By Hannah Rabinowitz, Katelyn Polantz, Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The Justice Department escalated its January 6 investigation by bringing seditious conspiracy charges against 11 defendants, including the leader of the Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes. The latest accusations — with a charge that had not previously been brought in the department’s US Capitol attack
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN The Omicron surge has driven Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations to record highs in the United States. This week, however, officials have started to call out very early signs that the wave is peaking — or at least plateauing — in parts of the Northeast. But case rates are still higher in
Continue ReadingToday: Temperatures continue to warm up this afternoon thanks to mostly clear skies into the lower ’50s. Tonight: Winds switch back out of the northwest as cloud cover slides in late this evening allowing for temperatures to bottom out just below freezing. Extended: Friday afternoon a low-pressure system moves in from the Dakotas bringing with
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business In the second big jump of 2022, mortgage rates again rose to a high not seen since the start of the pandemic. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.45% in the week ending January 13, up from an average 3.22% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. It’s the highest the
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By Matt Egan Goldman Sachs is extending its work-from-home guidance by another two weeks amid the wave of Covid-19 infections. The Wall Street bank on Thursday encouraged US employees who can work remotely to do so until February 1, a Goldman Sachs spokesperson told CNN. That is in line with new health policies Goldman Sachs
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, Kaitlan Collins, Betsy Klein, Jeremy Diamond and Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday announced his administration would make “high-quality masks” available to Americans for free, as the US struggles to contain the new surge of the Omicron variant and hospitalizations from Covid-19 reach new highs. The President also announced his
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By Tamara Qiblawi, Jomana Karadsheh and Christian Streib, CNN A German court has sentenced a former Syrian army colonel to life in prison, in the first-ever torture trial against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Anwar Raslan, a senior regime official, headed the investigation unit at a notorious Damascus detention center known as Branch 251. On Thursday,
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Bob Saget is being honored with donations and offers to help the charity whose board he served on for decades. Joanne Gold, executive director for the Scleroderma Research Foundation (SRF), shared with CNN on Thursday her gratitude for the support coming in. One of Saget’s fellow board members has awarded
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By Max Foster and David Wilkinson, CNN Britain’s Prince Andrew has been stripped of his military titles and charities, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday, a day after a judge ruled a sexual abuse civil lawsuit against the Queen’s son could proceed. Andrew will also no longer use the style “His Royal Highness” in any official
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist For millions across the South, this weekend’s winter storm is the talk of the town. Will it bring snow or ice — and how much? Even the mid-Atlantic and Northeast will get in on the action. So much is still to be determined, but one thing is 100% certain —
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Jennifer Hansler, Alex Marquardt and Kylie Atwood, CNN A senior US official warned Thursday that the “drumbeat of war is sounding loud” following a week’s worth of diplomacy between the West and Russia that wrapped up Thursday. The effort ended without clear breakthroughs over the tens of thousands of Russian troops amassed
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN Former President Donald Trump and Republicans broke with previous Senate tradition to confirm 17 federal appeals court nominees over the objection of Democratic senators representing the states tied to their seats on the bench. Now President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats are using that precedent in their effort to fill vacancies
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President Joe Biden on Thursday announced his administration will purchase an additional 500 million Covid-19 tests and said he will soon detail plans for his administration make high-quality masks free to Americans.
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By Jason Hanna and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN The spread of the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant is forcing some US schools to halt in-person learning because of high case rates and teacher absences. The vast majority of schools are operating as normal. But at least 2,141 schools were not offering in-person learning as of Thursday,
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Wall Street had another day in the red at the start of this shortened trading week as investors grapple with earnings seasons and rising Treasury bond yields. All three major indexes spent the entire day sharply lower. The Dow closed 1.5%, or some 540 points, lower, after falling as many
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By Katia Hetter, CNN These days, it’s much easier to contract the coronavirus as the highly contagious Omicron variant spreads worldwide. As people face this current reality, it’s important to note that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also recently changed its guidelines around isolation and quarantine. Many have questions about what to
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Testing positive for the omicron variant is causing more people to spend more time at home and less time at work and school.
Continue ReadingBy Kate Bennett, CNN Melania Trump’s announcement last week that she was autographing and auctioning a hat for personal profit with two other items — for an opening bid of $250,000 — has left even those who know the former first lady well puzzling over her decision. She always viewed the role differently than most
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Members of the far right are already agitating to launch impeachment proceedings against President Joe Biden if the GOP is in power in Congress next year. Some leading Republicans want to spotlight former President Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud. And key House and Senate Republicans are
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