Chairman of the Joint Chiefs says ‘US credibility is at stake’ when asked about Trump’s NATO comments (www.cnn.com)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown said Monday that “US credibility is at stake” in the wake of comments from former President Donald Trump that he would encourage Russia to “do whatever the hell they want” to NATO partners that don’t meet spending guidelines on defense....
It’s spring in the Midwest. The only problem? It’s midwinter (www.cnn.com)
Winter has gone missing across the Midwest and Great Lakes, and time is running out to find it. Dozens of cities are on track for one of the warmest winters on record, making snow and ice rare commodities....
Ukraine claims Russian forces using Starlink internet service (www.cnn.com)
Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence claims it has confirmed the use of Starlink satellite communications by Russian forces in occupied areas....
Trump attacks Haley for absence of her husband, who is deployed | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Judge affirms $83.3 million verdict against Donald Trump in E. Jean Carroll defamation case (www.cnn.com)
A federal judge formally ordered Donald Trump to pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll, endorsing the jury’s verdict from the defamation trial last month....
GOP-led standalone Israel aid bill fails in the House (www.cnn.com)
The House on Tuesday failed to pass a standalone package for $17.6 billion in Israel aid amid opposition from both Republicans and Democratic leaders....
Taylor Swift threatens legal action against Florida student who tracks her jet | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Angry Chinese take to US Embassy’s social media account to vent about plunging stock market (www.cnn.com)
Tens of thousands of people in China are flocking to an unusual venue to vent their outrage about the continuing meltdown in the country’s stock market....
Atmospheric river parks over Southern California, posing potentially deadly flood threat for millions (www.cnn.com)
A Confederate general refused to surrender and fled to Mexico. Now the Texas park named for him is the center of another standoff (www.cnn.com)
Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, has become a staging ground for state forces, the epicenter of a standoff with the federal government and a stark symbol of dysfunction at the border....
Wellness influencers fueled pandemic misinformation. Now they have another big conspiracy in their sights (www.cnn.com)
When wildfire ripped through Hawaii’s Maui last August, the impact was devastating: a whole town reduced to ashes, more than 100 lives lost. The inferno was described as the “largest natural disaster in state history.”...
An affordability crisis is making some young Americans give up on ever owning a home (www.cnn.com)
Americans are living through the toughest housing market in a generation and, for some young people, the quintessential dream of owning a home is slipping away....
Mark Zuckerberg made $29 billion this morning after Meta stock makes record surge (www.cnn.com)
Mark Zuckerberg made $29 billion this morning after Meta stock makes record surge::Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth increased by more than $28 billion between your morning coffee and your lunch break.
Exclusive: Ukraine must adapt to a reduction in Western military aid, embattled army chief says (www.cnn.com)
Ukraine’s embattled army chief, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, says Ukraine must adapt to a reduction in military aid from its key allies and focus ever more strongly on technology if it is to win its war against Russia....
23andMe is low on cash and its stock is worth pennies. The CEO wants another chance | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
EPA proposes some ‘forever chemicals’ be considered hazardous | CNN (www.cnn.com)
The US economy added 353,000 jobs in January, starting off 2024 with a bang | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
CNN Poll: Public views of the economy are on the rise, but remain dim (www.cnn.com)
The public’s long-held pessimism about the economy shows signs of easing since last year, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds. But even with the uptick, many Americans’ views of the economy – and the nation as a whole – remain bleak....
Roberta Kaplan says Trump threw papers across table at Mar-a-Lago deposition because his legal team agreed to feed her lunch (www.cnn.com)
Attorney Roberta Kaplan said former President Donald Trump threw papers across a table and stormed off during a deposition at Mar-a-Lago after learning that his legal team had agreed to provide her lunch....
Ukraine says it sank Russian warship off coast of Crimea and unleashed ‘massive’ missile barrage on peninsula (www.cnn.com)
Ukraine’s military intelligence says it sank a Russian warship off the coast of Crimea overnight into Thursday, landing the latest in a series of blows to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet after mounting a “massive” missile attack on the occupied peninsula hours earlier....
Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ will start cracking down on password sharing | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ will start cracking down on password sharing | CNN Business::Disney is banning password sharing on its streaming services, following in the footsteps of competitor Netflix.
New-wave reactor technology could kick-start a nuclear renaissance — and the US is banking on it (www.cnn.com)
Off the Siberian coast, not far from Alaska, a Russian ship has been docked at port for four years. The Akademik Lomonosov, the world’s first floating nuclear power plant, sends energy to around 200,000 people on land using next-wave nuclear technology: small modular reactors....
US moves to reimpose sanctions on Venezuela after opposition candidate barred from presidential election (www.cnn.com)
The US has reimposed economic sanctions against a Venezuelan state-owned mining company and says it could go on to reimpose further sanctions on the country’s oil and gas sector after Venezuela’s Supreme Court barred main opposition candidate Maria Corina Machado from running for president last week....
Oregon Governor and local leaders declare 90-day fentanyl state of emergencies for downtown Portland (www.cnn.com)
Oregon leaders joined forces to declare a 90-day state of emergency in downtown Portland, funneling resources into fighting the city’s deadly fentanyl crisis....