By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Treasure hunters who believe they found a huge cache of fabled Civil War-era gold in Pennsylvania are now on the prowl for something as elusive as the buried booty itself: government records of the FBI’s excavation. Finders Keepers has filed a federal lawsuit against the Justice Department over its failure
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Foreign Ministry says special envoys from Turkey and Armenia will hold their first meeting aimed at normalizing ties on Jan. 14 in Moscow. The announcement was made Wednesday. The two neighbors have no diplomatic ties. They agreed last month to appoint special representatives who would discuss ways of establishing formal
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Foreign Ministry says special envoys from Turkey and Armenia will hold their first meeting aimed at normalizing ties on Jan. 14 in Moscow. The announcement was made Wednesday. The two neighbors have no diplomatic ties. They agreed last month to appoint special representatives who would discuss ways of establishing formal
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials say they are not changing the definition of being “fully vaccinated” against COVID-19. But they are urging Americans to stay “up to date” on their virus protection by getting booster shots when eligible. The move to keep the existing definition of
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials say they are not changing the definition of being “fully vaccinated” against COVID-19. But they are urging Americans to stay “up to date” on their virus protection by getting booster shots when eligible. The move to keep the existing definition of
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By Whitney Wild, CNN The US Capitol Police board is detailing a list of changes — from trainings to new recruitment efforts, hoping to convince members of Congress the department has significantly improved since the January 6 attack exposed problems, while acknowledging the agency is significantly understaffed. In a 10-page report obtained by CNN, Senate
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors unveiled a new battery-electric pickup truck, the Chevrolet Silverado EV, during the Consumer Electronics Show. Although it shares its name with the popular gasoline-powered Silverado pickup, this Silverado is a completely different truck with a distinct design and major features not found on the internal combustion-powered models. GM’s
Continue Reading By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors unveiled a new battery-electric pickup truck, the Chevrolet Silverado EV, during the Consumer Electronics Show. Although it shares its name with the popular gasoline-powered Silverado pickup, this Silverado is a completely different truck with a distinct design and major features not found on the internal combustion-powered models. GM’s
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By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Four people have been cleared of causing criminal damage to a statue of 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston, which was pulled down and thrown into England’s River Avon, PA Media news agency reports. Demonstrators in the city of Bristol tied the bronze monument with rope before tearing it down during a
Continue Reading By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic’s father says his son is being held in a room with police out front after landing in Melbourne for the Australian Open. The top-ranked Djokovic received a medical exemption to play at the first Grand Slam tournament of the season. The exemption allows
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls videos of a party on a recent Sunwing Airlines flight from Montreal to Cancun, Mexico a “slap in the face” to those who have tried to stay safe during the pandemic and says the country’s airline regulator is investigating. Videos of
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business “Change is going to come. No question.” “We are serious about taking action.” “Here’s my message for Mark Zuckerberg: Your time of invading our privacy, promoting toxic content, and preying on children and teens is over. Congress will be taking action.” Facebook, now known as Meta, has faced scrutiny on
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By Brian Fung, CNN Business Google must stop attempting to intimidate US antitrust enforcers at the Justice Department, according to two congressional Democrats. On Wednesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Pramila Jayapal wrote to Google CEO Sundar Pichai lambasting his company’s efforts to get Jonathan Kanter — DOJ’s top antitrust official — to recuse himself
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By Katie Hunt, Kristin Fisher and Jackie Wattles, CNN An out-of-control Russian rocket stage has re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere, according to the latest estimate from US Space Command, which has been tracking its descent. The Angara-A5 heavy-lift rocket was launched from the Plesetsk spaceport in Russia’s northwestern Arkhangelsk region on Monday, December 27. The launch
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By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Pope Francis has criticized couples who choose to have pets instead of children as selfish, arguing that their decision to forgo parenthood leads to a loss of “humanity” and is a detriment to civilization. The Pope made the comments Wednesday while speaking to a general audience about Saint Joseph, Jesus’ earthly
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are returning to the Capitol for their annual legislative session. The 2022 session begins Wednesday and lasts through mid-May. The Republican-led Legislature’s priority will be to agree on new congressional districts based on 2020 census data. Lawmakers have until March 28 to send new
Continue Reading SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — ExxonMobil says it has made two additional oil discoveries off the coast of Guyana as the South American country prepares to become the world’s newest major oil producer. The discovery announced Wednesday occurred in an area where officials believe they can extract at least 10 billion oil-equivalent barrels. The
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Bitcoin prices have pulled back lately — but Goldman Sachs still sees strong gains ahead in the coming years. The world’s most valuable cryptocurrency has fallen to about $43,000 after surging to a record high near $69,000 in November. Yet Goldman Sachs said in a report this week
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business For many people, buying a home just wasn’t in the cards this year. There were too few homes for sale that were too expensive to buy. Indeed, home prices have been on a tear, with third quarter home prices up more than 18% from a year earlier, according to the
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Lo primero que pensó el fotógrafo Jalil Najafov cuando vio al gran tiburón blanco fue: “¿Es eso real?”. Era agosto de 2019 y Najafov, un entusiasta de los tiburones, conservacionista y cineasta, estaba explorando la costa de México con unos amigos. El grupo divisó un gran tiburón blanco nadando cerca de
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