By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Now that the United States has started rolling out child doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, many parents are wondering when shots could be available for even younger kids. US health officials estimate that could be next year. “We’re probably a few more months off
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Photographs by Elijah Nouvelage for CNN When Patricia Dossie left her senior housing apartment west of downtown Atlanta to vote on Tuesday, she was certain of her destination: a recreation center about 6 miles away. “I’ve been voting there for years,” the 73-year-old said. But she and two of her neighbors
Continue Reading CNN, POOL, WFXT, NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Photographs by Elijah Nouvelage for CNN When Patricia Dossie left her senior housing apartment west of downtown Atlanta to vote on Tuesday, she was certain of her destination: a recreation center about 6 miles away. “I’ve been voting there for years,” the 73-year-old said.
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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chip Ganassi’s final race in NASCAR is Sunday with the season finale at Phoenix Raceway. Ganassi has sold his NASCAR operation to Trackhouse Racing and will no longer be involved in NASCAR after this weekend. He says the time was right for him to
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chip Ganassi’s final race in NASCAR is Sunday with the season finale at Phoenix Raceway. Ganassi has sold his NASCAR operation to Trackhouse Racing and will no longer be involved in NASCAR after this weekend. He says the time was right for him to
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Stephon Gilmore never played a down for the Patriots this season as he recovered from offseason quadriceps surgery and tried unsuccessfully to renegotiate his contract. But the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year was a constant presence in the locker room, often giving his teammates
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press Federal prosecutors are recommending a prison sentence of nearly four years for a New Jersey gym owner who is on track to be the first person sentenced for assaulting a law enforcement officer during the riot at the U.S. Capitol. In a court filing Wednesday, prosecutors said a 44-month prison
Continue Reading JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka has announced plans for a fundraiser hosted by former President Donald Trump. A copy of the invitation, provided by Tshibaka’s campaign, shows the event is set for February at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. Tshibaka called it a great honor to have Trump’s support.
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Former England cricketer Gary Ballance has admitted to using a racial slur against Azeem Rafiq, a former teammate at Yorkshire. The cricket club recently concluded that no employees would face any action, leading to major sponsors this week abandoning deals over the handling of the case. Ballance accepted he was responsible for
Continue Reading By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the Democrats’ setbacks in Tuesday’s elections underscore that the party needs to “produce for the American people.” But he’s pushing back against the notion that the off-year election results were a repudiation of his presidency. Biden insisted Wednesday that his
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When Virginia Republicans nominated Glenn Youngkin as their gubernatorial candidate in May, they wondered whether the former private equity executive could appeal to both diverse, educated voters in the state’s northern suburbs and white voters in its rural GOP strongholds. On Wednesday, as
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — All 14 Breeders’ Cup races this weekend at Del Mar will be run without race-day medication. It’s an expansion from last year, when races for 2-year-olds in the world championships prohibited the antibleeding medication Lasix on race day. Jockeys will have to follow strict
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By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN US Special Envoy for Iran Rob Malley will lead US participation in the next round of Iran nuclear talks, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Wednesday, shortly after an Iranian diplomat announced the long-delayed negotiations will restart November 29 in Vienna. Price said negotiations about the Joint Comprehensive
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 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
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER, NOMAAN MERCHANT and BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has released hundreds of pages of newly declassified documents about its long effort to explore connections between the Saudi government and the Sept. 11 attacks. The records reveal the scope of a strenuous but ultimately fruitless investigation whose outcome many
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — Labor Secretary Marty Walsh says slowdowns and bottlenecks at the nation’s shipping terminals are the result of an ongoing pandemic and problems like stagnant wages for some workers along the supply chain. Walsh told The Associated Press that’s what he’s hearing from those whose pay
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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — Labor Secretary Marty Walsh says slowdowns and bottlenecks at the nation’s shipping terminals are the result of an ongoing pandemic and problems like stagnant wages for some workers along the supply chain. Walsh told The Associated Press that’s what he’s hearing from those whose pay
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By Sharon Braithwaite, Stephanie Halasz and Tara John, CNN Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn said the country was experiencing a “massive” pandemic of the unvaccinated as authorities raised the alarm on rising infections and increased pressure on hospitals due to Covid-19 admissions. “The number of infections is increasing, as well as the number of deaths
Continue Reading Fareed on why Germany’s political parties have left behind the immigration-driven politics of old as veteran Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves power.
Continue Reading By David Williams, CNN A quick-thinking 9-year-old in Brockton, Massachusetts, is being credited with saving her family after her parents were overcome by carbon monoxide from a generator they had borrowed after the powerful nor’easter that swept through the area. Jayline Barbosa Brandão was in bed on October 28 when she heard her dad yelling
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas labor leader is apologizing for remarks he made during a legislative hearing comparing COVID-19 vaccine mandates to the Holocaust that killed millions of Jews. Cornell Beard said Wednesday that the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has a long tradition of welcoming everyone
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas labor leader is apologizing for remarks he made during a legislative hearing comparing COVID-19 vaccine mandates to the Holocaust that killed millions of Jews. Cornell Beard said Wednesday that the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has a long tradition of welcoming everyone
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Hockey Hall of Fame has covered the name of an assistant coach engraved on the Stanley Cup after the assistant was accused of sexually assaulting a player during the Chicago Blackhawks’ run to the 2010 championship. The Hall says Brad Aldrich’s name was covered with
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: CVS Health, T-Mobile rise; Zillow, Activision fall.
Continue Reading By Ellie Kaufman and Oren Liebermann, CNN A US Air Force investigation into a US drone strike in Kabul that killed ten civilians at the end of August found that though “execution errors” were made, the law was not broken. “The investigation found no violation of law including the law of war. We did find
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En 2012, Nana Amoako Anin trabajaba como fiscal en Nueva York. Estadounidense de ascendencia ghanesa, había pasado gran parte de su vida adulta estudiando derecho y entrando en la profesión jurídica. Pero un día, a pesar de las perspectivas de progreso profesional en una de las ciudades más prósperas del mundo,
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks climbed to more record highs Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it will begin dialing back the extraordinary aid for the economy it has been providing since the early days of the pandemic. The Fed said it will begin reducing its $120 billion in monthly bond purchases in the coming weeks
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have announced a series of front-office moves. They include the addition of longtime first base coach Rusty Kuntz as a special assistant to team president Dayton Moore and the general manager of quality control. The moves came after Moore was promoted from general manager to a
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden called the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s authorization of the Covid-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 “a giant step forward to further accelerate our path out of this pandemic,” saying Wednesday that it’s “a day of relief and celebration” for parents around the country. “The bottom
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