By Natasha Bertrand, CNN Democratic lawmakers say President Joe Biden’s “hands are partly tied” when it comes to sending new military equipment to Ukraine to fend off a potential Russian invasion because Congress has still not passed a budget for 2022 that would unlock “vital additional assistance” to the country. In a letter to Senate
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THOR, Iowa (AP) — The small north-central Iowa town of Thor took a hit last week when two buildings along its main street were gutted by fire. The Messenger reports fire was discovered late Friday night, first in Thor’s old Humboldt Trust and Savings Bank building. Soon, the entire building and the vacant building next
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By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Long lines have formed for booster shots across England as the U.K. government urged all adults to protect themselves against the omicron variant. The British government also reported the country’s first death involving the omicron variant. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said everyone 18 and
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia is the latest large city to require proof of vaccination to dine indoors. City officials announced Monday that vaccination proof will be required starting Jan. 3 for bars, restaurants, indoor sporting events, movie theatres and other places where people eat indoors close to each other. For the first two weeks of
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia is the latest large city to require proof of vaccination to dine indoors. City officials announced Monday that vaccination proof will be required starting Jan. 3 for bars, restaurants, indoor sporting events, movie theatres and other places where people eat indoors close to each other. For the first two weeks of
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Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — José Antonio Kast o Gabriel Boric: la elección final a presidente de Chile ha quedado entre estos dos candidatos, que serán votados este domingo 19 de diciembre durante la segunda vuelta. En la primera vuelta, realizada el 21 de noviembre, Kast obtuvo el 27,91% de los votos, seguido por Boric,
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It’s been two days since tornadoes tore across eight states, killing dozens of people and pulverizing houses in Kentucky.
Continue Reading DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Ford County Sheriff’s Office says two people have been killed in a collision of two semitrailers east of Dodge City. KSNW reports that the crash happened at U.S. 50 and U.S. 283 about 4:50 a.m. Monday. Both semitrailers caught fire. The victims’ names haven’t been released.
Continue Reading BRAZIL, Ind. (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to attacking a 13-year-old girl who was attending an Indiana University violin camp has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder for allegedly trying to hire his jail cellmate to kill the victim’s parents and a dozen other people. The Herald-Times reports 19-year-old Dongwook Ko allegedly
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By Vasco Cotovio, CNN Anne Sacoolas, the US woman accused of killing a British teenager while driving on the wrong side of the road in England, is expected to face criminal proceedings in the UK early next year, the UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Monday. The 44-year-old is charged with causing 19-year-old Briton Harry
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s national currency has further collapsed, trading on the black market at nearly 20 times its value two years ago, worsening inflation and people’s despair. The Lebanese pound was trading at 27,000 to the dollar on the black market Monday, hitting a new low in its downward trajectory that began in October
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN Individual users, not tech platforms, shoulder the responsibility for the spread of misinformation online, according to Andrew Bosworth, a top exec at Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook. In an interview over the weekend with Axios on HBO, Bosworth said it is not up to Meta to stifle the views
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By Betsy Klein and Katie Lobosco, CNN The Biden administration took steps to make government services easier, more accessible and streamlined for Americans across agencies through an executive order President Joe Biden signed Monday afternoon. “Bureaucracies assume that people understand how they function but it’s really a very complicated web for the vast majority of
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, anunció que viajará a Kentucky este miércoles para inspeccionar los daños causados por tornados y tormentas severas que azotaron partes de EE.UU. el fin de semana. Biden dijo durante una sesión informativa sobre la tormenta con los funcionarios de seguridad nacional que está
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By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Donald Trump’s closest Hill allies are privately lobbying the former President to get involved in a Republican-on-Republican matchup in Illinois, a potentially messy scenario that has sparked internal strife in the party and prompted GOP leaders to launch a counter-campaign aimed at keeping Trump on the sidelines. At
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La serie de tornados que arrasaron el Medio Oeste y el sureste de Estados Unidos este fin de semana se suma a otro tramo de desastres climáticos mortales y potencialmente sin precedentes este año, exacerbando el costo económico ya creciente causado por los desastres climáticos en todo el país. Y
Continue Reading By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press A major storm hitting Northern California is expected to intensify and bring travel headaches and a threat of localized flooding after an abnormally warm fall in the U.S. West. Light rain and snow that started falling over the weekend was heavier early Monday. The state’s highest peaks could get as
Continue Reading By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan families awaiting word on the fate of relatives involved in a deadly migrant smuggling accident in southern Mexico are now also living with the terror of extortionists telling them their loved ones have been kidnapped. In the vacuum of official information following Thursday’s deadly
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that he will travel to Kentucky on Wednesday to view damage from last week’s devastating tornadoes that killed at least 64 people and displaced thousands more. Biden announced the upcoming trip following a briefing with homeland security and disaster response officials to discuss what more the federal
Continue Reading MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Riley County police are investigating after a shooting that left two people injured in a popular Manhattan bar and entertainment district. The Manhattan Mercury reports that police responded to a report of gunshots shortly before 1:30 a.m. Sunday in Aggieville. Officers found a 24-year-old man with a gunshot wound and another
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