October 2021

Fact-checking Zuckerberg’s statement defending company

October 6, 2021 2:16 PM CNN

CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan fact checks sections of Facebook CEO Marc Zuckerberg’s response to a former employee’s claim that Facebook knows how to make…

Fact-checking Zuckerberg’s statement defending company

October 6, 2021 2:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Following congressional testimony from whistleblower Frances Haugen, in a Facebook post Tuesday night the company’s…

The war inside Ecuador’s prisons

October 6, 2021 2:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Stefano Pozzebon and Ana Maria Canizares Daniel Villacís stood outside the morgue in Guayaquil, Ecuador, with photos of his three sons: David,…

Wife of Haiti’s slain president meets with judge amid probe

October 6, 2021 2:11 PM Associated Press

By PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Martine Moïse, the widow of Haiti’s assassinated president, has traveled…

MLB finalizing policy to mandate vaccine for minor leaguers

October 6, 2021 2:09 PM Associated Press

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer Major League Baseball is finalizing a policy that will mandate COVID-19 vaccines for minor league players for the…

2008 Mississippi River spill: Barge company to pay $6.6M

October 6, 2021 2:09 PM Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A barge company responsible for a Mississippi River oil spill that damaged Louisiana shoreline habitat in 2008 has agreed to pay…

Kaiser Permanente suspends 2,200 unvaccinated employees

October 6, 2021 2:07 PM Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Health care giant Kaiser Permanente has put more than 2,200 employees nationwide on unpaid leave for choosing not to get…

Padres fire manger Jayce Tingler after second-half collapse

October 6, 2021 2:02 PM Associated Press

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres have fired Jayce Tingler, who presided over the biggest collapse in…

Former Theranos lab director ‘grilled’ over course of six days in trial of Elizabeth Holmes

October 6, 2021 2:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business In the criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes, one witness has hogged the spotlight so far: former Theranos…

A timeline of the California oil spill, from the first report to the clean-up

October 6, 2021 1:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Levenson, CNN The leak of over 100,000 gallons of crude oil off the coast of Southern California first came to official attention with a…

A timeline of the California oil spill, from the first report to the clean-up

October 6, 2021 1:59 PM CNN

Investigators now say damage to the pipeline that caused the oil spill in Southern California happened several months…

Giants QB Daniel Jones stepping up in make-or-break season

October 6, 2021 1:56 PM Associated Press

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is making the most of what is seemingly a…

Giants QB Daniel Jones stepping up in make-or-break season

October 6, 2021 1:56 PM Associated Press

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is making the most of what is seemingly a…

Mexico’s Cancun airport passes pre-pandemic tourism mark

October 6, 2021 1:48 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico passed a milestone of sorts in September when the airport at the country’s biggest coastal resort, Cancun,…

Fed up by pandemic, US food workers launch rare strikes

October 6, 2021 1:44 PM Associated Press

By DEE-ANN DURBIN and GRANT SCHULTE OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A summer of labor unrest at U.S. food manufacturers has stretched into fall. Around 1,400…

Fed up by pandemic, US food workers launch rare strikes

October 6, 2021 1:44 PM Associated Press

By DEE-ANN DURBIN and GRANT SCHULTE OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A summer of labor unrest at U.S. food manufacturers has stretched into fall. Around 1,400…

Fangio: Bridgewater might return Thursday from concussion

October 6, 2021 1:43 PM Associated Press

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio says quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has a chance…

ESPN’s Sage Steele apologizes for controversial comments about Obama’s racial identity and vaccine mandates

October 6, 2021 1:38 PM CNN

Former ESPN anchor Cari Champion discusses controversial comments made on a podcast by ESPN “Sportscenter” anchor Sage Steele about race and…

Mexico’s Cancun airport passes pre-pandemic tourism mark

October 6, 2021 1:36 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico passed a milestone of sorts in September when the airport at the country’s biggest coastal resort, Cancun,…

Biden and Chinese President Xi agree in principle to hold virtual meeting

October 6, 2021 1:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Nicole Gaouette, CNN The US and China have reached an agreement in principle for President Joe Biden to hold a virtual meeting with his…

At Earl Monroe high school, students major in basketball biz

October 6, 2021 1:35 PM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told a group of high school students that for every player in the league, there are 100 jobs connected…

‘Disney on Ice’ back in the Borderland through Oct. 10

October 6, 2021 1:32 PM Brianna Chavez

EL PASO, Texas — All your favorite Disney characters are back for Disney on Ice presents “Dream Big.” The show kicks of Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.…

Ratings surge: NFL is up 17%, averaging 17.3 million viewers

October 6, 2021 1:30 PM Associated Press

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer NFL and network executives expected ratings to increase this season. But the rate through the first four weeks has…