One Beautiful Day Ahead of a Rainy, Cloudy Weekend
We’ll have one sunny, warm, and dry day before rain returns this weekend. A weak ridge of high pressure will warm temperatures back up Friday, with…
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From ‘The Bodyguard’ to ‘Barbie’: Is the movie soundtrack back and bigger than ever?
By MARIA SHERMAN and GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The music of “Barbie” has become its own blockbuster, earning…
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Red Bull suspends female employee who accused team principal Christian Horner of inappropriate behavior, per reports
CNN By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Red Bull has suspended the female employee who accused F1 team principal Christian Horner of…
Continue ReadingA new trove of records could help many reconnect with their Irish roots. They come from a surprising source
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — For more than a century, many people of Irish descent have faced a daunting predicament when searching…
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Congress demands MIT submit trove of documents in antisemitism probe
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The Congressional committee investigating campus antisemitism sent a letter to the Massachusetts Institute…
Continue Reading Biden says he can fix America’s housing affordability crisis. Will it work?
By Bryan Mena and Anna Bahney, CNN Washington (CNN) — Americans are in the throes of the worst housing affordability crisis in decades. Baby…
Continue Reading Boeing is shifting its employee bonus formula from finances to safety and quality
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — After being rocked by years of quality and safety issues, Boeing is changing the bonus formula it uses…
Continue ReadingVeterans Healing Farm seeks new home: Nonprofit eyes larger space amid forced relocation
By Ed DiOrio Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Since 2013, veterans have…
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Jimmy Kimmel previews Oscar monologue: Nothing’s ‘off limits,’ but don’t expect Taylor Swift or Aaron Rodgers jokes
By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce may have been the buzziest subject of football season, but for award season,…
Continue Reading Oscars 2024: How to watch and what to watch out for
CNN By Tom Page, CNN (CNN) — America’s most glamorous election contest is finally drawing to a close. Yes, it’s Oscars weekend. Only…
Continue ReadingWNC woman now holds Guinness World Record for growing tallest potato plant
By Brittany Whitehead Click here for updates on this story NEBO, North Carolina (WLOS) — It’s official — a…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia’s presidential primaries
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Emerging from their big wins on Super Tuesday, President Joe Biden and former President Donald…
Continue Reading Steve Lawrence, one half of popular singing duo Steve & Eydie, dead at 88
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Steve Lawrence, a Grammy and Emmy-winning pop singer who often performed with his late wife Eydie Gormé as…
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UK court orders Trump to pay legal fees of company he sued over controversial Russia dossier
By Kaanita Iyer and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A London judge has ordered former President Donald Trump to pay six figures in legal fees…
Continue ReadingThey went to school but ended up as hostages. 287 children are missing in Nigeria’s forests
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Security forces are searching large forests in Nigeria’s northwest region for nearly 300…
Continue ReadingFormer US Rep. George Santos, expelled from Congress, says he is running again
By KAREN MATTHEWS and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press Former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from Congress in December and faces federal…
Continue Reading US military lifts 3-month grounding of V-22 Osprey fleet after deadly crash
By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US military has lifted the grounding guidance for the military’s V-22 Osprey fleet, roughly three months…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Washington state’s presidential primaries
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Washington state might put former President Donald Trump over the top in his bid for…
Continue ReadingIreland’s Constitution says a woman’s place is in the home. Voters are being asked to change that
By MICHAEL KEALY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press DUBLIN (AP) — Irish voters are voting in twin referendums to decide whether to amend the…
Continue Reading ‘Damsel’ pits Millie Bobby Brown against a dragon, and it’s a more than fair fight
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Millie Bobby Brown might have grown up before our eyes thanks to “Stranger Things,” but she has already…
Continue ReadingFour children in Haiti describe harrowing stories of survival
CNN By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver, David von Blohn and Lacey Russell, CNN Port-au-Prince (CNN) — They have the calm of people who have…
Continue ReadingFour children in Haiti describe harrowing stories of survival
CNN By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver, David von Blohn and Lacey Russell, CNN Port-au-Prince (CNN) — They have the calm of people who have…
Continue ReadingFour children in Haiti describe harrowing stories of survival
CNN By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver, David von Blohn and Lacey Russell, CNN Port-au-Prince (CNN) — They have the calm of people who have…
Continue ReadingFour children in Haiti describe harrowing stories of survival
By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver, David von Blohn and Lacey Russell, CNN Port-au-Prince (CNN) — They have the calm of people who have lived…
Continue Reading US tennis star Danielle Collins is retiring this year. She has faced more adversity than most
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — US tennis player Danielle Collins has had to fight harder than most during her time at the top of the sport. The…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s Erdogan offers to host a peace summit with Russia during a visit from Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
By AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose NATO-member country has sought to…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Hawaii’s Republican caucuses
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hawaii Republicans will hold caucuses Tuesday to cast votes in a presidential nomination contest…
Continue ReadingWhy ultra-Orthodox conscription could threaten Israel’s coalition
By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Ultra-Orthodox Israelis have long held a privileged position in that society. Their religious schools, or yeshivas,…
Continue ReadingIndia says some of its citizens have been duped into working for the Russian army
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian authorities say they are in talks with Russia’s government about the return of…
Continue ReadingMilitary’s Ospreys are cleared to return to flight, 3 months after latest fatal crash in Japan
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Japan says it’ll join the U.S. military in returning its Ospreys to flight following the…
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Daylight Saving Time is controversial. Here’s why the US kept it
By Katia Hetter and Stephen Mays, CNN (CNN) — Clocks will “spring forward” one hour on March 8, robbing many people across the United…
Continue Reading Why the US kept Daylight Saving Time
CNN By Katia Hetter and Stephen Mays, CNN (CNN) — It’s almost time for clocks to “spring forward” one hour and lose one hour of sleep. On…
Continue ReadingProtesters hurl firebombs as Greek lawmakers prepare to vote for private universities
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and SRDJAN NEDELJKOVIC Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Clashes broke out Friday in front of Greece’s parliament…
Continue ReadingFormer British leader Theresa May says she’ll quit Parliament before an election this year
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Theresa May says she will quit as a lawmaker when an election is…
Continue ReadingIDF says troops fired at ‘suspects’ in deadly food aid incident but denies targeting convoy
By Elliott Gotkine, Mia Alberti and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military has said its investigation into the deadly humanitarian aid…
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Eli Lilly says Alzheimer’s drug approval delayed as FDA seeks input from advisers
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Drugmaker Eli Lilly says that approval of its experimental Alzheimer’s medication donanemab will be delayed…
Continue Reading Trump’s takeover of Republican National Committee is official as McDaniel steps down
By Alayna Treene, Daniel Strauss and Aaron Pellish, CNN Houston (CNN) — Donald Trump wasted little time putting his imprint on the Republican…
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5 things to know for March 8: 2024 State of the Union, Uvalde report, Gaza, TikTok, Hong Kong
By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Friendly reminder that this weekend is the beginning of Daylight Saving Time. Telling you a few days in advance…
Continue Reading ‘You’re seeing something as rare as a Picasso’: Luka Dončić makes history in Dallas Mavericks win over Miami Heat
By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Dallas Mavericks All-Star Luka Dončić became the first player in NBA history to record a 35+ point triple-double…
Continue Reading Key takeaways from the latest jobs report
By Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — The US labor market appears to be doing just swell — but the boom times are likely in the rearview…
Continue ReadingUN rights office says Israeli settlements in Palestinian areas amount to a ‘war crime’
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office says in a report published Friday that the establishment and expansion of Israeli settlements in the…
Continue ReadingSpanish police bust alleged Banksy forgery ring
By Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — Spanish police said they have shut down an alleged forgery ring selling fake Banksy artworks across the US and…
Continue ReadingAt least 287 school children kidnapped by armed gunmen in northwest Nigeria
By Nimi Princewill and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — At least 287 school children, some as young as eight years old, are being held by gunmen who…
Continue Reading Senate passes key government funding bills hours ahead of shutdown deadline
By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer and Kristin Wilson, CNN The Senate passed a package of six government funding bills Friday evening just…
Continue Reading Tire falls off United Airlines flight immediately after takeoff in San Francisco, damaging several cars
By Taylor Romine, Gregory Wallace and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a United Airlines flight…
Continue Reading Mob of hopping kangaroos invade Australian golf course
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — You’re having fun playing golf and then a mob of kangaroos suddenly interrupts your round. Golfer Stephen Roche…
Continue Reading Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez both score as Inter Miami comes from behind to earn draw in CONCACAF Champions Cup
By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Inter Miami had to come from two goals behind to salvage a 2-2 draw away to Nashville in the first-leg, round of 16…
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Surfside condo collapse investigators provide key insights into possible causes of the disaster. Here are the top takeaways
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Federal investigators on Thursday shared updates on their probe into the cause of the catastrophic 2021…
Continue Reading Donald Trump has to raise a half billion dollars in a hurry
By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The clock is ticking for Donald Trump to pony up roughly half a billion dollars to satisfy two recent courtroom…
Continue ReadingChina trumpets rising car exports to Russia as its envoy holds talks in Ukraine
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The divide between China and Europe over the war in Ukraine was on display this week. As a Chinese…
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