By Brian Fung, CNN Business Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is delaying its return to US offices until March 28 and will require proof of Covid-19 booster shots for workers in those offices. The company already requires that in-office workers be vaccinated. Janelle Gale, VP of Meta’s human resources department, told CNN Business in
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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball and the players’ association are scheduled to meet Thursday in the first negotiations between the parties since labor talks broke off Dec. 1. The planning of the meeting was disclosed to The Associated Press by a person familiar with the negotiations who
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Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The remains of a vast Roman trading settlement have been discovered by a team of archaeologists working along a future high-speed railway route in England. Hundreds of Roman coins, jewelry, pottery and a pair of shackles were among the artifacts to be discovered at the site near a village in Northamptonshire, according
Continue Reading Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The remains of a vast Roman trading settlement have been discovered by a team of archaeologists working along a future high-speed railway route in England. Hundreds of Roman coins, jewelry, pottery and a pair of shackles were among the artifacts to be discovered at the site near a village in Northamptonshire, according
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A chain of events that started with a car crash led to a house fire in the Strawberry Mansion section of Philadelphia, according to authorities. It happened around 6:25 a.m. Tuesday at 22nd Street and Sedgley Avenue. The Action Cam on the
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Oreo is trying something totally new for its 110th birthday. For the celebratory occasion, Oreo is releasing a special flavor it calls Chocolate Confetti Cake. It has sprinkles galore. The cookies themselves are filled with sprinkles and have two layers of filling: the signature creme flavor, pumped with sprinkles, and
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In a story published by The Associated Press on December 21, 2021 about young adults building credit, the content provider NerdWallet incorrectly identified a government agency. The agency is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tom Watson is returning to the first tee at the Masters as an honorary starter. The two-time Masters champion is joining Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player by hitting ceremonial tee shots at Augusta National. Watson becomes the 11th player to be an honorary starter. Lee Elder was on the
Continue ReadingBy Corey Davis Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A driver pulled out a gun and fired after coming face-to-face with an armed teenage carjacking suspect in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia. In an exclusive interview with Action News, the driver described how he made the split-second decision when the 18-year-old
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged that high inflation has emerged as a serious threat to the Federal Reserve’s goal of helping put more Americans back to work and that the Fed will raise rates more than it now plans if needed to stem surging prices. “If we
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged that high inflation has emerged as a serious threat to the Federal Reserve’s goal of helping put more Americans back to work and that the Fed will raise rates more than it now plans if needed to stem surging prices. “If we
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield’s starting job is secure. Browns general manager Andrew Berry says the team expects the quarterback to return as its starter next season and rebound after an injury-filled 2021 that raised questions about Mayfield’s future with Cleveland. Mayfield tore a labrum in his left shoulder
Continue Reading By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago-based addiction treatment center has filed a federal lawsuit to force one suburb to stop blocking its plans to set up a new treatment branch. Tuesday’s suit brought by the nonprofit Haymarket Center says Itasca’s rejection of a facility in a former hotel violates
Continue Reading By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Grand Ole Opry, country music’s most historic and storied stage, is getting heavy criticism for an appearance by troubled country star Morgan Wallen. Wallen’s surprise performance has given many the impression that the institution has given the star its blessing and a path
Continue ReadingBy Nic Garcia Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — 33-year-old Joseph De Anda died in a ski accident at China Peak Saturday afternoon. De Anda was known to snowboard, and those who knew him said he and his friends were taking a ‘snowboarding trip,’ but the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — Fresno police have arrested a Bulldog gang member they say stabbed a homeless man to death ‘for no apparent reason’ last month. The victim, Angel Cortez Flores, was found lying in a pool of blood with multiple stab wounds at Olive
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri has named a choral hall after musician Sheryl Crow, who graduated from the school in 1984 with a degree in music education. The Columbia Missourian reports that the newly named hall is located inside of the Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield Music Center. Crow held a benefit concert
Continue Reading FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Defender Ryan Shawcross is retiring after a 16-year career that ended last season with David Beckham’s Inter Miami in Major League Soccer. The 34-year-old central defender and the team say they have mutually terminated the contract agreed to last February. Shawcross appeared in 12 games last year. He injured his
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a wave of public and political outrage over allegations that he and his staff flouted coronavirus lockdown rules by holding a garden party in 2020 while Britons were barred by law from meeting up with more than one person outside
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team has a new opponent for its Week 1 matchup to start the 2022 season. The Tigers will now host Louisiana Tech on Saturday, Sept. 3 at Faurot Field. MU was originally scheduled to play at Middle Tennessee. “I’m grateful to our administration and everyone involved in bringing a
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