Snapchat isn't just for teens anymore. Now it needs to make some real money
When Snapchat announced last month that it had reached 5 million paying subscribers for its Snapchat+ service, it seemed like a stunning achievement. The milestone marked the halfway point to the 10 million subscriber number that CEO Evan Spiegel had just months earlier identified as a "medium-term" goal.
2023-10-19 21:51
In a boon for Senate GOP leaders, Trump backs Jim Justice in West Virginia Senate primary
Former President Donald Trump is backing West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice in the state's Republican Senate primary, the latest sign that Trump remains mostly aligned with Senate GOP leaders in regard to candidate selection as the party seeks to avoid the pitfalls of the 2022 midterms.
2023-10-19 21:22
Harvard and UPenn donors are furious. It may have a financial domino effect
Influential donors to Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania say they will cut their ties to the schools in protest of college administrators' response to alleged anti-Israel speech and antisemitism on campuses in the wake of Hamas' terror attacks.
2023-10-19 21:15
AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes criticized after posting shirtless massage photo on LinkedIn
AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes has created a firestorm on social media after sharing a photo of himself receiving a massage topless during a management meeting.
2023-10-19 20:53
Will Smith showers Jada Pinkett Smith and their 'brutiful' romance with praise
Separated or not, there seems to remain a great deal of love between Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith.
2023-10-19 20:50
Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon' wants to be epic but just feels long
There's a difference between "long" and "epic," although in movie terms the two frequently get confused. Martin Scorsese delivers the former but not the latter with "Killers of the Flower Moon," his second consecutive three-and-a-half-hour movie derived from a true story and underwritten by a prestige-hungry streaming service.
2023-10-19 20:45
New York City schools are seeing an influx of students. Here's how they're handling the immigration crisis
On a hot, sticky day in early October, 25-year-old Alesmar stood on a street corner in Manhattan holding her son's hand.
2023-10-19 18:48
Debate over the Israel-Gaza war has raised tensions -- and the stakes -- on college campuses
Political debate and protest have long roiled college campuses on any number of topics. But the current debate on the Israel-Gaza war is so emotionally fraught because it's part of a much broader history, experts on college campus speech told CNN, and the intensity of the backlash to their protected free speech shows what happens on campus does not always stay on campus.
2023-10-19 18:25
Indonesia central bank unexpectedly raises rates amid falling rupiah
By Gayatri Suroyo and Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA Bank Indonesia unexpectedly raised interest rates on Thursday to arrest the
2023-10-19 17:49
House in limbo as Jordan continues speaker bid despite stiff GOP resistance
The House remains paralyzed with no end in sight to the Republican leadership crisis as GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio continues his bid for speaker despite facing stiff resistance.
2023-10-19 17:21
Marine taken into custody following the death of another Marine at a military training facility in North Carolina, officials say
A Marine suspected of involvement in the death of another Marine was taken into custody at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Wednesday night, the base said in a statement.
2023-10-19 14:54
Nokia says will cut up to 14,000 jobs
Nokia will slash up to 14,000 jobs in a major cost-cutting drive, it said in a statement on Thursday.
2023-10-19 14:17