CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Elton John, award-winning singer, composer and pianist. Personal Birth date: March 25, 1947 Birth place: Pinner, Middlesex, England Birth name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight Father: Stanley Dwight, a Royal Air Force officer Mother: Sheila (Harris) Dwight Marriages: David Furnish (2014-present); Renate Blauel (1984-1988, divorced) Children: Born
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Bank of America is handing out $1 billion worth of restricted stock to virtually its entire workforce as the bank seeks to gain an upper hand in the war for talent. In a memo shared exclusively with CNN, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said Tuesday the company is for
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By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Port of Savannah is reporting record cargo volumes for 2021 thanks to a surge in trade that saw its container yard cramped for space and ships waiting at sea. The Georgia Ports Authority said Tuesday that the number of shipping containers moved through Savannah’s port
Continue Reading ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s health minister has urged people to get vaccinated and save the country’s hospitals from collapse as COVID-19 infections soar. Algeria is battling infections from both the delta variant and the highly contagious omicron variant. Omicron is believed to be milder than delta. Health officials on Monday reported a daily record
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ST. LOUS (AP) — The Missouri Court of Appeals has rejected St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s appeal of a ruling that her office violated the state’s open records law. The appeals court in St. Louis on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s ruling that Gardner’s office did not respond in a timely manner to a
Continue Reading By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN Former President Donald Trump has been relentless in his attacks against Senate Minority Mitch McConnell, making Republicans uneasy as they battle for the majority in the November midterms. But McConnell doesn’t see his clash with the former President emerging as much of an issue — at least not
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks fell Tuesday, continuing a volatile bout of trading that has sent markets swinging between steep losses and gains as investors gauge several threats. The S&P 500 fell 1% and moved closer to a “correction,” which among markets watchers means a drop of 10% from
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has further eased his country’s coronavirus lockdown. Bars, restaurants, museums, theaters and other venues will be allowed to reopen from Wednesday for the first time this year. Rutte warned Tuesday that it was a risk. He said the easing of
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. supply of computer chips has fallen to alarmingly low levels, raising the prospect of factory shutdowns. That’s according to the Commerce Department, which on Tuesday said companies that use semiconductors are down to less than five days of inventory. The department cited its survey of 150 companies that found chip
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden acknowledged Tuesday a deeply uncertain situation at the Ukraine border, where Russian troops are amassing but few observers have any definitive knowledge of whether or when they might invade. Earlier, the White House said a Russian invasion was “imminent,” and American troops have been placed on high alert
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is suing to block a Lockheed Martin acquisition that it says would limit competition among companies that supply missiles to the Pentagon. The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that the $4.4 billion deal would eliminate the last independent U.S. supplier of key missile parts. The FTC says that if
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Sedgwick County authorities have identified a man accused of exchanging gunfire with deputies outside a Wichita hotel before he was arrested following a seven-hour standoff. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office says 26-year-old Kory Anziana, of Wichita, was arrested and faces a count of aggravated assault and several other charges. Officials say
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal appeals court has allowed the state of Iowa to enforce a law that prevents local schools from imposing mask mandates. However, the court also allowed a group of parents of disabled children to pursue a lawsuit that seeks to strike down the law.
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN Attention parents: Hold onto that Internal Revenue Service letter about your enhanced child tax credit payments. You’ll need it when you file your 2021 tax return. The IRS has mailed families Letter 6419, which states how much they received in monthly child tax credit payments from July through December. It also
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State health officials are investigating four cases of Legionnaires’ disease among people who were hospitalized last year at Phelps Health in Rolla. The four patients were hospitalized between May and December of last year. The state health department announced Tuesday that investigators are trying to determine how the individuals acquired
Continue Reading By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An employee-led effort to unionize a franchise of Tudor’s Biscuit World in West Virginia has failed. A National Labor Relations Board official who counted the votes on a live Zoom call Tuesday said workers had voted 7-5 to reject the union. Immediately after the call, union
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By Omar Jimenez, CNN Jussie Smollett, the former “Empire” actor who was convicted last month of lying to police that he was a victim of a hate crime, is set to be sentenced on March 10, his attorney Tamara Walker confirmed to CNN on Tuesday. Smollett was found guilty in December on five counts of
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Police have identified a man shot to death in Kansas City, Kansas, near the Missouri border over the weekend. Police say 24-year-old Alec Byers, of Kansas City, Missouri, died in the shooting that happened after 11 p.m. Sunday near State Line Road. Officials say emergency dispatchers received calls about a
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Police have identified a man shot to death in Kansas City, Kansas, near the Missouri border over the weekend. Police say 24-year-old Alec Byers, of Kansas City, Missouri, died in the shooting that happened after 11 p.m. Sunday near State Line Road. Officials say emergency dispatchers received calls about a
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Un crucero que se dirigía a Miami cambió el rumbo hacia las Bahamas este sábado después de que un juez estadounidense emitiera una orden de embargo contra el barco debido a facturas de combustible impagas. Si el crucero Crystal Symphony hubiera seguido rumbo a Miami, habría sido incautado por las autoridades.
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