field, he’s one of the greatest to ever do it – a four-time MVP with the ability to drag a team to Super Bowl glory. Off the field, he’s not afraid
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City mayor’s former chief adviser, her son and two real estate investors have been indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges. They come as the mayor himself fights a separate corruption case and a series of criminal investigations roils City Hall. Ingrid Lewis-Martin, her son Glenn D.
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers have approved legislation designed to protect the country’s highest court against possible future manipulation or obstruction by authoritarian or extremist politicians. Officials have cited experiences in Poland, Hungary and elsewhere as illustrating the need to bolster the Federal Constitutional Court. The measure was drawn up by the three parties in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) — For decades, largescale engineering projects for development and agriculture drained and partitioned South Florida’s Everglades, a vast wetlands landscape home to endangered and threatened species and a vital source of drinking water for millions of Floridians. A plan approved by Congress in 2000 has aimed to undo some of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) — In a region of Florida known as the River of Grass, John Kominoski plops into hip-deep waters. Blobs of brown periphyton – a mishmash of algae, bacteria and other organisms – carpet the surface. The air is thick and sticky as Kominoski, a Florida International University professor, pushes a
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Police in Spain have arrested two people in connection with a missing persons case after a Google Maps vehicle took a picture of someone apparently loading a large object into the trunk of a car. A man and a woman have been detained in connection with the disappearance and
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Nine people have died in a massive fire in central Taiwan at a huge food-processing building that was under construction. Video posted on social media showed a wall of smoke and flames billowing out of one end of the five-story building in the city of Taichung. The cause of the fire
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer CLONDALKIN, Ireland (AP) — Dozens of massive data centers humming at the outskirts of Dublin are consuming more electricity than all of the urban homes in Ireland and starting to wear out the warm welcome that brought them here. Now, a country that made itself a computing factory for Amazon, Google, Meta,
Continue ReadingBy Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Before dinosaurs walked the Earth and tens of millions of years before the first mammals appeared, distant mammal relatives with long, serrated canine teeth were the dominant carnivores on land. Called gorgonopsians, the earliest animals in this lineage have long been missing from the fossil record. But the discovery
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — The latest season of “Survivor” was a rollercoaster until the very end, except on this show, the ride ends with someone winning $1 million. To that end, congratulations are in order for Rachel LaMont, who emerged victorious despite being seen as a threat by multiple players throughout the season.
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Marvel star Tom Holland has opened up about his relationship with fellow actor Zendaya, saying she is the “best thing that’s ever happened to me.” In a wide-ranging interview on the “Dish” podcast, released Wednesday, Holland revealed that the couple intend to spend Christmas together this year, along with
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police say they will participate as observers as Chinese authorities conduct investigations aboard a China-flagged ship in the Baltic Sea that was seen in an area where two undersea data cables were damaged last month. Sweden’s prime minister said at the end of November that his country had formally asked China
Continue Reading Por Ángela Reyes y Sebastián Jiménez Valencia, CNN en Español Dominique Pélicot, acusado de haber drogado a su esposa Gisèle con somníferos y ansiolíticos y violarla repetidamente, así como de haber reclutado a decenas de hombres por internet para que también la violaran mientras estaba inconsciente, fue condenado este jueves a 20 años de prisión
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders insist no decisions can be taken about the future of Ukraine without its consent or behind their backs. Demonstrations of solidarity with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are mounting barely a month before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Zelenskyy attended an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday. Ukraine’s position
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