Fat Tuesday means big business for New Orleans bakers under exploding demand for King Cakes
By KEVIN McGILL and STEPHEN SMITH Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s Carnival season in New Orleans and that means lines are long…
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Biden campaign faces its greatest test: rebuilding his 2020 coalition
By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Detroit (CNN) — Rev. Charles Williams is among those warily bracing for a rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. This…
Continue ReadingSenior Bowl features well-traveled QBs, other top prospects
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The Senior Bowl quarterbacks are a well-traveled group, most of whom have moved from one Power…
Continue ReadingSingaporeans bemoan U.S. Senator’s ‘ignorant’ grilling of TikTok CEO
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer SINGAPORE (AP) — After a U.S. senator grilled the Singaporean CEO of Tiktok about his nationality and affiliation…
Continue ReadingHospitalized man tells Japanese police he is a highly wanted fugitive, dies four days later
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A man who died this week at a Japanese hospital told police before he passed away that he was one…
Continue ReadingLogros y problemas durante la presidencia de Nayib Bukele en El Salvador
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, se presenta a las elecciones presidenciales del domingo…
Continue ReadingFrench farmers lift road blockades around Paris after the prime minister offers a support plan
PARIS (AP) — French farmers are gradually lifting their roadblocks around Paris and elsewhere in the country. The move comes one day after the…
Continue ReadingChinese stocks are melting down again after worst week in years
By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Chinese stocks have had a very bad week. Despite recent attempts by Beijing to shore up confidence in the…
Continue ReadingUS lawmakers call on Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán to immediately approve Sweden’s NATO membership
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are urging Hungary to immediately ratify Sweden’s…
Continue Reading‘Groundhog Day’ movie: The Buddhist lifehacker film
By David G. Allan, CNN (CNN) — “It’s not true that life is one damn thing after another – it’s one damn thing over and over.” —…
Continue ReadingMeteorólogos instan a los habitantes del sur de California a prepararse para una posible inundación “peligrosa” por nueva tormenta
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Un segundo y más poderoso río atmosférico está listo para llevar inundaciones potencialmente mortales…
Continue ReadingFormula One extends Japanese Grand Prix contract at Suzuka to 2029
LONDON (AP) — The Japanese Grand Prix will stay on the Formula One calendar until at least 2029 after a five-year contract extension to keep the…
Continue ReadingCNN Poll: Public views of the economy are on the rise, but remain dim
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — The public’s long-held pessimism about the economy shows signs of easing since last year, a new CNN poll…
Continue ReadingThe US economy added 353,000 jobs in January, starting off 2024 with a bang
By Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — The US economy added a stunning 353,000 jobs last month, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data…
Continue ReadingJim Harbaugh is feeling like Morgan Freeman’s character in ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ as he takes over at the LA Chargers
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The 1994 movie ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ is widely considered one of the best films ever made and it’s clearly…
Continue ReadingUkraine says Russia refuses to turn over the bodies of military plane crash victims
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian intelligence official says his country has repeatedly asked Russia to hand over…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Ukraine must adapt to a reduction in Western military aid, embattled army chief says
CNN By Andrew Carey, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Ukraine’s embattled army chief, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, says Ukraine must adapt to a reduction in military…
Continue ReadingJunya Ito removed from Japan’s squad at Asian Cup amid sexual assault claims he denies
TOKYO (AP) — Winger Junya Ito has been removed from Japan’s squad at the Asian Cup in the midst of sexual assault allegations that he has…
Continue ReadingHow lawyers in the Trump ballot case are training for the Supreme Court arguments
By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Lawyer Jason Murray, taking the lead next week in the Supreme Court battle to keep…
Continue ReadingMeteorologists urge Southern Californians to prepare for very dangerous flood potential from new storm
By Aya Elamroussi and Taylor Ward, CNN (CNN) — A second and more powerful atmospheric river-fueled storm is set to bring potentially…
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