Senate sends Biden big defense bill, plans new war memorial
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has sent President Joe Biden a $768.2 billion defense bill that makes…
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Princeton, other colleges shifting classes and holding finals online due to Covid-19 increase
By Paul P. Murphy, Nora Neus and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN A significant rise in Covid-19 cases and concerns over the fast-spreading Omicron variant is…
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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The Fed hints at multiple rate hikes in 2022 to combat inflation
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s inflation spikes have prompted the Federal Reserve to pick up the pace in normalizing its pandemic-era…
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CDC vaccine advisers to revisit Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine recommendation
By Jamie Gumbrecht and Elizabeth Cohen, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisers will meet on Thursday to…
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Santa Cruz cleans up following Atmospheric River aftermath
Most watches and warnings have been lifted, with the exception of a high surf advisory that remained in effect until Wednesday…
Continue Reading Man exonerated in the killing of Malcolm X sues New York state for $20 million
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A man who was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Malcolm X and exonerated last month is suing New York state for $20 million…
Continue Reading Christian officials accuse Israel of holiday discrimination
JERUSALEM (AP) — A spokesman for Christian churches in the Holy Land has accused Israel of discriminating against Christian tourists during the…
Continue ReadingEntire 6th-grade class under quarantine after 37 students test positive for COVID
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story YORBA LINDA, California (KABC) — The entire sixth-grade class at a…
Continue Reading Sources: Rivian to build $5B electric truck plant in Georgia
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Sources briefed on the decision say electric truck maker Rivian Automotive will announce Thursday that…
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Sources: Rivian to build $5B electric truck plant in Georgia
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Sources briefed on the decision say electric truck maker Rivian Automotive will announce Thursday that…
Continue Reading Sources: Rivian to build $5B electric truck plant in Georgia
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Sources briefed on the decision say electric truck maker Rivian Automotive will announce Thursday that…
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Ben Affleck dice que se sintió “atrapado” en su matrimonio con Jennifer Garner
Sol Amaya (CNN) — Ben Affleck habló sobre su matrimonio con Jennifer Garner y las redes sociales no están contentas. La estrella de…
Continue Reading Freight rails trying other locomotive fuels to cut emissions
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The major freight railroads across North America continue to experiment with alternative…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses Fernley’s lawsuit over leaking canal repairs
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge in Nevada has dismissed a rural town’s lawsuit seeking to block the U.S.…
Continue ReadingKhaled Meshaal Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Khaled Meshaal, former political leader of Hamas. Personal Birth date: 1956 Birth place: Silwad,…
Continue ReadingOmar al-Bashir Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Sudan’s former leader, Omar al-Bashir. Personal Birth date: January 1, 1944 Birth…
Continue Reading Why the Fed feels now is time to tighten credit more quickly
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell responded to surging inflation by…
Continue Reading Why the Fed feels now is time to tighten credit more quickly
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell responded to surging inflation by…
Continue Reading Charlie Munger Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Charles “Charlie” Munger, business partner of Warren Buffett. Personal Birth date:…
Continue Reading2 held at gunpoint by suspects in follow-home robbery in Hollywood
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Startling footage released by Los Angeles police…
Continue Reading Telehealth helps in pandemic, concerns linger: AP-NORC poll
By TOM MURPHY and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Most older Americans have had to use telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic and…
Continue Reading Met Opera to require booster shots starting mid-January
NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera is requiring audience and employees to receive COVID-19 booster shots for entry starting Jan. 17. The…
Continue Reading Lebanon to deport outlawed Bahrain opposition party members
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s interior minister has ordered the deportation of members of Bahrain’s outlawed Shiite opposition party after they…
Continue Reading2 young children rescued, kidnapping suspect in custody after chase ends
By Ashley Mackey Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Two young children were rescued and a…
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Top recruit spurns Florida St to play for Prime, Jackson St
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The No. 1 high school football recruit in the country pulled a signing day shocker. Travis Hunter from…
Continue Reading No, los carpinchos, jaguares y elefantes no nos invaden. Esto es lo que sucede en realidad
Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — Cada vez más, los jaguares comen perros en México. Mientras tanto, los carpinchos “conquistan”…
Continue Reading Dutch judge: Remove tweets comparing unvaccinated to Jews
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A judge has ordered a Dutch right-wing populist lawmaker to take down four tweets in which he drew comparisons…
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Cafe Carmel sells pies for the holiday, happy to have the Christmas cheer back
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION-TV) Things are feeling very different this Christmas compared to last year. Cafe Carmel along Ocean Avenue is selling…
Continue ReadingMan arrested for battery after allegedly swinging ax at people
By Maura Johnson Click here for updates on this story ELKHART, Indiana (WBND-LD) — A man was arrested on Monday for…
Continue Reading AP source: NHL reintroducing enhanced COVID-19 restrictions
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer A person with direct knowledge of discussions tells The Associated Press that the NHL is reintroducing enhanced…
Continue Reading Estos son los diseños de asientos de avión más inusuales y llamativos
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un asiento de avión de pie, un compartimento superior que se convierte en cama y una cabina de avión de dos pisos.…
Continue ReadingTwo teenagers arrested for allegedly fighting, hitting cop
By Maura Johnson Click here for updates on this story ELKHART, Indiana (WBND-LD) — Two teenagers were arrested on…
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Health care worker vaccine mandate can be enforced in half the country, appeals court says
By Tierney Sneed A federal appeals court gave the Biden administration a partial win in the federal government’s efforts to require Covid-19…
Continue Reading Manatee feeding program ready as winter tests survival
BY CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — As winter approaches Florida, state wildlife officials say a test feeding plan will…
Continue Reading NFL players are four times more likely to die of ALS, study finds
By Nadia Kounang NFL players are about four times more likely to die of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s…
Continue Reading bell hooks, famed feminist writer, dies at age 69
By Leah Asmelash, CNN bell hooks — the beloved poet, author, feminist and professor — has died, announced Berea College, the university…
Continue Reading Pinzan leads No. 16 South Florida women past Stetson 69-50
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Elisa Pinzan scored all 12 of her points in the first half, Shae Leverett had 10 points and nine rebounds and No. 16 South…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 17: SCOTUS, Coronavirus, Kentucky, Afghanistan, Facebook
By AJ Willingham, CNN Economic disaster averted: Yesterday, President Joe Biden signed the debt limit increase passed by Congress earlier this week,…
Continue Reading A couple that lost a relative and their home in Kentucky’s tornadoes counts themselves lucky. But they wonder what’s next
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Photographs by Bryan Anselm/Redux for CNN When they heard the sound of a train coming, Philip and Patricia Bruce started to run.…
Continue Reading JFK researchers underwhelmed by latest release of assassination documents
By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Frustrated JFK researchers say there is little new to learn in Wednesday’s release of previously classified documents…
Continue Reading bell hooks, groundbreaking feminist thinker, dies at 69
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — bell hooks, the author, educator and activist whose explorations of how race, gender, economics…
Continue Reading Essence Festival to return to New Orleans in summer 2022
By CHEVEL JOHNSON Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Essence Festival is planning its return to New Orleans next summer after a two-year…
Continue Reading Mexican woman shot in head by US Border Patrol files claim
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Attorneys for a Mexican woman who was shot in the head by a Border Patrol agent and survived have…
Continue Reading Is it worth gathering for the holidays if not everyone is vaccinated? Experts weigh in
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Even in pre-pandemic times, holiday gatherings with loved ones could be a careful dance of dodging landmines on the way to…
Continue Reading Segundo hijo del expresidente Martinelli se declara culpable de lavado de dinero en EE.UU.
macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Linares, hijo del expresidente de Panamá Ricardo Martinelli, se declaró culpable…
Continue Reading Trial delayed for Texas officer who shot Black woman in home
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has delayed the murder trial of a former police officer who is charged with fatally shooting a Black woman…
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A day in the life of a USPS mail carrier
The holidays are a busy time for the U.S. Postal Service. From Christmas cards to packages, mail carriers make hundreds of deliveries every…
Continue Reading Miss Mundo 2021 es en Puerto Rico: lo que debes saber sobre esta edición del concurso
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El concurso Miss Mundo está por celeberar 70 años después de que la edición de 2020 fue…
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Meta wants researchers to help it avoid having users’ personal data exposed online
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, is asking for help in avoiding having personal data about its users…
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