By Kyle Feldscher, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — FanDuel CEO Amy Howe told CNN Sports on Friday her company is working closely with the NFL to ensure that enormous events like the Super Bowl, one of the games that draws the most action annually, are insulated from problematic gambling. Howe told CNN Sports’ Andy Scholes
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By Betsy Klein, Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Every year, the nation’s governors convene in Washington, DC, for a friendly winter confab that includes a working meeting at the White House and a black-tie dinner hosted by the president. This year, President Donald Trump is adjusting the guest list for the long, bipartisan tradition. Democratic
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CNN By Kevin Liptak, Adam Cancryn, Alayna Treene, Alejandra Jaramillo, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump refused to apologize Friday after posting and then deleting a racist video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle, insisting he hadn’t seen the final frames containing the
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By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in New York ruled Friday that the Trump administration must unfreeze more than $16 billion earmarked for a major New York infrastructure project and allow construction to continue, saying that public interest would be “harmed by a delay.” The temporary restraining order granted by US District
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By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Penn State hockey forward Gavin McKenna will not face a felony aggravated assault charge after it was dropped by the Centre County District Attorney’s Office on Friday. On Wednesday, 18-year-old McKenna was charged with four counts by the State College Police Department after an altercation on January 31, according
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By Susana Erazo, Krecyte Villarreal, CNN (CNN) — Rigo Mendoza tearfully recalls the last conversation he had with his son Kevin before his death in early January. The 15-year-old boy, who had been diagnosed with cancer in November, could only think about his father’s safety. “I don’t want anything to happen to you,” he kept
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Story by Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo, CNN. Graphics by Rosa de Acosta, CNN. Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Excited young couples roam a bustling convention center trying on baby carriers, testing strollers and learning the latest safety features of car seats. This scene in Seoul in January may seem totally contrary to the usual headlines
Continue Reading CNN Story by Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo, CNN. Graphics by Rosa de Acosta, CNN. Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Excited young couples roam a bustling convention center trying on baby carriers, testing strollers and learning the latest safety features of car seats. This scene in Seoul in January may seem totally contrary to the usual
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — It’s one of the most memorable plays in Super Bowl history. It remains one of the most baffling decisions in the history of professional football. And its ramifications are still being felt 11 years later as the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots face off in Super
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By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The United States on Friday accused China of carrying out a secret nuclear test in 2020 as the Trump administration calls for a broader nuclear weapons agreement including both China and Russia. The allegation comes a day after the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the
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By Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — France and Canada opened consulates in Greenland’s capital Nuuk on Friday, in a show of support for their NATO ally Denmark amid renewed demands from US President Donald Trump to acquire the arctic territory. Jean-Noel Poirier said his appointment as France’s Consul General in Nuuk was meant not as
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By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — At the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, President Donald Trump spoke from prepared remarks as he discussed the persecution of Mariam Ibrahim. Ibrahim was unjustly imprisoned and sentenced to death in Sudan in 2014, in a case centered on her Christian faith, until she was released that same year
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By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of the Navy John Phelan is named on a flight manifest found among millions of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that have been released in recent months, showing that he flew in 2006 from London to New York on Epstein’s private plane. The manifest lists
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By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — The Dow just hit 50,000 points for the first time ever. The blue-chip index on Friday surged 1,097 points, or 2.24%, and climbed above 50,000 points during trading. It’s the first time the 129-year-old index has crossed the historic 50,000-point milestone. The Dow’s ascent is emblematic of
Continue Reading CNN By Adam Cancryn, Alayna Treene, Alejandra Jaramillo, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump shared a racist video on his social media platform Thursday night that depicted former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle, then removed it hours later amid bipartisan outrage, including from a
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Researchers recently tried an experiment: Gather people who had the same kind of lung cancer and put them on the same type of treatments to fire up their immune systems. The only difference was that half the group got their medications earlier in the day, before 3 p.m., and
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that the FBI has arrested a “key participant” behind the 2012 Benghazi terror attack in Benghazi, Libya. The man, Zubayar Al-Bakoush, is being charged with the murders of Ambassador Chris Stevens and State Department employee Sean Smith, as well as the attempted murder
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By Kara Scannell, Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Luigi Mangione’s trial on state charges for the alleged murder of a healthcare chief executive is scheduled to begin in June, three months before he is scheduled to face federal charges. Judge Gregory Carro accelerated the timeline for Mangione Friday after the Manhattan District Attorney’s office had
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By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The head of the coordinating committee for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles is facing calls to step down after emails released by the Justice Department last week show he exchanged racy messages with Ghislaine Maxwell more than 20 years ago. The messages between Casey Wasserman – who,
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By Christian Edwards, James Frater, CNN London (CNN) — British police said they are searching two properties linked to Peter Mandelson as part of their investigation into misconduct in public office, following revelations about the former UK ambassador to the US’ links to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Since the US Justice Department’s latest release
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift is back in the headlines and this time it’s for something more positive than what she’s been used to lately. The superstar singer has dropped the music video for “Opalite,” the newest single from her album “The Life of a Showgirl.” Swift wrote and directed the
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By Kaanita Iyer, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Police have arrested a Maryland man for attempted murder after he allegedly went to Office of Management and Budget director Russ Vought’s home, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Colin Demarco was arrested on January 16 in connection to an August 10, 2025, incident in
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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — When plant biologist Jing-Yi Lu was earning his bachelor’s degree in Taiwan, he began to take note of the local flora. He paid particular attention to the lipstick vines, which, in Taiwan, have short, tubelike flowers with a yellowish-green hue. However, in other parts of Asia, lipstick vines are
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By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The US is a nation divided, with frigid conditions, snow and ice entrenched east of the Rockies all the way into Florida, and record warmth and paltry snowfall in the West. The dichotomy has lasted weeks and is finally about to shift – but only after one more major
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When the owner of a tiny sketch sent a photo of it to an auction house’s online valuation portal, they had no idea of its significance. The drawing is barely bigger than a hand. And it depicts only a foot, with its heel slightly raised off the ground and
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By Dana O’Neil, CNN Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (CNN) — Lindsey Vonn completed her downhill training run on Friday without issue at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre ahead of Sunday’s medal event in Cortina d’Ampezzo. After a delay of over an hour due to fog in the mountains of Cortina, Vonn completed the run in a
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By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — Stellantis, the owner of Jeep and Chrysler, announced a “reset” of its business after its enormous investments in electric vehicles failed to pay off . The company said Friday that it would take charges of more than $26 billion, the bulk of which includes write-offs and cash payments
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — NBC used to promote the cast of the “Today” show as “America’s first family,” and this agonizing week has shown why. Savannah Guthrie’s co-hosts and colleagues have extended their support, both on-air and off, as the authorities try to find her 84-year-old mother, Nancy. Guthrie’s co-host Craig Melvin and
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By Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s Winter Olympics flag bearer Vladyslav Heraskevych says that his teammates could stage protests at the Milan Cortina Games over the decision to allow neutral athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in Italy. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has cleared 13 Russian and 7 Belarusian athletes
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By Sophia Saifi, Azaz Syed, Saleem Mehsud, CNN Sophia Saifi, azaz syed, Saleem Mehsud, Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — A suicide bomber killed dozens of people and injured more than 160 during Friday prayers at a Shiite Muslim mosque in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, authorities said. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack via
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