NEW YORK (AP) — World Series television ratings rebounded following the record low set last year. The Atlanta Braves’ six-game victory over the Houston Astros averaged 11,750,000 viewers on Fox. That was up 20% from the 9,785,000 for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ six-game victory last year over the Tampa Bay Rays, which was played at
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The life and legacy of Indian independence movement leader Mahatma Gandhi will be commemorated on a British special collectors’ coin for the first time. U.K. Treasury Chief Rishi Sunak announced Thursday that “as a practicing Hindu” he was proud to unveil the coin during the Hindu festival of Diwali. The
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Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Ahora que los líderes mundiales se fueron de Glasgow, los delegados de la COP26 se arremangaron para hacer el trabajo sucio. Los negociadores de cada país se están sumergiendo en las conversaciones, intentando llegar a acuerdos sobre todo tipo de temas, desde la transparencia en los informes de emisiones hasta la
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — Tras la luz verde de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) para aplicar la vacuna contra el covid-19 a niños de entre 5 y 11 años, las farmacias de CVS, Walgreens y Walmart abren las citas para aplicar la
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California farmers say they are having trouble exporting their crops because of delays in the global supply chain. Intense demand for products has led to a backlog of container ships outside the nation’s two largest ports along the Southern California coast. California port officials say shipping
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California farmers say they are having trouble exporting their crops because of delays in the global supply chain. Intense demand for products has led to a backlog of container ships outside the nation’s two largest ports along the Southern California coast. California port officials say shipping
Continue Reading By JORGE RUEDA and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The International Criminal Court is opening a formal investigation into crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Venezuela under President Nicolás Maduro’s rule. The opening of the probe was announced by ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan at the end of a three-day trip to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri leaders sent an email to employees Tuesday warning of the possibility that workers will be required to get vaccinated as soon as December. President Joe Biden’s executive order requires those with federal contracts to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine by Dec. 8. At the same time, an executive order from
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Voters in Texas have pushed back against pandemic restrictions on nursing home visits and worship services. A pair of constitutional amendments approved Tuesday would prohibit government officials from limiting religious services or preventing nursing home residents from having visitors. Both passed with significant support, about a year after some
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN After a year of contentious debates over mask mandates, social distancing rules and curriculums regarding race, new candidates challenged incumbent school board members Tuesday in elections across the country. Usually elected and unpaid, members of school boards found themselves on the front line of Covid politics and culture wars. Protests have
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are blending finger-pointing, optimism and a renewed push to unstick their stalled legislative agenda as they scramble for Election Day lessons from a jolting loss in Virginia and a closer than expected win in New Jersey. Barely a year ago, they snatched unfettered control of the
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are blending finger-pointing, optimism and a renewed push to unstick their stalled legislative agenda as they scramble for Election Day lessons from a jolting loss in Virginia and a closer than expected win in New Jersey. Barely a year ago, they snatched unfettered control of the
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Reporter WASHINGTON (AP) — If you find the current economy a bit confusing, don’t worry: So does the nation’s top economic official, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. At a news conference, Powell said the Fed was sticking by its bedrock economic forecast: COVID-19 will eventually fade, which, in turn, will
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Reporter WASHINGTON (AP) — If you find the current economy a bit confusing, don’t worry: So does the nation’s top economic official, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. At a news conference, Powell said the Fed was sticking by its bedrock economic forecast: COVID-19 will eventually fade, which, in turn, will
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By Dan Merica, CNN If there was a silver lining for Democrats’ disastrous Tuesday night, it was learning a year ahead of time just how imperiled their hold on power really is. Democrats suffered a demoralizing defeat in Virginia, losing all three top statewide offices in a commonwealth that President Joe Biden won by 10
Continue Reading By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A lawsuit says leaders of a northern Mississippi city were motivated by anti-Muslim prejudice when they rejected a zoning request for what would be the first mosque in the area. American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi filed suit Wednesday on behalf of two men who
Continue Reading By Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells and Christina Maxouris, CNN After a long and contentious jury selection process in a coastal Georgia county in preparation for the trial for Ahmaud Arbery’s killing, a panel of 12 people was chosen Wednesday — consisting of one Black member and 11 White members. The jury was selected after
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — Ya sea que tengas una pequeña o mediana empresa, o que seas un artesano o un vendedor particular, Amazon te ofrece la posibilidad de vender tus productos en México, Estados Unidos y Canadá. Actualmente el gigante del comercio electrónico cuenta con más de 50 millones de productos disponibles en
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By Tina Burnside, CNN Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was traveling more than 150 mph — his alcohol level more than twice the legal limit — before his car rear-ended another car, killing a 23-year-old woman, prosecutors said. The Raiders released Ruggs on Tuesday night after the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have added paid family and medical leave, immigration law changes and a state-and-local tax break to President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion social services and environmental bill. After dismal overnight election results, they finished up the overall package Wednesday and
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