GOP irked after last-ditch attempt fails to deter Biden push for quick passage of Covid relief plan
By Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN It was Super Bowl Sunday — and President Joe Biden was on the phone with Sen. Susan Collins.
Flood risk is growing for US homeowners due to climate change. Current insurance rates greatly underestimate the threat, a new report finds
Story by Drew Kann. Graphics by Renée Rigdon, CNN Wildfires and hurricane-force winds produce stunning videos and headlines, but flooding is the most common and costly natural disaster in the United States.
Rio Tinto blew up a sacred site in Australia. The CEO left but still got a huge payout
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Rio Tinto's former CEO got a huge payout last year despite being forced to resign over the company's destruction of a sacred Indigenous site in Australia.
‘The Muppet Show’ to air with a content disclaimer warning on Disney+
Jim Henson’s classic series “The Muppet Show” began streaming on Disney+ on Friday, but now will come prefaced with an offensive content disclaimer, saying, “This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. These stereotypes
Biden administration changes PPP rules to help reach the smallest businesses
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Biden administration announced several changes Monday to the Paycheck Protection Program in an effort to reach minority-owned and very small businesses that may have previously missed out on…
‘Croods’ tops the North American box office with $1.7M in earnings
The Croods: A New Age is the No. 1 movie in North America this weekend, earning an additional $1.7 million in receipts. Coming in at No. 2 is The Little Things with $1.2 million, followed by Judas and
Jim Carrey retires from political cartoons now that Donald Trump ('Orange Julius Caesar') is no longer president
To reclaim “a little neurological bandwidth,” Jim Carrey said on Twitter that he will no longer create anti-Donald Trump political protest cartoons.
Biden is president, but Trump's election lies are still being amplified by his media allies
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.
'NCIS' star Wilmer Valderrama welcomes first child with fiancée Amanda Pacheco: 'Straight out of heaven'
Wilmer Valderrama and model fiancée Amanda Pacheco showed off their baby girl, born Feb. 15. She’s “straight out of heaven,'” he said on Instagram.
Biden to mark upcoming 500,000 US Covid-19 deaths with candle lighting ceremony
By Arlette Saenz and Paul LeBlanc, CNN With the US approaching 500,000 Covid-19 deaths, plans are underway for President Joe Biden to mark the moment this week.
