Juan Pablo Elverdin Nueva York (CNN Business) — Los altos aumentos de precios en Estados Unidos de la época de la pandemia siguieron vivas en noviembre, cuando un indicador clave de la inflación subió a su nivel más alto desde junio de 1982. La inflación de los precios al consumidor llegó al 6,8% sin ajustes
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YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia’s parliament has passed a law that would allow employers to fire those who refuse to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test result. Russia’s ex-Soviet neighbor has some of the lowest vaccination rates in the Caucasus region. Friday’s rule follows an August order by the ministry of
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — Authorities in south-central Kansas say the pilot of an ultralight plane that crashed near Hutchinson walked away from the wreckage with no serious injuries. Officials say the crash happened just before 5 p.m. Thursday southwest of Hutchinson in Reno County along West Morgan Avenue. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a 40-year-old
Continue Reading By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In 2021, few in the publishing industry worried that no one cared about books anymore. Sometimes, people seemed to care too much. A 22-year-old poet became a literary star. And the enthusiasms of young people on TikTok helped revive Madeline Miller’s “The Song of Achilles”
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In 2021, few in the publishing industry worried that no one cared about books anymore. Sometimes, people seemed to care too much. A 22-year-old poet became a literary star. And the enthusiasms of young people on TikTok helped revive Madeline Miller’s “The Song of Achilles”
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.8% in November compared with a year earlier as surging costs for food, energy, housing and other items left Americans enduring their highest annual inflation rate since 1982. The Labor Department also reported Friday that from October to November, prices jumped
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.8% in November compared with a year earlier as surging costs for food, energy, housing and other items left Americans enduring their highest annual inflation rate since 1982. The Labor Department also reported Friday that from October to November, prices jumped
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LATE FRIDAY UPDATE: SEVERE CLEAR! A Tornado Watch is in effect until 11PM for most of Mid-Missouri excluding counties along Highway 65. A powerful storm system is taking shape today bringing a whole host of possible impacts to Mid-Missouri. This strengthening area of low-pressure will eventually swing a cold front through the region later tonight.
Continue Reading By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The two journalists who shared this year’s Nobel Peace Prize have received their awards during a pomp-filled ceremony in Norway. Maria Ressa of the Philippines and fellow laureate Dmitry Muratov of Russia gave their Nobel lectures at Oslo City Hall on Friday. Both warned that
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — Entre las mentiras de Donald Trump sobre las elecciones de 2020 se perdió este hecho importante: al entonces presidente le fue sorprendentemente bien entre los votantes hispanos en varios estados importantes. En Florida, Trump ganó el 46% del voto latino, una actuación que le permitió ganar el estado más fácilmente de lo
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leaders have promised tax cuts and support for entrepreneurs to shore up slumping economic growth as the country grapples with a wave of bankruptcies and defaults among real estate developers caused by a campaign to rein in surging debt. A statement issued after a planning
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leaders have promised tax cuts and support for entrepreneurs to shore up slumping economic growth as the country grapples with a wave of bankruptcies and defaults among real estate developers caused by a campaign to rein in surging debt. A statement issued after a planning
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German media have reported that police in the northern city of Hamburg arrested a suspected extremist in the summer who planned to carry out an attack. Hamburg-based weekly Der Spiegel reported Friday that a 20-year-old German-Moroccan citizen was arrested in August after trying to buy a weapon and a hand grenade online.
Continue ReadingBy Michael Lee Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, Ont. (CTV Network) — An “imposter” attempting to enter the United States through B.C. last month using a family member’s passport and vaccine card was stopped thanks to facial recognition technology, U.S. officials said on Monday. A statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Hong Kong (CNN Business) — Evergrande incumplió su deuda. Ahora Beijing está interviniendo para evitar un colapso desordenado del endeudado grupo inmobiliario que podría causar estragos en la segunda mayor economía del mundo. Fitch Ratings declaró el jueves que el asediado promotor inmobiliario ha entrado en “impago restringido”, lo que refleja la
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A human rights group is calling on an international court to open an investigation into a crackdown on dissent by Myanmar’s military rulers. The group alleges that the leader of the coup in the Southeast Asian nation is responsible for widespread and systematic torture. The
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Bogart Click here for updates on this story Canmore, Alta. (CTV Network) — A team of U.S. researchers has found evidence that cataract surgery can be linked to a lower risk of developing dementia, specifically Alzheimer’s disease, in older adults. The observational study, based on data from more than 3,000 participants over the
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Health officials in Japan have confirmed eight more cases of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, bringing the country’s total to 12. The health ministry says the eight tested positive when they arrived at Japanese airports from late November to earlier this month. Japan eased border
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By Ella Nilsen and John Keefe, CNN UN scientists were unequivocal in a landmark report published this summer: Human-caused climate change is intensifying extreme weather events. No region is spared from extreme weather, but America’s coasts are overwhelmingly at risk to flooding caused by rising seas, stronger hurricanes and torrential rain. As the climate crisis
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish security officials say the diversion to Minsk of a Lithuania-bound flight carrying a self-exiled Belarusian journalist was an act of “state terrorism” carried out to detain an opponent of Belarus’ government. Poland’s Internal Security Agency and prosecutors investigated the May 23 incident in which a Ryanair jetliner registered in Poland
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