By RYAN BRESLIN, ZACH GILCHRIEST Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, TN (WSMV) — After the Williamson School Board meeting on Tuesday, a video shows parents heckling each other. The Williamson County Schools board voted 7 – 3 to reinstate masks for elementary schools. Williamson County Schools brought back their mask mandate after
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Rand Paul, US senator from Kentucky. Personal Birth date: January 7, 1963 Birth place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Birth name: Randal Howard Paul Father: Ron Paul, former presidential candidate and retired US representative from Texas Mother: Carol (Wells) Paul Marriage: Kelley (Ashby) Paul Children: Robert; Duncan; William
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NEWLAND, N.C. (AP) — Court documents say a woman whose body was found buried in concrete in the basement of her western North Carolina home had fired her caretaker in June, but neighbors said the former caretaker was still living in the woman’s home until late July. WSOC-TV reports that search warrants state Elizabeth Carserino
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Personal Birth date: August 30, 1954 (some sources say August 31) Birth place: Kopys, Belarus Full name: Alexander Grigorievich Lukashenko Father: name unavailable publicly Mother: Yekaterina Lukashenko, milkmaid Marriage: Galina (Zhelnerovich) Lukashenko (1975-present) Children: with Galina (Zhelnerovich) Lukashenko: Viktor and Dmitry;
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By RYAN BRESLIN, ZACH GILCHRIEST Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Multiple independent music venues across Nashville will now be requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test from anyone wanting to enter for a show. On Thursday, those new requirements go into effect at Exit/In. Owner Chris Cobb
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Higher inflation hasn’t dented Corporate America’s profit bonanza — so far. Companies are charging more for everything from diapers to auto parts, more than offsetting their higher costs. Their resulting record-high profit margins are a key reason the latest round of earnings reports have blown
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Police say a man on a motorized bicycle died when a car ran a red light at an intersection in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park. Investigators say the crash happened shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday at West 95th Street and Lowell Avenue, when the car ran a red
Continue Reading Opinion by Friso Van der Oord for CNN Business Perspectives Despite decades of reform efforts by regulators, shareholders and the independent director community, CEO pay continues to grow inexorably, far outpacing any gains to workers’ pay. Since 1993, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) has said that CEO pay should be more in line
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By Mallory Simon, CNN Schools across the country are grappling with growing Covid-19 case numbers, forcing districts to rethink their strategies for masking or having to switch to virtual learning. Some schools in Mississippi, Indiana, and Georgia have already been forced to return to virtual. Some are hoping to return to in-person learning when case
Continue Reading By Mallory Simon, CNN Schools across the country are grappling with growing Covid-19 case numbers, forcing districts to rethink their strategies for masking or having to switch to virtual learning. Some schools in Mississippi, Indiana, and Georgia have already been forced to return to virtual. Some are hoping to return to in-person learning when case
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Story by Reuters A Panamanian-registered ship ran aground in a northern Japan harbor, then split in two and was leaking oil, but there were no injuries among the 21 crew and the oil leak was being controlled with no signs it had reached shore, the Japan Coast Guard said. The 39,910-ton vessel, the “Crimson Polaris,”
Continue Reading By TERRY TANG Associated Press A new report has found the frequency of anti-Asian incidents — from taunts to assaults — reported in the U.S. so far this year seems poised to surpass last year, despite months of political and social activism. Stop AAPI Hate, a national coalition, has become the authority on gathering data
Continue Reading SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s political crisis has taken a new twist after an anti-establishment party that narrowly won last month’s elections gave back its mandate to form a government. The country now appears headed for yet another election. The move by the There is Such a People party of popular TV entertainer Slavi Trifonov
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell for a third straight time last week, the latest sign that employers are laying off fewer people as they struggle to fill a record number of open jobs and meet a surge in consumer demand. Thursday’s report from
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell for a third straight time last week, the latest sign that employers are laying off fewer people as they struggle to fill a record number of open jobs and meet a surge in consumer demand. Thursday’s report from
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — A private bidder is willing to offering up to $120 million to purchase the Miami-area oceanfront property where the collapsed Champlain Towers South building once stood. The offer was revealed Wednesday during a hearing before Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman. He’s overseeing the dozens of lawsuits that have been filed since the condominium
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Thousands are expected to attend the opening Thursday of the 10-day multi-national LGBT+ festival that will include a global pride event in southern Sweden and a 22-sports tournament in nearby Copenhagen. The two-in-one event — Copenhagen 2021 — combines World Pride and EuroGames where some 2,000 athletes from more than 50
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Las escuelas de todo Estados Unidos están lidiando con el creciente número de casos de covid-19, lo que obliga a los distritos escolares a reconsiderar sus estrategias de uso de mascarilla o tener que cambiar a clases virtuales. Algunas escuelas en Mississippi, Indiana y Georgia ya se han visto obligadas a
Continue Reading By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul says she plans to run for governor in her own right after serving out the rest of Andrew Cuomo’s term. Hochul told NBC’s “Today” show on Thursday that she fully expects to run for governor because she is “the most prepared person”
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level jumped a higher-than-expected 1% in July, disappointing hopes for a slowdown in price increases. The Labor Department reported Thursday that the July gain in its producer price index, which measures price pressures before they reach consumers, matched the June increase with
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