Alexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — Un año después de anunciar planes para introducir la hamburguesa McPlant, McDonald’s está listo para probarla en Estados Unidos. La McPlant, una hamburguesa de origen vegetal creada en colaboración con Beyond Meat, estará disponible en ocho restaurantes por tiempo limitado a partir del 3 de noviembre, dijo McDonald’s este jueves.
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By DON BABWIN and SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police leaders and the mayor say that officers will not be ordered to go home if they defy the city’s requirement that they report their COVID-19 vaccination status or be placed on unpaid leave. Police spokesman Tom Ahern’s comments follow a video posted
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday called for an investigation of a journalist for finding, helping fix and reporting about a vulnerability in a government website that exposed the Social Security numbers of teachers in the state. Parson said he had notified the Cole County prosecutor and that the Missouri State
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The Missouri Department of Education says it has fixed an issue that allowed access to some educators social security information, after the department says it was notified personal information of three educators was possibly compromised through the state’s certification database.
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By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent The two leading Democratic moderates made clear to their colleagues this week that a deal on the party’s sweeping economic package is far from secured, raising new questions about the fate of President Joe Biden’s first-term agenda, according to sources familiar with the matter. Among the red flags:
Continue ReadingBy Walé Azeez, CNN Business Microsoft chief digital officer Jacky Wright has been named the United Kingdom’s most influential Black person. But the US-based executive says she might not have reached the top of her profession had she stayed in Britain. Wright, who topped the Powerlist 2022 ranking from Powerful Media, told CNN Business that
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has won back his full pension as part of a settlement of his lawsuit arising from his firing during the Trump administration more than three years ago. That’s according to a statement from his lawyers on Thursday. McCabe, a frequent target
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who had been fired hours before his retirement as then-President Donald Trump’s political furor toward him grew, has settled a lawsuit with the Justice Department, allowing him to officially retire and to recoup hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cher has sued the widow of her former musical partner and ex-husband Sonny Bono over royalties for Sonny and Cher songs including “I Got You Babe.” In a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, Cher alleges that Mary Bono and other defendants have tried to terminate provisions of business agreements Cher and Sonny
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has won a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council that former president Donald Trump denounced and quit. Thursday’s election for 18 seats in all was uncontested and criticized for guaranteeing spots to countries with abysmal rights records. The 193-member U.N. General
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — A Boeing test pilot has been indicted on fraud charges related to his work in evaluating the 737 Max jetliner, the same model that was involved in two deadly crashes. Prosecutors said Mark Forkner was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury and accused of deceiving
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — A Boeing test pilot has been indicted on fraud charges related to his work in evaluating the 737 Max jetliner, the same model that was involved in two deadly crashes. Prosecutors said Mark Forkner was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury and accused of deceiving
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AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ames police say two people are charged in the death of a 2-year-old boy in April. Police said Thursday that 25-year-old Trevin Nicholson, of Centennial, Colorado, is charged with first-degree murder and child endangerment causing death. And 26-year-old Danielle Obrecht, of Ames, is charged with child endangerment causing death. Police responded
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — La crisis actual de la cadena de suministro no terminará pronto, según una nueva encuesta de directores financieros. La mayoría de los directores financieros, que representan a una amplia gama de empresas de múltiples sectores, esperan que los desafíos duren “hasta bien entrado” el año 2022. Ellos advierten que sus
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California insurance pool is appealing a judge’s order that it offer homeowners more options for coverage. Private insurance companies sometimes won’t sell policies to people who live in wildfire prone areas. The California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan sells fire insurance to these people.
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California insurance pool is appealing a judge’s order that it offer homeowners more options for coverage. Private insurance companies sometimes won’t sell policies to people who live in wildfire prone areas. The California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan sells fire insurance to these people.
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s Republican candidate for governor is calling it “weird and wrong” that attendees at a right-wing election rally recited the Pledge of Allegiance to a flag said to have been flown at a rally before the Capitol riot in January. First-time candidate Glenn Youngkin didn’t attend
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government says it will allow up to 800 more foreign butchers work in the U.K. on temporary visas, after farmers said a labor shortage in meat processing has caused them to cull thousands of healthy pigs. Earlier, the pork industry warned that up to 150,000 pigs
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government says it will allow up to 800 more foreign butchers work in the U.K. on temporary visas, after farmers said a labor shortage in meat processing has caused them to cull thousands of healthy pigs. Earlier, the pork industry warned that up to 150,000 pigs
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — New York real estate heir Robert Durst has been sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole for the murder of his best friend more that two decades ago. He was convicted in Los Angeles Superior Court last month of first-degree murder for shooting Susan
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