By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Upstart electric truck maker Nikola is dropping its $2 billion patent infringement lawsuit against Tesla in which it charged that its larger, more established rival stole parts of Nikola’s design for a heavy duty truck. The suit was originally filed in 2018, when Tesla was still losing money, running short
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The sight of figure skating fans strolling past the historic Ryman Auditorium and mingling around the entrance to Bridgestone Arena for the U.S. championships this week is at once fabulous and frightening. Fabulous in that it should provide plenty of energy and atmosphere for the
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The cheering fans returned to NFL stadiums this season, forcing road teams into silent counts and other coping mechanisms to deal with the noise. The home-field advantage that could be expected over road teams that have to deal with travel, time zone changes on occasion, and the din
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By ERIC TUCKER and DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has announced sanctions against Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, accusing him of “corrupt activities” that threaten to destabilize the region and undermine peace accords. The Treasury Department alleged Wednesday that Dodik has used his leadership position to accumulate wealth through graft
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Even though the consumer appetite for electric pickup trucks is a bit murky, the competition for buyers just got a whole lot tougher. General Motors officially unveiled the Chevrolet Silverado EV Wednesday with a virtual press conference at the CES gadget show. Work truck
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Four anti-racism demonstrators have been cleared of criminal damage in the toppling of a statue of a 17th-century slave trader during a Black Lives Matter protest in southwestern England. Protesters used ropes to pull down the bronze statue of Edward Colston and dump it in Bristol’s harbor on June 7, 2020. The
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Yemeni officials say forces of the internationally recognized government have reclaimed large swaths of territory in the southern province of Shabwa from the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. A Yemeni military spokesman says the troops’ advance aims to cut supply lines for the Houthis attacking the key city of
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Un juez en Florida, EE.UU., reprogramó para el 16 de febrero una audiencia previa al inicio del juicio en contra del empresario Alex Saab, presunto testaferro del presidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro, prevista para este viernes. Esto se debe a las preocupaciones por el auge de casos de covid-19, según registros
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — La comisión selecta de la Cámara de Representantes que investiga la insurrección del Capitolio aumenta el ritmo antes del primer aniversario del ataque de la turba de simpatizantes de Trump que se cumplirá el jueves, poniendo ahora la mira en el exvicepresidente Mike Pence y el principal promotor de Trump en
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CRESCENT, Iowa (AP) — A 60-year-old ski and sledding attraction in western Iowa has been sold to Pottawattamie County for $3.5 million. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports that the county’s purchase of Mt. Crescent Ski Area, which sits adjacent to Hitchcock Nature Center, was finalized on Dec. 30. The money for the purchase came
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A spokeswoman said people can start to order the kits again Thursday.
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LE PECQ, France (AP) — France is allowing health care workers who are infected with the coronavirus but have few or no symptoms to keep treating patients rather than self-isolate. The extraordinary stopgap measure is aimed at easing staff shortages at hospitals and other medical facilities caused by an unprecedented
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business American Express and BlackRock are the latest major companies to urge employees to start 2022 by working remotely as Covid-19 cases skyrocket. “We have seen an exponential increase in the spread of the Omicron variant across the world,” AmEx CEO Stephen Squeri said in a memo to employees on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En su primera actualización de las advertencias de viaje para 2022, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) añadieron solo un nuevo destino a su categoría de mayor riesgo: Aruba, una popular escapada invernal al Caribe. Los CDC aconsejan a
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By KARYN GREER, JOSH MORGAN Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office and the Atlanta Police Department have confirmed they have identified the man they believe is responsible for the rape and murder of 14-year-old Nacole Smith back in 1995. A news conference was held Tuesday
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By Rachel Ramirez As extreme weather wreaked havoc across the globe in 2021, a stunning change was happening in the far northern Arctic, largely out of sight but detectable by a network of sensors. Lightning increased significantly in the region around the North Pole, which scientists say is a clear sign of how the climate
Continue Reading SOUTH ROXANA, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois police chief says he’s asked state police to investigate an overnight incident in which an officer shot and wounded a man following a disturbance. South Roxana Police Chief Bob Coles tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the man is expected to survive. But he declined Wednesday to
Continue Reading By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Treasure hunters who believe they found a huge cache of fabled Civil War-era gold in Pennsylvania are now on the prowl for something as elusive as the buried booty itself: government records of the FBI’s excavation. Finders Keepers has filed a federal lawsuit against the Justice Department over its failure
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By Tami Luhby, CNN West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has lots of issues with the Democrats’ expanded child tax credit, which is a main reason why his party’s plan to extend it for another year is on ice. One of his beefs is that higher-income families qualify for the credit — the final monthly payment
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Ross Browner, a two-time All-American at Notre Dame and longtime defensive lineman for the Cincinnati Bengals, has died. He was 67. Browner’s son, former NFL offensive lineman Max Starks, posted on Twitter that his father had died. A native of Warren, Ohio, Browner was part of an accomplished football family. He
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