Patients won’t have to fear as many surprise medical bills come January
By Tami Luhby, CNN Americans are set to have one less health care headache in 2022. The No Surprises Act, which bans most unexpected medical charges…
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No. 21 Houston edges Auburn 17-13 in Birmingham Bowl
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Jake Herslow caught a 26-yard, go-ahead touchdown pass from Clayton Tune with 3:27 left to…
Continue Reading Stricter Canadian rules complicate NHL push through pandemic
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Having seven teams based in Canada complicates the NHL’s path through the pandemic. More restrictive virus…
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Las drogas, la violencia y el racismo crean un “cóctel de negligencia” en Marsella
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La ciudad portuaria de Marsella, en el sur de Francia, ha sido noticia en los últimos meses por la muerte de varios…
Continue Reading Blackhawks F Khaira could return Saturday against Predators
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks forward Jujhar Khaira could return when the team visits Nashville on Saturday.…
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US warships stay in Mediterranean amid Ukraine, Russia fears
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group to stay…
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California man gets second life term for synagogue attack
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 22-year-old white supremacist has been sentenced to life in federal prison for killing a woman…
Continue Reading California man gets second life term for synagogue attack
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 22-year-old white supremacist has been sentenced to life in federal prison for killing a woman…
Continue Reading Los precios de las viviendas en Estados Unidos subieron un 19,1% en octubre
Sol Amaya (CNN Business) — Los precios de las viviendas registraron un crecimiento de precios de dos dígitos una vez más en octubre, según…
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 Prosecutor: 2 Iowa teens ambushed teacher, then killed her
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The county attorney prosecuting the case of two southeast Iowa teens charged with murder in…
Continue Reading Prosecutor: Suspect in Vegas severed head case a prior felon
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A prosecutor in Las Vegas says a 57-year-old man jailed after police found the severed head and…
Continue Reading Prosecutor: Suspect in Vegas severed head case a prior felon
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A prosecutor in Las Vegas says a 57-year-old man jailed after police found the severed head and…
Continue Reading Prosecutor: Suspect in Vegas severed head case a prior felon
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A prosecutor in Las Vegas says a 57-year-old man jailed after police found the severed head and…
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Do you have a cold, the flu or Covid-19? Experts explain how to tell the difference
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Do you have a sore throat, a runny nose and muscle aches? It could be a common cold, a case of the flu — or Covid-19.…
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What is ‘flurona’ and how serious is it?
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Israel’s first known case of a person infected with Covid-19 and the flu has been detected, the country’s Ministry…
Continue Reading California 1st state to top 5M cases amid omicron surge
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California became the first state to record more than 5 million known coronavirus infections. The state dashboard…
Continue Reading Virginia Tech, Maryland vie in Pinstripe Bowl, both at 6-6
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Virginia Tech and Maryland are set to play Wednesday in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. Virginia Tech is trying…
Continue Reading Being Harbaugh: Quirky, competitive, ingenious, disruptive
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh has been the most scrutinized coach in college football for…
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1865 magazine clipping, Bible removed from second time capsule found at former site of Robert E. Lee statue
By Sara Smart, CNN A second time capsule recently found buried beneath the pedestal of the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, was opened…
Continue Reading Abren segunda cápsula del tiempo hallada debajo de la estatua de Robert E. Lee en Richmond, Virginia
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Equipos de conservación abrieron la segunda cápsula del tiempo que los trabajadores encontraron en el sitio…
Continue Reading Police: Gunman in Denver who killed 5 targeted some victims
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Authorities say a gunman who went on a deadly shooting rampage in several locations in the Denver…
Continue ReadingDeadly flooding in Brazil kills at least 20 and displaces thousands, leaving Covid-19 vaccines submerged
By Vasco Cotovio and Tara John, CNN The death toll from floods and heavy rain, which has blighted the Brazilian state of Bahia since November, rose…
Continue Reading Desaparece en México el basquetbolista profesional Alexis Cervantes
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) de México hizo un llamado a la ciudadanía pidiendo ayuda…
Continue Reading US move to shorten COVID-19 isolation stirs confusion, doubt
By ZEKE MILLER and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials’ decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19…
Continue Reading US move to shorten COVID-19 isolation stirs confusion, doubt
By ZEKE MILLER and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials’ decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested in a Florida hit-and-run that killed 2 children and injured 4 others, investigators say
By Jennifer Henderson and Sharif Paget, CNN The driver suspected in a hit-and-run in Florida that killed two children and injured four others was…
Continue Reading Judge refuses to dismiss alleged Proud Boys leaders’ charges
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A federal judge has refused to throw out an indictment charging four alleged leaders of the far-right Proud…
Continue Reading Atlanta-area recruiting proves rich in top basketball talent
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer The Atlanta area is proving to be fertile recruiting ground for college basketball teams seeking top-flight…
Continue Reading Atlanta-area recruiting proves rich in top basketball talent
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer The Atlanta area is proving to be fertile recruiting ground for college basketball teams seeking top-flight…
Continue Reading NFL cuts isolation time for players who test positive
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL is reducing isolation time for players who test positive for COVID-19 and are asymptomatic, including…
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Tennessee woman charged after alleged assault and running to cabin door on Spirit flight
By Christina Carrega A Tennessee woman turned herself into the FBI on Tuesday after she was accused of assaulting two flight attendants during a…
Continue Reading Severe Brazil flooding spreads in Bahia and beyond
By DÉBORA ÁLVARES Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A total of 116 cities in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia were in a state of…
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Home prices jumped 19.1% in October from a year earlier
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices saw double-digit price growth yet again in October, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller…
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La variante ómicron del coronavirus está llenando los hospitales pediátricos
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Este mes se ha quintuplicado el número de niños que ha ingresado a los hospitales pediátricos en Nueva York.…
Continue Reading 14-year-old girl fatally shot by LAPD called US ‘safest country in the world,’ father says
By Ray Sanchez, CNN Valentina Orellana-Peralta’s dream of becoming an American citizen and studying robotics ended days before Christmas on the…
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Omicron is messing with the economic recovery
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Thousands of flights canceled. Back-to-the-office plans shelved. College football bowl games and Broadway shows called…
Continue Reading Florida officials find car in hit-and-run that killed 2 kids
WILTON MANORS, Fla. (AP) — Authorities have found the car that plowed into a group of children in Florida, killing two and injuring four. But…
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Quick! Costco has restocked the Xbox Series X
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Act fast, Costco members! The retailer has the hard-to-score Xbox Series X gaming console back in stock and…
Continue Reading Steelers’ Tomlin has no issues with Canada’s play-calling
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says he has no issue with offensive coordinator Matt…
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Interstates closed in record-breaking snow season in Sierra Nevada
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KION-TV) — The main highway from San Francisco to Reno remains closed for a third day due to record-setting snow in the Lake…
Continue Reading El actor Hugh Jackman anuncia que tiene covid-19
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Hugh Jackman pasó de elogiar a aquellos en Broadway que se enfrentaron a la pandemia a compartir que dio…
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Hugh Jackman announces he has Covid-19
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Hugh Jackman went from praising those on Broadway who have stepped up in the face of the pandemic to sharing that he has…
Continue Reading Sentencing set for US airman convicted in teacher’s killing
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A U.S. Air Force airman who was convicted of killing a Mennonite woman after kidnapping her in New Mexico and taking her to…
Continue Reading Arizona hospital official: Avoid New Year’s gatherings
By PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The chief clinical officer of Arizona’s largest health care system says the pandemic…
Continue Reading Sudan officials say defunct mine collapses, kills 38 people
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese authorities said at least 38 people were killed when a defunct gold mine collapsed in West…
Continue Reading US-Canada women’s games off; US men forfeit at world juniors
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The U.S. was forced to forfeit its game at the world junior championship against Switzerland after two players…
Continue Reading Evangelicals a rising force inside Argentine prisons
By GERMAN DE LOS SANTOS and RODRIGO ABD Associated Press ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) — Evangelical pastors have become increasingly influential inside…
Continue Reading South Dakota AG impeachment investigation begins in secrecy
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers are meeting behind closed doors as they launch an impeachment…
Continue Reading One of a kind: Ohtani wins AP Male Athlete of Year award
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani did things during 2021 that almost nobody alive had ever seen in sports.…
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