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In this Feb. 9, 2024 handout photo from Municipality of Monkayo, rescuers carry a body they recover...
Associated Press

54 people are confirmed dead in a landslide that buried a gold-mining village in south Philippines

The death toll from a massive landslide that hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines has risen to 54 with 63 people still missing.
2 months ago
Heart-shaped gift boxes of chocolates in a Target store aisle in Queens, New York, are pictured her...
By John Towfighi, CNN

Cocoa prices are soaring. Will it affect your Valentine’s Day chocolate?

Cocoa prices are surging so high that even the biggest chocolate makers are struggling to stay profitable.
2 months ago
Chelsea Bear was all smiles at the 2021 Super Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Courtesy Chelsea Bear...
By Harmeet Kaur and Scottie Andrew, CNN

What it’s really like to go to the Super Bowl

For many people, attending the Super Bowl is likely a dream unrealized — Sunday’s game might be the most expensive one yet, with average ticket prices nearing $10,000.
2 months ago
One tip I went home with was to wear a glucose monitor for a few weeks to identify which foods spik...
Sandee LaMotte, CNN

How to prevent brain decay, according to science

Get ready to focus on your brain, because according to the AAN, the era of preventive neurology has arrived. In fact, the academy is hoping that all Americans will be on the healthy brain train by 2050.
2 months ago
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives at the Capitol while Republicans hold a close...
STEPHEN GROVES, MARY CLARE JALONICK, and LISA MASCARO Associated Press

The Senate votes to begin working on a last-ditch effort to approve funds for Ukraine and Israel

The Senate is beginning work on a package of wartime funding for Ukraine and other U.S. allies.
2 months ago
5-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab has been found dead. (Palestine Red Crescent Society)...
Abeer Salman and Khader Al Za’anoun, CNN

Five-year-old Palestinian girl found dead after being trapped in car under Israeli fire

A 5-year-old Palestinian girl who was trapped in a car with her dead relatives after it came under Israeli fire in Gaza last month has been found dead.
2 months ago
The 2022 US Transgender Survey offers insights into the lives and experiences of transgender Americ...
Chandelis Duster, CNN

Largest survey of transgender people in the US reveals key insights at a time when trans rights are under attack

Results from the largest survey of transgender people in the United States reveal key insights into their lives and experiences.
2 months ago
A Ford Mustang Mach-E charging at a Ford dealership in Colma, California. (David Paul Morris/Bloomb...
Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN

Ford says it has a ‘Skunk Works’ team trying to make lower-cost EVs

Ford says it has a top-secret, high-powered team working to design its future electric vehicles.
2 months ago
Authorities are responding to a reported shooting at pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church, the Ho...
Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris, CNN

2 injured, including child, after shooting at pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church, Houston police say. Shooter is also down

Authorities are responding to a reported shooting at pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church.
2 months ago
NFL Super Bowl LVIII football logos are projected on the side of Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel and...
Chris Isidore, CNN

Why the NFL went all in on sports gambling

Despite the Super Bowl being in Vegas, the NFL is still trying to keep the appearance of some distance between the sport and gaming.
2 months ago
The Senate is working through the weekend on a $95.3 billion foreign aid bill with assistance for U...
Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson and Ted Barrett, CNN

Senate moves one step closer to passing foreign aid package with key vote

The Senate on Sunday moved one step closer to passing a $95.3 billion foreign aid bill with assistance for Ukraine and Israel with a key vote to advance the package.
2 months ago
Taylor Swift performs as part of the "Eras Tour" at the Tokyo Dome, on Feb. 7, 2024,...
FOSTER KLUG Associated Press

Taylor Swift expected to make epic journey from Tokyo to the Super Bowl. Will she make it in time?

Taylor Swift is planning to travel to Las Vegas from Tokyo to catch Travis Kelce play in the Super Bowl on February 11, 2024.
2 months ago
This image provided by Paramount shows the Paramount+ 2024 Super Bowl NFL football spot....
MAE ANDERSON and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writers

Here’s what you can expect from Super Bowl commercials this Sunday

Big name advertisers will be pulling out all the stops on Super Bowl Sunday as they seek to win over viewers during game breaks.
2 months ago
Lincoln County District Judge Traci Soderstrom looks at her cellphone during a murder trial, on Jun...
Andy Rose and Dalia Faheid, CNN

An Oklahoma judge was accused of sending over 500 texts during a murder trial. Now she’s stepping down

An Oklahoma judge stepped down Friday after allegedly exchanging more than 500 texts with a bailiff in which she made many inappropriate comments.
2 months ago
President Joe Biden speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2...
Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN

Biden’s allies can’t agree on how to combat questions about his age and memory

How damaging are all the renewed questions about President Biden's age and mental acuity going to be for voters?
2 months ago
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
Mandatory Credit:	Michael M. Santiago/Gett...
By Nicole Goodkind and Krystal Hur, CNN

S&P 500 closes above key 5,000 level for first time

The S&P 500 closed above the 5,000 level on Friday for the first time as bullish sentiment spreads across Wall Street and investors cheered fresh data showing progress on inflation.
2 months ago
An aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Mandato...
By Katelyn Polantz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN

Special counsel details threats against witnesses in Mar-a-Lago case in effort to protect their identities

In a fight over keeping the identity of witnesses protected in the criminal document mishandling case against Donald Trump, special counsel Jack Smith this week detailed myriad threats against prosecutors, judges and other witnesses.
2 months ago
texas border, governor cox sending national guard to southern border in texas...
Waverly Golden

Gov. Cox to send National Guard and UHP troopers to Texas border

Gov. Spencer Cox announced he will send five Utah National Guard Soldiers and four Utah Highway Patrol Troopers to the Texas border on Feb. 26. 
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total solar eclipse coming in april...
MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer

Countdown begins for April’s total solar eclipse. What to know about watch parties and safe viewing

An estimated 44 million people live inside the 115-mile-wide (185-kilmeter-wide) path of totality stretching from Mazatlán.
2 months ago
Gina Carano at the Disney Plus launch event promoting "The Mandalorian" at the London West Hollywoo...
ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer

Actor Gina Carano sues Lucasfilm and Disney over her firing from ‘The Mandalorian’

Actor Gina Carano on Tuesday sued Lucasfilm and its parent The Walt Disney Co. over her 2021 firing from " The Mandalorian."
2 months ago
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Fe...
ERIC TUCKER, LINDSAY WHITEHURST, ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG

LISTEN: Biden angrily pushes back at special counsel’s report that questioned his memory, handling of docs

In remarks at the White House Thursday, the President denied he improperly shared classified information, and lashed out at special counsel Robert Hur for questioning his mental acuity.
2 months ago
person on a cell phone...
Brian Fung, CNN

FCC votes to outlaw scam robocalls that use AI-generated voices

The FCC’s move gives state attorneys general more tools to pursue illegal robocallers that use AI-generated voices to impersonate celebrities and others.
2 months ago
FILE - People arrive during the opening night of the Sphere, Sept. 29, 2023, in Las Vegas. A man wh...
Associated Press

US Homeland chief joins officials in Vegas declaring Super Bowl a ‘no drone zone’

FBI, Secret Service agents and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Wednesday there have not been any "specific or credible" threats to the championship game Sunday at Allegiant Stadium.
2 months ago
Earth climate...
Angela Dewan, CNN

The world just marked a year above a critical climate limit scientists have warned about

Global warming surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius over the past 12 months for the first time on record, new data shows.
2 months ago