By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Look out, box office records. Here comes Spider-Man. “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” the latest movie in the Marvel series, notched a massive opening day at the domestic box office Friday by bringing in $121.5 million, according to its studio, Sony. That is the second highest opening day in box office
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials have confirmed that a fifth person in the state has died from storms that spurred devastating tornadoes across the region last weekend. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency says the additional death occurred in Lake County, where two other storm deaths also occurred. The agency says the remaining fatalities were
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials have confirmed that a fifth person in the state has died from storms that spurred devastating tornadoes across the region last weekend. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency says the additional death occurred in Lake County, where two other storm deaths also occurred. The agency says the remaining fatalities were
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Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Con cada nuevo semestre universitario, los estudiantes se enfrentan a múltiples programas de estudios que describen las materias de sus clases. Pero, ¿los estudiantes los leen detenidamente? Un profesor de Tennessee lo puso a prueba. Kenyon Wilson es el director asociado de artes escénicas en la Universidad de Tennessee en
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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration says it will not issue citations tied to its coronavirus vaccination mandate before Jan. 10. This will give companies time to adjust to and implement the requirements. The federal agency separately says there will be no citations of companies regarding its testing requirements before Feb. 9. Saturday’s announcement came
Continue Reading The Occupational Health and Safety Administration says it will not issue citations tied to its coronavirus vaccination mandate before Jan. 10. This will give companies time to adjust to and implement the requirements. The federal agency separately says there will be no citations of companies regarding its testing requirements before Feb. 9. Saturday’s announcement came
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s first choice to investigate allegations that government officials held Christmas parties last year when COVID-19 rules barred such gatherings has stepped aside. Simon Case, the head of the civil service, resigned from leading the investigation after after he, too, was caught up
Continue Reading By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Many hospitals across the country are struggling to cope with burnout among doctors, nurses and other workers. Already buffeted by a crush of patients from the ongoing surge of the coronavirus’s delta variant, they’re now bracing for the fallout of another highly transmissible mutation. Ohio has become
Continue Reading By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Many hospitals across the country are struggling to cope with burnout among doctors, nurses and other workers. Already buffeted by a crush of patients from the ongoing surge of the coronavirus’s delta variant, they’re now bracing for the fallout of another highly transmissible mutation. Ohio has become
Continue Reading By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Many hospitals across the country are struggling to cope with burnout among doctors, nurses and other workers. Already buffeted by a crush of patients from the ongoing surge of the coronavirus’s delta variant, they’re now bracing for the fallout of another highly transmissible mutation. Ohio has become
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AUDRAIN, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman from Jefferson City was seriously hurt in an Audrain County crash on Thursday afternoon. 50-year-old Michael Metz was slowing down to make a turn along U.S. 54 Westbound at Route HH when he was hit by 29-year-old Siri Wagner. Wagner was seriously injured in the crash and taken to University
Continue Reading NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has toughened COVID-19 screening for all travelers from the U.K. over age 12, including requiring them to quarantine until results are in from a lab test performed at the airport. Cyprus’ Health Ministry on Saturday cited Britain’s “drastic increase” in omicron variant cases as the reason for the stepped-up measures.
Continue Reading INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Court documents say a 19-year-old who is charged with fatally shooting his 15-year-old friend had been playing with a pink gun before the weapon went off at an Independence home. Elijah Soliz was charged Friday with first-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the Dec. 11 shooting. No attorney is
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is banking on Republican voters forgiving his past indiscretions when they choose a Senate nominee next August. At least one of his opponents, and many in the GOP establishment, are hoping they don’t forget. Greitens resigned as governor in 2018 amid
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is banking on Republican voters forgiving his past indiscretions when they choose a Senate nominee next August. At least one of his opponents, and many in the GOP establishment, are hoping they don’t forget. Greitens resigned as governor in 2018 amid
Continue Reading By DAN GREENWALD Click here for updates on this story EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois (KMOV) — A ceremony was held Friday morning in honor of the six victims who died when a tornado hit an Amazon facility in Edwardsville. The ceremony was held at Edwardsville Fire Department headquarters. Mayor Art Risavy said a Dogwood tree will be
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Los principales funcionarios de salud del presidente Joe Biden asistieron a una sesión informativa el jueves por la tarde en la Casa Blanca con una advertencia y una solicitud. Sentado a la cabecera de su larga mesa de conferencias rodeado de los mejores miembros de su equipo de respuesta al
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The president of Planned Parenthood’s affiliate in the upper Midwest says she is stepping down from her position next year. Sarah Stoesz oversaw the organization for nearly 20 years and grew it into one of the largest Planned Parenthood affiliates in the country as it expanded from Minnesota and South Dakota to
Continue Reading By WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story CRUSO, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Haywood County church held a party Friday to bring a little holiday cheer to flood victims. Cruso United Methodist Church has been a gathering place and resource center since the August flooding destroyed dozens of homes and killed six
Continue Reading TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — A hearing is set for early next year on a bid by a Confederate heritage group to dismiss a lawsuit over the land where a rebel monument stands in the middle of mostly black Tuskegee, Alabama. Court records show Macon County Circuit Judge Steven Perryman has scheduled a session for Feb.
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