By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says a Dubai government-owned ferry operator at the center of a bitter U.K. labor dispute likely broke the law when it fired 786 crew members without notice to replace them with cheaper contract staff. Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned the “callous” behavior of P&O
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris will announce an action plan to stop racial discrimination in the appraisal of home values. That’s according to senior Biden administration officials who insisted on anonymity to discuss the administration’s action plan ahead of Wednesday’s announcement. The plan contains 21 steps to improve oversight and accountability.
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LONDON (AP) — A swimming pool at the London sports complex that hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics has been evacuated after chlorine gas was released inside the facility. Authorities said ambulance crews treated a number of people for breathing difficulties. The London Fire Brigade said around 200 people were evacuated after a “high quantity of
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm has proposed a 500 million-euro aid package to help food producers in the 27-nation bloc weather the economic impact of the war in Ukraine. With Russia and Ukraine providing about 30% of the world’s wheat, the war has led to higher food
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Developers of $492 million transmission line are appealing a federal judge’s ruling that blocks the project’s crossing through the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge. American Transmission Co., ITC Midwest, and Dairyland Power Cooperative are building the 345-kilovolt transmission line which would run more than 100 miles from Dane County to
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Otis Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Canadians are more likely to support increasing economic sanctions compared to going to war with Russia, according to a new survey from Nanos Research. Commissioned by CTV News and The Globe and Mail, the national public opinion poll also found that
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a virtual address to Japan’s parliament, has called on the lawmakers to keep up sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine to pressure Moscow into seeking peace. Zelenskyy praised Japan during Wednesday’s address for becoming the first Asian country to sanction
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Parkhill Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Researchers have enabled a non-verbal person with an advanced degenerative disease to communicate with the aid of two brain implants. The findings of a two-year clinical study, published in the journal Nature Communications on Tuesday, suggest that communication with patients who
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By Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump has yanked his endorsement from Alabama Senate hopeful Mo Brooks, promising to make a new endorsement in the race before the May 24 primary. “Mo Brooks of Alabama made a horrible mistake recently when he went ‘woke’ and stated, referring to the 2020 Presidential Election Scam, ‘Put
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Moderna anunció este miércoles los resultados provisionales de su vacuna contra el covid-19 para niños menores de 6 años. CDC recomiendan la vacuna de Moderna contra el covid-19 que ya había aprobado la FDA La compañía dijo que dos dosis de 25 microgramos de su vacuna para niños de entre 6 meses
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. markets drifted toward losses in advance of the market open Wednesday as President Joe Biden heads to Europe for a NATO meeting and EU Summit Thursday, where sanctions and the Russian oil embargo will likely top the agenda. The futures for the Dow Jones Industrials fell 0.4% Wednesday and
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief is pledging to respond to Russia’s war in Ukraine and a cost-of-living crisis hitting working families when he delivers his spring budget statement Wednesday. Rishi Sunak didn’t offer details on specific policy proposals but said Britain would continue its “unwavering” support for Ukraine and
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer’s first spacewalk was an eventful one, beginning and ending with helmet issues. Maurer and NASA astronaut Raja Chari began the spacewalk at 8:32 a.m. ET. At the beginning of the walk, Maurer experienced an issue involving the camera and light assembly on his helmet, which
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By Daniel Dale, CNN Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson was criticized by two Republican senators on Tuesday at a confirmation hearing over language they claimed she had used in the past while challenging the indefinite detention of clients who were being held without charges at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham
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By John Bonifield, CNN Moderna announced interim results of its Covid-19 vaccine for children younger than 6 on Wednesday. The company said two 25-microgram doses of its Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months through 5 years old provided a similar immune response to two 100-microgram doses for adults ages 18 to 25, indicating that
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By Charles Riley, CNN Business Western sanctions are decimating Russia’s economy and sending shockwaves through global markets. Still, there is more to come from the United States and its allies. President Joe Biden flies to Europe on Wednesday on a trip that includes meetings with EU, NATO and G7 leaders. On Thursday, Biden will announce
Continue Reading By Charles Riley, CNN Business Western sanctions are decimating Russia’s economy and sending shockwaves through global markets. Still, there is more to come from the United States and its allies. President Joe Biden flies to Europe on Wednesday on a trip that includes meetings with EU, NATO and G7 leaders. On Thursday, Biden will announce
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By Michelle Toh, CNN Business War in Europe has triggered a massive flight of capital from an Asian island nearly 5,000 miles away. Over the last month, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has heightened concerns about the risk that China could increase its military force against Taiwan, triggering what some analysts have described as an unprecedented
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By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen and Byron Blunt, CNN The roar of a fighter jet engine forces Andriy into silence. As he waits for the aircraft to take off, the Ukrainian fighter pilot’s flight mask covers half his face, hiding his identity, but his squinting eyes still reveal a jovial smile. “Yes, that’s ours,” he
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — A swimming pool in London’s Olympic park has been evacuated and several people were treated by ambulance workers after an incident involving a “release of gas.” The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London was built for the 2012 Games in London. The park said on Twitter that Wednesday’s incident involved “the
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