By WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) — A suspect was arrested after throwing a Molotov cocktail at a deli in Brooklyn and slashing a man on the hand Saturday. According to police, the incident happened just before 8 a.m. when officers responded to a 911 call of
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By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta was denied a hometown celebration when the Houston Astros rallied from an early 4-0 deficit for a 9-5 win over the Braves in Game 5 of the World Series. Truist Field had been rocking. The pearl-clad fans were sensing Sunday was going to be a
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By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Biotechnology company Novavax says that Indonesia has given the world’s first emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine, which uses a different technology than current shots. The vaccine is easier to store and transport than some other shots, which could allow it to play an important
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Disney+ has released a new trailer for the new “Star Wars” series “The Book of Boba Fett.” “I am not a bounty hunter,” Boba Fett says in a voiceover. An unknown voice responds, “I’ve hear otherwise. I know that you sit on the throne of your former employer,” meaning Jabba the
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By Stephanie Busari, Eliza Mackintosh and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN At least five people have died after a building with more than 20 stories collapsed in an upmarket area of Nigeria’s economic hub, Lagos, on Monday, authorities said. The building, located on Gerald Road in the city’s affluent Ikoyi neighborhood, is a construction site for luxury
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Democrats’ $1.75 trillion economic and climate bill could end up delivering a tax cut for the richest 5% of Americans, a new analysis finds. The Build Back Better framework released by the White House last week calls for tax increases on the richest families, including a surtax on multi-millionaires and
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business Democrats’ $1.75 trillion economic and climate bill could end up delivering a tax cut for the richest 5% of Americans, a new analysis finds. The Build Back Better framework released by the White House last week calls for tax increases on the richest families, including a surtax on multi-millionaires and
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BANGKOK (AP) — Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has testified in court for a second time, addressing charges that she violated coronavirus pandemic restrictions during the 2020 election campaign. A person with knowledge of the proceedings says she denied breaking the restrictions when she waved to a campaign convoy for her National League
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By Elissa Strauss, CNN During school shutdowns, educators did their best to re-create in-class learning online. But what about the kind of learning that happens in the hallways in-between classes, or on the playground during lunch and after school? Those in-person social interactions, the sort that emotionally challenge, enlighten and torment our children, were not
Continue Reading By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi students have returned to classrooms for the first time in a year, following the prolonged closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Iraq’s Health Ministry has mandated health safety protocols that include obligatory vaccination or weekly PCR tests for teachers, social distancing among students and face masks.
Continue Reading ZURICH (AP) — Mexico will have to play in an empty stadium for its next two home games in World Cup qualifying because of persistent anti-gay chants by fans. Mexico will host Costa Rica on Jan. 30 and Panama on Feb. 2. The empty stadium will cost the Mexican soccer federation millions of dollars in
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Adoptar una dieta vegana se ha convertido en algo cada vez más habitual en los últimos años. El cambio de los consumidores hacia las alternativas basadas en plantas modificó las opciones de comida rápida y de alimentación, mientras que Impossible Burger y Beyond Meat se han convertido en empresas masivas que capitalizan
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say a man in Germany faces a murder investigation after he apparently deliberately drove into a group of schoolchildren, killing an eight-year-old girl and seriously injuring two other girls. Friday’s incident outside a day care center in Witzenhausen, near the central city of Kassel, was initially thought to be an accident.
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By Brad Parks, CNN While technical issues were sorted prior to jury selection in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial Monday, Judge Bruce Schroeder played “Jeopardy!” with prospective jurors to pass the time. “Not to be Confused for 400,” Schroeder said. “On the menu, scallops are shellfish and these are immature or green onions.” “Scallions,” many prospective
Continue Reading By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippines forces have killed a key communist rebel commander in one of Asia’s longest-running insurgencies, in what the military described as a daring raid in the remote south, but what guerrilla leaders said was an ambush. Jorge Madlos, who used the nom de guerre Ka Oris,
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — World leaders are turning up the heat and resorting to end-of-the-world rhetoric in an attempt to bring new urgency to sputtering international climate negotiations. The metaphors were dramatic and mixed at the start of the talks known as COP26 on Monday. For British Prime Minister
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — World leaders are turning up the heat and resorting to end-of-the-world rhetoric in an attempt to bring new urgency to sputtering international climate negotiations. The metaphors were dramatic and mixed at the start of the talks known as COP26 on Monday. For British Prime Minister
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By Kaitlan Collins and Kate Sullivan, CNN The Federal Register will publish within days the Labor Department’s rule requiring private businesses with 100 or more employees to vaccinate them or test them weekly, fulfilling an announcement President Joe Biden made in September. The Office of Management and Budget completed its required review of the emergency
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Business) — Si estás haciendo compras para Navidad probablemente hayas notado que los precios han subido en comestibles, artÃculos básicos, electrodomésticos, comida rápida y todo tipo de bienes de consumo. La inflación en Estados Unidos está en un máximo de más de una década. Eso significa que 2021 será una de
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans may be without NFL rushing leader Derrick Henry for the rest of the season depending on tests Monday checking the severity of an injury to his right foot. Henry was having tests on the foot after finishing a 34-31 overtime
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