CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN What makes for a good seat on an airplane? Some say the window view, while others believe legroom is most important — and will even pay substantially more for a few extra inches of space. Airlines know that comfort is your top priority, but a growing number of them are
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN What makes for a good seat on an airplane? Some say the window view, while others believe legroom is most important — and will even pay substantially more for a few extra inches of space. Airlines know that comfort is your top priority, but a growing number of them are
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN What makes for a good seat on an airplane? Some say the window view, while others believe legroom is most important — and will even pay substantially more for a few extra inches of space. Airlines know that comfort is your top priority, but a growing number of them are opting
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Austrian media say a Vienna court has acquitted former Austrian Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache of trying to change laws to favor a private hospital in exchange for donations to his political party. The trial at the Vienna Criminal Court was a repeat, after a higher court last year overturned the initial conviction,
Continue ReadingLeah Dolan, CNN In January 2022, a team of developers, architects and environmental consultants began work on a 50-year project that — if completed — will become one of Denmark’s most ambitious and controversial infrastructure schemes to date: A 271-acre man-made peninsula devised to shield its capital, Copenhagen, from rising sea levels. Real estate developer
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Pizza Hut is bringing back a fan favorite after a nearly 25-year hiatus. Beginning February 1, the “Big New Yorker” is once again hitting menus nationwide for a limited time. Despite it being sold for a brief time in 1999, the extra large pizza quickly became a favorite, and fans have
Continue ReadingCNN, KABC, KRCR, KEYT By René Marsh, CNN California has gone from extreme drought to extreme flooding in a matter of days. On Monday, 90% of the state’s population was under a flood watch as another round of storms rolled through. Yet it was just last week when several counties in the state were experiencing
Continue ReadingBy Celine Alkhaldi, CNN The daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to five years in prison, her lawyer said Tuesday. The verdict against Faezeh Hashemi, who is a known Iranian activist, is “not final,” the lawyer, Neda Shams, said in a tweet. “The client is still in prison and there
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The director of the World Health Organization’s Europe office says the agency sees “no immediate threat” for the European region from a COVID-19 outbreak in China, but more information is needed. China is battling a nationwide outbreak of the coronavirus after abruptly easing restrictions. Hans Kluge said that, based on the
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, CNN The No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs scored on their first six drives and dominated No. 3 Texas Christian University 65-7 to win their second consecutive College Football Playoff championship game on Monday night in Inglewood, California. In the convincing win, Heisman Trophy-finalist quarterback Stetson Bennett passed for four touchdowns and ran for
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell made his first public appearance of the year on Tuesday, stressing the importance of central bank independence and his commitment to bringing down inflation. The painful rate hikes the Fed is implementing to tackle high prices don’t make officials particularly popular, Powell said during a panel
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The winning numbers for Tuesday night’s $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot drawing were 7, 13, 14, 15, 18 with a Mega Ball of 9, the lottery said on its website. The jackpot grew to top the billion-dollar mark after no ticket matched all winning numbers over roughly the
Continue ReadingCNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The Mega Millions jackpot has reached an estimated $1.35 billion — the second-largest in the lottery’s history — after no winner snagged the big prize in Tuesday night’s drawing, officials said. That’s a boost from Tuesday’s jackpot of $1.1 billion, which saw no tickets match all six winning numbers of
Continue ReadingBy PANAGIOTIS BALASKAS and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press MYTILENE, Greece (AP) — A group of 24 Greek and foreign aid workers and volunteers who participated in migrant rescue operations on an eastern Greek island are on trial in a smuggling-related case widely criticized by human rights groups. The defendants deny all charges and say all
Continue ReadingBy FRANCESCO SPORTELLI Associated Press POMPEII, Italy (AP) — The newly restored remains of an opulent house in Pompeii that likely belonged to two former slaves who became rich through the wine trade offer visitors an exceptional peek at details of domestic life in the doomed Roman city. On Tuesday, the House of Vettii, Domus
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, Alex Marquardt, CNN As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its 11th month, US and Ukrainian officials tell CNN that Russia’s artillery fire is down dramatically from its wartime high, in some places by as much as 75%. US and Ukrainian officials don’t yet have a clear or singular explanation. Russia
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration rolled out additional measures during Tuesday’s North American Leaders’ Summit in a desperate bid to keep migrants from journeying to the US southern border. The latest slate of efforts come at a time of unprecedented movement in the Western Hemisphere and are designed to curb border crossings while
Continue ReadingBy MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses face a mix of old and new challenges as 2023 begins. A looming recession, still high inflation and labor woes are a few things small businesses will have to tackle. There are some new regulatory wrinkles, such as a proposed change in how
Continue ReadingBy John Miller, Amanda Watts and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Investigators combing through trash at a Peabody, Massachusetts, transfer station recovered evidence they believe will be linked to the disappearance of Ana Walshe, the mother of three who vanished under suspicious circumstances last week. Law enforcement sources told CNN on Tuesday that materials found included a
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The CEO of energy company Uniper has decided to step down after the German government nationalized the gas supplier last month. Uniper said Tuesday that Klaus-Dieter Maubach is exercising a special right to terminate his contract and will leave the board this year. It added that Maubach is willing to stay in
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