Michelle Lujan Grisham leading contender to lead HHS, expected to be nominated
By Jeff Zeleny and Dan Merica, CNN New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is the leading contender to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, people familiar with the matter tell CNN, and is expected to
Britney Spears turns 39: The 'Baby One More Time' singer through the years
Where have the years gone? In celebration of Britney Spears’ birthday, we’re looking back on iconic photos from the pop star’s years in the spotlight.
John Boyega on new Steve McQueen film and the possibility of police reform
John Boyega chats with USA TODAY’s Rasha Ali about “Red, White and Blue,” part of the Steve McQueen “Small Axe” film anthology.
Elon Musk warns employees Tesla's stock could 'get crushed like a soufflé under a sledgehammer'
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk is telling his employees they need to cut costs or they can kiss its lofty stock price goodbye.
Stimulus negotiations: 3 routes to Covid relief all face fierce headwinds
By Lauren Fox, CNN It's almost like everyone woke up Tuesday and realized that there was a massive cliff coming at the end of December if lawmakers couldn't find agreement on a stimulus bill.
Tech companies are seizing the market moment
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The biggest tech companies strengthened their hold on the global economy during the pandemic. Now, the industry is leveraging a moment of market euphoria to gear up for what comes next.
Singapore becomes first country to approve lab-grown meat
By Amy Woodyatt and Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Singapore has granted San Francisco start-up Eat Just Inc. regulatory approval to sell its laboratory-grown chicken in the city-state — the world's first…
White House coronavirus task force warns states: 'We are in a very dangerous place'
By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House coronavirus task force issued extremely dire warnings to states in weekly reports this week, urging public health officials to circumvent state and local policies amid record high cases,…
Mark Kelly to be sworn in as US senator, flipping Arizona seat from red to blue
By Sunlen Serfaty and Clare Foran, CNN Democrats will pick up a Senate seat on Wednesday when former astronaut Mark Kelly is sworn in as a US senator for Arizona after defeating Republican Sen. Martha McSally last
English whisky? A spirits pioneer tries to survive the pandemic and Brexit
By Amy Cassidy, CNN Business Daniel Szor is doing something unusual: making whisky in England.