By Tami Luhby, CNN Americans can now order a maximum of four free Covid-19 tests to be shipped directly to their homes. The federal government has quietly launched its website to sign up for the tests. Have you tried to order from the site, covidtests.gov? Let us know how it went. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s nearly five-year bankruptcy battle is ending after a federal judge signed a plan that slashes the U.S. territory’s public debt load as part of the largest municipal debt restructuring in U.S. history and allows the government to start repaying creditors. The plan
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s nearly five-year bankruptcy battle is ending after a federal judge signed a plan that slashes the U.S. territory’s public debt load as part of the largest municipal debt restructuring in U.S. history and allows the government to start repaying creditors. The plan
Continue Reading PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Two more House Democrats have announced they won’t be seeking reelection in November. The announcements by Reps. Jim Langevin of Rhode Island and Jerry McNerney of California bring the total of House Democrats leaving Congress to 28. Neither gave a specific reason or disclosed any firm future plans, though the 2022
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The environment ministers of Poland and the Czech Republic say they have made progress but still need to consult on some points in solving a stalemate over a Polish lignite mine. They made the comments Tuesday after a round of talks in Warsaw on the Turow mine in southwestern Poland. The
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The environment ministers of Poland and the Czech Republic say they have made progress but still need to consult on some points in solving a stalemate over a Polish lignite mine. They made the comments Tuesday after a round of talks in Warsaw on the Turow mine in southwestern Poland. The
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Roman Catholic priest who was named in dozens of child sex abuse lawsuits has died. Kansas City police say 80-year-old Thomas Reardon was found dead Sunday at a south Kansas City senior living facility. Reardon was among 12 current and former priests named in a sexual abuse case
Continue Reading By Alan Gionet Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — As the King Soopers grocery strike ended without resolution for another day Monday, shoppers settled into the new reality of deciding where they would do their business. “I’m not going to cross the picket lines, nope. Not going to happen,” said shopper
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — La administración de Joe Biden en Estados Unidos está sopesando nuevas opciones, incluida la entrega de más armas a Ucrania para resistir la ocupación rusa, para tratar de aumentar los costos para el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, en caso de que decida invadir el país. Las discusiones, descritas por múltiples
Continue Reading By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Many states in the U.S. are coming to the conclusion that solar, wind and other renewable power sources might not be enough to keep the lights on as they seek to dramatically cut their use of fossil fuels. Nuclear power is emerging as an answer to
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks fell to a new low for the year on Wall Street Tuesday and bond yields surged amid renewed jitters the Federal Reserve will lift interest rates to tackle rising inflation. The S&P 500 fell 1.8%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.5% and the
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks fell to a new low for the year on Wall Street Tuesday and bond yields surged amid renewed jitters the Federal Reserve will lift interest rates to tackle rising inflation. The S&P 500 fell 1.8%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.5% and the
Continue Reading By Web staff Click here for updates on this story CHELMSFORD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Betty White’s 100th birthday on Monday was bittersweet, following the beloved actress and comedian’s death just weeks prior. But the “Golden Girl” still ended up doing a world of good for a cause that was important to her – rescuing animals.
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The Boy Who Lived will be playing the man who sang “Amish Paradise.” Daniel Radcliffe, the star of the “Harry Potter” franchise, is set to play “Weird Al” Yankovic in a biopic about his life for Roku. In a cheeky statement, the comedy recording artist said he was “absolutely thrilled” about
Continue Reading By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for a man convicted of murder for fatally shooting his wife as they rode in an SUV in Atlanta are asking Georgia’s highest court to overturn his conviction. Seventy-nine-year-old Claud “Tex” McIver is serving a life sentence after being convicted of felony murder in the September
Continue Reading By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for a man convicted of murder for fatally shooting his wife as they rode in an SUV in Atlanta are asking Georgia’s highest court to overturn his conviction. Seventy-nine-year-old Claud “Tex” McIver is serving a life sentence after being convicted of felony murder in the September
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has been listening to arguments remotely from her chambers because she doesn’t feel comfortable sitting on the bench near colleagues who are not masked, including Justice Neil Gorsuch, according to a source familiar with the situation. In addition, Sotomayor has been participating
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Wichita say a shooting on the south side of the city has left two teenagers dead. Police say 17-year-old Alexis Cervantes-Martinez and 16-year-old Mariah Zamora, both from Wichita, were found Monday night suffering from gunshot wounds inside a vehicle that had crashed into a storage unit at an apartment
Continue Reading By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 22-year Los Angeles fire service veteran has been nominated to become the first woman to lead the city’s fire department. Deputy Chief Kristin Crowley would become the first female fire chief for the nation’s second-largest city if Tuesday’s nomination by Mayor Eric Garcetti is confirmed
Continue Reading By Web staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Two teens have been charged with hitting a woman in the face and carjacking her on Monday on the Northwest Side. Police said the boys, ages 16 and 17, hit a 33-year-old woman in the face with a weapon and forced her
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