By Chris Isidore, CNN Business For most employers it’s full-speed ahead on Covid vaccine mandates, regardless of whether the courts uphold or strike down President Joe Biden’s requirements. A Federal Court of Appeals put on hold the Biden administration’s plans to mandate vaccines or weekly tests for staff of businesses with 100 or more employees.
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By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has reinstated a ban on lobster harvesting in hundreds of miles of productive fishing waters off the Maine coast to try to protect rare whales. The Maine Lobstering Union had won emergency relief to stop the closure of lobstering grounds. Federal regulators
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By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has reinstated a ban on lobster harvesting in hundreds of miles of productive fishing waters off the Maine coast to try to protect rare whales. The Maine Lobstering Union had won emergency relief to stop the closure of lobstering grounds. Federal regulators
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MUNICH (AP) — Croatia says defender Josip Stanisic has tested positive for the coronavirus after playing for his country’s national team. German club Bayern Munich says he is in isolation at home and was fully vaccinated. Stanisic came off the bench for the final minutes of the 1-0 win over Russia on Sunday. The result
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — After watching the St. Louis Blues game at the Enterprise Center Tuesday night, fans left the game to find their vehicles damaged and burglarized. Dozens of cars had broken windows by thieves who looked to rummage through their personal belongings. Police
Continue Reading SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Four Afghan journalists threatened by the Taliban regime have arrived in North Macedonia for temporary asylum. North Macedonia’s government said Wednesday they are TV and radio journalists who had worked for local media, and correspondents for foreign media outlets. North Macedonia offered a temporarily residence for them, at the request
Continue Reading By MARCOS ALEMAN and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has pitched a proposed law requiring people and organizations who receive foreign funding to register as “foreign agents,” following the lead of countries like the United States. When the U.S. passed its own Foreign Agents Registration
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The company formerly known as Facebook is now calling itself Meta Platforms. But investors looking to cash in on the virtual world known as the metaverse already have plenty of other options besides Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant. Gaming platform Roblox, which lets users generate their own avatars
Continue ReadingBy JOYLYN BUKOVAC Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — If your weekend to do list includes raking the leaves in your yard then throwing them away, you might want to reconsider. Wildlife experts say having leaves in your lawn is good. “They are great for insects and other types of
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Attention red cup fans: Starbucks is giving away reusable holiday cups for one day only. Customers who order a handcrafted holiday beverage from US Starbucks locations on Thursday will receive their drink in a “limited-edition reusable red cup.” Starbucks said that supplies are limited and the offer applies to all
Continue Reading TURIN, Italy (AP) — Novak Djokovic has advanced to the semifinals of the ATP Finals by beating Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-2. The top-ranked Djokovic is attempting to match Roger Federer’s record of six titles at the season-ending event for the top eight players in the world. Djokovic is now 2-0 in the Green Group. He
Continue ReadingBy Tony Garcia Click here for updates on this story NOLENSVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The Nolensville Police Department has launched community program they hope will curb the number of packages stolen every day from people’s homes. The initiative is called “Operation Front Porch,” which will actually bypass the front porch, altogether. The Nolensville Police wants
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Un año después de las elecciones legislativas en Venezuela, marcadas por el abstencionismo y el llamado de la oposición al boicot por lo que llamaron un proceso fraudulento, el país vuelve a las urnas para las elecciones regionales. La oposición de Venezuela llega a la cita altamente dividida. El
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENWALD Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Two teens escaped from the St. Louis Juvenile Detention Center Tuesday evening, police tell News 4. A News 4 photographer spotted numerous squad cars and a police canine outside the St. Louis Juvenile Detention Center at Vandeventer and Enright. The state-run
Continue ReadingBy REBEKKA SCHRAMM Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Leaders of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will provide insight Wednesday on what travelers can expect when they pass through the airport in the coming days. They’ll join leaders from the Atlanta Police Department, Transportation Security Administration, and Customs and Border Protection for
Continue Reading By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A court in Cambodia has denied the bail requests of 14 detained members of a dissolved opposition party. They are charged with treason for taking part in nonviolent political activities over the past several years. A human rights worker says the court rejected the request
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Iranian government-sponsored hackers are actively targeting a “broad range of victims” across multiple US sectors, including transportation and health care, and in some cases have deployed ransomware against those victims, US federal agencies and their counterparts from the United Kingdom and Australia warned on Wednesday. It’s a rare case of the
Continue Reading By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say an estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year. That’s a total the nation has never seen. Experts say it’s tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and a more dangerous drug supply. Overdose deaths have been rising for more than
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Defense lawyers in the Vatican’s fraud and extortion trial have accused prosecutors of again withholding pieces of evidence, including an alleged interrogation of Pope Francis. The allegation brought the pontiff’s own role in a flawed London property investment back before a Vatican city-state tribunal. The court’s
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN America’s drug epidemic is the deadliest it has ever been, new federal data suggests. More than 100,000 people died of drug overdoses in the United States during the 12-month period ending April 2021, according to provisional data published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s a new
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