By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Supply chain issues mean many people gave and received gift cards for the holidays. The more time that passes, though, the greater the likelihood that money will go unspent. Make a plan now to get value from your cards by either using, regifting or donating them. Try setting calendar reminders
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By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Supply chain issues mean many people gave and received gift cards for the holidays. The more time that passes, though, the greater the likelihood that money will go unspent. Make a plan now to get value from your cards by either using, regifting or donating them. Try setting calendar reminders
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By Ben Church and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Nick Kyrgios says he hopes to take part in the Australian Open despite testing positive for Covid-19. The 26-year-old added he is feeling “healthy at the moment with no symptoms” after confirming his result on Instagram and withdrawing from the Sydney Tennis Classic tournament on Monday. The Australian
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s prime minister has ordered cafes, bars and restaurants to close at 11 p.m., urged people to work from home when possible and said distance learning is an option in higher education to try to tackle high levels of COVID-19. She says it is necessary to curb the spread of infection
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By Ben Morse, CNN And so, there were 14. After a wild Week 18 of regular season NFL action, the playoff picture was confirmed with the lucky 14 teams learning their match-ups as the day developed. There were twists and turns, with surprise losses and overtime wins, before a classic between the Las Vegas Raiders
Continue Reading By DAVID PORTER, BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors are working to save the lives of several people gravely injured when smoke from a fire knocked them out or trapped them in their apartments in a New York City high-rise building. Nineteen people, including nine children, died
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN A little bit of inflation is normal. In fact, consumer prices go up about 2% a year. But when prices start to spike, things can get a little hairy. What’s driving the increase? That’s complicated — but the pandemic is a good place to start. Here’s what you need to know
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN A little bit of inflation is normal. In fact, consumer prices go up about 2% a year. But when prices start to spike, things can get a little hairy. What’s driving the increase? That’s complicated — but the pandemic is a good place to start. Here’s what you need to know
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN A little bit of inflation is normal. In fact, consumer prices go up about 2% a year. But when prices start to spike, things can get a little hairy. What’s driving the increase? That’s complicated — but the pandemic is a good place to start. Here’s what you need to know
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN A little bit of inflation is normal. In fact, consumer prices go up about 2% a year. But when prices start to spike, things can get a little hairy. What’s driving the increase? That’s complicated — but the pandemic is a good place to start. Here’s what you need to know
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La estrella del tenis español Rafael Nadal criticó el debate en torno a Novak Djokovic, calificándolo de “circo”, y celebró la decisión de un tribunal australiano de permitirle al serbio entrar en el país. “Me parece perfecto”, dijo Nadal en una entrevista con la radio española Onda Cero. “El poder
Continue Reading By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is considering whether to extend the detention of a 17-year-old Palestinian with a rare neuromuscular disorder. He has been held without charge for nearly a year in what Israel refers to as “administrative detention.” The use of administrative detention has galvanized demonstrations across the occupied West
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Troopers at the scene said the car crossed the center of the roadway and overturned.
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By Allison Morrow, CNN Business No one likes paying more for stuff. That’s why inflation, especially the sharp price increases we’ve seen in recent months, feels like a dirty word. But on the whole, inflation can actually be a good thing for many working-class Americans — especially those with fixed-rate debt like a 30-year mortgage.
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN A little bit of inflation is normal. In fact, consumer prices go up about 2% a year. But when prices start to spike, things can get a little hairy. What’s driving the increase? That’s complicated — but the pandemic is a good place to start. Here’s what you need to know
Continue Reading KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The office of a Taliban-appointed governor in eastern Afghanistan says that an explosion near the border with Pakistan killed nine children and wounded four. A statement from the governor’s office says the blast happened on Monday when a cart selling food items struck an old, unexploded mortar shell in the district
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK and MARK D. BAKER Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has returned to the tennis court for training, having won a legal battle to stay in Australia and play in the Australian Open after his exemption from strict coronavirus vaccine rules was questioned. But the government is still threatening to
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By ROD McGUIRK and MARK D. BAKER Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has returned to the tennis court for training, having won a legal battle to stay in Australia and play in the Australian Open after his exemption from strict coronavirus vaccine rules was questioned. But the government is still threatening to
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By Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN Congress is stepping up its health protocols amid renewed fears over the coronavirus, with the Capitol Hill community bracing for a spike in cases in the coming weeks as both chambers return to Washington during the nationwide surge in infections. The Senate gaveled back into session last week,
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says it’s time to consider whether to move away from the detailed tracking that the pandemic has required until now to a flu-like monitoring system. The change would mean treating COVID-19 as an “endemic illness” rather than a pandemic, Sánchez said Monday, adding that deaths as a
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