By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist As ghosts and goblins prepare to hit the streets for Halloween, some might find the weekend and Monday forecast just as spooky. While most of the country should be pretty fright-free, there will be some pockets of slightly scary skies. Rain impacts the Gulf and Pacific Northwest Saturday will be
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope has provided astronomers with a glimpse of the early universe in a new image shared on Wednesday. The powerful space observatory is capable of detecting the faint light of incredibly distant galaxies as they glow in infrared light, a wavelength that is invisible to the human
Continue ReadingCNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope has provided astronomers with a glimpse of the early universe in a new image shared on Wednesday. The powerful space observatory is capable of detecting the faint light of incredibly distant galaxies as they glow in infrared light, a wavelength that is invisible to the
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With time running out before the election, President Joe Biden highlighted his administration’s push to crack down on so-called junk fees that banks and other companies charge their customers. The announcement comes after months of high inflation have eaten away at Americans’ savings and made
Continue ReadingCNN, FII INSTITUTE, CONFERENCE BOARD By Betsy Klein, Maegan Vazquez, Matt Egan and Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a crackdown on so-called junk fees, including new steps that effectively ban banks from issuing surprise overdraft fees and depositor fees on bounced checks. His speech announcing the new actions also highlighted his
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, Maegan Vazquez, Matt Egan and Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a crackdown on so-called junk fees, including new steps that effectively ban banks from issuing surprise overdraft fees and depositor fees on bounced checks. His speech announcing the new actions also highlighted his administration’s efforts to provide more
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN The federal government saw a spike in complaints from angry airline passengers in August, the last full month of a summer marked by flight cancellations and delays. In just-released data, the Department of Transportation says it received more than 7,000 complaints from flyers, a 6% increase compared with July and a
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil, CNN Swarms of honeybees can generate as much electrical charge as a thunderstorm, new research shows. In a study published in the journal iScience on Monday, researchers from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom discovered this phenomenon by chance. Biologist Ellard Hunting, first author on the study, told CNN that
Continue ReadingTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe is likely out for the season with a neck injury. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said Eboigbe had surgery to give him a better chance to play again. But Saban doesn’t think that return will come this season. Eboigbe had 11 tackles in the first four
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — A Thai business tycoon and transgender activist has purchased the Miss Universe Organization for $20 million, her company announced Wednesday. Chakrapong “Anne” Chakrajutathib, who controls JKN Global Group Public Co. Ltd., is a celebrity in Thailand who has starred in reality shows and is outspoken about being a transgender woman. She helped
Continue ReadingCNN, KMOV, KSDK By Holly Yan, CNN To help thwart potential school violence, students and staff need to beware of certain warning signs — and feel comfortable reporting them. But “the general public, they really don’t know what to look for,” said former FBI special agent and profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole, who has studied school
Continue ReadingBy Adam Pourahmadi and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN At least 15 people were killed and 40 others were injured Wednesday in a “terrorist attack” at the Shahcheragh Shrine in the city of Shiraz, southern Iran, according to state-run media and Iranian officials. Two children were among the victims, according to state-run Press TV. Iranian security forces
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo, CNN Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens’ visceral biblical scene of Salome with the beheaded Saint John the Baptist, believed to have been lost for over two centuries, is among 10 Baroque-era artworks going on sale at a New York auction in January. The painting, which Rubens made around 1609, was misattributed for 220
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business The iPhone will support USB-C charging in the European Union to comply with a new ruling that mandates electronic devices have a common charging standard, an Apple executive said Tuesday night. “Obviously we will have to comply,” Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, said at the
Continue ReadingBy Celine Alkhaldi, Adam Pourahmadi and Tara John, CNN Clashes broke out throughout Iran Wednesday as thousands of people came to the burial site of Mahsa Amini in Saqqez, a city in the Kurdistan province, to mark 40 days since her death, semi-official Iranian state news agency ISNA said. Protests have swept through the Islamic
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN Just when Juventus fans thought things could not get any worse — or perhaps even that their season had turned a corner after Friday’s 4-0 win over Empoli — on Tuesday, they did. Another Champions League defeat, this time a 4-3 loss away to Benfica, ensured Juventus’ exit from the competition
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press No. 24 North Carolina State hosts Virginia Tech on Thursday night. The Wolfpack’s offense could look different with Jack Chambers taking over at quarterback. That follows the season-ending injury to preseason Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year Devin Leary. N.C. State is coming off an open week that gave the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press No. 14 Utah (5-2, 3-1 Pac-12) at Washington State (4-3, 1-3), Thursday, 10 p.m. ET (FS1) Line: Utah by 7, according to FanDuel Sportsbook Series record: Utah leads 10-9. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Both teams are coming off a bye week, but headed in different directions. Utah, the defending Pac-12 champs, beat
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown is warning the Federal Reserve not to attack inflation so aggressively that it undoes the historic progress in the jobs market. “For working Americans who already feel the crush of inflation, job losses will make it much worse. We can’t risk the livelihoods of millions of
Continue ReadingBy KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer HARROW, England (AP) — Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson has proclaimed himself “ready to roll” despite a lingering hamstring injury ahead of Denver’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium. Wilson was a limited participant in practice Wednesday at the Harrow School outside London. Coach Nathaniel Hackett was noncommittal,
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