By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The US economy gained 263,000 jobs in November, 63,000 above the consensus estimate. The larger surprise was that average hourly earnings rose by 0.55%, the fastest pace since January. The robust jobs market is good news for American workers, but concerning for the Federal Reserve and equity bulls alike. It
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A hearing to determine bond for a Kansas City man charged in a deadly bar shooting that killed two people was postponed Monday.
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, Rosalina Nieves, Ray Sanchez and Ashley Killough, CNN The former Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in her own home in 2019 did not see her holding a gun in the split-second before firing at her through a back window, prosecutors said in opening statements of his murder
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By Tierney Sneed Rudy Giuliani defended his work on former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election-reversal gambits as he testified Monday in attorney disciplinary proceedings in Washington, DC. Over the course of several hours of questioning by the chief lawyer in the DC Bar’s disciplinary office, Giuliani acknowledged he was now fuzzy on the election procedures
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Un diferendo diplomático que pareciera no llegar a su fin tendrá un nuevo capÃtulo esta semana en la Corte Internacional de Justicia de La Haya, cuando Colombia y Nicaragua lleguen a una audiencia oral para el caso sobre la delimitación de la plataforma continental en una disputa que data
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN ) — La estrella de fútbol inglesa Raheem Sterling regresó a casa desde el Mundial de Qatar después de que intrusos armados irrumpieran en su casa mientras su familia estaba dentro, dijo una persona con conocimiento de la situación a CNN. El incidente ocurrió el sábado por la noche, dijo la
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By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America Two power substations in a North Carolina county were damaged by gunfire in what is being investigated as a criminal act, causing damage that could take days to repair and leaving tens of thousands of people without electricity, authorities said. In response to ongoing outages, which began just
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Major Western measures to limit Russia’s oil profits over the war in Ukraine have taken effect. They bring uncertainty about how much crude could be lost to the world and whether they will unleash the hoped-for hit to a Russian economy that has held up
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By Ben Morse, CNN Deshaun Watson struggled on his return to NFL action on Sunday after serving an 11-game suspension following sexual misconduct allegations. In what was his first action in exactly 700 days, Watson showed signs of rust, despite the Cleveland Browns beating the quarterback’s former team, the Houston Texans, 27-14. Many of his
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By ANTONIO SEMPERE and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press CEUTA, Spain (AP) — The World Cup knockout game between Spain and Morocco will bring millions of fans on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar together around screens in bars and living rooms to see which country will keep alive its dream of soccer glory. Nowhere
Continue Reading By ANTONIO SEMPERE and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press CEUTA, Spain (AP) — The World Cup knockout game between Spain and Morocco will bring millions of fans on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar together around screens in bars and living rooms to see which country will keep alive its dream of soccer glory. Nowhere
Continue Reading By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Second gentleman Doug Emhoff — the first Jewish person in his position — will convene an antisemitism roundtable Wednesday at the White House, Emhoff’s office tells CNN. Planning for the event was underway for weeks, but White House aides said that it’s taken on extra significance now following a series of
Continue Reading By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Second gentleman Doug Emhoff — the first Jewish person in his position — will convene an antisemitism roundtable Wednesday at the White House, Emhoff’s office tells CNN. Planning for the event was underway for weeks, but White House aides said that it’s taken on extra significance now following a series of
Continue Reading By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet The vast majority of Americans no longer get tax breaks for charitable contributions, but that’s no reason to stop giving. In fact, you might use this as an opportunity to expand your ideas of what constitutes charitable giving. To make your contributions count while optimizing your tax benefit, consider ways
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Explosions rocked two air bases in Russia on Monday, Russian media reported. One of the explosions reportedly happened at a base that houses nuclear-capable strategic bombers that have been involved in launching strikes against Ukraine. Neither Ukrainian nor Russian authorities immediately commented on the possible cause
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View a replay of the City Council meeting above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council expects to vote on the fate of the city’s recycling and trash bags Monday night. In the past, the Solid Waste Department recommended the city end the use of city logo bags. City leaders gave the community chances to
Continue Reading By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Don’t mess with Swifties. More than two dozen Taylor Swift fans are suing Ticketmaster parent Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. for “unlawful conduct” in the pop star’s chaotic tour sale, claiming the ticketing giant violated antitrust laws, among others. The lawsuit, filed in a California court on Friday, alleges Ticketmaster and its
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — Global arms sales have grown by nearly 2%, chiefly because of the war in Ukraine. But the conflict may also hamper production, not least because Russia is a major supplier of raw materials used in arms production. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said Monday that this means that efforts to strengthen
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Francesca Street, CNN James Sanford was sitting on a bench at Punta Cana International Airport in the Dominican Republic, waiting for his bag to appear on the luggage carousel. It was August 2013, and Atlanta-based James, then in his late 20s, was in the Dominican Republic with his best friend to attend Pride celebrations. The
Continue Reading Francesca Perry, CNN Russian designer Harry Nuriev’s latest sofa is made from a pile of trash bags. Recently on show at the collectible design fair Design Miami, the Trash Bag Sofa was inspired by garbage on the streets of New York, and Nuriev wants it to draw attention to how we use and waste things.
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