Canadians told to avoid nonessential international travel as Omicron spreads
By Paula Newton, CNN Canada issued a travel advisory to its citizens Wednesday asking that they avoid all nonessential international travel as the…
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US health tab hit $4T as gov’t opened spigot to fight COVID
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government report says U.S. health care spending rocketed to $4.1 trillion last…
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US health tab hit $4T as gov’t opened spigot to fight COVID
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government report says U.S. health care spending rocketed to $4.1 trillion last…
Continue ReadingDeputies charge father for shooting into his son’s Upstate home
By Anisa Snipes Click here for updates on this story WALHALLA, South Carolina (WHNS) — Deputies in Oconee County say a…
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AP source: NBA, players’ union may return to daily testing
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association are in the process of enhancing their health and safety…
Continue Reading Spain urges child vaccinations and boosters before Christmas
MADRID (AP) — Spanish health authorities are stepping up efforts to give out coronavirus vaccine shots before Christmas and end-of-the-year…
Continue Reading South Carolina DE Enagbare going pro, QB Brown transferring
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina defensive lineman Kingsley Enagbare is heading to the NFL and starting quarterback Jason Brown is entering the…
Continue Reading MLS champion NYCFC to split home games among 3 sites
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer champion New York City FC will be on the move while at home next season, splitting games among Yankee Stadium,…
Continue Reading NYPD top cop pick highlights the slow rise of female police chiefs nationwide
By Emma Tucker, CNN For the first time in the New York Police Department’s 176-year history, a woman will become police commissioner of the…
Continue Reading Devils get G Gillies from Blues for future considerations
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils have acquired goaltender Jon Gillies from the St. Louis Blues for future considerations. Devils general…
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Goldman Sachs cuts US economic forecast after Joe Manchin rejects Build Back Better
By Matt Egan, CNN Senator Joe Manchin’s opposition to the Build Back Better Act prompted Goldman Sachs to swiftly dim its US economic outlook.…
Continue Reading NFL earns higher grades for diversity hiring in study
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer The NFL has earned higher scores for racial and gender hiring in an annual diversity report, though team-level grades…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading Lights driver Malukas promoted to IndyCar to drive for Coyne
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — David Malukas became the third Indy Lights promoted to IndyCar when Dale Coyne Racing on Wednesday hired the 20-year-old for…
Continue Reading DeSantis: Critical race theory is “crap,” vows to fight it
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has called critical race theory “crap” and…
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Emiten alerta de tornado para partes del Medio Oeste de Estados Unidos
Sol Amaya (CNN)– La primera alerta de tornado del día está vigente hasta las 8 pm CST, para partes del oeste y centro de Iowa, el noreste de…
Continue ReadingBeaverton, OR, swim school employee pleads guilty to recording people in staff changing room
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BEAVERTON, Oregon (KPTV) — A man has been convicted of using a cell…
Continue Reading US releases new batch of documents about JFK assassination
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Archives has made public nearly 1,500 documents related to the U.S. government’s…
Continue Reading Florida man arrested, charged in Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say a Florida man has been arrested on charges related to storming the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection and…
Continue Reading Chicago to pay woman $2.9M over botched police raid
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Council has voted to pay $2.9 million to a woman who was handcuffed by police officers during a February 2019 raid of…
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US promises to define ‘statelessness,’ a first for the federal government
By Geneva Sands, CNN The United States is committing for the first time to defining “statelessness” and increasing protections for…
Continue ReadingThe book that’s helping kids with their mental health during the pandemic
By TAYLOR JOHNSON Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — The U.S. Surgeon General…
Continue Reading Israel to donate 1 million COVID vaccines to African nations
The Israeli government says it is donating 1 million coronavirus vaccines to the U.N.-backed COVAX program. The Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday…
Continue Reading Former Celtics boss Danny Ainge joins Utah Jazz as CEO
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Boston Celtics player and executive Danny Ainge is the new CEO of the Utah Jazz. Ainge has also been named an…
Continue Reading Shepherd QB Bagent leads AP Division II All-America team
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Shepherd quarterback Tyson Bagent, a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy as the Division II player of…
Continue Reading Kraft te pagará US$ 20 por no preparar cheesecake esta Navidad
Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Kraft está utilizando su escasez de queso crema como una oportunidad de marketing. Durante unos…
Continue Reading LA Rams add 3 players to reserve/COVID-19 list; now 16 total
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams had 16 players on their reserve/COVID-19 list on Wednesday after adding…
Continue Reading LA Rams add 3 players to reserve/COVID-19 list; now 16 total
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams had 16 players on their reserve/COVID-19 list on Wednesday after adding…
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Salinas Mayor announces run for Monterey County Supervisor
Supervisor John Phillips announced on Wednesday that he is not running for another term as Monterey County Board of Supervisors in 2022. Instead,…
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We really did buy more alcohol during the early pandemic, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The great Covid-19 lockdown of March to June 2020 created more than a run on toilet paper, masks and hand sanitizers. A new…
Continue Reading San Francisco to require sick leave for nannies, gardeners
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nannies, house cleaners, gardeners and other San Francisco domestic workers must be given paid sick leave under a…
Continue Reading San Francisco to require sick leave for nannies, gardeners
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nannies, house cleaners, gardeners and other San Francisco domestic workers must be given paid sick leave under a…
Continue Reading San Francisco to require sick leave for nannies, gardeners
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nannies, house cleaners, gardeners and other San Francisco domestic workers must be given paid sick leave under a…
Continue Reading Health worker vaccine mandate blocked in half the states
By KEVIN McGILL and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court panel has lifted a nationwide ban against President…
Continue Reading Health worker vaccine mandate blocked in half the states
By KEVIN McGILL and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court panel has lifted a nationwide ban against President…
Continue Reading Chicago council OKs $2.9 million settlement for woman police found naked when they broke open door of wrong home
By Michelle Watson and Melissa Alonso, CNN The Chicago City Council unanimously approved a $2.9 million settlement Wednesday for Anjanette Young, who…
Continue Reading Surcharge for unvaccinated Pima County employees challenged
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A law enforcement union has filed a lawsuit challenging a $45 health insurance surcharge imposed each pay period on Pima…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren calls for expansion of Supreme Court, saying current court is a threat to democracy
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday called for the US Supreme Court to be expanded with more justices and said…
Continue Reading Talks between Manchin and Biden at standstill as Build Back Better likely stalled until next year
By Clare Foran, Manu Raju and Phil Mattingly, CNN Senate Democrats are expected to punt consideration of the cornerstone element of President Joe…
Continue Reading Democrats hope to make progress on Build Back Better in new year as action stalls for now
By Suzanne Malveaux and Clare Foran, CNN With a number of sticking points still unresolved, Democrats are hoping for a breakthrough that will allow…
Continue Reading Cleveland State cancels games at No. 2 Duke, Kent State
By The Associated PRess Cleveland State has canceled men’s basketball games at No. 2 Duke on Saturday and at Kent State next week after pausing…
Continue Reading Haaland leads Dortmund to 3-0 win over Fürth in Bundesliga
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Erling Haaland scored twice as Borussia Dortmund beat last-place Greuther Fürth 3-0 to prevent…
Continue Reading Chicago Blackhawks settle lawsuit with Kyle Beach
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have settled a lawsuit by a former player who said he was sexually assaulted by…
Continue Reading Exjugador de la NFL que mató a 6 personas tenía CTE, una grave enfermedad cerebral que puede cambiar el comportamiento, dice una experta
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un exjugador de la NFL que mató a tiros a seis personas antes de suicidarse en Carolina del Sur este año…
Continue Reading Nursing home worker, sisters among tornado victims
By RUSS BYNUM and BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A nursing home worker from Kentucky who had “such a bright…
Continue Reading California police hold Tesla worker in slaying of co-worker
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — Police say a worker at a Tesla factory in California has been arrested on a homicide warrant after a co-worker was fatally…
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Who’s enforcing the statewide mask mandate?
A statewide mask mandate has returned to California, regardless of vaccination status.…
Continue Reading AP Source: NFL plans changes to COVID-19 protocols
By ROB MAADDI and SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writers IRVING, Texas (AP) — A person familiar with the plans told The Associated Press on…
Continue Reading AP Source: NFL plans changes to COVID-19 protocols
By ROB MAADDI and SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writers IRVING, Texas (AP) — A person familiar with the plans told The Associated Press on…
Continue Reading Freelance journalist accredited to AP detained in Ethiopia
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Associated Press says a freelance video journalist accredited to the AP in Ethiopia has…
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