January 2024

How an unexpected Middle East destination is becoming a rock-climbing paradise

January 3, 2024 2:56 am CNN Newsource

By Jenny Marc, CNN Tanomah, Saudi Arabia – (CNN) — Abdulrahman Alabdu hangs off the side of a cliff, drilling into the rock and placing…

The new Bentley Residences in Miami will feature four car elevators and space for three or four cars for each of the 216 apartments.

Underfloor heating, custom lighting, $385,000 TVs: How the super-rich store their supercars

January 3, 2024 2:55 am CNN Newsource

By Simon Usborne, CNN (CNN) — Gil Dezer has a commanding view from his four-floor penthouse at the top of his 60-story residential tower in…

The shimmering mirrored building that vanishes into the desert

January 3, 2024 2:54 am CNN Newsource

By Lilit Marcus, CNN AlUla, Saudi Arabia (CNN) — To find one of the most iconic attractions in Saudi Arabia, don’t look for the building…

Why Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast could be the next big luxury tourism destination

January 3, 2024 2:54 am CNN Newsource

By Rob Hodgetts, CNN (CNN) — Travelers are running out of new places to discover, but there could be one treasure hidden in plain sight.…

Snoop Dogg will report for NBC's primetime coverage of the Olympics.

Snoop Dogg is joining NBC’s coverage of the Paris Olympics

January 3, 2024 2:49 am CNN Newsource

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — With the 2024 Paris Olympics now just a few months away, the world’s biggest and best sports stars are starting…

Multiple Mickey Mouse horror movies announced as Steamboat Willie enters public domain

January 3, 2024 2:31 am CNN

CNN By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Mickey Mouse has landed a new role: horror-movie villain. At least two films starring an early version of…

EU targets world’s biggest diamond miner as part of Russia war sanctions

January 3, 2024 2:26 am Associated Press

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on the world’s biggest diamond mining company and its chief executive officer as part of…

Israel’s Mossad chief vows to hunt down Hamas members a day after senior figure killed in strike

January 3, 2024 2:14 am Associated Press

By TIA GOLDENBERG, FADI TAWIL and SAMI MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service vowed Wednesday…

Extreme cold grips Nordic countries, Russia as floods hit western Europe

January 3, 2024 2:09 am Associated Press

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Temperatures have fallen below minus 40 degrees Celsius in the Nordic region for a…

NFL reminds players to ‘clearly’ report as eligible receiver after controversial officiating decision ends Lions-Cowboys game

January 3, 2024 2:08 am CNN Newsource

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The NFL sent a memo to all 32 teams on Tuesday to remind players to “clearly” report as eligible receivers after…

Biden’s kicking off 2024 by delving into some of the country’s darkest moments

January 3, 2024 2:03 am Associated Press

By WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is starting the campaign year by evoking the Revolutionary…

How Rep. Lauren Boebert’s new district stacks up against her old one, in 4 charts

January 3, 2024 2:00 am CNN Newsource

By Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — US Rep. Lauren Boebert’s decision to switch congressional districts less than a year out from the 2024 election…

Starbucks will now let customers use personal cups for nearly all orders

January 3, 2024 2:00 am CNN Newsource

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Starbucks is expanding the ways its staff can fill customers’ personal cups as part of its ongoing…

Biden opens 2024 campaign push with planned speech ahead of January 6 anniversary

January 3, 2024 2:00 am CNN Newsource

By Arlette Saenz and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden will use the backdrop of two historic sites in Pennsylvania and South Carolina…

Hong Kong prosecutors allege democracy publisher Jimmy Lai urged protests, sanctions against China

January 3, 2024 1:58 am Associated Press

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Prosecutors have alleged that Hong Kong activist and publisher Jimmy Lai had encouraged the city’s…

Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in biggest release so far

January 3, 2024 1:41 am Associated Press

By The Associated Press Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in the biggest single release of captives since…

Britain’s official coinmaker is recovering silver from X-ray film and turning it into jewelry

January 3, 2024 1:23 am CNN Newsource

By Flo Cornall, CNN (CNN) — Looking at an X-ray film you might spot fractured bones or even floating foreign objects — but hidden within the…

Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest-ever strike

January 3, 2024 1:11 am Associated Press

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Patients faced canceled treatments after thousands of British doctors walked off the job on…

New Year’s Day quake in Japan revives the trauma of 2011 triple disasters

January 3, 2024 12:30 am Associated Press

By HIRO KOMAE and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press SUZU, Japan (AP) — The powerful earthquake that shattered the peace of New Year’s Day in…

Senior Hamas leader killed in Beirut blast, heightening fears of wider regional conflict

January 3, 2024 12:23 am CNN

CNN By Abeer Salman, Nada Bashir, Tamara Qiblawi, Tara John and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — Hamas said Tuesday that one of its senior…

Month: January 2024