Opinion by Mark Zandi for CNN Business Perspectives Congress just punted the decision on the nation’s debt limit until the end of this year, and financial markets are relieved. But it will still remain an existential threat to the financial system and economy, given that lawmakers regularly tie themselves into knots to circumvent it. Since
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By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a short-term hike to the nation’s debt limit. The vote Tuesday evening ensures the federal government can continue fully paying its bills into December. The legislation next goes to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. A default would have had
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By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a short-term hike to the nation’s debt limit. The vote Tuesday evening ensures the federal government can continue fully paying its bills into December. The legislation next goes to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. A default would have had
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With the governor of Texas leading the charge, conservative Republicans in several states are moving to block or undercut President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private employers before the regulations are even issued. The growing battle over what some see as overreach by the
Continue Reading WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — A standalone Peppa Pig theme park at the Legoland Florida Resort is scheduled to open Feb. 24. Park officials also announced ticket prices on Tuesday. A one-day ticket will be $34.99 at the gate and $30.99 online. An annual pass costs $79.99. The new park is also offering several combo
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN Two US Postal Service employees are dead after a shooting Tuesday at a facility in Memphis, Tennessee, according to the federal officials. The suspect, who was also a postal employee, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Lisa-Anne Culp, a spokesperson for the FBI’s office in Memphis. There is
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN Two US Postal Service employees are dead after a shooting Tuesday at a facility in Memphis, Tennessee, according to the federal officials. The suspect, who was also a postal employee, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Lisa-Anne Culp, a spokesperson for the FBI’s office in Memphis. There is
Continue Reading WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — A standalone Peppa Pig theme park at the Legoland Florida Resort is scheduled to open Feb. 24. Park officials also announced ticket prices on Tuesday. A one-day ticket will be $34.99 at the gate and $30.99 online. An annual pass costs $79.99. The new park is also offering several combo
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — A government agency says England will be hit hard by floods like those that devastated Germany this summer if the country does not improve its defenses against more extreme weather brought by climate change. In a report Wednesday, the Environment Agency warns of hotter, drier summers, more and worse flooding, rising sea
Continue Reading MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The three U.S. Postal Service workers who died in a shooting at a Tennessee sorting facility included a supervisor, a manager and a letter carrier temporarily assigned to the postal annex. Authorities say two workers were fatally shot Tuesday by a third employee who died from a self-inflicted gunshot. The FBI
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A Columbia couple pleaded guilty in federal court to smuggle counterfeit Disney DVDs into the United States and sell them on eBay.
Continue Reading By DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A project to build a rail link connecting New York City to LaGuardia Airport has been put on hold. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Tuesday it is pausing the project to consider alternatives. Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul had criticized
Continue Reading By DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A project to build a rail link connecting New York City to LaGuardia Airport has been put on hold. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Tuesday it is pausing the project to consider alternatives. Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul had criticized
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — The Boeing Co. has told employees they must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or possibly be fired. The Seattle Times reports the deadline for workers at the aerospace giant is Dec. 8. Employees can request exemptions “due to a disability or sincerely held religious belief.” The policy will apply to roughly 125,000 US-based
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — The Boeing Co. has told employees they must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or possibly be fired. The Seattle Times reports the deadline for workers at the aerospace giant is Dec. 8. Employees can request exemptions “due to a disability or sincerely held religious belief.” The policy will apply to roughly 125,000 US-based
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say rapper Tyga has been arrested in a felony domestic violence investigation. Los Angeles police say the 31-year-old whose legal name is Michael Stevenson was booked after a Tuesday incident in Hollywood. He was released after posting $50,000 bond. The arrest came after his ex-girlfriend Camaryn Swanson posted images online
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE.UU. informó este martes que autorizó por primera vez productos de cigarrillos electrónicos, dando la aprobación a R.J. Reynolds para vender tres de sus productos de vapeo Vuse. “Si bien la acción de hoy permite que los productos de tabaco se vendan en
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster, CNN Queen Elizabeth II is resting at Windsor Castle after “reluctantly” accepting medical advice to cancel a trip to Northern Ireland, planned for Wednesday and Thursday, Buckingham Palace has said. The 95-year-old UK monarch has been advised to rest for the “next few days,” the palace said in a statement. A source
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has been selected for the trial of Lev Parnas, a onetime associate of Rudy Giuliani who is accused along with a co-defendant of making illegal campaign contributions. Opening statements were set for Wednesday morning. U.S. prosecutors say Parnas ingratiated himself with influential Republicans through
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Exclusive by Nick Paton Walsh, International Security Editor China is preparing to test tens of thousands of blood bank samples from the city of Wuhan as part of a probe into the origins of Covid-19, according to a Chinese official. The move comes amid increasing calls for transparency over the emergence of the virus. The
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