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Results 1 to 30Supreme Court conservatives question elementary school policy denying opt-outs for LGBTQ+ books
2025-04-22, 17:29The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Tuesday signaled it will require schools to provide opt-outs for parents who have objections to LGBTQ+ books read in elementary schools, an outcome that would continue the court’s years-long push to expand religious rights. During a feisty oral argument...
Rubio unveils first stage of plan to cut State Department
2025-04-22, 17:11Secretary of State Marco Rubio rolled out the first stage of a major plan to reorganize the US State Department on Tuesday with changes that will eliminate 132 domestic offices, cut around 700 positions in Washington, DC, and close offices focused on war crimes and global conflict, according to a...
When billions in emergency funds were stalled, the Trump administration sped FEMA money to some ...
2025-04-22, 16:53At a time when critical funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has slowed to a crawl, some states — with Republican governors — have been luckier than others in prying money loose. The Trump administration directed FEMA to prioritize payments to GOP-led Missouri and Virginia in recent...
America is no longer a safe place to park your investments, Wall Street tells Trump
2025-04-22, 16:35Stocks are on the rebound Tuesday, bouncing back from another miserable day on Wall Street. But American financial markets are sounding all sorts of alarm bells that one day in the green can hardly overcome. That’s because investors have been sending a clear message: President Donald Trump’s trade...
Gunmen open fire on tourists in Himalayan region, killing at least one, police say
2025-04-22, 16:17At least one tourist has been killed and 13 others injured in a suspected terror attack in the disputed Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, authorities said. The attack took place in a popular tourist destination in Pahalgam, in the mountainous Anantnag district. A group of tourists...
Tina Knowles was diagnosed with breast cancer after missing a mammogram
2025-04-22, 15:41Tina Knowles wants women to stay on top of their mammogram appointments. In an interview with People, Knowles revealed she was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in her left breast last July. She told the publication that doctors made the discover soon after she and her daughter, Beyoncé,...
Teen cannabis use increased after legalization in Canada, study finds
2025-04-22, 15:23Legalization of cannabis products may be linked to growing use among teens, a new study found. Teen use of cannabis rose 26% in Canadian provinces that legalized the sale of edibles and extracts in October 2019, according to the study, which published Friday in the journal JAMA Network Open. Edible...
US and global economies to slow sharply due to Trump’s tariffs, IMF warns
2025-04-22, 15:23President Donald Trump’s unpredictable tariff policy and countermeasures by America’s trading partners will likely deal a heavy blow to economies worldwide, with US prosperity hit particularly hard, the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday. Global economic growth will slow to 2.8% this year,...
Hailey Bieber shares she has ovarian cysts
2025-04-22, 15:05Hailey Bieber has opened up about her health. “Currently have two ovarian cysts,” she shared on her on Instagram Stories Monday. “If you deal with ovarian cysts I’m right there with ya!” According to the Mayo Clinic, “Ovarian cysts...
Russian artist reveals mystery Trump portrait he says was gifted by Putin to the US President
2025-04-22, 14:47In March, Russian President Vladimir Putin gifted Donald Trump a mystery portrait of the US President. The painting was delivered by Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, who, in an interview with podcast host Tucker Carlson, described it as “a beautiful portrait” by a “leading Russian artist.” Trump, he...
George and Amal Clooney still haven’t found anything to fight about
2025-04-22, 14:47George and Amal Clooney make a peaceful pair. Two years after the couple revealed on “CBS Mornings” that they never argue, that still holds...
Bryce Dallas Howard says she went into ‘momager’ mode for dad Ron Howard’s cameo on ...
2025-04-22, 14:29Director Ron Howard apparently had some major moral support during his wild cameo on “The Studio.” Even though Howard once played beloved character Richie Cunningham on “Happy Days” in the ‘70s and ‘80s, he has spent most of his career making an impact behind the...
How Pope Francis’ progressive legacy changed the church
2025-04-22, 13:53About six months after he was elected head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis made a surprising admission. A Jesuit priest was interviewing Francis when he departed from a pre-approved list of questions and asked Francis, referring to him by his birth name, “Who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio?” Francis...
Simone Biles, Mondo Duplantis win big at 25th Anniversary Laureus World Sports Awards
2025-04-22, 12:59Paris Olympians and Paralympians were the big winners of the 25th anniversary Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, including superstars Simone Biles and Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis. The Laureus Awards, co-hosted this year by CNN Sports’ Amanda Davies, honor sports’ biggest athletes and those using...
Ob/gyns in states with abortion bans face risks, but new study shows that most stayed ...
2025-04-22, 12:40Doctors across the United States who provide obstetrics and gynecology care have been confronted with new restrictions and uncertainties – and sometimes significant legal risks – that continue to unfold in the three years since the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision revoked the federal right to an...
Nearly half of teens say social media is bad for youth mental health, report finds
2025-04-22, 12:40The impact of social media on young people’s mental health and well-being is a growing topic of concern among parents, educators, health care professionals and regulators. And now, nearly half of US teens say social media has a mostly negative effect on people their age — and almost the same...
TGI Fridays has just 85 restaurants left in the US
2025-04-22, 12:40TGI Fridays, the bankrupt casual dining chain, has only 85 restaurants left in the United States, according to its website. It’s a sharp decline of the once-iconic restaurant, which had about 270 US locations at the beginning of last year and has only seen its store count rapidly decline since. TGI...
5 things to know for April 22: Pope Francis, Harvard, Signal chat, Student loans, Firearm injuries
2025-04-22, 11:46Access to the federal website on COVID-19 is no longer publicly accessible. The Covid.gov page now automatically forwards to a new site featuring a picture of President Donald Trump and what it hypes as the “true origins of COVID-19.” This site blames the coronavirus pandemic on a lab leak from...
The iPhone’s biggest rival may have one advantage in Trump’s tariff war
2025-04-22, 11:46There’s a key difference between an iPhone and Samsung Galaxy phone that may matter now more than ever: One was likely assembled in China, while the other was probably produced in Vietnam, India or South Korea. Samsung, unlike Apple, doesn’t rely heavily on China for smartphone production, a detail...
Mavs GM Nico Harrison admits he was surprised by Luka Dončić’s level of popularity with ...
2025-04-22, 11:28Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison admitted that he miscalculated the popularity of Luka Dončić among the team’s fanbase before the shocking trade with the Los Angeles Lakers in February. The NBA world was stunned when Dončić was traded from the Mavericks to the Lakers in one of the most...
Why Pope Francis’ signet ring will be destroyed following his death
2025-04-22, 11:10With a history dating back to at least the 13th century, the Fisherman’s Ring is among the most recognizable items of papal regalia. Named after St. Peter, who was a fisherman and, according to the Catholic tradition, the first pope, it was worn by Pope Francis to ceremonial events throughout his...
North Carolina communities still struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene feel the loss of laid-off ...
2025-04-22, 11:10Hurricane Helene tore through the Swannanoa River Valley of western North Carolina almost seven months ago, but many of the scars it left are still fresh. Flooding and landslides toppled trees and demolished homes and businesses. Debris still sits in piles dotting the landscape, and in some areas,...
As Democrats rally around Abrego Garcia case, some worry a due process argument won’t land ...
2025-04-22, 11:10Democrats’ efforts to land on a winning message against President Donald Trump have led the party to consider how fully to embrace a new, politically complex cause: pressuring the administration to follow a Supreme Court order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The party has uniformly...
Say goodbye to the $5 T-shirt
2025-04-22, 11:10President Donald Trump’s trade war is coming for your wardrobe, and the hardest-hit items will be the simple stuff. The apparel sector is disproportionately impacted by Trump’s tariffs, which include a 10% minimum tax on all countries and a 145% tax on Chinese imports. Ninety-eight percent of...
Want evidence Trump’s tariffs are upending the global economy? Here it is
2025-04-22, 10:34Ever since President Donald Trump introduced his first round of new tariffs, it’s been a waiting game to see just how much they’ll impact the global economy. This week, one of the earliest signs was revealed — and it wasn’t pretty. South Korea’s Customs Service reported that exports for the first 20...
US wants to slap tariffs as high as 3,500% on solar panels from Southeast Asia
2025-04-22, 10:34US trade officials finalized steep tariff levels on most solar cells from Southeast Asia, a key step toward wrapping up a year-old trade case in which American manufacturers accused Chinese companies of flooding the market with unfairly cheap goods. The case was brought last year by Korea’s Hanwha...
Detroit Pistons snap NBA-record postseason losing streak with Game 2 win over New York Knicks
2025-04-22, 10:16The Detroit Pistons finally ended their NBA-record 15-game losing streak in the postseason, beating the New York Knicks 100-94 at Madison Square Garden to level the first round series at 1-1. Detroit, appearing in the postseason for the first time since 2019, last earned a playoff win in Game 4 of...
One small thing you can do to help reduce your role in the climate crisis
2025-04-22, 10:16At most places Melissa Valliant goes when dining out, she carries in her backpack a set of reusable flatware — prepared to refuse the disposable utensils she says are part of the plastic pollution crisis that’s inextricably linked with the climate crisis. Plastic is made from chemicals derived from...
Antisemitic incidents, partly fueled by campus protests, reached record-breaking high in 2024, according to the ADL
2025-04-22, 10:16Antisemitic incidents in the United States rose for the fourth consecutive year in 2024, hitting their highest level since the Anti-Defamation League started tracking them in 1979, according to the organization’s annual audit released Tuesday. The audit identified 9,354 cases of assault, harassment,...
Jerome Powell isn’t rushing to lower rates, even if Trump is rushing to fire him
2025-04-22, 10:16President Donald Trump is running out of patience: He wants lower interest rates, a key part of his economic agenda. The only problem: America’s rate-setters don’t report to him. Trump over the past week has ripped into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for not lowering borrowing costs,...
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