By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — The much-touted new tax breaks for tips, overtime, seniors and car loan interest have a lot of income tax filers expecting a big bump in their refunds this year – or a big cut in their tax bill. That certainly may be the result for some people. But for
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — The world’s happiest countries for 2026, what travelers can expect in terms of rising air fares, plus United Airlines cracks down on noisy passengers. Here’s what’s happening in Travel. Noise annoys Here’s a teensy bit of positive news in what’s been a dark and difficult month: United Airlines has
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By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — In the days after winning the Democratic nomination for Senate, Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton spoke to the two women with whom she could make history next year. “We both were just gleeful. I can tell you that much,” Democratic Sen. Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland said of her call
Continue ReadingPor Anna Chernova y Nathan Hodge, CNN Responder a un mensaje de un amigo, pedir una pizza o solicitar un taxi con un dispositivo móvil pueden parecer tareas sencillas en una ciudad del siglo XXI totalmente conectada como Moscú. Sin embargo, los residentes de la capital rusa están descubriendo que sus teléfonos inteligentes han perdido
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — Shortly after a man attacked a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, earlier this month, William Weimer received a call from employees at a Phantom Fireworks store in nearby Livonia. Agents at the store told Weimer, Phantom’s vice president and general counsel for over three decades, they had
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Bailey, Stephanie Elam, Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — Days before The New York Times published bombshell allegations of sexual abuse that would upend the legacy of famed labor rights leader Cesar Chavez, Delia Garcia answered a phone call from her longtime friend, Dolores Huerta. “She said, ‘Let’s have a conversation, and I need
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Looking out his shop window, across the street, just to the right, Paloma Clothing co-owner Mike Roach sees one of Portland, Oregon’s, most expensive gas stations. His customers can see the price, too: $4.85 a gallon. “It’ll really get people’s eyeballs popping when it goes over $5,” Roach said.
Continue ReadingAnálisis por Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Según varias fuentes chinas familiarizadas con el asunto, la petición del presidente Donald Trump de aplazar una cumbre crucial con el líder de China, Xi Jinping, podría beneficiar a Beijing, permitiendo potencialmente a ambas partes evitar complicaciones relacionadas con la guerra de Estados Unidos con Irán, el socio estratégico más
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova, Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — Replying to a friend’s message, ordering a pizza or hailing a ride on your handheld device may seem like simple tasks in a fully wired 21st-century city like Moscow. But residents of the Russian capital are finding that their smartphones have been dumbed down amid an unprecedented
Continue ReadingPor Eleni Giokos, CNN Los buques cisterna de petróleo y gas natural licuado que transitan por el estrecho de Ormuz transportan alrededor del 20 % del suministro mundial. Pero para los países del golfo Pérsico, esta vía marítima es mucho más que una ruta energética: es un salvavidas para más de 100 millones de personas.
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