By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business In early March, after two ultra-fast delivery startups shut down in New York City in a single week, a self-proclaimed pioneer in the space appeared to see an opportunity for some media attention. Getir, a Turkish startup founded in 2015, had recently raised $768 million in funding valuing it
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Keke Palmer has shut down any talk of comparing her to fellow actress Zendaya. A tweet went viral over the weekend in which the Twitter user wrote, “I’d like someone to do a deep-drive on the similarities and differences between Keke Palmer and Zendaya’s careers.” “This may be one of
Continue ReadingCNN By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden and White House officials are continuing to downplay recession fears, even as they brace for a highly anticipated report that could show the economy shrinking for a second consecutive quarter. “We’re not going to be in a recession, in my view,” Biden told reporters
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By NOAH BERGER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press JERSEYDALE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters have significantly slowed the spread of a huge wildfire burning in a forest near Yosemite National Park that burned 55 homes and other buildings and forced thousands from their homes, officials said Monday. “It was a successful day for aircraft and firefighters,
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CNN By Masha Angelova and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN A chess-playing robot broke a boy’s finger during a match in Russia last week, the president of the Moscow Chess Federation told state news agency TASS media. Sergey Lazarev said the incident occurred at the Moscow Chess Open after the boy rushed the robot. “A robot broke
Continue Reading FOREST FALLS, Calif. (AP) — A man died and a woman was injured when the pair tumbled down a waterfall in Southern California’s San Bernardino Mountains, authorities said. Rescue crews responding Sunday afternoon found the woman performing CPR on the man at Big Falls near the community of Forest Falls, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s
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By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN Ghislaine Maxwell has been transferred to a low security federal prison in Florida to continue serving her 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, Bureau of Prison records show. Maxwell, 60, has been assigned to Tallahassee FCI, described on its website as a “low security federal correctional institution with a detention center.” She
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People who often nap have a greater chance of developing high blood pressure and having a stroke, a large new study has found.
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Taking a break from the excessive heat as our afternoon highs will be below-normal and seasonable throughout the week.
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN T-Mobile has agreed to pay $350 million to settle multiple class-action suits stemming from a data breach disclosed last year affecting tens of millions of people. In the proposed settlement announced Friday, T-Mobile also agreed to spend an extra $150 million on cybersecurity through the end of 2023. Court documents outlining
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Washington (CNN) — Es un momento confuso, una vez más, en la pandemia de covid-19. Considera esto: los casos de covid-19 están aumentando en Estados Unidos, impulsados por la variante más transmisible del coronavirus hasta ahora. Las reinfecciones también están aumentando, y pueden incrementar la probabilidad de nuevos problemas de salud. Incluso
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Adele is returning to Las Vegas. After postponing her concert residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace a day before it was to start back in January, the singer announced Monday that she has officially rescheduled her shows. “Words can’t explain how ecstatic I am to finally be able to announce
Continue ReadingCNN By Nectar Gan, CNN The United States is no stranger to China’s angry responses over its support for Taiwan, a self-governing island that Beijing claims as its own territory. But last week, China’s warnings against a potential high-stakes trip by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taipei appeared to have caused concern
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A new study finds that people who exercise more live longer.
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France and Stella Chan, CNN Actor Jason Momoa was involved in a traffic collision with a motorcyclist on Sunday morning near Calabasas, California, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The rider, identified as Vitaliy Avagimyan, “was riding his motorcycle westbound on Old Topanga Road, when his motorcycle crossed over the double
Continue Reading CNN By Masha Angelova and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN A chess-playing robot broke a boy’s finger during a match in Russia last week, the president of the Moscow Chess Federation told state news agency TASS media. Sergey Lazarev said the incident occurred at the Moscow Chess Open after the boy rushed the robot. “A robot broke
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The Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area is looking for locals to submit artwork for their current art contest.
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN Muhammad Ali’s historic ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ WBC belt has sold for $6.18million at auction to Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay. The NFL team owner confirmed on Twitter that he had added the belt to his collection. “Proud to be the steward!” he said. Ali won the WBC heavyweight championship belt
Continue Reading By Josh Pennington, Darya Tarasova and Stephanie Busari, CNN Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in the Republic of Congo, the second stop on his Africa tour where he is aiming to seek support amid global anger over food shortages following Moscow’s blockade of vital Ukrainian ports. After visiting Egypt over the weekend, Lavrov
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Nagy Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER (CTV Network) — Shortly after sunrise Sunday, a dozen elders from Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc boarded a small bus bound for Edmonton. They were headed to Alberta to take in the historic papal visit. As they arranged their luggage and located their seats, there was
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