Kimberly Palmer: Gambling risks rise for young people. How to lower the stakes
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Online gambling is increasingly available to teenagers and young adults, which makes it easy to lose money and can…
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A surgeon general report once cleared the air about smoking. Is it time for one on vaping?
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public…
Continue ReadingLos mejores discursos de Martin Luther King Jr. que no conocías
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Aquí hay un examen sorpresa para cualquier persona que llame al reverendo Martin Luther King Jr. un héroe…
Continue ReadingThe Chiefs-Dolphins game on Peacock was the most-streamed live event in US history
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Peacock scored a touchdown Saturday for its first NFL playoff game exclusively shown on the…
Continue ReadingNaomi Osaka falls to first-round defeat at Australian Open against Caroline Garcia
By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Naomi Osaka’s return to grand slam tennis ended in a first-round defeat against Caroline Garcia at the…
Continue ReadingA rare male pygmy hippo born in a Czech zoo debuts his first photoshoot
PRAGUE (AP) — A rare male pygmy hippopotamus born in a Czech zoo has debuted his first photoshoot to the delight of spectators. He is considered a…
Continue ReadingPope acknowledges resistance to same-sex blessings but doubles down: ‘The Lord blesses everyone’
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has defended his controversial decision to let priests bless same-sex couples but admitted that “solitude is a…
Continue ReadingElection results tell you who won and lost. AP VoteCast tells you why
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the dust settles from Monday’s first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, the returns will reveal…
Continue ReadingA Cambodian court convicts activists for teaching about class differences, suspends their jail terms
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A court in Cambodia has convicted four land rights activists of plotting to provoke…
Continue ReadingKosovo remembers 45 people killed in 1999 and denounces Serbia for not apologizing
By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU Associated Press RECAK, Kosovo (AP) — Hundreds of people have gathered in a village in southern Kosovo…
Continue ReadingLawmakers under pressure despite deal with five days to go until shutdown deadline
By Clare Foran, Lauren Fox, Haley Talbot, Morgan Rimmer and Melanie Zanona, CNN Just five days remain until a key government funding deadline, and…
Continue ReadingMen who say they were abused by a Japanese boy band producer criticize the company’s response
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Members of a group of men who say they were sexually abused as boys by a Japanese entertainment…
Continue ReadingBiden and the Democrats raise $97 million to close out 2023 after a December fundraising blitz
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee said they raised more than $97…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 15: Iowa caucuses, Winter storm, Israel, Volcano eruptions, Taiwan election
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday celebrating the leading voice of the American civil…
Continue ReadingVinícius Jr. scores first-half hat-trick as Real Madrid dominates Barcelona to win Spanish Super Cup
By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Real Madrid claimed its 13th Spanish Super Cup with a comprehensive 4-1 demolition of arch-rival Barcelona in El…
Continue ReadingSnow Report: January 15th
Area resorts received an influx of snow over the weekend. Many local ski destinations were closed yesterday due to hazardous conditions but as of…
Continue ReadingThe ‘Brotherly Shove’: Why in vogue ‘Tush Push’ has become unstoppable play in the NFL
By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Inevitability isn’t a word often associated with sport – especially in the National Football League (NFL)…
Continue ReadingChicago activa plan de operaciones de emergencia por frío extremo hasta el miércoles
Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El plan de operaciones de emergencia de Chicago para el frío extremo permanecerá activo hasta el miércoles, anunció…
Continue ReadingIran sentences imprisoned Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to an additional prison term
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A court in Iran has slapped imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi with an additional sentence…
Continue ReadingCracked window on Boeing 737 forces All Nippon Airways flight to turn back
By Junko Ogura, Akanksha Sharma and Marc Stewart, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — A domestic flight operated by Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA)…
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