By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business There’s no denying it: Inflation is here. Consumer prices surged 7% over the past year. Housing prices have continued to soar, too. But the question on the minds of many economists and Wall Street strategists is whether something even worse could be in the cards: prices rising as
Continue Reading
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and AAMER MADHANI The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are proposing new sanctions against Russia if it invades Ukraine. Wednesday’s legislation is aimed at derailing a Republican proposal that the White House fears could undermine unity with European allies. The bill introduced by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz would impose tough
Continue Reading
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged a Texas man with providing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes competing in last summer’s Olympics in Tokyo, including the star Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare. Prosecutors said Wednesday that Eric Lira of El Paso is the first person to be charged under a new
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and AAMER MADHANI The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are proposing new sanctions against Russia if it invades Ukraine. Wednesday’s legislation is aimed at derailing a Republican proposal that the White House fears could undermine unity with European allies. The bill introduced by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz would impose tough
Continue Reading By The Associated Press A passenger arrested in Honduras for damaging the cockpit of an American Airlines jet during boarding has been released by authorities. The flight scheduled to depart for Miami on Tuesday afternoon was delayed for hours until a replacement plane could be arranged. The flight arrived in Florida early Wednesday, about eight
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El máximo responsable de la lucha contra los incendios del país pide que todos se pongan manos a la obra para salvar vidas y educar a los estadounidenses sobre la seguridad de los calefactores este invierno. Este domingo, la ciudad de Nueva York sufrió uno de los peores incendios de su
Continue Reading By RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Workers have started removing the last tents from a homeless encampment at a Boston intersection known as Mass and Cass. Bulldozers loaded tents, tarps, milk crates, wooden pallets, coolers and other items into trash trucks Wednesday to be hauled away. Street sweepers moved in once a section
Continue Reading
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer Kentucky’s offense now runs through big man Oscar Tshiebwe. Already leading the nation in rebounding, Tshiebwe (SHEE-bway) set career highs in scoring in consecutive games for the 18th-ranked Wildcats in the Southeastern Conference. He had 30 points and 13 rebounds in a lopsided victory at Vanderbilt on Tuesday night,
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer Kentucky’s offense now runs through big man Oscar Tshiebwe. Already leading the nation in rebounding, Tshiebwe (SHEE-bway) set career highs in scoring in consecutive games for the 18th-ranked Wildcats in the Southeastern Conference. He had 30 points and 13 rebounds in a lopsided victory at Vanderbilt on Tuesday night,
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States and NATO have rejected key Russian security demands for easing tensions over Ukraine. But the allies and Russia also left open the possibility of future talks on arms control, missile deployments and ways to prevent military incidents. The decisions came at a meeting of
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States and NATO have rejected key Russian security demands for easing tensions over Ukraine. But the allies and Russia also left open the possibility of future talks on arms control, missile deployments and ways to prevent military incidents. The decisions came at a meeting of
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El continente americano reportó un aumento del 250% en los casos de covid-19 notificados en la primera semana de 2022 en comparación con 2021, según la directora de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS), Carissa Etienne. “En comparación con el año pasado, durante la semana que finalizó el 8
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Political divisions about coronavirus policies are evident as state lawmakers across the country are beginning their third year of sessions dealing with another spike in COVID-19 cases. In some Democratic-led states, lawmakers are meeting remotely or requiring proof of vaccination for members to appear
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Political divisions about coronavirus policies are evident as state lawmakers across the country are beginning their third year of sessions dealing with another spike in COVID-19 cases. In some Democratic-led states, lawmakers are meeting remotely or requiring proof of vaccination for members to appear
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Political divisions about coronavirus policies are evident as state lawmakers across the country are beginning their third year of sessions dealing with another spike in COVID-19 cases. In some Democratic-led states, lawmakers are meeting remotely or requiring proof of vaccination for members to appear
Continue Reading By JOHN PYE and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has acknowledged that his Australian travel declaration form contained incorrect information, and he also confessed to an “error of judgment” in taking part in an interview and photo shoot in Serbia last month after testing positive for COVID-19. In a statement
Continue Reading By JOHN PYE and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has acknowledged that his Australian travel declaration form contained incorrect information, and he also confessed to an “error of judgment” in taking part in an interview and photo shoot in Serbia last month after testing positive for COVID-19. In a statement
Continue ReadingBy Laura Haefeli Click here for updates on this story MARYSVILLE, California (KOVR) — A pedestrian tunnel in Marysville was the site of racist graffiti. A mural there that was painted in 2018 by a local artist was destroyed. The Yuba Sutter Arts and Culture Council, which is responsible for creating the mural in 2018,
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer An extra week of games, close finishes and a non-election year helped propel the NFL to its highest regular-season ratings in six years. The 272 regular-season games averaged 17.1 million viewers across television and digital platforms, that is a 10% increase over last season and is the league’s highest
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Los principales republicanos cerraron filas a favor del senador Mike Rounds, después de que sufriera un ataque mordaz del expresidente Donald Trump por reconocer la realidad de que Joe Biden ganó las elecciones de 2020. “Creo que el senador Rounds dijo la verdad sobre lo que sucedió en las elecciones de 2020”,
Continue Reading