By Tierney Sneed and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday paused cuts that the Trump administration had made to funding for public health research, issuing a temporary restraining order that applies only in the 22 Democratic-led states that brought a lawsuit challenging the reduction in funding. US District Judge Angel Kelley
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was sent to prison on corruption charges surrounding his time in office. Signing the pardon in the Oval Office, Trump described Blagojevich as a “very fine person” and said it was time to “let him have a
Continue ReadingBy Alejandra Jaramillo, Chris Isidore and David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday imposed a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States with no exceptions or exemptions. Although the United States gets most of its steel from Canada, Brazil and Mexico, the tariffs are largely — albeit
Continue ReadingCNN By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump says he has ordered the US Mint to stop making pennies, which he correctly says cost more than one cent to produce. “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so
Continue ReadingCNN Radio Argentina (CNN Radio Argentina) – Gustavo D´Elia, abogado penalista, habló este lunes con CNN Radio sobre la decisión de la Comisión Nacional de Valores (CNV) de absolver a Leonardo Cositorto al considerar que no infringió la ley de mercado de capitales. Sin embargo, el empresario sigue preso mientras avanza el juicio en su
Continue ReadingCNN By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — In a high-stakes bid that could reshape the future of artificial intelligence, Elon Musk is leading a group of investors who have offered to buy OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, for $97.4 billion. Musk has long feuded with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and has filed a number
Continue ReadingCNN By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — The battle for the future of AI just got extremely expensive and deeply personal. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spoke out against rival Elon Musk a day after rejecting a potentially seismic deal that could shape the future of artificial intelligence. He told the Elon Musk-led group of investors
Continue ReadingPor Lisa Respers France, CNN Puede que Kendrick Lamar no haya ganado el trofeo al jugador más valioso en el Super Bowl del domingo por la noche, pero tal vez debería haberlo hecho. El consenso cultural es que el rapero ganador del premio Pulitzer no solo dejó más que claro quién ganó su disputa de
Continue ReadingPor Jennifer Hansler, CNN El desmantelamiento de la Agencia de Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID, por sus siglas en inglés) por parte del gobierno de Trump y la congelación generalizada de la ayuda exterior han dificultado el seguimiento del posible uso indebido de la ayuda humanitaria financiada por los contribuyentes estadounidenses, lo que
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Monday he is naming Ric Grenell, a longtime confidant already serving in multiple administration positions, to lead the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on a temporary basis after declaring himself the institution’s chairman late last week. “I am pleased to announce that Ric Grenell
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story February 10, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — February 6, 2025 (Houston) – Texas Southern University (TSU) is stepping into a new era of scientific innovation and academic excellence with the appointment of Dr. Mark Weatherspoon as the next Dean of the College of Science,
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Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance, Elon Musk and others in the Trump administration are openly challenging the centuries-old power of the nation’s judiciary, foreshadowing a possible constitutional breakdown of American government. It’s not simply that the new administration has flouted a raft of federal statutes and prompted
Continue ReadingCNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, Paula Reid and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — On January 6, 2021, Emil Bove sat in lower Manhattan, watching on television as a pro-Trump mob invaded the US Capitol, violently attacking police and temporarily causing Congress to suspend its certification of Joe Biden’s electoral victory. Bove at the time
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump removed the head of the Office of Government Ethics from his post, the agency said Monday – the latest example of Trump acting against a government watchdog. The agency’s director, David Huitema, was confirmed to the post by the Senate in November and officially began the
Continue ReadingPor Sebastian Jimenez, CNN en Español El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, pidió la renuncia a todo su gabinete, con el objetivo —dice— de lograr un mayor cumplimiento en el “programa ordenado por el pueblo”. Esa medida ocurre después de la polémica sesión televisada de reunión de gabinete, que desató críticas internas, reclamos entre ministros
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jenna Bush Hager proved to Amy Poehler that the “SNL” alum isn’t the only one with a good sense of humor. Poehler, who recently launched a new podcast called “Good Hang,” appeared on “Today with Jenna & Friends” on Monday during which Poehler was reminded that she and Tina
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — In a high-stakes bid that could reshape the future of artificial intelligence, Elon Musk is leading a group of investors who have offered to buy OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, for $97.4 billion. Musk has long feuded with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and has filed a number of
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and its sweeping freeze on foreign assistance has made it more difficult to track potential misuse of US taxpayer-funded humanitarian assistance, meaning it could end up unintentionally going to terrorist groups, according to a new report from
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette and Chris Youd, CNN (CNN) — Adan Manzano was in New Orleans to cover Super Bowl LIX, but the sports reporter was found dead in his hotel room before kickoff. Police are trying to figure out what happened and what, if anything, “a career criminal” police say is known to run fraud
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