By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Nothing can really prepare a person to go from New Jersey high school student to the lead in a Steven Spielberg adaption of “West Side Story,” but if anyone was up to the task it was Rachel Zegler. The 20-year-old triple threat was supposed to have her breakout moment
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By The Associated Press American midfielder Gio Reyna could get to play in the Europa League against the team managed by the person he was named after. Reyna, a 19-year-old who debuted for Dortmund last year, was named after Giovanni van Bronckhorst, a teammate of his dad, Claudio Reyna, at Scotland’s Glasgow Rangers from 1999-2001.
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Lo sabían. Todos lo sabían. La publicación el lunes por la noche de los mensajes de texto enviados al ex secretario general de la Casa Blanca de Trump, Mark Meadows, el 6 de enero, equivalen a una prueba reina cuando se trata de saber si los que estaban cerca del
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is debating recommending criminal contempt charges against former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. The action would rebuke Meadows for saying he would no longer cooperate with the panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. That panel voted 9-0 Monday
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The first dose of coronavirus vaccine was administered a year ago Tuesday, when a New York doctor took the shot.
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By PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA and EVENS SANON Associated Press CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (AP) — At least 60 people were killed and dozens more injured after a gasoline tanker overturned and exploded in northern Haiti. The blast occurred shortly after midnight in the coastal city of Cap-Haitien. Early reports indicate that the tanker was trying to avoid an
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By Holly Yan, CNN For Larry Nassar’s abuse victims, a $380 million settlement doesn’t just mark the end of a five-year legal battle. It’ll also provide much-needed resources toward the recovery of survivors, former Olympic gymnast Tasha Schwikert said. “With a resolution, as survivors, we feel heard. And we feel acknowledged,” said Schwikert, a 2000
Continue Reading By Holly Yan, CNN For Larry Nassar’s abuse victims, a $380 million settlement doesn’t just mark the end of a five-year legal battle. It’ll also provide much-needed resources toward the recovery of survivors, former Olympic gymnast Tasha Schwikert said. “With a resolution, as survivors, we feel heard. And we feel acknowledged,” said Schwikert, a 2000
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Al pasar por el pasillo de los refrescos, es posible que notes mucho menos la palabra “diet” de lo habitual. Esto se debe a que algunos refrescos dietéticos están desapareciendo, o al menos, ese envase ya no existe. En su lugar, encontrarás esas bebidas con su nueva marca:
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By BRUCE SCHREINER and CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s workplace safety agency will look into the deaths of eight people who were killed at a candle factory during the violent weather that spawned tornadoes in five states. That’s according to Gov. Andy Beshear. He told reporters Tuesday that the Kentucky Division
Continue Reading By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Roughly 30 minutes before a tornado ripped apart her home on Friday night, Marsha Hall, 72, sent a separate text to each of her three children, telling them she loved them. It was the last time they would hear from her. Hall and her sister, Carole Grisham, 80,
Continue Reading By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Roughly 30 minutes before a tornado ripped apart her home on Friday night, Marsha Hall, 72, sent a separate text to each of her three children, telling them she loved them. It was the last time they would hear from her. Hall and her sister, Carole Grisham, 80,
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press McMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — Thousands of towns across the United States that were wracked by the opioid crisis are on the precipice of receiving billions of dollars in the second-biggest legal settlement in U.S. history. The $26 billion from three drug distributors and a pharmaceutical manufacturer would address damage wrought
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Health Secretary Sajid Javid says the omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading so rapidly that it has the potential to overwhelm Britain’s hospitals. He says that has highlighted the need to strengthen restrictions and accelerate the delivery of booster vaccines. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Health Secretary Sajid Javid says the omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading so rapidly that it has the potential to overwhelm Britain’s hospitals. He says that has highlighted the need to strengthen restrictions and accelerate the delivery of booster vaccines. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is
Continue Reading MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In a story published December 13, 2021, about prison staffing levels at a the Alabama Department of Corrections, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the department had 1,914 officers and supervisors in the quarter that ended June 30, 2021. The year should have been 2020.
Continue Reading By Gabby Orr, CNN As former Vice President Mike Pence weighs his future in politics — laying the groundwork for a possible presidential campaign in 2024 and supporting Republican candidates who face reelection next fall — former President Donald Trump said Pence is “mortally wounded” inside the GOP. Video posted to social media shows Trump,
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has warned that the restrictions faced by his inspectors in Iran threaten to give the world only a “very blurred image” of Tehran’s program as it enriches uranium closer than ever to
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A police official says the suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright with her handgun when she said she meant to use her Taser had been fully trained in their department’s policies on the proper use of force, including stun guns.
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Opinion by Khalid Usman, Bruce Hamory and Andrew Buchanan for CNN Business Perspectives Parts of the world may be facing new restrictions amid rising Covid-19 case numbers and the emergence of the Omicron variant, but the pent-up demand for air travel in the United States is unlikely to subside. Despite the newest variant’s detection in
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