By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Soon after Missouri Rep. Cori Bush accused Sen. Joe Manchin of espousing an “anti-Black, anti-child, anti-woman and anti-immigrant” position, another House progressive was on national TV with a sharply different message. Manchin, in fact, is not a racist, California Rep. Ro Khanna asserted. The next day, Texas Rep.
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By MATTHEW PERRONE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is nominating former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf to again lead the powerful regulatory agency. Califf served as FDA commissioner for the last 11 months of President Barack Obama’s second term. Before that, Califf spent more than 35
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By Sara Spary, CNN It’s the moment “Sex and the City” fans have been waiting for — a date for the return of Carrie and friends, 17 years after the original show ended. In a teaser-trailer released Friday, streaming service HBO Max announced that the new 10-part spinoff series “And Just Like That…” will debut
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Lewis Hamilton had the fastest lap at Friday’s practice session of the Brazilian Grand Prix after his team decided to give him a new engine. The seven-time champion received a five-place grid penalty for Sunday’s race due to the change, making it even harder to
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping will hold their much-anticipated virtual summit on Monday evening. The leaders are looking to dial back tensions after a rough start to the U.S.-China relationship since Biden took office earlier this year. The White House is
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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers could be playing football again less than two weeks after testing positive for COVID-19 while unvaccinated. Whether the off-field consequences of this situation on the reigning MVP’s public persona have a similarly short shelf life remains uncertain. Rodgers
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers could be playing football again less than two weeks after testing positive for COVID-19 while unvaccinated. Whether the off-field consequences of this situation on the reigning MVP’s public persona have a similarly short shelf life remains uncertain. Rodgers
Continue ReadingCNNEE Nota del editor: Claudio Fantini es politólogo y periodista; profesor en las carreras Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Siglo 21; columnista de análisis político en diarios, revistas, radios y canales de televisión de Argentina y Uruguay. Autor de los libros “Crónicas de fin de siglo, “Dioses de la guerra”, “Infalible y
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Waylon Smithers Jr, the loyal assistant to cantankerous billionaire Montgomery Burns, will finally find love in a landmark episode of “The Simpsons.” The character, who came out in a 2016 episode of the animated Fox series, will be at the center of a gay romance storyline in an episode set to
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By David Williams, CNN After 36 years as a nurse, one Kentucky woman had more than earned her retirement — and now she has plenty of money to retire in style. That’s because she had no sooner retired than she bought a ticket and won a $200,000 lottery prize. “It was unbelievable,” she said in
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The flu is a complicated, seasonal disease, which invites questions each year about why and how Americans should protect themselves against it. FindCare talked to a variety of medical professionals to answer 20 such questions.
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans quit their jobs at a record pace for the second straight month in September, while businesses and other employers continued to post a near-record number of available jobs. The Labor Department said Friday that 4.4 million people quit their jobs that month, or about 3%
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans quit their jobs at a record pace for the second straight month in September, while businesses and other employers continued to post a near-record number of available jobs. The Labor Department said Friday that 4.4 million people quit their jobs that month, or about 3%
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A police officer says he would have given Ahmaud Arbery a warning for trespassing inside the unfinished home from which the young Black man was seen running before he was chased and fatally shot. Glynn County police Officer Robert Rash testified Friday he had been looking
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration sanctioned Eritrea’s military and its sole political party for their involvement in the ongoing crisis in northern Ethiopia as Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed concern that about “the potential for Ethiopia to implode.” These are the first sanctions imposed under a new executive order signed by President
Continue Reading ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott has ruled out starting middle linebacker Tremaine Edmunds from playing at the New York Jets on Sunday. Edmunds did not practice this week after sustaining a hamstring injury in a 9-6 loss at Jacksonville last week. Veteran backup A.J. Klein is expected to fill in
Continue Reading FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The chief executive of the German Olympic committee says she will step down as the organization faces a backlash over an attempt to identify the author of an anonymous letter which criticized how the organization was run. The letter was published in May by anonymous employees of the organization and claimed
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States has imposed sanctions on the military and ruling party of Eritrea over their role in neighboring Ethiopia’s brutal yearlong war,. A Treasury Department statement cited the “continued role” the Eritreans play in the war that has killed thousands. Ethiopia’s government allowed Eritrean soldiers
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Lewis Hamilton has been given a five-place grid penalty for this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix after his team decided to give him a new engine. It’s the second time the Mercedes driver has exceeded the limit of three engines for the season. Hamilton is a
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN After more than 30 witnesses testified in the Kyle Rittenhouse homicide trial, the case that has grabbed the nation’s attention is moving into its final stages. Testimony, which spanned more than a week, wrapped up on Thursday — and closing arguments are slated to begin Monday. Rittenhouse has pleaded not guilty
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