Oil price nears $75 a barrel
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The latest reports of the fall are likely to send crude futures sharply lower Oil prices have fallen below $76 a barrel. The price of Brent crude, the international…
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House sets Thursday vote on comprehensive immigration reform
WASHINGTON — The House on Friday signaled it might be willing to take up a sweeping social, climate and immigration bill sponsored by a large bipartisan group in the last hours of the fiscal…
A young, feisty girl sings the songs of the dead
There’s an old and well-worn and remarkably rueful song that began: “When I was a boy, time was a stranger/Story by the thousand, each my own, laughing in front of you.” At 46, you…
Paulina Porizkova flaunts topless photos on Instagram
Written by By Lacey Rose, CNN Paulina Porizkova has attracted a fierce social media response in recent months, after sharing photos of herself on Instagram and Twitter wearing a plunging, see-through top. In one…
Pro Tip: Don’t Drink and Tour the Colosseum in the Morning
This August, two tourists made headlines in Italy when the local police foiled their plans to drink alcohol and forget about the recent unrest back home. But on Thursday, two men captured a different…
The pictures that made David Skleos a rock hunter
Is there a rock in our hands? In darkness in space, is this a glowing red thing beneath our feet? So begins a wide-ranging interview with the man who found two tiny pieces of…
Behind the Scenes of Former L.A. Sheriff Lee Baca’s Corruption
Mr. Hoover, in a Newsweek profile of Mr. Van Buren, opened up to a reporter about Mr. Kupchak and the others who worked as informers. Mr. Hoover told The New York Times that Mr….
U.S. was top international tourism destination for second year in a row in 2018
For a second consecutive year, the United States was the top destination in the world for foreign visitors in 2018, according to a report by the tourism site FlightAware. The next largest number of…
Tennis player Peng Shuai ‘may have’ had her hand amputated, citing emails
Written by Staff Writer, CNN Peng Shuai, the Chinese player whose case has gripped the world of tennis, returned home to Shanghai Thursday after two months in New York, but she could face further…
When to call airlines for compensation for flight delays
One thing airlines are doing right — but not for long, is providing travelers with the fastest and most reasonable flight delays. That is, if you know when to call. Sure, call centers are…