By Matt Egan, CNN Business Grocery store prices will probably stay elevated this year, according to economists at Goldman Sachs, continuing a Covid trend that has contributed to the high cost of living. In a report to clients on Monday night, Goldman Sachs projected the food-at-home category of the consumer price index will increase by
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLE JACKSON Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Pulitzer Prize winning book is at the center of a recent debate. “Maus” by Art Spiegelman is a graphic novel depicting the holocaust. Recently, McMinn County School Board voted in favor of banning the novel. Fairytales Children’s Bookstore in East
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CHICAGO (AP) — Boeing is reporting better numbers for airplane deliveries and orders compared with this time a year ago. Boeing said Tuesday it delivered 32 commercial jetliners in January, up from 26 in the same month last year. Most were 737 Max jets. Boeing also says it has 75 net new orders for planes,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An investigation continues after the Jefferson City office of the Missouri Department of Corrections had to be evacuated when white powder was found inside an envelope. A news release says a staff member of the department’s central office opened an envelope at about 10:45 a.m. Monday and found the substance.
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BEIJING (AP) — South Korea has filed complaints with the International Skating Union and the International Olympic Committee after two of its short track speedskaters were disqualified at the Beijing Games. World record holder Hwang Daeheon and Lee Juneseo were disqualified in the semifinals of the men’s 1,000 meters. South Korea’s chef de mission, Yoon
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — Police in Belgium have detained 13 people following raids in and around the port city of Antwerp as part of an investigation into alleged terror activities. The federal prosecutor’s office said the suspects detained Tuesday are all part of the same group. About 100 police officers were involved in the operation. Belgium
Continue ReadingBy CARLEY GORDON Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Metro Police need to get the word out about scam artists using local artists’ accounts to steal thousands of dollars from innocent people. Hillary Klug realized her Nashville after getting her start dancing and dazzling down on Broadway. She now performs
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By Chloe Melas and Marianne Garvey, CNN The 2022 Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday. See below for reaction from some of the nominees. Billie Eilish and Finneas, best original song for “No Time to Die” “Words cannot describe how honored and excited we are to have been nominated for an Academy Award for our
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Four years ago this week, the most powerful operational rocket in the world, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, made its inaugural launch from Florida and tore into outer space carrying nothing other than Elon Musk’s personal Tesla roadster. The cherry red sports car — which is occupied by a spacesuit-clad mannequin nicknamed
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Four years ago this week, the most powerful operational rocket in the world, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, made its inaugural launch from Florida and tore into outer space carrying nothing other than Elon Musk’s personal Tesla roadster. The cherry red sports car — which is occupied by a spacesuit-clad mannequin nicknamed
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By Paula Newton and Travis Caldwell, CNN Canadian protesters have impeded access to the busiest international crossing in North America again Tuesday, escalating tensions as frustration over demonstrations against Covid-19 rules continues to roil the nation. After idling trucks and vehicles snarled roadways in major Canadian cities over the weekend, “Freedom Convoy” drivers hindered travel
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit soared to a record $859.1 billion last year as American consumers splurged on foreign-made electronics, toys and clothing, fallout from the economy’s unexpectedly robust recovery from a short but nasty 2020 pandemic recession. The trade gap — the difference between what the
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has appointed a commissioner to tackle sexual abuse and intimidation, after recent high-profile #MeToo cases shocked the nation. In recent weeks, the popular television talent show “The Voice of Holland” has been taken off air amid complaints of unwanted behavior ranging from
Continue ReadingBy BRIANNA OWCZARZAK Click here for updates on this story Birch Run, Michigan (WNEM) — A pharmacy in Birch Run is suspected of price gouging at-home COVID-19 test kits. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a notice of intended action (NIA) to Birch Run Drugs, along with two other pharmacies in the state, following complaints
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Jennifer Morgan, who heads the environmental group Greenpeace International, is to become Germany’s new climate envoy. She will take on a key role in Germany’s new center-left government, which has pledged to ramp up the country’s efforts to curb global warming. Officials said Morgan will be formally
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri state senators remain divided over a congressional redistricting plan as a filibuster carries on through its second day. The state Senate essentially was split Tuesday among three camps over how to redraw the state’s eight U.S. House districts in response
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks were muddled in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as investors continue to struggle to predict how well the economy will weather the current bout of inflation as well as the Federal Reserve’s medicine for healing it, higher interest rates. The S&P 500 fell 0.1%, the Dow
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NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Young isn’t satisfied with urging his fellow musicians to join him in taking their music off the streaming service Spotify. Now he wants company employees to quit their jobs before it “eats up your soul.” In a message on his website Monday, Young said company CEO Daniel Ek is a
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Finland’s players wore masks in their women’s hockey game, becoming the second consecutive team to do so while facing the Russians. The game Monday between the Russians and Canadians was delayed because of virus concerns. The Russian COVID-19 testing results from earlier in the day were not yet available by game time,
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By Jack Guy, CNN An English pub that claims to be the oldest in Britain is closing due to financial problems worsened by the pandemic. Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St. Albans, just north of London, has been in business since 793 AD, according to its website. Now it has closed its doors “after a
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