New Mexico regulators deny utility’s exit from coal plant
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico regulators have denied a request by the state’s largest electric provider to unload its shares in one of the…
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Louisiana judge who used racist slur takes leave of absence
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana judge will take an unpaid leave of absence after she repeatedly used a racial slur in a video recorded at her…
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US military has vaccinated more than 97% of service members
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US military has vaccinated more than 97% for its active-duty force against Covid-19 as the Army, which had the latest…
Continue Reading CDC recommends Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 shots over J&J’s
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press U.S. health officials say most Americans should get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines instead of…
Continue Reading CDC recommends Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 shots over J&J’s
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press U.S. health officials say most Americans should get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines instead of…
Continue Reading Biden signs bill hiking US borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a bill raising the nation’s borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion, avoiding a potentially…
Continue Reading Biden signs bill hiking US borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a bill raising the nation’s borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion, avoiding a potentially…
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Britney Spears teases fans with ‘new addition’ video on Instagram
By Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears appears to have welcomed a new addition to her family. The singer took to Instagram on Wednesday and teased her…
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9 of the most important year-end money moves
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business A common New Year’s resolution is to be better with money. But you will miss some opportunities if you wait…
Continue Reading Biden signs bill to award Congressional Gold Medal to US service members killed in Kabul airport bombing
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bill that posthumously awards a Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 US service…
Continue Reading Palestinians detect first 3 cases of omicron in West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry says it has identified its first three cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Jackson bows out of Democratic Senate primary in North Carolina, largely clearing field for Beasley
By Dan Merica, CNN North Carolina state Sen. Jeff Jackson on Thursday bowed out of the race to be the Tar Heel state’s next US senator, largely…
Continue Reading Northern California highway shut down by snow now reopen
REDDING, Calif. (AP) — A section of a major interstate highway in Northern California has reopened after a nearly 24-hour closure caused by…
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Italy to play England again twice in Nations League group
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Italy and England have been drawn in the same Nations League group, setting up two rematches next year of their European…
Continue Reading Biden awards Medal of Honor to 3 soldiers, including the first African American since the Vietnam War
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden bestowed the Medal of Honor, the most prestigious decoration in the US military, to three Army soldiers on…
Continue Reading FANTASY PLAYS: Players to start and sit for NFL Week 15
By BRANDON GDULA numberFire Tua Tagovailoa draws a top-level streaming matchup against the New York Jets, who are 32nd in numberFire’s adjusted…
Continue Reading Defense chief says Israeli killed in West Bank shooting
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says that Palestinian militants opened fire near a Jewish settlement in the northern West Bank, killing at least one…
Continue Reading Canadiens and Flyers play at empty Bell Centre
By The Associated Press The Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers played in an empty Bell Centre on Thursday night because of a spiraling rise…
Continue Reading DHS secretary ‘extraordinarily concerned’ about latest software vulnerability that forced US Patent office to take its systems offline for 12 hours
By Geneva Sands, Sean Lyngaas and Gregory Wallace, CNN Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday that he’s…
Continue Reading 3 men held in deaths of 2 women left at LA-area hospitals
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three men have been arrested in connection with the drug overdose deaths of two unconscious women who were dumped at Southern…
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El covid-19 hace estragos en Estados Unidos: el aumento de casos y hospitalizaciones causan trastornos en la sociedad
Germán Padinger (CNN) — Las infecciones y hospitalizaciones por covid-19 aumentan otra vez en Estados Unidos, lo que ha llevado a una nueva…
Continue Reading Virus woes cancel Ohio St-Kentucky showdown, other games
By The Associated Press Coronavirus concerns have forced the postponement of a number of college basketball games. They include this weekend’s…
Continue Reading Virus woes cancel Ohio St-Kentucky showdown, other games
By The Associated Press Coronavirus concerns have forced the postponement of a number of college basketball games. They include this weekend’s…
Continue Reading Los asesores de vacunas de los CDC recomiendan las vacunas Pfizer y Moderna sobre la de J&J
Sol Amaya (CNN) — Los asesores de vacunas de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. votaron 15-0 este jueves…
Continue Reading Justice Department breaks off settlement talks with families separated at US-Mexico border
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Justice Department has informed attorneys representing separated migrant families that it will cease settlement…
Continue Reading Lletget traded to Revolution by Galaxy, reunites with Arena
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Midfielder Sebastian Lletget has been acquired by Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution from the LA Galaxy for…
Continue Reading Lletget traded to Revolution by Galaxy, reunites with Arena
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Midfielder Sebastian Lletget has been acquired by Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution from the LA Galaxy for…
Continue Reading Live theater in London, NYC grapple with new virus outbreaks
By MARK KENNEDY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Many stages on both Broadway and the West End have been forced to go dark once…
Continue Reading Ben Affleck says negative reaction to Stern interview ‘hurts my feelings’
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Ben Affleck is trying to set the record straight. After giving an expansive interview on Howard Stern’s radio show,…
Continue Reading Protocolo de la Esperanza: el pacto internacional para proteger a los defensores de DD.HH. que honra a Berta Cáceres
macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El 3 de marzo de 2016 apagaron a tiros la voz de Berta Cáceres, dirigente indígena y activista hondureña…
Continue Reading BEHIND THE LENS: Chronicling a warming world
By The Associated Press In Germany, a train passes a railroad crossing surrounded by floodwaters. In Greece, a man stands off a beach and watches a…
Continue Reading Greece: Protest against budget constrained by pandemic costs
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Labor unions led by the Greek Communist Party are demanding a return of wage and pension levels that were axed during three…
Continue Reading BEHIND THE LENS: For Afghans, chaos and uncertainty — again
By The Associated Press Afghanistan, the country that can’t catch a break, had another difficult year in 2021. It was punctuated by the chaos…
Continue Reading UNESCO puts Haitian soup on cultural heritage list
PARIS (AP) — The United Nations cultural agency has placed a traditional Haitian soup widely seen as a symbol of the nation’s independence on its…
Continue Reading Omicron is dominant in wastewater samples in Florida county
Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Even though there have been no cases of clinical infection, the new omicron variant is now the dominant…
Continue Reading Coastal Carolina and Northern Illinois meet in Cure Bowl
By The Associated Press Coastal Carolina is looking to finish with 11 wins for the second straight year when it faces Northern Illinois in the Cure…
Continue Reading Rural Arizona hospitals seek feds help for COVID staffing
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials say the first COVID-19 case in Pima County involving the omicron variant has been confirmed. They say the…
Continue Reading Biden firma el aumento del techo de la deuda, evitando un posible desastre económico
macamilarincon (CNN) –– El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, firmó este jueves el proyecto de ley que aumenta el límite máximo de la…
Continue Reading Solid demand, backlog of home orders favors builders in ’22
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homebuilder stocks have outpaced the broader market this year, and analysts are bullish on the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court returns Texas abortion case to appeals court
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has returned a lawsuit over Texas’ six-week abortion ban to a federal…
Continue Reading Child care hiring crisis is closing programs and keeping parents out of workforce
By Gabe Cohen, CNN A hiring crisis is closing classrooms at Nurtury Early Education in Boston. The nonprofit, which serves mostly low-income…
Continue ReadingThe first true millipede has been discovered in Australia. It has the most legs of any living animal
By Katie Hunt, CNN Millipedes have lots of legs. It’s defining feature of this creature, which is neither worm nor insect. However, despite a…
Continue Reading Ted has heart-warming Christmas message in ‘Ted Lasso’ animated short
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN It’s a Christmas miracle for “Ted Lasso” fans. If you’re missing the Richmond gang, Apple TV+ on…
Continue Reading Judge sets January arguments for lawsuits seeking to hold Trump accountable for US Capitol riot
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Three civil lawsuits from lawmakers and Capitol Police officers that seek to hold Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingThe last ever A380 superjumbo is delivered to Emirates
Francesca Street, CNN The last Airbus A380 ever made has been delivered to Emirates, marking the end of an era for the superjumbo that was once…
Continue Reading Shipping CEO: The best solution to global supply chain chaos
Opinion by Vincent Clerc for CNN Business Perspectives Almost everything you buy has traveled along some of the millions of miles of networks that…
Continue Reading Biden signs debt limit increase, averting potential economic disaster
By Sam Fossum and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday signed the bill raising the debt limit ceiling that passed Congress earlier this…
Continue Reading McDonald’s recupera US$ 105 millones de Steve Easterbrook, CEO al que despidió
Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — McDonald’s llegó a un acuerdo con el exCEO Steve Easterbrook, que obliga al ejecutivo…
Continue Reading Nigerian lawmakers reject bill seeking gender equality
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian senators have for the third time in five years rejected a bill that sought to…
Continue ReadingRemaining missionaries kidnapped in Haiti released by gang, says justice minister
By Natalie Gallón and Matt Rivers, CNN The remaining 12 hostages kidnapped by an armed gang in Haiti two months ago were released Thursday,…
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