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By Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Top attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis penned the cease-and-desist letters sent by Florida’s health department threatening to criminally prosecute local TV stations over their airing of an abortion rights ad, the department’s former general counsel said in court documents. In an affidavit filed on Monday, John Wilson, the former general counsel for Florida’s Department of Health,

By Robert Ilich, CNN (CNN) — More than 2,000 unionized mental health workers in Southern California went on strike against Kaiser Permanente on Monday after the two sides failed to reach a new labor agreement. The National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) — which represents 19,000 healthcare workers in California and Hawaii, including 4,700 mental

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — BuyBuy Baby is once again saying goodbye to its stores less than a year after the bankrupt retailer tried to reopen some locations under a new parent. As part of a “strategic reset,” the retailer will shift to an online-only business model, and its 10 locations will

By Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — An umbrella organization of civil rights groups is alerting the public to “digital voting disinformation” and imploring social media companies to take action. “There is still time for social media companies to step up and do what is right,” Maya Wiley, the president and CEO of The

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The Girl Scouts of the USA have voted to hike membership prices by 160% over the next two years, as the cash-strapped 112-year-old group looks to increase revenue in an attempt to ensure its future. The price increase was approved Saturday at a National Council meeting, where

By Samantha Delouya and Rachel Wilson, CNN (CNN) — In the final stretch of her bid for the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris has made improving housing affordability a core promise of her campaign. In addition to pledging to provide up to $25,000 in down-payment assistance for first-time homebuyers and a plan to drive

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Idris Elba has conquered Hollywood with iconic roles in “The Wire” and “Luther.” Now, the London-born actor is shifting his focus to a new stage — one that’s 10,000 miles away. Elba, whose parents hail from Sierra Leone and Ghana, is on a mission to transform the

By Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — Everybody knows it’s not Halloween without candy, but trick-or-treaters might find less chocolate filling their buckets this year. That’s because cocoa prices have more than doubled since the start of the year and have remained at record highs, according to Wells Fargo data shared with CNN. The surging prices

By Chris Isidore, CNN, Photography by Laura Oliverio, CNN Bridgehampton, NY (CNN) — On Wednesday, Shahlise Cherry and her friend Deborah Arnone went to visit a fondly remembered past, one that helped to reshape retailing in America. They went shopping at the last full-size Kmart in the mainland United States, which is set to close its

By Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — America’s largest drug store chain named a new chief executive officer on Friday, with longtime CVS Health executive David Joyner replacing Karen Lynch. CVS also withdrew its 2024 profit forecast and advised investors against relying on the full-year guidance provided in August, citing higher medical cost pressures. Stock prices

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it has launched an investigation into the safety of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving feature, or FSD, after at least one fatal accident involving a pedestrian. The investigation is looking into four accidents involving vehicles using the FSD feature. In one, a