January 2022

Fostering Hopes teamed up with H3 Collective to build a 5-bedroom home for a licensed foster family in Buncombe County.

A home in search of a family: Non-profits build house for licensed foster families

January 29, 2022 9:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrew James Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The need for foster…

An iguana sits in a tree last March in Delray Beach

How cold is it in Miami? It’s so cold that ‘falling iguanas’ are forecast

January 29, 2022 9:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Jay Croft, CNN Cold weather is relative to where you are, right? A freezing wind chill in Minneapolis might be a warm snap. People in the…

Singer-songwriter Diego Verdaguer passed away at the age of 70.

Legendary Mexican-Argentinian singer Diego Verdaguer dies at 70

January 29, 2022 9:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Ryan, CNN Singer-songwriter Diego Verdaguer — a legend of the Latin American music scene — has died at the age of 70. On…

Young Brazilian players seek last-minute transfers to Europe

January 29, 2022 9:16 AM Associated Press

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — The transfer window for many big soccer leagues in Europe is coming to an end and many…

Germany’s climate-focused Greens elect new leadership duo

January 29, 2022 9:09 AM Associated Press

VIENNA (AP) — Germany’s Greens party has elected a new leadership team that has vowed to continue fighting for the party’s core issues,…

Germany’s climate-focused Greens elect new leadership duo

January 29, 2022 9:09 AM Associated Press

VIENNA (AP) — Germany’s Greens party has elected a new leadership team that has vowed to continue fighting for the party’s core issues,…

Auburn gives Pearl 8-year contract, starting at $5.4 million

January 29, 2022 9:07 AM Associated Press

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl stands to make more than $50 million under a new eight-year contract. Athletic director Allen Greene…

Witness Kelly Wileman said the car sped up around the parking lot before hitting a concrete barrier

2 dead after car crashes into Missouri store

January 29, 2022 9:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Two people are dead after a car crashed into a…

Bengals alums reflect on 1988 ‘shuffle’ to Super Bowl

January 29, 2022 9:03 AM Associated Press

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Anthony Muñoz and Ickey Woods are among alumni from the 1988 Cincinnati Bengals excited about…

Bette Midler hits back at West Virginia governor’s request she kiss his dog’s derrière

January 29, 2022 9:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Actress Bette Midler on Friday hit back at West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice, who earlier this week told her…

Metro Police said 32-year-old James Travis Pitts shot his wife

Tennessee family of 4 dead after father admits he ‘snapped’

January 29, 2022 8:57 AM CNN Newsource

By MARISSA SULEK Click here for updates on this story GOODLETTSVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A family of four in…

Hope and healing in Kosovo’s Oscar entry ‘Hive’

January 29, 2022 8:52 AM Associated Press

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Filmmaker Blerta Basholli’s debut feature “Hive,” about an Albanian-language film about a woman who…

Jesse Jackson’s son seeks to fill Rush’s US House seat

January 29, 2022 8:49 AM Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — A son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson is seeking the Democratic nomination for the Chicago-area congressional seat held by Bobby Rush, who…

Norwegian cross-country skier replaced due to COVID

January 29, 2022 8:48 AM Associated Press

The pandemic continues to impact cross-country ski teams as they head to the Beijing Olympics, with a Norwegian skier replaced and a Swedish…

Mascot hand gesture revised to avoid tie to white supremacy

January 29, 2022 8:47 AM Associated Press

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has made a change to its cartoon mascot Herbie Husker to eliminate confusion about the…

Senate Judiciary chair Dick Durbin said Sunday that the panel will move quickly on President Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee.

Senate Judiciary chair says panel will move quickly on Biden’s Supreme Court nominee

January 29, 2022 8:47 AM CNN

By Devan Cole, Sonnet Swire, Daniella Diaz and Aaron Pellish, CNN The Senate Judiciary Committee will move quickly once President Joe Biden announces…

49ers-Rams rivalry leads to NFC title game matchup

January 29, 2022 8:41 AM Associated Press

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay arrived in California five years ago, a pair of…

49ers-Rams rivalry leads to NFC title game matchup

January 29, 2022 8:41 AM Associated Press

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay arrived in California five years ago, a pair of…

Jonathan Carmody (center) is stepping into his father's shoes and giving the Bobcats their voice back.

Michigan basketball announcer stepping into his late father’s shoes

January 29, 2022 8:40 AM CNN Newsource

By KENDALL KEYS, JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story GRAND BLANC, Michigan (WNEM) — Charlie Carmody was…

Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi said Biden's pick will be a "beneficiary" of affirmative action.

GOP senator says Black woman Supreme Court pick would be ‘beneficiary’ of affirmative action

January 29, 2022 8:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Sonnet Swire and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The first Black woman nominated to the US Supreme Court by President Joe Biden will be a…

Unvaccinated Eritrea cyclists excluded from Tour of Rwanda

January 29, 2022 8:31 AM Associated Press

By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — The Eritrea cycling team has been excluded from the Tour of Rwanda race because its…

Kerri Gray is still trying to process how her 6-month-old baby was shot and killed.

‘I still can’t get the blood off my hands,’ says mom whose 6-month-old baby was killed

January 29, 2022 8:27 AM CNN Newsource

By CRYSTAL BUI Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta police say they’ve arrested a man…

McIlroy moves within 2 shots of Harding in Dubai

January 29, 2022 8:20 AM Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy has moved within two shots of leader Justin Harding after three rounds at the Dubai Desert Classic…

Lonnie Thompson is joining a long list of business owners fed up with crime in Portland and demanding change.

Portland business owner’s son shoots burglary suspect, calls on city to address crime

January 29, 2022 8:17 AM CNN Newsource

By CONNOR MCCARTHY Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A business owner in northeast…

Special Ks: Kyrgios, Kokkinakis win Australian Open doubles

January 29, 2022 8:13 AM Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis entered on a wild card and were dubbed the Special Ks on their wild ride to the…

Sergio Mattarella re-elected as Italian president for a second term

January 29, 2022 8:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Livia Borghese, CNN Italy’s current president Sergio Mattarella has been re-elected for a second mandate, speaker of the Chamber of…

Wisconsin Zoo brings back popular snow globe picnic attraction

January 29, 2022 8:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Emerson Lehmann Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Families looking for some winter fun…

¿Cómo repercutiría en todo el mundo una invasión rusa a Ucrania?

January 29, 2022 8:06 AM CNN Newsource

Alejandra Ramos Londres (CNN) — La posibilidad de una inminente invasión rusa a Ucrania intensifica el estado de alarma en la región,…

NASA plans to retire the International Space Station by 2031 by crashing it into the Pacific Ocean

January 29, 2022 8:03 AM CNN

By Katie Hunt, CNN NASA intends to keep operating the International Space Station until the end of 2030, after which the ISS would be crashed into a…

What an astronaut could see from space that changed him for good

January 29, 2022 8:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN “It’s just a jump to the left, and then a step to the right.” The catchy song from “The Rocky…

Historic city churches find new life as neighborhood centers

January 29, 2022 8:02 AM Associated Press

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Across the U.S., historic urban churches built decades ago to accommodate hundreds…

Elon Musk apuesta por los robots. Podrían tardar mucho en llegar

January 29, 2022 7:49 AM CNN Newsource

Sol Amaya (CNN) — El CEO de Tesla, Elon Musk, dijo el miércoles que cree que el objetivo de robots humanoides es lo más importante en lo que…

The Department of Justice seal is seen on a lectern at the Department of Justice in Washington

Kansas woman led female ISIS battalion in Syria, prosecutors say

January 29, 2022 7:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Sonnet Swire and Evan Perez, CNN An American woman from Kansas who allegedly joined ISIS and led an all-woman battalion in Syria has been arrested…

Contaminated water at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam began to sicken military families late last year.

Navy to drain millions of gallons of water daily after Hawaii fuel leak

January 29, 2022 7:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Watson and Claudia Dominguez, CNN The US Navy has been granted a permit to discharge up to five million gallons of treated water a day…

Thai province declares emergency as oil slick hits beach

January 29, 2022 7:37 AM Associated Press

BANGKOK (AP) — The governor of a province in eastern Thailand has declared a state of emergency after an oil slick washed up on a sand beach,…

La policía de Colorado resuelve homicidios de hace cuatro décadas con ADN del asesino exhumado

January 29, 2022 7:34 AM CNN Newsource

Sol Amaya (CNN) — Usando genealogía genética y ADN familiar, la policía de Colorado resolvió los casos de hace décadas de los homicidios…

WPI president to step down to become director of JPL

January 29, 2022 7:27 AM Associated Press

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Worcester Polytechnic Institute President Laurie Leshin has announced that she is stepping down at the end of the current…

More people are looking for genuine connections on dating apps

How not to be a ‘West Elm Caleb’: Entering and exiting dating app relationships gracefully

January 29, 2022 7:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN It seemed too good to be true: The cutie who you matched with on a dating app sent sweet messages, told fantastic stories…

Thai province declares emergency as oil slick hits beach

January 29, 2022 7:20 AM Associated Press

BANGKOK (AP) — The governor of a province in eastern Thailand has declared a state of emergency after an oil slick washed up on a sand beach,…

Russia’s daily COVID-19 count soars above 110,000

January 29, 2022 7:07 AM Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s daily count of new coronavirus infections has spiked above 110,000 as the highly contagious omicron variant spreads…

Charges: Nurses made $1.5 million off fake vaccination cards

January 29, 2022 6:59 AM Associated Press

AMITYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Two nurses on New York’s Long Island have been accused of forging fake COVID-19 vaccination cards and pocketing more…

What does poor rating for collapsed bridge mean for others?

January 29, 2022 6:51 AM Associated Press

By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press A 50-year-old bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh had been rated as poor on a recent inspection report. But…

What does poor rating for collapsed bridge mean for others?

January 29, 2022 6:51 AM Associated Press

By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press A 50-year-old bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh had been rated as poor on a recent inspection report. But…

Thousands displaced in Congo’s east amid rebel, army clashes

January 29, 2022 6:48 AM Associated Press

By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press KIBUMBA, Congo (AP) — Thousands of people in Congo have been displaced after they fled ongoing clashes between…

Majority of NFTs made with free tool are plagiarized or fake, marketplace says

January 29, 2022 6:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Maggie Parkhill, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — The…

COVID-19: Canada reaches more than 3 million total cases, a million in last month

January 29, 2022 6:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Solarina Ho, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — More than three…

ANÁLISIS | Europa podría vivir con menos gas ruso, pero un cierre total sería “catastrófico”

January 29, 2022 6:47 AM CNN Newsource

Alexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN Business) — Estados Unidos y sus aliados se apresuran a elaborar planes de contingencia en caso de que el…

Lebanon’s FM goes to Kuwait with answers to Gulf suggestions

January 29, 2022 6:45 AM Associated Press

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s foreign minister has headed to Kuwait to deliver answers to a list of policy suggestions made to the country by Persian…

Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios pose with the championship trophy after winning their men's doubles final.

Kyrgios, Kokkinakis end ‘Special Ks’ show with doubles triumph

January 29, 2022 6:37 AM CNN Newsource

Story by Reuters The “Special Ks” show at the Australian Open ended on a high after Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis claimed their…

Russia moves naval exercise that rattled EU member Ireland

January 29, 2022 6:34 AM Associated Press

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia says it will relocate naval exercises off the coast of Ireland after Dublin raised concerns…

Month: January 2022