ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said he will canonize Carlo Acutis next April, setting the eagerly awaited date for the late teenager to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial and digital-era saint. Francis made the announcement at the end of his weekly general audience on Wednesday, saying he would proclaim the church’s youngest contemporary saint
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Boston Celtics handed the Cleveland Cavaliers their first defeat of the season on Tuesday, holding off a spirited fightback to record a thrilling 120-117 victory. The Cavaliers became just the fourth team in NBA history to start a season 15-0, but a huge night from Boston star Jason
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Para la madre de Laken Riley, la angustia de perder a una hija en un espantoso ataque se ve amplificada por el horror de escuchar detalles sobre los últimos minutos de la vida de su hija. Sin embargo, la implacable búsqueda de justicia llevó a Allyson Phillips a la primera fila
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour (29 kilometers per hour) stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study found Wednesday. For most of the storms — 40 of them — the extra oomph from warmer oceans made the storms jump an
Continue ReadingBy Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — For Terry Wise, the Appalachian Trail was so special that he made it his home. But now, with Hurricane Helene leaving hundreds of miles of the trail in ruins, the future of his business and the trail’s wide-reaching community is uncertain. “It is like a bomb went off, like
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Record-breaking ocean temperatures, fueled by planet-warming pollution, have turbocharged dozens of Atlantic hurricanes over the last few years, making them more potent and dangerous by increasing their wind speeds. Every hurricane in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was made stronger than it otherwise would have been without human-caused climate
Continue ReadingBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish court has upheld a ruling that a supermarket worker was unlawfully fired for having eaten a croquette that was going to be thrown away after not having been sold from the store’s deli section. The worker was fired in July 2023 after he had snarfed down the fried snack
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay and Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Rien Schuurhuis never expected to win this year’s cycling world championships, nor come close to claiming the race’s distinctive rainbow jersey. For the sole representative of the Vatican City in the 200-strong field, simply being at the race in Switzerland was enough. “If you just do
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Susan Smith, who has served 30 years of a life sentence for drowning her two young sons in 1994, was unanimously denied parole by the South Carolina Board of Paroles and Pardons during an emotional hearing Wednesday. Smith testified on her own behalf, pleading for her release via video
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Jay Leno is “black and blue” after falling down a 60-foot hill on his way out for dinner. The former “Tonight Show” host, who is 74, suffered significant bruising to the left side of his face during the accident at the weekend, he told reporters ahead of a show
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Amersham, England (CNN) — Liam Payne’s family, friends and former bandmates came together to pay tribute to the One Direction star at his funeral in England on Wednesday, a month after the singer died at 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina. Zayn Malik, Harry
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — On one side of the Capitol, Republican Rep. Nancy Mace vowed to “stand in the way” of Democratic Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, the first out transgender woman elected to Congress, using women’s bathrooms in the US Capitol. Across the building, McBride was privately counseling her Democratic colleagues how to balance
Continue ReadingBy Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN (CNN) — Thanksgiving dinner will cost less this year than last but will still be 19% higher than before the pandemic, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Thanksgiving survey out Wednesday. The average cost of this year’s dinner for 10 people is $58.08, or about $5.80 per person, the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese officials say they are closely watching to see if China keeps its promise to prevent further violations of Japan’s airspace after explaining that an incursion by a Chinese military aircraft nearly three months ago was unintentional and caused by turbulence. Tokyo protested and sought an explanation from Beijing after
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s upper house of parliament has endorsed a bill banning adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal. The Federation Council on Wednesday also approved bills that outlaw the spread of material that encourages people not to have children. The bills, which have previously been approved by
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Este martes, todas las miradas deberían haber estado puestas en el cielo de una plataforma de lanzamiento en Texas, mientras el mayor cohete del mundo se dirigía atronadoramente hacia el espacio. Pero la órbita que más atención está acaparando no es la del cielo, sino la cada vez más íntima que
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Scuffles have erupted for a second day in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad between police and opposition protesters demanding arrests over a deadly roof collapse at the city’s railway station earlier this month. Anti-government protesters sought on Wednesday to block a courthouse in Novi Sad, where the roof collapse
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top domestic security agency says it arrested a German national it accused of planning to sabotage energy facilities on orders from a Ukrainian national. The Federal Security Service said in a statement Wednesday that it detained German national Nikolai Gayduk as he entered Russia’s Kaliningrad from Poland and seized half a
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say Pakistan has detected one more polio case in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the country’s tally of the infectious disease to 50 cases this year. Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries in the world where the spread of polio has never been stopped. The rise in cases
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. defense chief says the Biden administration will give Ukraine antipersonnel land mines to help it slow Russia’s battlefield advances. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s announcement marks Washington’s second major policy shift in a week, after its decision to let Ukraine use longer-range American missiles in attacks into Russia.
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