AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Jet lag is a problem for many travelers but there are some easy ways to adjust your body clock. It might take planning ahead and getting exposure to sunlight after you land. Scientists define jet lag as the effect on the human body of traveling across different time zones.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has accepted his party’s nomination for vice president. He used his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for “bringing the joy” to an election transformed by the elevation of his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris. Democrats gathered at Chicago’s United Center are
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US job growth during much of the past year was significantly weaker than initially estimated, according to new data released Wednesday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary annual benchmark review of employment data suggests that there were 818,000 fewer jobs in March of this year than were initially reported.
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The family of Alain Delon, who died at the weekend aged 88, has denied the actor’s request for his dog to be euthanized and buried alongside him following outcry in France. Delon, an icon of French cinema known for his starring roles in “The Leopard” and “Our Story,” died
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Ford on Wednesday acknowledged America’s electric vehicle market just isn’t what the automaker expected it to be: Customers are increasingly price-conscious and range-anxious. So, Ford is making big changes to its EV plans, focusing on hybrids and affordability. The company announced Wednesday that it is adjusting its roadmap for
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s still summer, but the Pumpkin Spice Latte is coming back to Starbucks earlier than ever. Beginning Thursday, the fall favorite beverage returns to US menus — two days earlier than in 2023. Its return also marks the launch of Starbucks’ full autumn menu, which includes pumpkin-
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A doctor who federal prosecutors say profited off actor Matthew Perry by taking advantage of his addiction issues and supplying him with ketamine, the drug that ultimately killed him, will resume seeing patients at his practice this week, his lawyer told CNN on Tuesday. Dr. Salvador
Continue ReadingBy Adam Sawatsky, CTV News Vancouver Island Arts & Entertainment Host Click here for updates on this story VICTORIA, B.C. (CTV Network) — On any given day, you’ll find four-year-old Amelia walking with a lizard attached to a leash. “It’s not a real lizard,” Amelia smiles, before showing how its rubbery, green body is attached
Continue ReadingBy Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca Breaking Digital Assignment Editor Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Police detained a prominent Canadian-Israeli influencer at a Russian airport on Monday, Russian media are reporting. Global Affairs Canada confirmed it’s aware of an arrest involving a Canadian in Russia but would not provide further details
Continue ReadingBy Krystal Hur and Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign is courting everyday Americans tired of the country’s affordability crisis. But she is winning over some key figures on Wall Street. Since the whirlwind launch of her presidential campaign after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race
Continue ReadingBy Penelope Jennings, CNN (CNN) — Men’s gymnastics in the US have been on an overall downward trajectory for decades. High school and college programs have been discontinued in large numbers, including storied Big Ten programs at the University of Minnesota and University of Iowa being cut as recently as 2021. But the United States’
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Target’s sales rose for the first time in a year, snapping a big losing streak. It’s the latest sign US consumers are still spending at stores – as long as shoppers believe those stores are offering good value. Target’s sales at stores open at least one year
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Gabby Williams has re-signed with the WNBA’s Seattle Storm for the remainder of the 2024 season, after helping to lead France to a silver medal this Olympics, the team said in a statement Tuesday. This is Williams’ third season with the Storm, who first acquired her ahead of the
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The launch of Boeing’s long-delayed 777X aircraft has encountered another problem, forcing the company to pause testing. It’s another setback for the airplane maker, which is already embroiled in a safety crisis after a door plug blew off a 737 Max flight earlier this year. Here’s what else you
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady and Hassan Tayier, CNN London/Hong Kong (CNN) — Beijing is investigating whether dairy producers in the European Union receive unfair government subsidies, marking the latest salvo in an escalating trade dispute. China’s Ministry of Commerce said Wednesday that local dairy producers had requested the probe, citing 20 different subsidy programs that may
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have captured Joshua Zimmerman, a Mississippi inmate who escaped two months ago and barricaded himself in a Chicago restaurant where he had apparently found a job, the US Marshals Service said Wednesday. No other details were immediately released about Zimmerman’s capture, whether he was armed or
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — No. 1 seed Danielle Collins suffered a shock defeat to youngster Erika Andreeva in her opening match of the Monterrey Open, where she also hit out at members of the crowd. Andreeva, the older sister of prodigious 17-year-old talent Mirra Andreeva, earned an impressive 1-6 6-3 6-3 win in
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Un soldado ruso deserta a Ucrania, según la Legión Libertad para Rusia, el “Proyecto Quiero Vivir” y la Inteligencia de Defensa de Ucrania. El soldado desertor -con el indicativo de llamada “Silver”- era militar en activo de la unidad “Tormenta” antes de ofrecerse voluntario para la Legión Libertad para Rusia durante
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, Christian Edwards and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Porticello, Italy (CNN) — Italian authorities say a fifth body has been found in the search for those missing from the “Bayesian” superyacht, which sank off the coast of Sicily earlier in the week. The head of Sicily’s civil protection agency Salvatore Cocina told CNN
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams is expected to be resentenced to life without parole under a consent judgment reached Wednesday, the St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced, just over a month before he was scheduled to be put to death for the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle, a killing he
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