By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Employers may be pushing for more workers to return to the office. But that’s proving to be an uphill battle, especially as the cold and flu season gets underway. A triple whammy of the flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and new Covid variants is already taking hold and forcing some
Continue Reading By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Employers may be pushing for more workers to return to the office. But that’s proving to be an uphill battle, especially as the cold and flu season gets underway. A triple whammy of the flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and new Covid variants is already taking hold and forcing some
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By Maeve Reston, CNN Even after CNN projected on Wednesday that Republicans will win the House majority, five House races in California remained uncalled. That raises a perennial question: Why does it take California so long to count its votes? More than a week after Election Day, attention turned to some of the outstanding races
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — The head of a Kansas legislative panel wants to end the state’s contract with its largest foster care contractor, after two former executives were accused of scheming to defraud the organization out of at least $4.7 million. The federal indictments this month against the Rev. Robert
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera, Eric Levenson and Andi Babineau, CNN More questions than answers continue to plague the Moscow, Idaho, community after the fatal stabbing of four University of Idaho students — and police said they cannot assure the community is safe. Moscow Police Chief James Fry gave an update Wednesday, saying two additional roommates were
Continue ReadingBy Eliott C. McLaughlin, Brad Parks, Steve Almasy and Adrienne Broaddus, CNN Darrell Brooks was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of extended supervision Wednesday for driving his SUV into a crowd of Christmas parade attendees in Waukesha, Wisconsin, last year, killing six people and wounding dozens. In a clean sweep for the
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Jimmy Fallon is asking Elon Musk to help put a stop to a disturbing trend on Twitter. “The Tonight Show” host asked the social media giant’s new CEO to take down the hashtag #RIPJimmyFallon that has been trending on the platform. Fallon tweeted, “Elon, can you fix this? #RIPJimmyFallon.” Musk responded
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Jimmy Fallon is asking Elon Musk to help put a stop to a disturbing trend on Twitter. “The Tonight Show” host asked the social media giant’s new CEO to take down the hashtag #RIPJimmyFallon that has been trending on the platform. Fallon tweeted, “Elon, can you fix this? #RIPJimmyFallon.” Musk responded
Continue Reading By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Coffee futures are crashing. But that might not mean too much for the price of your cup of coffee. In August, Arabica coffee futures were trading at $2.43 per pound. By Wednesday, the price had tumbled to $1.59, a roughly 35% decline. There are a few reasons for the steady
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten, CNN A day after Donald Trump announced his third bid for the presidency, he faced public defections from billionaire backers and vicious trolling from a once-friendly New York tabloid — underscoring his early challenges in mounting a political comeback nearly two years after the end of his divisive presidency. Stephen Schwarzman, the
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Ron Rivera and Washington are making a habit of shocking undefeated teams. For the second time in three seasons, Rivera took a Washington team with a losing record on the road to hand an undefeated team its first loss of the season. The Commanders went to Philadelphia and
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A Cole County judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging illegal sexual activities against a Jefferson City massage business.
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Melissa Joan Hart is talking about that so-called feud with Lena Dunham. Rumors had been circulating for some time that the two actresses did not like each other, but Hart took to Instagram to clear the air. “So I don’t normally pay any attention to the tabloid rumor mill but numerous
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By Jack Bantock, CNN It remains to be seen whether football will come home for England at the World Cup in Qatar next month, but for neighboring Scotland, golf has officially — and finally — returned to its motherland. Having hosted the game for almost six centuries, “the home of golf” — as Scotland is
Continue Reading By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Taylor Swift fans were seeing red on Tuesday when Ticketmaster was overwhelmed by demand as pre-sales for the singer’s new tour went online. The delays had many fans believing they would never, ever, get tickets (…like ever). But tickets to the pop star’s “The Eras Tour” were available Wednesday via
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — England’s injury concerns are easing ahead of the World Cup with Kyle Walker and James Maddison overcoming their previous fitness issues to take part in the team’s first training session in Qatar. Walker has been recovering from groin surgery needed after getting injured during Manchester City’s 6-3 win over Manchester United
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski’s suspension has been increased to three games by the Spanish soccer federation. Lewandowski had received a one-game suspension when he was sent off with a second yellow card during Barcelona’s 2-1 comeback win at Osasuna on Nov. 8. The Spanish soccer federation’s competition committee has now added
Continue Reading Review by Thomas Page, CNN Florence Pugh is always a welcome presence on screen, capable of great performances in films that might not always be worthy of them. But when she finds herself in a film that can match her talents, as she does in Sebastián Lelio’s “The Wonder,” she’s a marvel. Pugh announced herself
Continue Reading By Ali Zaslav, Daniella Diaz and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate on Wednesday cleared a key procedural hurdle toward historic passage of the bipartisan bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriage, voting 62-37 to break a filibuster. Wednesday’s successful test vote signals the bill is on a glide path to succeed, a remarkable turn of
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A murder suspect who was reportedly hiding out in Mexico before being arrested and jailed in Southern California is being brought to Callaway County for prosecution.
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