By Jodi Upchurch, CNN An armed man is tackled by a pastor, Adele proves she’s just like everyone else, and Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds mix up their late-night hosts. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Pastor tackles armed man during service Video shows a Nashville pastor tackling a man who was waving
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Upchurch, CNN An armed man is tackled by a pastor, Adele proves she’s just like everyone else, and Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds mix up their late-night hosts. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Pastor tackles armed man during service Video shows a Nashville pastor tackling a man who was waving
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and TOM MURPHY The Associated Press Johnson & Johnson is splitting into two companies, separating the division that sells Band-Aids and Listerine, from its medical device and prescription drug business. The company said Friday that the division selling prescription drugs and medical devices will keep Johnson & Johnson as its name. The
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and TOM MURPHY The Associated Press Johnson & Johnson is splitting into two companies, separating the division that sells Band-Aids and Listerine, from its medical device and prescription drug business. The company said Friday that the division selling prescription drugs and medical devices will keep Johnson & Johnson as its name. The
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — More than 1,000 people crossed the English Channel in small boats on Thursday to reach the U.K. from France, a new record for migrant crossings in a single day. At least 1,185 people reached the U.K. aboard 33 small boats, Britain’s Home Office confirmed Friday. That figure surpasses the previous high of
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Latvia is banning unvaccinated lawmakers from attending in-person and remote parliament meetings as of Monday. Their wages also will be suspended if they are not able to work at the parliament. The law, approved Friday, requires members of parliament and local government members to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The law enters
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State Sen. Hugh Leatherman, South Carolina’s oldest and most powerful state lawmaker, has died. His office says Leatherman died Friday at his home in Florence, where he was in hospice care with inoperable cancer. Leatherman was in his 11th term, still serving at the age of
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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer England has been forced to make a late change to its starting lineup for Saturday’s rugby test against Australia after another prop contracted the coronavirus. Ellis Genge returned a positive test on Friday and has gone into isolation. England said no other positive tests were received among players or
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Paul Wertheimer ha pasado cuatro décadas tratando de ayudar a prevenir avalanchas humanas mortales desde que un desastre en un concierto de The Who cambió su vida. Once jóvenes, de 15 a 27 años, murieron en una aglomeración en el Riverfront Coliseum de Cincinnati en 1979. “HabÃa montones de zapatos y
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two African lions and six other big cats at the St. Louis Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that zoo officials said Thursday that the animals are expected to make a full recovery. Besides the lions, two snow leopards, two jaguars, an Amur tiger and a
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Negotiators at this year’s U.N. climate talks in Glasgow appear to be backing away from a call to end all use of coal and phase out fossil fuel subsidies completely. The latest draft proposals from the meeting’s chair released Friday call on countries to accelerate “the
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Negotiators at this year’s U.N. climate talks in Glasgow appear to be backing away from a call to end all use of coal and phase out fossil fuel subsidies completely. The latest draft proposals from the meeting’s chair released Friday call on countries to accelerate “the
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Pacific Rim leaders have agreed to do all they can to improve access to coronavirus vaccines and reduce carbon emissions, but failed to reach agreement on whether the U.S. should host talks in two years’ time. U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Pacific Rim leaders have agreed to do all they can to improve access to coronavirus vaccines and reduce carbon emissions, but failed to reach agreement on whether the U.S. should host talks in two years’ time. U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — As the Mediterranean Sea warms, some marine species are responding by diving deeper to find cooler waters, but not all species are able to endlessly go deeper, according to a new study. Researchers at Tel Aviv University looked at the
Continue ReadingBy Anthony Vasquez-Peddie Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Canadians who want to celebrate the holidays with a perfectly plucked Christmas tree this year may need to make some compromises due to the amount of supply versus demand. Tree farms are struggling to keep up with increased demand, and adverse
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By Brian Lowry, CNN There’s a long history of comedic actors — cinematic clowns, for lack of a better term — yearning to get serious. Through the years Bill Murray, Robin Williams and others all took on dramatic movie roles, in sometimes-jarring fashion for their fans. Streaming, however, seemingly represents an ideal venue when it
Continue Reading By THOMAS ADAMSON and SYVLIE CORBET PARIS (AP) — French authorities are investigating an alleged rape that occurred earlier this year in the presidential Elysee Palace. The Paris prosecutor’s office told The Associated Press on Friday the investigation was opened on July 12. But it did not immediately confirm French media reports saying a female
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Antoine Rozner has taken a one-stroke lead after two rounds of his title defense at the Dubai Championship. He rolled in a right-to-left birdie putt from eight feet at No. 18 to shoot 8-under 64 in his second round. Holing a sixth birdie in his final eight holes allowed
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business News that prices for American consumers are rising at the fastest rate in three decades has spooked investors and economists, piling pressure on President Joe Biden and the Federal Reserve to respond more aggressively. What’s happening: Biden and his team are now steeling themselves for high inflation to persist into
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