By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Infrastructure week is a “cheeky” slogan, but the real story is what the infrastructure funding in the “Build Back Better” bill will accomplish, CNN chief media correspondent Brian Stelter said on “Reliable Sources” Sunday. And it’s the media’s responsibility to report the story, not just repeat catch-all slogans. Critical Race
Continue Reading By Maeve Reston, CNN Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie told some of the Republican Party’s most influential donors and bundlers Saturday that the only way for the party to continue building on last Tuesday’s electoral successes is to move beyond former President Donald Trump’s fixation with the 2020 election results — while showing voters
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 6.8% on Sunday. An additional 656 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 708,638. There have also been 153,720 probable antigen test results being positive, with 111 added Sunday. No new deaths were
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man has been accused of allowing children in his care to be sexually assaulted by a former landlord in exchange for rent. A Douglas County judge recently ruled that Cormick Ferrell, 42, of Lawrence should stand trial on two counts of aggravated human trafficking in connection with the alleged
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By JUAN A. LOZANO and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Mourners began building a memorial to those lost at a Texas concert as authorities said they would watch video, interview witnesses and review concert protocols to determine how eight people died when fans suddenly surged toward the stage to watch rapper Travis Scott.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One woman was killed in a vehicle versus pedestrian crash just before 7 p.m. on Saturday evening. Police sergeant Derek Moore with CPD said a pick up truck towing a trailer was traveling southbound on Highway 63 near Conley at the time of the crash before hitting pedestrian Cassandra Shafer, 54 of
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By Alanne Orjoux, CNN Two high school students, a man who was trying to save his fiancée and a 9-year-old boy are among 10 people who died after a crowd surge at the Astroworld Festival tragedy in Houston, authorities said. Rapper Travis Scott, who was performing November 5, has said he will pay for the
Continue Reading By JILL COLVIN Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Republicans this weekend projected newfound confidence about their chances of retaking control of Congress in 2022 at the first large party gathering since they claimed major victories in Tuesday’s off-year elections. The mood was jubilant at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual leadership meeting in Las Vegas,
Continue Reading By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Troops and patrols have deployed around Baghdad following the failed assassination attempt with armed drones that targeted Iraq’s prime minister in his residence. The attack significantly raises tensions sparked by the refusal of Iran-backed militias to accept last month’s parliamentary election results. Two Iraqi officials said Mustafa
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Eternals,” one of Marvel’s most ambitious efforts to expand its superhero universe, arrived in theaters over the weekend with an estimated $71 million in ticket sales. By most studios’ box-office standards, the opening was enviable. Only three other films have debuted better during the pandemic.
Continue Reading By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Police in North Macedonia say they have discovered 42 migrants packed in a truck in the southeastern part of the country near the border with Greece. The driver of the truck and a passenger bolted out of the vehicle while it was moving and escaped,
Continue Reading By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Troops and patrols have deployed around Baghdad following the failed assassination attempt with armed drones that targeted Iraq’s prime minister in his residence. The attack significantly raises tensions sparked by the refusal of Iran-backed militias to accept last month’s parliamentary election results. Two Iraqi officials said Al-Kadhimi
Continue Reading KITTANNING, Pa. (AP) — A female high school hockey goalie in Pennsylvania is returning to the ice Monday for her first school game since she was the target of vulgar and abusive chants from spectators. The chants from students at Armstrong High School targeted the female goalie for the Mars Fighting Planets at an Oct.
Continue Reading LAKE SAINT LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — Some Missourians may be having a hard time finding dentists and other service providers who are vaccinated because employers have to balance protecting their employees’ health information against their customers’ need for transparency. Washington University law professor Pauline Kim says the political nature of the debate over COVID-19 vaccinations
Continue Reading CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Officials say a strong storm off the Southeast coast combined with periodic higher tides to cause coastal flooding that approached levels rarely seen outside of hurricanes along the South Carolina and Georgia coasts. Sunday morning’s high tide reached 10.45 feet at Fort Pulaski, just east of Savannah, Georgia. It was the
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CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped by 5 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.49 per gallon. The price at the pump is $1.30 higher than a year ago. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday the rise comes as the cost of crude oil
Continue Reading CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped by 5 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.49 per gallon. The price at the pump is $1.30 higher than a year ago. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday the rise comes as the cost of crude oil
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Rep. Josh Gottheimer, the Democratic co-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, indicated Sunday that he wants to wait for an official cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office before moving forward on President Joe Biden’s economic agenda bill. “I think what’s most important for people to understand is, the responsible thing
Continue Reading By FAY ABUELGASIM and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s activists say security forces have dispersed demonstrators and rounded up more than 100 people in the capital of Khartoum. Sunday’s crackdown is the latest on pro-democracy protesters against last month’s military’s coup. Most of those arrested Sunday are teachers. The Sudanese military
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, CNN The involvement of former President Donald Trump in 2022 midterm campaigns could hurt the GOP, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, said Sunday, as the 45th President continues to make endorsements and plans to appear on the campaign trail. “If the former president interferes with the primaries and tries to help
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