By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chase Elliott simply can’t be beat when it comes to his grip on NASCAR’s title as fans most popular driver. Elliott added another victory Thursday night after winning five races and finishing fourth overall. The National Press Association declared Elliott winner of the fan-decided
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By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate on Thursday passed legislation to avert a rail shutdown following a grave warning from President Joe Biden about the economic danger posed by a strike. The House passed the tentative rail agreement on Wednesday. The measure can now be sent to the president to
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Faith Karimi, CNN Pantone has spoken. The color that will shape the year ahead is — drum roll, please — Viva Magenta. The global color authority reveals its Color of the Year every December, and its 2023 choice, announced Thursday, is a vibrant relative of the red family. Described as “a nuanced crimson tone” that
Continue Reading Faith Karimi, CNN Pantone has spoken. The color that will shape the year ahead is — drum roll, please — Viva Magenta. The global color authority reveals its Color of the Year every December, and its 2023 choice, announced Thursday, is a vibrant relative of the red family. Described as “a nuanced crimson tone” that
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Members of the United Auto Workers union appeared on Thursday to favor replacing many of their current leaders in an election that stemmed from a federal bribery and embezzlement scandal involving former union officials. Reform-minded candidates, many part of the UAW Members United slate, are leading
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Members of the United Auto Workers union appeared on Thursday to favor replacing many of their current leaders in an election that stemmed from a federal bribery and embezzlement scandal involving former union officials. Reform-minded candidates, many part of the UAW Members United slate, are leading
Continue Reading LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez said the fatal shooting of a Lawrence man by police officers was legally justified. Valdez announced Thursday that a Kansas Bureau of Investigation found that 43-year-old Michael Scott Blanck was shot after he pointed a gun at officers on Oct. 2. He was shot several
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — The “Agony of Doha” came 29 years ago and Hajime Moriyasu experienced it first-hand as a midfielder on Japan’s national soccer team. He’s now the coach and he’s made amends. Moriyasu was thinking about a World Cup qualifying match in Qatar against Iraq in
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Minnesota Vikings host the New York Jets this weekend. The Vikings are 9-2. They can clinch the NFC North with a win over the Jets and a loss by Detroit. The Jets are 7-4. They’re off to their best 11-game start since going 9-2 in 2010. That team reached the
Continue Reading TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas collected 5.3% less in taxes than it expected in November. The report Thursday from the state Department of Revenue marked the first time in more than two years that collections have fallen short of the state’s monthly target. The shortfall was $36 million, but the department’s report came only three
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Al bombardear la red eléctrica de Ucrania, destinada a sostener a los civiles durante los meses oscuros y fríos, Vladimir Putin ha inflingido algunas de las condiciones de guerra más bárbaras que han experimentado los civiles en Europa durante décadas y ha llevado el conflicto a otro nivel. El uso del
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned three North Korean officials tied to the nation’s weapons of mass destruction program. The sanctions come in the wake of a barrage of missile launches from Pyongyang, including an intercontinental ballistic missile launch on November 18 — its eighth ICBM launch this year. “Treasury
Continue Reading By CNN A federal appeals court on Thursday halted a third-party review of documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. Read the ruling below. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Un tema de la cinta de Disney “Encanto” logró ganarle en YouTube a uno de los artistas más reproducidos en otras plataformas, Bad Bunny. La canción viral “We don’t talk about Bruno” es la más reproducida en YouTube en Estados Unidos este 2022. Aunque la canción es en inglés,
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas Supreme Court justice has resigned in protest from a part-time teaching job at a state law school following what he says was an unsuccessful university attempt to pressure students into canceling an event featuring a leader of a group that opposes LGBTQ rights.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Más de 10 millones de personas en al menos nueve estados del oeste del país están bajo alerta invernal, incluyendo ciudades como Seattle y Salt Lake City, a medida que una tormenta invernal atraviesa la región. La tormenta traerá hasta 76 cm de nieve a las Sierras, afectadas por la sequía,
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN It’s a name so iconic, he comes with his own theme song, and boy, is it a sweet sound. In the new teaser trailer for “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” Harrison Ford returns as the titular hero archaeologist, this time alongside “Fleabag” star Phoebe Waller-Bridge. In this fifth installment,
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Convictions for marijuana possession and paraphernalia will begin to be expunged next Thursday.
Continue Reading LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields appears poised to return against the Green Bay Packers after missing a game because of an injury to his nonthrowing shoulder. Fields took a big step toward playing by practicing Thursday without limitations after missing last week’s loss at the New York Jets. The Bears
Continue Reading By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Most Americans don’t expect Washington to accomplish much in the next two years, a new poll finds. At the same time, another new survey finds a broad public consensus in support of some congressional actions — particularly to lower the costs of prescription drugs. A 65% majority of US adults say
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