By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Flights of Afghan evacuees from staging areas abroad will resume this week as part of Operation Allies Welcome, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The announcement comes after flights had been put on pause last month after four cases of measles — a highly contagious virus — were discovered among
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By Liz Stark, CNN Florida is the only state that has not yet submitted a plan to the US Department of Education for how it will use federal Covid-19 relief funds for schools, according to a new letter from the agency — the latest in a series of escalating stances against the Biden administration. The
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DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines has become the latest U.S. airline to say that it will require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Dallas-based company said its workers must be fully vaccinated by Dec. 8 in order to continue working at the airline. Employees can seek approval to skip the shots due to
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DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines has become the latest U.S. airline to say that it will require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Dallas-based company said its workers must be fully vaccinated by Dec. 8 in order to continue working at the airline. Employees can seek approval to skip the shots due to
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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics thought they could get back to the postseason for a fourth straight year even after numerous devastating injuries and center fielder Ramón Laureano’s suspension for performance-enhancing drugs. But they stumbled in September and had a frustrating finish that remains perplexing to everybody
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Nueva York (CNN Business) — Un alto ejecutivo de Facebook dijo este domingo en “Reliable Sources” de CNN que la compañía nunca podrá controlar todo el contenido de su sitio y que podría estar abierta a la regulación a medida que los legisladores continúen tomando medidas enérgicas contra el gigante tecnológico. El
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tyler Adams admits American players weren’t fully ready last month for the physical, fast-paced start of World Cup qualifying in CONCACAF, where fields in Central America can be dry and bumpy, and atmospheres intimidating. He says `Maybe we were just a little bit naive and
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Estos son algunos datos y hechos de Facebook a lo largo de su historia. Facebook tenía 2.800 millones de usuarios activos mensuales en todo el mundo al 31 de marzo de 2021. Está bloqueado en Corea del Norte y China. Reportan gran caída de WhatsApp, Facebook e Instagram 1:00 Había
Continue Readingolivertapia Nueva York (CNN Business) — La identidad de la denunciante de Facebook que publicó decenas de miles de páginas de investigaciones y documentos internos, lo que provocó una tormenta de fuego para la empresa de redes sociales en las últimas semanas, fue revelada en el programa “60 Minutes” el domingo por la noche. Su
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By JOHN HANNA and ANDY TSUBASA FIELD Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly has created an independent office to review complaints against Kansas’ foster care system and recommend changes in child welfare policies. Her order Monday establishing the new agency fulfills a longtime goal of advocates for abused and neglected children. The
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville assistant coach Todd Richards is recovering from a heart attack. The Predators announced Monday that Richards, a former Minnesota and Columbus head coach, had the attack Friday. Richards has been released from the hospital and is resting at home in Nashville. The Predators say he is expected to make a
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Humans have been burning fossil fuels for energy since the Industrial Revolution. We use them to heat our homes, cook our food and fuel our cars. Over the course of more than a century, fossil fuels became entrenched in every aspect of the economy and people’s lives. Our reliance on oil,
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Humans have been burning fossil fuels for energy since the Industrial Revolution. We use them to heat our homes, cook our food and fuel our cars. Over the course of more than a century, fossil fuels became entrenched in every aspect of the economy and people’s lives. Our reliance on oil,
Continue Reading ALLEGANY, N.Y. (AP) — St. Bonaventure baseball coach Larry Sudbrook is retiring following a 36-year career in which he posted the most wins in any sport in school history. Sudbrook’s retirement will be effective on Dec. 31. Assistant B.J. Salerno will serve as the program’s interim coach for the 2022 season. Sudbrook was a three-time
Continue Reading By The Associated Press All these years later, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are set to meet again at Fenway Park in an all-or-nothing game Tuesday night. The playoffs open this season with a tasty matchup when the longtime rivals face each other in the AL wild-card game. Yankees ace Gerrit Cole
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s police oversight office says the abandonment of a precinct by officers during last summer’s racial justice protests didn’t violate laws or departmental policies. The Office of Police Accountability on Monday released its findings from a monthslong investigation into the abandonment of the precinct on June 8, 2020, after 10 days of
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — A regulatory commission in Mexico has fined three manufacturers of tampons and diapers just over $15 million for allegedly conspiring to fix prices for the products. Mexico’s Commission on Economic Competition said Monday the price-fixing probably cost consumers about $73 million in artificially inflated prices. The three companies did not respond
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — A regulatory commission in Mexico has fined three manufacturers of tampons and diapers just over $15 million for allegedly conspiring to fix prices for the products. Mexico’s Commission on Economic Competition said Monday the price-fixing probably cost consumers about $73 million in artificially inflated prices. The three companies did not respond
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Karl Dorrell said he needs to have “better composure” after losing his cool and pushing a photojournalist’s camera on his way off the field following a loss to Southern California. The Colorado coach apologized to the photojournalist and to his team. Dorrell and the Buffaloes
Continue Reading By The Associated Press A capsule look at the American League wild-card game between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Tuesday night.
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