By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer can come across as a bookish government man, captivated by the nitty-gritty of regulations and convinced that Washington, on the whole, works. Ensconced in chambers lined with shelves of antique books on philosophy inherited from an uncle and strewn with
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — “Vine a la Antártida para encontrar un marido”, le dijo Nicole McGrath a Cole Heinz, fingiendo seriedad. Heinz se rió. Los dos estaban almorzando en la estación McMurdo, una instalación de investigación estadounidense construida sobre roca volcánica en la isla de Ross, rodeada de montañas, nieve y hielo. Era el año
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Will mortgage rates go up? How about car loans? Credit cards? How about those nearly invisible rates on bank CDs — any chance of getting a few dollars more? With the Federal Reserve signaling Wednesday that it will begin raising its benchmark interest rate as soon
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By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Frederica Wilson, the US Congresswoman representing much of Miami, says she must leave home by 6:30 a.m. to beat traffic on South Florida’s highways. “If I wait 10 more minutes, it’s too late,” Wilson, a Democrat first elected to Congress in 2010, said. “Then it becomes a literal parking lot.”
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By DAVID A. LIEB and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press A requirement to get vaccinated against COVID-19 kicks in Thursday for millions of health care workers in about half the states. The mandate is starting first in states that didn’t challenge the rule from the Biden administration. It will take effect later in February for 25
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is getting support from several business leaders on his economic agenda that has stalled in the Senate. It’s an effort to restart some momentum for his proposed nearly $2 trillion in spending and tax increases. Biden met at the White House with top executives
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Las autoridades de Chile firmaron este miércoles un convenio que permitirá la participación de reclusos en el proceso constituyente. El ministro de Justicia y Derechos Humanos, Hernán Larraín; el subsecretario de Justicia, Sebastián Valenzuela, y el director nacional del Gendarmería, Christian Alveal, suscribieron dos protocolos al respecto. El primer documento
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — A top German security official says his agency has created a task force to investigate individuals suspected of using Telegram to commit crimes, amid growing concerns that the messaging app is becoming a “medium for radicalization.” Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office warned Wednesday that the app is being used to target politicians,
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Poles has been hired as Chicago’s general manager. The move comes almost 15 years after the former offensive tackle signed with the team as an undrafted free agent and then failed to make the final roster. Poles has spent the previous 13 seasons in the Chiefs’ front office. He was the
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Poles has been hired as Chicago’s general manager. The move comes almost 15 years after the former offensive tackle signed with the team as an undrafted free agent and then failed to make the final roster. Poles has spent the previous 13 seasons in the Chiefs’ front office. He was the
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By Maegan Vazquez and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer are scheduled to appear together at the White House on Thursday as the 83-year-old justice is set to announce his retirement, a source familiar with the plan tells CNN. Breyer conveyed to the White House last week that he
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A bill establishing a recall procedure for local school board members has advanced out of a Missouri House committee as that bill and others targeting school boards have gained early momentum. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the bills come as school boards have faced public pressure over their responses
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN Business) –– La Reserva Federal se prepara para subir las tasas de interés, dijo el banco central en su actualización de política monetaria este miércoles. Sin embargo, las mantuvo cerca de cero por ahora. “Con una inflación muy por encima del 2% y un mercado laboral fuerte, el comité espera que pronto sea
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — A medida que la variante ómicron continúa impactando al mundo, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de Estados Unidos (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) suman más destinos a su lista de “muy alto” riesgo por covid-19, entre ellos varios latinoamericanos e islas del Caribe. Pero, ¿qué
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By Sonia Moghe and Eric Levenson, CNN Prince Andrew has formally denied allegations that he sexually abused Virginia Giuffre and has demanded a jury trial in her civil lawsuit, according to a legal filing Wednesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. The 11-page filing responds paragraph-by-paragraph to the allegations
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has asked the state Supreme Court not to release a man who has spent nearly 20 years in prison for a murder that he and many supporters say he did not commit. Keith Carnes has been in prison since 2006 after being convicted of killing
Continue Reading By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s government says it will scrap most pandemic restrictions next week, even as neighboring Sweden has extended its own measures for another fortnight. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Wednesday that as of Feb. 1 Danes will enjoy free access to restaurants, cafes, museums and
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks gained ground in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged, but signaled that it plans to begin raising interest rates as soon as March as the central bank moves to fight inflation. The S&P 500
Continue Reading WESTLAKE, La. (AP) — An explosion at a southwest Louisiana chemical plant has left at least six people with minor injuries. Westlake Chemical South spokesperson Joe Andrepont says the explosion occurred at an empty ethylene dichloride storage tank shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday. Five victims were taken to hospitals and one was treated at the
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says it wants to add more than 8,000 technical workers this year. The Detroit automaker is looking for software, computer, mechanical and electrical engineers, as well as battery engineers, cybersecurity experts and others. GM says it’s expanding teams that develop vehicle software, engineer hydrogen fuel cells for non-automotive uses, and
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