House GOP returns to Washington speakerless and with Israel at war
Republican lawmakers returning to Washington this week will do so without a House speaker, setting up a high-pressure situation to reach consensus on a candidate to wield the gavel -- and the power to push through support for Israel.
2023-10-09 17:24
Colombian billionaire takes control of UK's struggling Metro Bank
Jaime Gilinski Bacal, a Colombian banking and real estate entrepreneur, has taken control of Metro Bank as part of a bigger rescue deal to fill a hole in the UK lender's finances.
2023-10-09 16:55
$1.55 billion Powerball Jackpot is up for grabs in Monday night's drawing
The Powerball jackpot swelled to an estimated $1.55 billion for Monday night's drawing after weeks with no grand prize winner.
2023-10-09 13:47
America's political turmoil hampers its capacity to lead through yet another global crisis
A weekend of terror in Israel has sharpened already grave questions about the capacity of the politically fractured United States to lay out a unified and coherent response to a world spinning out of its control.
2023-10-09 12:29
Schools' pandemic spending boosted tech companies. Did it help US students?
An infusion of federal pandemic relief to America's schools sparked a boom in the education technology sector, an industry where research and evidence are scarce
2023-10-09 12:21
What to stream this week: Jamie Foxx, Offset, Musk, 'Frasier' returns and Nicholas Cage as a vampire
This week’s new entertainment releases include Offset’s sophomore solo album, the return of “Frasier” starring Kelsey Grammer, and Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones leading the crowd-pleasing courtroom drama “The Burial."
2023-10-09 12:16
Oil rises, US stock futures drop on turmoil in the Middle East
Oil prices surged and US stock futures fell on Sunday night in their first reaction to Israel's war with Hamas.
2023-10-09 11:50
US still seeking to determine Iran's connection to Israel attack
The Biden administration has yet to find a smoking gun linking Iran directly to planning and executing the attack on Israel this weekend, US officials told CNN on Sunday.
2023-10-09 07:52
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson addresses Maui fund backlash: 'I get it and I completely understand'
Dwayne Johnson is acknowledging the backlash he received after he and Oprah Winfrey asked the public to donate to a Maui wildfire recovery fund last month.
2023-10-09 04:52
Rescue crews continue search for Colorado hiker in Rocky Mountain National Park nearly 2 weeks after he went missing
Rescuers in northern Colorado say they are still searching from the air and on the ground for a 49-year-old man who went missing late last month in Rocky Mountain National Park.
2023-10-09 04:19
Biden's promise to restore US leadership tested by fresh outbreak of war abroad
With the outbreak of war in Israel, President Joe Biden is contending with conflicts in two parts of the world at a moment of paralysis in Washington and increasing polarization over the direction of America's involvement abroad.
2023-10-09 03:26
RFK Jr. is polling high for an independent. But it may not last
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce Monday that he is dropping out of the Democratic presidential primary and will run as an independent. The move would come after Kennedy's calls for a debate with President Joe Biden went nowhere and with Biden continuing to hold a 50-point advantage in primary polling.
2023-10-09 02:56