By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A major winter storm was expected to affect a huge swath of the United States, with heavy snow starting in the Rockies and freezing rain as far south as Texas before it drops snow and ice on the Midwest. The forecast comes nearly a year
Continue Reading By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A major winter storm was expected to affect a huge swath of the United States, with heavy snow starting in the Rockies and freezing rain as far south as Texas before it drops snow and ice on the Midwest. The forecast comes nearly a year
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer Two-time Alpine skiing gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin has been thinking a lot about the stress and pressure that gymnast Simone Biles and swimmer Caeleb Dressel discussed during last year’s Tokyo Olympics. And Shiffrin knows that she will face similar burdens when her races at the Beijing Winter Games begin
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By Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN As he stepped back and stared at his 66-year-old father and 12-year-old son following the family tradition of working on a car, Donald Fennoy made a life-changing decision. He needed more quality time with his aging parents and young children and less time dealing with other people’s parents
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By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street premarket trading pointed to a modestly lower open Tuesday on the heels of the market’s worst trading month since early in the pandemic. As traders prepare for another busy day of corporate earnings releases, futures for the benchmark S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones
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By Ivana Kottasová, Nathan Hodge, Anna Chernova and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Kremlin said Tuesday that there had been a “mix-up” over its reply to the United States on the Ukraine crisis, as diplomatic efforts to deter a Russian invasion picked up pace. State Department officials confirmed Monday they had “received a written followup from
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By Nathan Hodge, Uliana Pavlova and Darya Tarasova, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that his government was studying the responses from the United States and NATO to his security demands related to Ukraine but that it was clear the Kremlin’s main complaints “had been ignored.” For weeks, Putin had said little publicly about
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British supermarket chain Tesco has warned that more than 1,600 workers are at risk of losing their jobs because of changes to its stores and gas stations. The retail giant said Tuesday that many of the jobs are at risk after it removes overnight shelf-stacking roles at many shops. Three dozen gas
Continue Reading SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A first-half goal from Takumi Minamino has set Japan on the way to beating Saudi Arabia 2-0 at Saitama Stadium and keeping the host on course for a seventh successive World Cup appearance. Minamino’s goal from close range after 31 minutes was created by Junya Ito. The Belgian-based winger then
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By Scott McLean, Livvy Doherty and Lauren Kent, CNN Denmark has lifted all Covid-19 restrictions within the country, with coronavirus no longer considered a “socially critical sickness,” according to the government. This means that an indoor mask mandate, the use of a “Covid pass” for bars, restaurants and other indoor venues, and the legal obligation
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By Charles Riley, CNN Business The UK government has threatened to take action against Kremlin-linked oligarchs who have turned London into their playground if President Vladimir Putin orders an invasion of Ukraine. But decades of loose regulation and courting of Russian investors mean that some Putin allies are now so deeply integrated into UK society
Continue Reading By Charles Riley, CNN Business The UK government has threatened to take action against Kremlin-linked oligarchs who have turned London into their playground if President Vladimir Putin orders an invasion of Ukraine. But decades of loose regulation and courting of Russian investors mean that some Putin allies are now so deeply integrated into UK society
Continue Reading The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A second cruise ship has diverted to the Bahamas, avoiding a U.S. judge’s order to seize one of the company’s vessels. Passenger Barry Shulman says the Crystal Serenity, operated by Crystal Cruises, arrived in Bimini Monday morning. The cruise line then ferried the passengers to Fort Lauderdale where they
Continue Reading By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda and a group of investors have announced their decision to finally proceed with oil production following years of setbacks that threatened the East African country’s efforts to become an oil exporter. The China National Offshore Oil Corporation and the French energy conglomerate TotalEnergies said Tuesday
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Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN There are many different places a retired plane can end up in its after life. Some return to the sky to fly for other airlines, others are recycled for parts (around 80 to 85% of an aircraft can be recycled) while a vast number are relocated to aircraft boneyards. One particular decommissioned
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer World Cup champion Elana Meyers Taylor’s quest to add to her Olympic medal total at the Beijing Games is in jeopardy after the veteran U.S. women’s bobsled pilot revealed she has tested positive for COVID-19. USA Bobsled and Skeleton remains hopeful that Meyers Taylor will be able to compete
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A senior White House official will meet with European allies this week to discuss ways to support Ukraine’s digital defenses in the event of Russian cyberattacks, a senior Biden administration official told CNN. The trip to Brussels and Warsaw by Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology,
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Opinion by Dr. Tom Frieden Although it’s possible that deadly new coronavirus variants could emerge, I’m more optimistic today than at any point since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Here’s why. Despite growing pandemic fatigue and rough weeks ahead as the Omicron tsunami recedes, we’re better defended against Covid than ever. Vaccines and prior infection have
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By Tamara Qiblawi, Eoin McSweeney and Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Qatar is on its way to becoming a major non-NATO ally of the United States, a sign of its growing relevance to Washington’s global agenda. Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani became the first Gulf Arab leader to visit the Biden White House on
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s national railway operator will buy 43 new high-speed trains from Siemens for 1.5 billion euros. The companies announced the deal Tuesday. The contract for ICE 3neo trains adds to Deutsche Bahn’s 2020 order of 30 trains of the same model. Deutsche Bahn says that once in service, the 73 trains will
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