By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic price hikes showed no signs of letting up last month. The consumer price index, a key gauge of inflation, hit a fresh a 39-year high in December. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic price hikes showed no signs of letting up last month. The consumer price index, a key gauge of inflation, hit a fresh a 39-year high in December. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic price hikes showed no signs of letting up last month. The consumer price index, a key gauge of inflation, hit a fresh a 39-year high in December. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic price hikes showed no signs of letting up last month. The consumer price index, a key gauge of inflation, hit a fresh a 39-year high in December. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you can’t make it to New York to see Sutton Foster on Broadway in the classic musical “The Music Man,” don’t worry. You can always catch her at your local movie theater in another classic musical. A filmed recording of the two-time Tony Award-winner
Continue Reading By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will begin transferring thousands of inmates out of federal prisons this week as part of a sweeping criminal justice overhaul signed by President Donald Trump more than three years ago. The department is now spelling out how “time credits” for
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SYDNEY (AP) — Ons Jabeur retired injured in the Sydney Tennis Classic quarterfinals and allowed Anett Kontaveit to reach the semifinals. The fourth-seeded Kontaveit advanced when Jabeur retired with a lower back injury after losing the opening set 6-4. Second-seeded Garbine Muguruza was upset by Daria Kasatkina. Former No. 1 Andy Murray advanced to the
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The shakiness hitting Wall Street isn’t just because the Federal Reserve’s money printer that’s supporting markets is slowing, but that it may soon go into reverse. With inflation high and the economy strengthening, the Fed has warned investors the ultra-easy conditions it’s created for them
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By Kate Bennett, CNN Melania Trump’s announcement last week that she was autographing and auctioning a hat for personal profit with two other items — for an opening bid of $250,000 — has left even those who know the former first lady well puzzling over her decision. She always viewed the role differently than most
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Stellantis, the company formed last year through the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and France’s PSA Group, has some catching up to do when it comes to comes to electric cars. Chief executive Carlos Tavares said he knows that, of course, but being first isn’t everything. Tavares is approaching his
Continue Reading By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Members of the far right are already agitating to launch impeachment proceedings against President Joe Biden if the GOP is in power in Congress next year. Some leading Republicans want to spotlight former President Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud. And key House and Senate Republicans are
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Wichita school district is warning parents that temporary school closures may be necessary because so many teachers are out sick. Meanwhile, cities in the Kansas City area are introducing new mask mandates amid a rise in COVID-19 cases. The Wichita Eagle reports that Superintendent Alicia Thompson told parents in an
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By Marianne Garvey While the world struggles to make sense of Bob Saget’s shocking death Sunday at the age of 65, those who knew him best are holding tight to their memories and the the numerous stories about Saget’s kindness. The “Fuller House” star was well known for his efforts to help fellow comics and
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business A key inflation measure climbed to a record high in 2021, as pandemic price hikes just aren’t going away. The US producer price index, which tracks what America’s producers get paid for their goods and services on average over time, rose 9.7% last year, not adjusted for seasonal swings. It
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By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has rejected the merger between South Korean shipbuilders Hyundai and Daewoo. Officials said Thursday that a union between two of the world’s biggest players in the industry would have given the merged company a global stranglehold on the production of liquified natural gas carriers.
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By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has rejected the merger between South Korean shipbuilders Hyundai and Daewoo. Officials said Thursday that a union between two of the world’s biggest players in the industry would have given the merged company a global stranglehold on the production of liquified natural gas carriers.
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden anunció este jueves los esfuerzos de la administración para responder a la creciente pandemia de covid-19 mediante pruebas adicionales, el aumento del apoyo médico y el incremento del suministro de mascarillas de alta calidad. Lo hizo al tiempo que exponía un claro argumento para vacunarse y reforzarse, pidiendo
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Honda expects its factories to make more vehicles this year despite a computer chip shortage and supply chain troubles. But because it started 2022 with so few vehicles at dealers, the company expects U.S. sales to fall below last year’s numbers. Honda expects U.S. new vehicle
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Delta Air Lines is reporting a $408 million loss for the final quarter of 2021, dragged down by a COVID-19 surge that rocked the airline in December. It expects to suffer one more quarterly loss before travel picks up in the spring and summer. CEO Ed Bastian said Thursday
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN BRUSSELS (AP) — United Nations World Food Program senior official Mary-Ellen McGroarty is warning that Afghanistan is facing a “tsunami” of hunger because of a shortage of funds that’s needed to get food to people across the country. In an interview with The Associated Press, the WFP leader in Afghanistan urged the
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