By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and MAE ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A surprise year-end decree by Mayor Bill de Blasio ordering virtually all businesses to get workers vaccinated is forcing vaccine holdouts to choose between jabs or jobs. The mandate will take effect Dec. 27, with workers needing to provide proof they received
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By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and MAE ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A surprise year-end decree by Mayor Bill de Blasio ordering virtually all businesses to get workers vaccinated is forcing vaccine holdouts to choose between jabs or jobs. The mandate will take effect Dec. 27, with workers needing to provide proof they received
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By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The attorney for an Iowa teenager charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of his high school Spanish teacher has asked a judge to try him as a juvenile and not as an adult as prosecutors plan. If convicted as
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The attorney for an Iowa teenager charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of his high school Spanish teacher has asked a judge to try him as a juvenile and not as an adult as prosecutors plan. If convicted as
Continue ReadingBy Matt Nagy Click here for updates on this story ELKHART, Indiana (WBND-LD) — Habitat for Humanity of Elkhart County broke ground on a new home near Nadel Avenue and Hester Street on Tuesday. The new home is expected to be completed in the Spring of 2022 for a mother and her two children. “The
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By BRANDON GDULA numberFire Although Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are winning games, they aren’t doing it with elite offensive output and Brady has consistently been just a high-end QB2 for most of the season. He did finish as the QB8 in Week 13 thanks to another last-second rally. D’Andre Swift might be
Continue Reading By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer CVS Health is launching a plan to use telemedicine, new clinics and teams of doctors, nurses and pharmacists to push deeper into managing customer health. The health care giant on Thursday outlined a future that it expects to be defined by delivering care with what it sees as a
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, Jamie Gangel, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN Kash Patel, a former chief of staff to then-acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, met with the House committee investigating January 6, according to a source familiar with the matter. CNN spotted Patel on Thursday walk into a room with a team of lawyers
Continue Reading By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s largest city was at the center of the nation’s progressive push to cut police budgets amid the outrage that swept the nation after the murder of George Floyd. Months later, the sustained protests that made Portland the far-left’s darling have mostly faded away and the
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By Gregory Krieg and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday that she is ending her bid for governor of the state and instead running for reelection. “I have come to the conclusion that I must continue my work as attorney general,” James said in a statement Thursday. “There are a
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest just launched another new exchange-traded fund Wednesday. But it comes at a time when most other Ark ETFs have been languishing, which begs the following question: Is the Wood/Ark phenomenon a bubble that has already burst? Many investors are content to buy the biggest
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — America’s casinos have won more money this year than ever before, according to figures released Thursday from a national gambling trade association. The American Gaming Association says U.S. casinos have already broken the record for most money won in a single year at over $44
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — America’s casinos have won more money this year than ever before, according to figures released Thursday from a national gambling trade association. The American Gaming Association says U.S. casinos have already broken the record for most money won in a single year at over $44
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — America’s casinos have won more money this year than ever before, according to figures released Thursday from a national gambling trade association. The American Gaming Association says U.S. casinos have already broken the record for most money won in a single year at over $44
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associatd Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James has suspended her campaign for governor, saying she will run for reelection to her current position. The Democrat said in a statement Thursday that she needs to continue her work as attorney general, citing “a
Continue Reading BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore jury has convicted a man of first-degree murder in the 2018 stabbing of his wife that he blamed on a panhandler. The Baltimore Sun reports jurors deliberated about five hours over two days before convicting Keith Smith on Thursday of murdering his wife, Jacquelyn Smith. Keith Smith told police his
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Browns could be missing two more key players for Sunday’s vital matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. Cleveland placed starting linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. and punter Jamie Gillan on the reserve-COVID-19 list on Thursday, making it unlikely they’ll be able to play. Earlier this week
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By Jamie Gangel and Zachary Cohen, CNN Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows provided the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot with text messages and emails that show he was “exchanging with a wide range of individuals while the attack was underway,” according to a source with knowledge of the communications.
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has convened the first White House Summit for Democracy by sounding an alarm about a global slide for democratic institutions. He’s calling for world leaders to “lock arms” and demonstrate that democracies can deliver. In making the case for action Thursday,
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TONIGHT: Winds will start to relax tonight, and even switch to a more northerly flow for a few in the north. Overall, the evening stays clear and pleasant, with temperatures dropping to near 40 degrees overnight. TOMORROW: A warm front will lift early Friday, bringing a chance for showers as soon as late morning. Winds
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