Liz Weston: Why retirees may want to buy an immediate annuity now
When you purchase an immediate annuity, you’re paying a lump sum now in exchange for a stream of payments over a fixed period or for your lifetime
2023-09-18 20:52
A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn't discrimination
The same week his state outlawed racial discrimination based on hairstyles, a Black high school student in Texas was suspended because school officials say his dreadlocks violated the district’s dress code
2023-09-18 13:23
UNESCO designates ancient Jericho ruins as World Heritage Site, sparking Israeli ire
The United Nations World Heritage Committee voted Sunday to list the Tell es-Sultan archaeological site in Jericho as a "World Heritage Site in Palestine."
2023-09-18 10:51
After castigating video games during riots, France's Macron backpedals and showers them with praise
French President Emmanuel Macron is extending an olive branch to video gamers after previously linking computer games to rioting that rocked France earlier this year
2023-09-18 08:55
What to stream this week: Drake, Doja Cat, 'Sex Education,' 'The Super Models' and 'Superpower'
This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Drake and Doja Cat, a reboot of Robert Rodriguez’s “Spy Kids” franchise with a film starring Gina Rodriguez and Zachary Levi and the critically-acclaimed “Sex Education,” one of Netflix’s most popular shows, returns for its fourth and final season
2023-09-18 00:53
Balmain designer says robbers made off with 50 items for his upcoming Paris Fashion Week show
Balmain artistic director Olivier Rousteing says robbers have made off with more than 50 pieces of the new collection that his Paris label intends to show at Fashion Week this month
2023-09-17 23:17
Yoga in a basement helps people in a Ukrainian front-line city cope with Russia's constant shelling
People in the front-line Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk gather three times a week for a yoga session to alleviate the stress caused by the persistent shelling of Russian artillery
2023-09-17 12:51
A state-owned railway in this country told women not to put on makeup on trains. Here's how they responded
A woman puts on make-up at a railway station in Beijing on December, 12, 2014. Hong Kong (CNN) -- A promotional video by a state-owned railway in China that asked women to refrain from putting on makeup during train journeys has sparked a fierce backlash and a debate about sexism.
2023-09-17 10:57
Beer flows and crowds descend on Munich for the official start of Oktoberfest
The beer is flowing and millions of people descending on the Bavarian capital to celebrate the official opening of Oktoberfest
2023-09-16 19:27
Venice 'not at risk' after all? UNESCO leaves city off its heritage in danger list
The Italian city of Venice and its lagoon were not listed on UNESCO's World Heritage in Danger list during a meeting of the UN agency in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, according to Italy's culture ministry.
2023-09-16 13:21
Blinded by a Russian shell, a Ukrainian soldier couldn’t see his wedding. But he cried at new love
Blinded by a Russian mortar shell, Ukrainian veteran Ivan Soroka couldn’t see his bride when she walked into his family home in a shoulderless white dress, a bouquet of white flowers in her right hand
2023-09-16 06:17
17 of History's Coolest Cats
Anyone with a cat will probably argue that their feline is the coolest—but there have been at least a few other candidates through the ages, from Able Seacat Simon to Abraham Lincoln’s kitties to the feline that inspired Nikola Tesla.
2023-09-16 05:19