ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Formula One has announced a deal to continue racing in Abu Dhabi through 2030. The circuit will host the title-deciding season finale Sunday. The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is held at the Yas Marina Circuit and was added to the F1 calendar in 2009. Sunday’s race is the
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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MATTHEW LEE and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has reached out to Ukraine’s leader as the United States moves to take a more direct role in diplomacy between that country and Russia. It’s part of a broader effort to dissuade Russia from a destabilizing invasion of its
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By Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Rep. James Comer were sitting near each other at Cardinal Stadium late last month, watching Kentucky and Louisville’s home-state football rivalry turn into a one-sided affair. And one topic came up: Kevin McCarthy. The two Bluegrass State lawmakers spoke at length about
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s government has ordered nightclubs, bars and restaurants to close at midnight in an attempt to counter an uptick in COVID-19 cases. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said students up to the 10th grade must study remotely for the last few days before Christmas break and banned concerts where the audiences have
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — Italian bank UniCredit has announced a three-year business plan that includes distributing some 16 billion euros to shareholders from 2022 to 2024. The plan released Thursday under new CEO Andrea Orcel also calls for raising net profit to 4.5 billion euros by 2024, from a targeted 3.3 billion this year. The bank’s
Continue Reading By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund now has a very different task after its contentious loss to Bayern Munich in the “Klassiker.” The next job is shutting down an upstart neighbor with a formidable home record. Bochum normally wouldn’t be a serious rival to Dortmund. The promoted team from
Continue Reading By Rob Kuznia, Curt Devine and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN In October of 2018, a man walked into the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh and opened fire, killing 11 people — the worst anti-Semitic attack in US history. The suspected shooter had been a serial poster of genocidal rantings about Jews on a social platform
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN en Español) — El Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos anunció este miércoles sanciones contra dos funcionarios del gobierno del presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, a quienes señala de participar en negociaciones con las pandillas MS13 y Barrio 18, para reducir los homicidios y obtener apoyo para el partido oficialista
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Americans are flocking to the Affordable Care Act exchanges to sign up for coverage for 2022. The interest, which comes after a record number of people enrolled in 2021 Obamacare policies, is being spurred by the generous subsidies enacted earlier this year as part of the American Rescue Plan, the Centers
Continue Reading By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — According to a witness and other reports, Myanmar government troops rounded up villagers, some believed to be children, tied them up and slaughtered them. An opposition leader said the civilians were burned alive, as repression of resistance to a de facto coup takes an increasingly brutal turn.
Continue Reading By KATIA IERVASI of NerdWallet Along with basic expenses like food and toys, new pet owners need to prepare for the cost of medical care. Each year, dog owners spend an average of $242 on routine visits to a veterinarian and $458 on surgical visits, and cat owners spend slightly less, according to the American
Continue Reading By KATIA IERVASI of NerdWallet Along with basic expenses like food and toys, new pet owners need to prepare for the cost of medical care. Each year, dog owners spend an average of $242 on routine visits to a veterinarian and $458 on surgical visits, and cat owners spend slightly less, according to the American
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors building their case against a suburban Minneapolis police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright repeatedly played body-camera video of the fatal shooting. Officer Kim Potter can be heard shouting “Taser!” and then, after she instead fires a bullet from her handgun, is
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — An Italian dentist who presented a fake arm for a COVID-19 vaccine says he has since gotten a shot and that the vaccine “is the best weapon we have against this terrible disease.” Dr. Guido Russo faces possible criminal fraud charges for having worn a silicone arm made to a vaccine hub
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Chinese astronauts are beaming back a science lesson from the country’s under-construction space station. The lesson Thursday focused on physics, aiming to illustrate how the weightless environment affects buoyancy, how things move and even optics. Students from five cities, including Beijing and the semi-autonomous region of Hong Kong, took part in the
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Epic port congestion is easing. Shipping prices are falling from sky-high levels. Deliveries are speeding up a bit. There are growing signs that the supply chain mess is finally starting to get cleaned up. That’s not to say the supply chain nightmare is over. It’s not. And the situation may
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An independent and unofficial body set up by a prominent British barrister to assess evidence on China’s alleged rights abuses against the Uyghur people has concluded that the Chinese government committed genocide and crimes against humanity. The Uyghur Tribunal is made up of lawyers, academics and businesspeople.
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NASCAR veteran Landon Cassill will drive for Kaulig Racing in the Xfinity Series in 2022 and is bringing sponsor Voyager Digital with him. Voyager will again pay him entirely in cryptocurrency. Cassill has been avid in the the market for several years and pitched NASCAR sponsorship to the
Continue Reading BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s Parliament has approved a plan to give people 60 and older up to 300 euros ($339) if they are vaccinated against COVID-19. The measure should boost inoculations in the European Union country with one of the bloc’s lowest vaccination rates. It should also help the struggling health care system amid
Continue Reading BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s Parliament has approved a plan to give people 60 and older up to 300 euros ($339) if they are vaccinated against COVID-19. The measure should boost inoculations in the European Union country with one of the bloc’s lowest vaccination rates. It should also help the struggling health care system amid
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