The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2024
By Simone Pathe | CNN While events on the other side of the world – and the other end of the US Capitol – have dominated recent news, the race …
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Apple announces ‘scary fast’ October event
By Samantha Murphy Kelly | CNN Apple announced its second product event of the season, a month after introducing its new iPhone 15 lineup. New iMacs are likely. The company …
Gov. Newsom has surprise meeting with China’s leader Xi amid warm welcome in Beijing
BANGKOK — California Gov. Gavin Newsom had a surprise meeting with China’s leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday after being warmly welcomed by other senior leaders in a display …
‘Shaft,’ ‘Roots’ star Richard Roundtree has died
Richard Roundtree, the stage and screen actor best known for his performance as a tough-talking private eye in 1971’s “Shaft,” has died, according to multiple reports. He was 81. The …
How safe are cockpits? Aviation experts weigh in after security scare on board Horizon Air flight
By DAVID KOENIG | AP Airlines Writer The attempt by an off-duty pilot to shut down the engines of a U.S. airliner in midflight highlights the threat that insiders pose …
Death Valley, the driest place in North America, has sprung to life with lakes and flowers after Hurricane Hilary
By Mary Gilbert | CNN Meteorologist California’s Death Valley is the hottest place in the world and the driest place in North America. But two months after Hurricane Hilary’s epic …
Why you shouldn’t postpone your flu vaccine
By Katia Hetter | CNN While the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone 6 months and older should receive the annual flu vaccine, most people haven’t …
Big Tech said return to the office or else. She had another solution
By Elisabeth Buchwald | CNN New York — Big Tech has given workers an ultimatum: Come back to the office, or find a new job. Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and …
California and 32 other states sue Meta for harming young people’s mental health, collecting data on children
By BARBARA ORTUTAY | AP Technology Writer A group of 33 states including California and New York are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing …
Why road trips can make you exhausted just by sitting still
By William Emond | CNN Travel sickness isn’t just hearsay. Nearly a third of people experience motion sickness – and to this day we don’t exactly know what causes it. The prevailing …