The state of Georgia got called out for its new voting law in the latest "Saturday Night Live" cold open on Saturday.In another episode of the talk show "Oops, you did it again," Britney Spears, played by Chloe Fineman, hosts…
Last fall, when General Motors revealed the GMC Hummer EV electric pickup, Duncan Aldred, head of the Buick and GMC brands, told CNN Business, "There will be an SUV, so watch this space."That space is now filled. GM revealed the…
Americans can expect to receive more cellphone robocalls and texts because of a US Supreme Court decision issued Thursday, according to a consumer advocacy group.In a unanimous ruling that could have a major impact on telemarketing, the Supreme Court ruled…
After being forgotten in a desk drawer for almost 35 years, a sealed copy of the Nintendo video game Super Mario Bros. sold at auction on Friday for a whopping $660,000.It's the most ever paid for a video game, according…
Uber has been ordered to pay $1.1 million after an arbitrator ruled that the rideshare company's drivers discriminated against a blind woman and her guide dog on more than a dozen separate occasions.Lisa Irving, a California resident, said she was…
Tesla has not built any of its two most expensive cars -- the Model S and Model X -- so far this year.Tesla did not respond to any questions for the reason for the production decision.Even so, the automaker still…
President Biden, sometimes called "Amtrak Joe" for his train enthusiasm, appears to be living up to the name.The $2 trillion infrastructure plan Biden released this week calls for $80 billion to improve American train service. Rail experts say it's the…
Stores and restaurants in airports have been slammed by the pandemic and the falloff in air travel. But travelers are beginning to fly again, offering airport stores signs of hope.Airline travel in the United States recently reached its highest level…
Chief executives and other high-ranking leaders from more than 100 companies including Target, Snapchat and Uber issued a public statement Friday opposing any measures that deny eligible voters the right to cast ballots. "We believe every American should have a…
Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times, is urging America to admit it has a racism problem."This unconscious bias and racism is pervasive. It's almost inherent, sadly, in the historic fabric of this country," Soon-Shiong, the founder…
The US economy's recovery from the pandemic strengthened in March as employers added 916,000 jobs — the biggest gain since August, the Labor Department reported Friday.The huge jump in jobs was up from the 468,000 increase in jobs reported for…
At first glance, Deliveroo's stock market debut should have been a runaway success. The food delivery startup was a darling of the UK tech scene, and growing fast thanks to surging demand during the pandemic. Amazon recently bought 16% of…
Don Farmer, one of CNN's original anchors and a mainstay of both national and local TV news, died Wednesday. He was 82.Farmer and his wife of 49 years Chris Curle, who shared the news of his death, were key building…
Turkey's lira is on track for its worst single day decline against the US dollar in nearly three years after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan abruptly fired the head of the country's central bank.The currency tumbled as much as 15% to…
Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has served under seven US presidents and has guided the national response to Covid-19, will soon be immortalized in a children's book.Simon & Schuster is putting the finishing touches on "Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from…
A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.Despite the best attempts of some 1/6 denialists and apologists, the aftermath of the pro-Trump riot at the Capitol is still…
Media outlets are ramping up their coverage of anti-Asian violence following last week's Atlanta shootings, but many Asian-American journalists feel the issue has been ignored for far too long."We have been miserably late," journalist Connie Chung told CNN's Chief Media…
Rep. Ilhan Omar wants the media to change the way it covers immigration."I think that there are some failures that are taking place," the Minnesota congresswoman told CNN's Chief Media Correspondent Brian Stelter on "Reliable Sources" Sunday. "And it's really…
Former President Donald Trump is coming back to social media -- but this time with his own network, a Trump spokesperson told Fox News on Sunday.Jason Miller, a long-time adviser and spokesperson for Trump's 2020 campaign told Howard Kurtz on…
Spring break is here and people suffering from a year of cabin fever are throwing caution to the wind. Saturday marked the 10th straight day on which more than 1 million passengers traveled through American airports.The TSA reported 1,369,180 travelers…
