By Betsy Klein, CNN First lady Jill Biden plans to embark on a “nationwide effort” to encourage Covid-19 vaccinations for children 5 to 11 years old next week, her office announced Friday. On Monday, her office said in a statement, Biden “will kick off a nationwide effort urging parents and guardians to vaccinate kids ages
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers stepped up their hiring in October, adding a solid 531,000 jobs, the most since July and a sign that the recovery from the pandemic recession may be overcoming a virus-induced slowdown. Friday’s report from the Labor Department also showed that the unemployment rate fell
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers stepped up their hiring in October, adding a solid 531,000 jobs, the most since July and a sign that the recovery from the pandemic recession may be overcoming a virus-induced slowdown. Friday’s report from the Labor Department also showed that the unemployment rate fell
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session about Sudan after a military coup there nearly two weeks ago. Britain, the United States, Germany and Norway are leading a push to commission an expert to monitor the situation in Sudan. The Human Rights Council debate on Friday is taking
Continue Reading Opinion by Jessica A. Roth for CNN Business Perspectives As the Elizabeth Holmes trial unfolds, the audacity of the alleged scheme becomes clearer by the day. The purported lies are big, the sums of money staggering, the boldface names riveting. But perhaps what is most remarkable about the case is how unremarkable it is as
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Shares of drug giant Pfizer surged nearly 11% Friday after the company announced positive test results for an experimental pill it has developed to fight Covid-19. Pfizer said the pill reduced the risk of hospitalization and death for high-risk patients who were part of a trial taking the
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By Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN Congress passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package Friday, approving a signature part of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda. It will deliver $550 billion of new federal investments in America’s infrastructure over five years, touching everything from bridges and roads to the nation’s broadband, water and energy systems. Experts
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LANSING, Kan. (AP) — A corrections officer at Kansas’ Lansing Correctional Facility is hospitalized in stable condition after being attacked. The Kanas Department of Corrections says in a news release that the incident happened Wednesday when the officer “was injured by a resident.” Officials say the incident remains under investigation. The Kansas Organization of State
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By Amir Vera, CNN After two and a half weeks of jury selection, the state trial for three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia begins Friday. Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael, along with William “Roddie” Bryan, did not face charges in the February 2020 incident until months later, when video surfaced
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The top negotiators of the European Union and recently departed Britain are seeking a belated renegotiated deal on how trade in Northern Ireland should be dealt with amid signs that increasingly acrimonious relations could lead to a trade war. On top of the dispute on how to
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The top negotiators of the European Union and recently departed Britain are seeking a belated renegotiated deal on how trade in Northern Ireland should be dealt with amid signs that increasingly acrimonious relations could lead to a trade war. On top of the dispute on how to
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LEEDS, England (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have increased their minority stake in Premier League club Leeds to 44%. The NFL franchise first bought 15% of the English soccer team from Andrea Radrizzani in 2018 and raised it to 37% in January during Leeds’ first season back in the Premier League after a 16-year
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The chairman of Yorkshire County Cricket Club has resigned as the club struggles to contain a crisis over its handling of a former player’s racism allegations. Roger Hutton says he quit “with immediate effect.” He cites the club’s unwillingness to accept the claims by former player Azeem Rafiq and its refusal to
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian Red Cross official says seven more bodies have been recovered from a high-rise apartment building that collapsed while under construction in Lagos, bringing the death toll to 43. Segun Akande said that Femi Osibona, a director of Fourscore Homes, the real estate company building
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch Supreme Court has handed Russia at least a temporary victory in its appeal of a $50 billion arbitration award to former shareholders of bankrupted oil giant Yukos. The decision Friday quashed a lower court ruling, effectively setting aside a $50 billion award made
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch Supreme Court has handed Russia at least a temporary victory in its appeal of a $50 billion arbitration award to former shareholders of bankrupted oil giant Yukos. The decision Friday quashed a lower court ruling, effectively setting aside a $50 billion award made
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Attorney General’s Office filed another lawsuit Friday in an effort to stop the federal vaccine mandate. Missouri, nearly a dozen other states, and several businesses, including Holts Summit-based Doolittle Trailers Manufacturing, Inc., announced plans on Thursday to file the lawsuit against the Biden Administration. “The federal government should not
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan says it will ease border controls beginning Monday for fully vaccinated travelers excluding tourists, responding to requests from the business community following a rapid decline in infections. Everyone entering Japan must be fully inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines that are recognized by Japanese authorities. Those eligible include
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — A train struck and killed a migrant from Eritrea and at least two bodies were recovered from the sea and on a beach during a particularly deadly week for migrants on the northern coast of France. The deaths occurred in and around the city of Calais, where people often attempt treacherous crossings
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business America’s job market is showing signs of strength — welcome news after a choppy summer. What’s happening: The US economy added 531,000 jobs in October, according to government data released Friday. That’s stronger than in August and September, though gains for both months have been revised higher. Still, economists are
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