By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks sank in morning trading on Wall Street Monday, putting the benchmark S&P 500 on track for what the market considers a correction _ a drop of 10% or more from its most recent high. The S&P 500 fell 2.5% to 4,287.22 as of
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kohl’s is confirming that it has been approached about a possible sale of the department store chain, sending shares up more than 30% in early trading. The company said that it would not comment further, but its confirmation Monday follows media reports that the private
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La Corte Suprema de EE.UU. anunció este lunes que reconsideraría la acción afirmativa basada en la raza en las admisiones universitarias, una medida que podría eliminar las prácticas en los campus que han beneficiado ampliamente a los estudiantes negros e hispanos. Los jueces dijeron que escucharán desafíos a las políticas
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By Paradise Afshar, CNN Seven Virginia school boards are challenging the new GOP governor’s executive order banning mask mandates while schools in a major Catholic diocese have been directed to follow it, setting up parents, schools and public officials yet again along a key pandemic-rights fault line. The school boards of Alexandria City, Arlington County,
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By Reuters, Sonia Moghe and An Phung A judge on Monday delayed Sarah Palin’s defamation trial against The New York Times by 10 days to February 3, after the 2008 Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate and former Alaska governor tested positive for the coronavirus. The delay was announced by U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in
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By Barbara Starr and Jeremy Herb, CNN As many as 8,500 US troops have been put on heightened alert for a possible deployment to Eastern Europe as Russian troops mass on Ukraine’s border, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin issued the prepare to deploy orders at the direction of
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, Theresa Waldrop, Rob Frehse and Laura Ly, CNN Plagued by a spate of high-profile incidents of violence during his first three weeks in office, New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday laid out an ambitious blueprint to combat gun violence — from increasing officers on patrol and combating the influx of
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By Brian Lowry, CNN The Playboy mystique and Hugh Hefner’s legacy receive a serious debunking in “Secrets of Playboy,” a 10-part A&E network docuseries that explores the dark side of the lifestyle Hefner sought to embody. Somewhat bloated in its format, there are plenty of disturbing revelations scattered here for those with the patience to
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Opinion by Mark Zandi for CNN Business Perspectives The pandemic continues to call the shots for the economy. Each wave of the virus has done significant damage, with Omicron now hitting the economy hard. December retail sales slumped as households pulled back on spending, including travel, dining out at restaurants and attending Broadway shows. The
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El Dr. Hans Henri Kluge, director regional para Europa de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), dijo en un comunicado este lunes que espera que la fase de emergencia de la pandemia de covid-19 pueda terminar este año. Y añadió que la variante ómicron ofrece “esperanzas plausibles para la
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A fire Sunday afternoon at a Cedar Rapids mobile home left a woman dead. Officials say that when firefighters arrived at the fire at the home in southwest Cedar Rapids, they found smoke and flames coming from the roof. Crews entered the home and found a woman inside. Firefighters moved
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Christina Aguilera is opening up again about her former “Mickey Mouse Club” co-star Britney Spears’ 13-year conservatorship coming to an end. “It’s a subject that I definitely want to be careful of because I never want to speak out of turn about somebody that I have so much respect and admiration
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Activist investor Blackwells Capital is asking Peloton to remove CEO John Foley and consider selling the company just a few days after a media report said the exercise and treadmill company was temporarily halting production of its connected fitness products amid waning consumer demand. Blackwells also said Peloton should
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By Ariane de Vogue and Kristin Wilson, CNN The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s challenge to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s proxy voting protocols that were put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic. McCarthy, a California Republican, had asked the justices last year to overturn a resolution passed
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Dejaron sola a una bebé en una habitación con su madre fallecida durante cinco días en un refugio para personas sin hogar de Nueva York y fue encontrada con una necesidad desesperada de comida, agua y necesidades básicas, según una demanda que presentó el padre de la niña. El Departamento de Servicios
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about affirmative action as well as a few notable court cases. Affirmative action policies focus on improving opportunities for groups of people, like women and minorities, who have been historically excluded in United States’ society. The initial emphasis was on education and employment. President John F. Kennedy
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Police are investigating the late-night shooting death of a man in Kansas City, Kansas, near the Missouri border. Police say the shooting happened after 11 p.m. Sunday near State Line Road, when emergency dispatchers received calls about a person having been shot inside a vehicle. Arriving officers discovered a man
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Police are investigating the late-night shooting death of a man in Kansas City, Kansas, near the Missouri border. Police say the shooting happened after 11 p.m. Sunday near State Line Road, when emergency dispatchers received calls about a person having been shot inside a vehicle. Arriving officers discovered a man
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– El CEO de Pfizer, Albert Bourla, dijo en una entrevista con el Canal 12 de Israel este sábado que espera que las vacunas contra el covid-19 se apliquen anualmente, en lugar de un refuerzo cada cuatro o cinco meses. “Creo que este no será un buen escenario”, dijo Bourla sobre las dosis
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Supreme Court announced Monday it will reconsider race-based affirmative action in college admissions, a move that could eliminate campus practices that have widely benefitted Black and Hispanic students. The justices said they will hear challenges to policies at Harvard and the University of North
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