By Kevin Liptak, CNN When President Joe Biden took to the House Chamber on Tuesday for his annual State of the Union address, his message was one of unadulterated optimism — even in the face of open hostility. The spectacle of Biden smiling and offering a pointed riposte through multiple rounds of heckling from some
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Edificios derrumbados, vehículos de emergencia y tiendas de campaña se pueden ver en las nuevas imágenes satelitales de las ciudades afectadas por el terremoto en Turquía que revelan los daños causados por el devastador terremoto del lunes. Las imágenes, capturadas por Maxar Technologies, muestran los pueblos de Islahiye y Nurdagi. Las razones
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several thousand workers at CSX will soon get one of the things that pushed the railroad industry to the brink of a strike last fall: paid sick time. Florida-based CSX announced the deal Tuesday with two of its 12 unions. About 5,000 workers will get
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Anshel Pfeffer (@anshelpfeffer) es redactor de Ha’aretz y corresponsal en Israel de The Economist. Es autor de “Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu”. Las opiniones expresadas en este artículo le pertenecen exclusivamente a su autor. (CNN) — Israel ha mantenido una estricta neutralidad en las hostilidades entre
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El Gobierno de Biden le dijo a la Corte Suprema este martes que su plan de dejar que la emergencia de salud pública por el coronavirus expire en mayo afectará el debate en curso sobre la restricción fronteriza de la era Trump conocida como Título 42. Los beneficios que desaparecerán cuando
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By Laura He, CNN Even for a famously frugal nation, Chinese people saved a lot last year. Stuck at home due to Covid restrictions, they socked away a record $2.6 trillion. Now that life is returning to normal, hopes are high that consumers will spend with a vengeance, providing a much-needed boost to the world’s
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By Nicki Brown, Brynn Gingras and Steve Almasy, CNN A New York Police Department officer who was shot in the head Saturday while off duty has died, the police commissioner said in a tweet Tuesday night. Adeed Fayaz, 26, had been in grave condition since the shooting, which happened in Brooklyn as he and his
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By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Canadian police confirmed Tuesday they are pursuing a criminal case against a former “Dances With Wolves” actor who was arrested last week and charged in Nevada with sexually abusing and trafficking Indigenous women and girls. Nathan Chasing Horse, who also goes by Nathan Lee Chasing His
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A magazine and website that has served Bruce Springsteen’s fans for 43 years is shutting down, with its publisher writing that he’s been disillusioned by the debate over ticket prices for their hero’s current tour. Backstreets had been an unusually robust publication that imposed journalistic
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By Sahar Akbarzai, Bertha Ramos and Tara John, CNN Mexico is sending its beloved search and rescue dogs to Turkey, to help find survivors in the rubble following Monday’s devastating earthquake that toppled thousands of buildings in the country. At least 16 dogs, alongside their handlers, took off on Tuesday for Turkey, according to Marcelo
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By Priscilla Alvarez and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Biden administration told the Supreme Court Tuesday that its intent to let the coronavirus public health emergency expire in May will moot the ongoing case over a Trump-era border restriction. “Absent other relevant developments, the end of the public health emergency will (among other consequences) terminate
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lauded the “irresistible might” of his nuclear-armed military as he visited troops with his daughter to mark the 75th founding anniversary of his army. That’s according to a state media account of his visit and its description of a
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada’s health care system isn’t living up to its promise, and he plans to add billions more in funding. Trudeau says wait times in emergency departments have become dangerously long, people are waiting too long for essential surgeries and millions of
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — An off-duty New York City police officer who was shot in the head during a botched robbery has died, while officials say the suspected shooter is now charged with murder. Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell says Officer Adeed Fayaz died Tuesday, three days after being shot in Brooklyn. He was 26. Police
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Reliever Colin Poche went to salary arbitration with the Tampa Bay Rays with the sides just $125,000 apart. The gap between the $1.3 million the pitcher asked for and the $1,175,000 the team offered was the smallest among the 33 players who exchanged proposed arbitration figures last month. A 29-year-old
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) –– En la audiencia este martes del juicio que enfrenta Genaro García Luna, exsecretario de Seguridad Pública de México, en Nueva York, el exfiscal del estado mexicano de Nayarit Edgar Veytia afirmó que el exfuncionario protegió a Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán durante la guerra de cárteles. Veytia, sentenciado en Estados Unidos
Continue Reading By MEHMET GUZEL, GHAITH ALSAYED and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press NURDAGI, Turkey (AP) — Rescuers raced against time early Wednesday to pull survivors from the rubble before they succumbed to cold weather two days after an earthquake tore through southern Turkey and war-ravaged northern Syria. The death toll climbed above 7,700 and was expected to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council approved the Voluntary Action Center’s Opportunity Campus at its meeting on Monday night. The approval was for the conditional use permit for the construction of a public campus that would offer a variety of services for the homeless. The 26,300-square-foot shelter would be built at Bowling Street and
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man convicted of killing his live-in girlfriend and her three young children has been executed after the courts and Gov. Mike Parson turned aside his claim that he was in another state when the killings occurred. Raheem Taylor was the third Missouri inmate
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee coach Mike Vrabel has shaken up his coaching staff and announced Tuesday that he promoted Tim Kelly to offensive coordinator from passing game coordinator. Vrabel also announced several new hirings and changes to his existing staff. The Titans added Charles London from
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