SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter says it’s banned the personal account of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for multiple violations of the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation policy. That’s the latest strike against the firebrand whose embrace of conspiracy theories has been called “a cancer” for the GOP and led the House to boot her from committees.
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By JOYCE LUPIANI Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is advising passengers they can expect long wait times at security on Sunday and Monday. The airports says a combination of high passenger volume, potential weather impacts and staffing issues will likely increase wait times for the next
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By THOMAS PEIPERT, BRITTANY PETERSON and EUGENE GARCIA Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Search teams are looking for two missing people in the snow-covered but still smoldering debris from a massive Colorado wildfire, while people who barely escaped the flames sorted through what was left after the blaze. Investigators are still trying to determine
Continue Reading By THOMAS PEIPERT, BRITTANY PETERSON and EUGENE GARCIA Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Search teams are looking for two missing people in the snow-covered but still smoldering debris from a massive Colorado wildfire, while people who barely escaped the flames sorted through what was left after the blaze. Investigators are still trying to determine
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that Tyson Foods can’t claim it was operating under the direction of the federal government when it tried to keep its processing plants open as the coronavirus spread rapidly within them during the early days of the pandemic. So a lawsuit filed by several
Continue Reading By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business One of the defining stories of this year was the Jan. 6 insurrection, and its significance is only growing from here, CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian Stelter said on “Reliable Sources” Sunday. Approaching the one year anniversary, journalists are continuing to report on the attack and its aftermath, and many
Continue Reading By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business One of the defining stories of this year was the Jan. 6 insurrection, and its significance is only growing from here, CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian Stelter said on “Reliable Sources” Sunday. Approaching the one year anniversary, journalists are continuing to report on the attack and its aftermath, and many
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By Arnaud Siad, CNN Kenyan paleoanthropologist and conservationist Richard Leakey, who unearthed evidence that helped prove humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta confirmed in a statement. “I have this afternoon, Sunday 2nd January 2022, received with deep sorrow the sad news of the passing away
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By Devan Cole, CNN Thirty-four percent of Americans think violent action against the government is sometimes justified, according to a new poll from The Washington Post and the University of Maryland released days ahead of the one-year anniversary of the insurrection at the US Capitol. The new figure “is considerably higher than in past polls
Continue Reading By Emerson Lehmann Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — At 64-years young, Sam Garcia is trying to put a smile on his neighbors’ faces and give their backs a break, traveling around to different homes in the Racine community clearing steps, sidewalks and driveways of snow. “Since 2 o’clock this
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By John Sinnott, CNN Chelsea and Liverpool shared a pulsating 2-2 draw on Sunday to leave both teams struggling to keep pace with defending champion Manchester City in the Premier League title race. All four goals came in a frenetic first half, with Sadio Mane capitalizing on Trevoh Chalobah’s error and Mo Salah extending Liverpool’s
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press Wintry weather combined with the pandemic to frustrate air travelers whose return flights home from the holidays were canceled or delayed in the first days of the new year. The tracking service FlightAware said more than 2,600 U.S. flights and more than 4,400 worldwide were grounded Sunday. That followed Saturday’s
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press Wintry weather combined with the pandemic to frustrate air travelers whose return flights home from the holidays were canceled or delayed in the first days of the new year. The tracking service FlightAware said more than 2,600 U.S. flights and more than 4,400 worldwide were grounded Sunday. That followed Saturday’s
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — El año 2021 estuvo marcado por un sinnúmero de normas vinculadas a la pandemia de covid-19. Mientras los estadounidenses sorteaban los mandatos del gobierno y del sector privado sobre el uso de mascarillas y la vacunación, los gobernantes electos también se esforzaron por cambiar otros aspectos de la vida cotidiana, promulgando leyes
Continue Reading IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sophomore Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 44 points with eight assists, freshman Addison O’Grady recorded her first double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds and No. 21 Iowa beat Evansville 93-56. It was the most points scored by a player in a women’s basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Clark also
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood closed out 2021 with more fireworks at the box office for “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which topped all films for the third straight week and already charts among the highest grossing films domestically. But even with all the champagne popping for “No Way Home,”
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood closed out 2021 with more fireworks at the box office for “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which topped all films for the third straight week and already charts among the highest grossing films domestically. But even with all the champagne popping for “No Way Home,”
Continue Reading By Sharif Paget and Alaa Elassar, CNN A man died after he was pushed into an oncoming train in an unprovoked attack on New Year’s Day in San Diego, police said. Authorities are still searching for the suspect who fled on foot after the attack, which happened around 6:15 a.m. on Saturday, the San Diego
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El Departamento de Policía de Cayo Hueso, Florida, informó este sábado en Facebook que busca a los sospechosos de provocar un “extenso daño” a la icónica boya de Southernmost Point, o el “punto más al sur” de Estados Unidos. El Departamento dijo que los individuos —a quienes solo
Continue Reading NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, known for his fossil-finding and conservation work in his native Kenya, has died at 77. His death was announced Sunday evening by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. The cause of death was not announced. Leakey, the son of globally known anthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey, also held a number
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