By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Hours before news broke on Thursday that he had completed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, Elon Musk wrote an open letter to advertisers stressing that he doesn’t want the platform to become a “free-for-all hellscape.” But that attempt at reassuring the advertising industry, which makes up the vast majority
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s interior minister is facing criticism for describing migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats as an “invasion.” Home Secretary Suella Braverman used the term while defending conditions at a processing center for new arrivals where some 4,000 people have been held in a facility
Continue ReadingBy ELIZABETH AYOOLA of NerdWallet Once people land a job with a competitive benefits package, it’s easy for some to forget to make the most of it. This period of high inflation may be a good time for employees to assess and take advantage of their benefits. That could look like using learning stipends, maxing
Continue ReadingBy DIANE JEANTET and CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday stopped short of conceding the election to leftist rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, instead using his first public comments since his defeat two days ago to thank his supporters and encourage their protests, as long as
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN. Photographs by Elijah Nouvelage for CNN. Aaron Bethea says he has voted election after election for US presidents, governors and senators — and yet those lawmakers have done little to nothing to improve life for him, his family or his community. Bethea said he believes the issues he cares about,
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan says that most flood victims have returned to their homes, with only a small portion still living in makeshift camps in the worst-hit, southern Sindh province. The country’s disaster management agency says the latest data shows that slightly less than 50,000 people are currently staying in
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Up to 1,600 fans of the teams that qualified for this year’s World Cup are being recruited for an all expenses-paid trip to Qatar to sing in the opening ceremony and stay for at least two weeks promoting positive social media content about the soccer tournament
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Up to 1,600 fans of the teams that qualified for this year’s World Cup are being recruited for an all expenses-paid trip to Qatar to sing in the opening ceremony and stay for at least two weeks promoting positive social media content about the soccer tournament
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. and JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Police say they have few leads in the fatal shooting of rapper Takeoff dead outside a private party at a downtown Houston bowling alley. They say most of the 40 people who attended the party at 810 Billiards & Bowling fled when
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business If a recession is looming, you wouldn’t know it from looking at Uber’s business. Uber on Tuesday reported $8.3 billion in revenue for the three months ending in September, a 72% increase from the prior year, fueled by strong demand for rides and meal deliveries even as inflation and recession
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer The tit-for-tat war between Zak Brown and Chip Ganassi has taken another turn. Arrow McLaren SP has signed both a Ganassi sponsor and Tony Kanaan to drive the Indianapolis 500. Kanaan spent four seasons driving for Chip Ganassi Racing and the last two Indianapolis 500s. The 2003 winner
Continue ReadingBy Lacey Beasley Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Mental health experts at Altapointe were at Monday’s standoff, and they tried to talk the man out of his car. MPD goes through specific mental health training to prepare them for situations like this. “We had mental health professionals here,” said
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Shares of Uber are surging after the company said there is little evidence that Americans are pulling back on hailing rides or ordering food deliveries despite soaring inflation. The company said Tuesday that it expects fourth-quarter gross bookings to rise 23% to 27% from last year. Shares of Uber,
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A woman who admitted to embezzling more than $276,000 will go to prison for 2½ years, a federal judge decided Monday. Elisabeth Dawn Williams, of Mobile, pleaded guilty in May to unauthorized use of business purchase cards and mail fraud. Williams
Continue ReadingCNN, KINT By Amir Vera, Rosa Flores, Priscilla Alvarez and Gustavo Valdes, CNN Federal agents shot pepper balls at Venezuelan migrants who were protesting along the Rio Grande River International Boundary near downtown El Paso, Texas, on Monday after an agent was injured, according to US Customs and Border Protection. The agency issued a statement
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Despite a stock-market bounce in October that gave the Dow its biggest monthly gain in more than 45 years, economists are warning that there’s a very real danger of recession in the United States. Mortgage rates are at their highest levels since 2002, consumer spending and business investment is falling
Continue ReadingBy Christian Colón Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Seventeen dancers from the YMCA performed at a home in Plainville to gather donations for a local food bank. The dancers performed Michael Jackson’s hit song – “Thriller”. The performers say they have been rehearsing since the summer. The homeowner says
Continue ReadingCNN By Kylie Atwood, CNN Iran is preparing to send approximately 1,000 additional weapons, including surface-to-surface short range ballistic missiles and more attack drones, to Russia to use in its war against Ukraine, officials from a western country that closely monitors Iran’s weapons program told CNN. The shipment is being closely monitored because it would
Continue ReadingBy Tara De Boer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Vivid documentation of an 11,000-year-old star “ghost” was captured via telescope this Halloween. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) was able to take an image of the vibrant aftermath of a massive Vela Supernova star after it exploded, even though the
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Otis Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — While the Canadian government and military usually don’t respond to reports of unidentified flying objects, there have been some recent exceptions, including cases where CF-18 fighter jets were scrambled. This week, the U.S. intelligence community is set to release a new
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