By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business A record number of Americans are quitting their jobs and businesses are desperately struggling to fill open positions. Target doesn’t have either of those problems. Target said Wednesday that its turnover rate for hourly workers was lower this year compared with 2019, even after accounting for new hires. The retailer
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By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press A multimillionaire dog named Gunther VI is selling his Miami mansion that was once owned by Madonna. As crazy as it sounds, Gunther VI inherited his vast fortune from his grandfather Gunther IV. Among his holdings is the eight-bedroom waterfront home where the “Material Girl” singer used to live. The
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Julia Buckley, CNN Back in the days of Ancient Rome, entering the Colosseum without a ticket would have meant you were about to be pitted against wild beasts and fellow gladiators. But in 2021, it means you’re simply a tourist wanting to have a beer at one of the world’s most famous sites, and are
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business The American Petroleum Institute on Wednesday slammed President Joe Biden’s push for a Federal Trade Commission investigation of the oil industry and renewed its call for the federal government to encourage domestic oil and gas production. “This is a distraction from the fundamental shift that is taking place and the
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN and JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday auctioned hundreds of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico in a sale that attracted bids from major energy companies. It was the first such sale under President Joe Biden and underscores the challenges he
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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL is requiring players and staff to wear masks inside team facilities regardless of vaccination status for a week starting on Thanksgiving, and they must be tested twice for COVID-19 after the holiday. The league’s protocols were updated as a result of increasing rates of COVID-19 across
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MAQUOKETA, Iowa (AP) — Two people have died in a two-vehicle crash at Maquoketa in eastern Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol says the crash happened around 5 p.m. Tuesday when a southbound car turning left off Highway 61 was hit by a northbound pickup truck. Television station KCRG reports that the crash killed two men,
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s disease control agency has reported 52,826 new coronavirus cases in a day, a number that has roughly doubled in the last two weeks. That is stoking calls for fresh measures to curb Germany’s steadily rising infections. The Robert Koch Institute said Wednesday that 294 more people
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Despite Bruce Springsteen’s long-time aversion to having his concerts filmed — he says it was a superstition — a new DVD offers a relatively rare look at him and his E Street Band during a peak period in the late 1970s. It’s footage of their
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — An F35 jet from a British aircraft carrier has crashed in an undisclosed location in the Mediterranean Sea. The Ministry of Defense said the jet’s pilot ejected safely Wednesday and returned to the HMS Queen Elizabeth. An official investigation was opened. The ministry declined to provide further details. The F35s, estimated to
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By Maegan Vazquez and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday lamented new data showing American drug overdose deaths topped 100,000 annually for the first time, saying that “we cannot overlook this epidemic of loss, which has touched families and communities across the country.” More than 100,000 people died of drug overdoses in the
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER, ALAN SUDERMAN and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An advisory issued by officials in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia warns that hackers linked to the Iranian government have been targeting a “broad range of victims” inside the U.S. with ransomware and other malicious cyber activity. The advisory says
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By ERIC TUCKER, ALAN SUDERMAN and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An advisory issued by officials in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia warns that hackers linked to the Iranian government have been targeting a “broad range of victims” inside the U.S. with ransomware and other malicious cyber activity. The advisory says
Continue ReadingBy Drew Andre Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — An alarming number of fatal crashes in Clark County involve rented luxury or exotic cars, according to new data from the state. The Department of Traffic Safety determined eight to 12% of fatal crashes in the Clark county are at the
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — La Conmebol suspendió por tiempo indeterminado al árbitro uruguayo Andrés Cunha y al encargado del VAR Esteban Ostojich, también de Uruguay, por su actuación en el encuentro entre Argentina y Brasil disputado el martes 16 de noviembre por las eliminatorias sudamericanas. La decisión de la Comisión de Árbitros de
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Joe Flacco will start at quarterback for the New York Jets on Sunday at home against the Miami Dolphins. Coach Robert Saleh made the surprising announcement Wednesday as the team decided to go with the 36-year-old veteran over Mike White, who started
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Stacker researched the history of extreme weather on screen and put together a diverse list of 20 films. To be included, extreme weather had to be a major element of the film, and the film had to have at least a 6.0 on IMDb or a 65 on Metacritic.
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Los miembros del jurado del juicio de Kyle Rittenhouse concluyeron su segundo día de deliberaciones sin llegar a un veredicto. Se espera que el panel de 12 miembros del jurado reanude las deliberaciones a las 10 a.m. ET de este jueves. Los miembros del jurado deliberaron durante aproximadamente 7,5 horas
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Casper Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A domestic argument led to a shooting and ultimately a vehicle crash just after midnight on Wednesday near Hualapai Way, south of Town Center Drive. According to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, a male suspect was driving northbound on Hualapai Way south
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By Sarah Fortinsky, CNN House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn dismissed GOP threats of retaliation in response to Democrats’ censure resolution against Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona, saying Republicans are “free to do that” if they win back control of the House in next year’s midterms. “Well, if they take back the House, they’re free to
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