By The Associated Press Myanmar had another rough year in 2021. The government was unseated by the army on Feb. 1, the day Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League of Democracy was to take office for a second term after winning national elections in a landslide. Nonviolent nationwide demonstrations came next, followed by a deadly
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Spider-Man: No Way Home” now holds the title for the second-biggest opening weekend ever, behind only “Avengers: Endgame.” Weekend grosses for the third Tom Holland led Spider-Man came in even higher than expected, netting out with $260 million from North America ticket sales, Sony Pictures said Monday. It’s also
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Spider-Man: No Way Home” now holds the title for the second-biggest opening weekend ever, behind only “Avengers: Endgame.” Weekend grosses for the third Tom Holland led Spider-Man came in even higher than expected, netting out with $260 million from North America ticket sales, Sony Pictures said Monday. It’s also
Continue Reading The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks says it will negotiate in good faith with workers who’ve agreed to unionize in Buffalo, New York. In a bargain letter sent to all U.S. partners, Executive Vice President Rossann Williams said that the company hasn’t wanted unionization, but respects the legal process and wants to work
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A bill that would give tax relief to Atlantic City’s casinos is being considered by New Jersey lawmakers. The full state Senate passed a bill Monday making changes to an existing law enabling the nine casinos to make payments in lieu of property taxes. The Assembly
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A bill that would give tax relief to Atlantic City’s casinos is being considered by New Jersey lawmakers. The full state Senate passed a bill Monday making changes to an existing law enabling the nine casinos to make payments in lieu of property taxes. The Assembly
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN The Duwamish tribe isn’t recognized by the US government. It doesn’t have its own reservation. More than a century of broken treaty promises, discriminatory laws and violence forced many of its people from their ancestral homelands in what is now the Seattle area. Still, the Duwamish continue to exist and fight
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump sued New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, seeking to end her civil investigation into his business practices. The lawsuit was filed two weeks after James requested that Trump sit for a deposition next month. Trump alleges the Democratic attorney
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By The Associated Press Kentucky and Texas have had their schedules altered by COVID-19 issues just as both teams also rose in the rankings. This week’s men’s basketball showdown between No. 20 Kentucky and archrival Louisville in Lexington has been postponed because of multiple positive COVID-19 tests within the Cardinals’ program. Kentucky’s athletic department is
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urielblanco (CNN) — Salió a la luz una foto que parece mostrar al primer ministro del Reino Unido, Boris Johnson, bebiendo vino con el personal de Downing Street durante el primer confinamiento del país por el covid-19 el año pasado. La imagen, compartida con el periódico británico The Guardian, al parecer muestra una reunión al
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major step to fight climate change, the Biden administration is raising vehicle mileage standards to significantly reduce emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases. A final rule being issued Monday would raise mileage standards starting in the 2023 model year, reaching a projected industry-wide target of 40
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Pac-12 is tapping into former football stars such as Brock Huard, Toby Gerhart and Lincoln Kennedy as it explores ways to boosts the conference’s fortunes on the field and off. The conference has announced the formation of the Pac-12 Football Alumni Council. The group includes more
Continue Reading By PETER SMITH Associated Press Berlin, OH (AP) — Captive missionaries in Haiti found freedom last week by making a daring overnight escape, eluding their kidnappers and walking for miles over difficult, moonlit terrain with an infant and other children in tow, according to the agency they work for. Officials with the Christian Aid Ministries,
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque police are planning to address the issue of illegal all-terrain vehicles traveling on city streets in the wake of a boy’s hit-and-run death. Police along with officials from New Mexico Game and Fish will address the issue with a news conference mid-day Monday. Off-road vehicles are illegal to use on
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN Just over a year after Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission returned the first subsurface sample of an asteroid to Earth, scientists have determined that the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu is a pristine remnant from the formation of our solar system. This was the first material to be returned to Earth from a carbon-rich asteroid.
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major step to fight climate change, the Biden administration is raising vehicle mileage standards to significantly reduce emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases. A final rule being issued Monday would raise mileage standards starting in the 2023 model year, reaching a projected industry-wide target of 40
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday will tighten fuel emissions standards for cars and light trucks to 40 miles per gallon by the 2026 model year, replacing the looser Trump-era standards. The new standards will save consumers money on fuel and prevent billions of tons of planet-warming carbon dioxide from being
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CNN, GETTY IMAGES, HINKLEY POINT HANDOUT By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday will tighten fuel emissions standards for cars and light trucks to 40 miles per gallon by the 2026 model year, replacing the looser Trump-era standards. The new standards will save consumers money on fuel and prevent billions of tons
Continue Reading ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s governor says he’s tested positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing cold-like symptoms.. Gov. Larry Hogan tweeted Monday morning that he received a positive rapid test as part of his regular testing routine. Hogan is a cancer survivor and says he’s been vaccinated and has had a booster. In the
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Poland and Lithuania have joined Ukraine to urge stronger Western sanctions against Moscow amid a Russian troops buildup near the Ukrainian border that fueled fears of an invasion. U.S. intelligence officials say Russia has amassed 70,000 troops near its border with Ukraine and is preparing for
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Poland and Lithuania have joined Ukraine to urge stronger Western sanctions against Moscow amid a Russian troops buildup near the Ukrainian border that fueled fears of an invasion. U.S. intelligence officials say Russia has amassed 70,000 troops near its border with Ukraine and is preparing for
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Two more skiers have tested positive for the coronavirus with the Beijing Olympics less than two months away. Austrian world champion Katharina Liensberger and Alice Robinson of New Zealand joined Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami on the sidelines with COVID-19. All three women will likely have to sit out two World Cup
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has ordered two German diplomats to leave in response to the expulsion of two Russian envoys after a German court’s ruling that blamed Moscow for the killing of a Chechen man in Berlin two years ago. Moscow has angrily rejected the Berlin court’s verdict and the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield ran out of time. The Browns quarterback didn’t test negative for COVID-19 on Monday and will watch Cleveland’s rescheduled game against the Las Vegas Raiders from home as his teammates try to keep their postseason hopes alive. With both Mayfield and his backup, Case
Continue Reading By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan tested positive for Covid-19, he tweeted Monday. “I am feeling fine at the moment,” said Hogan, who is vaccinated and has received a booster shot. The test was part of his regular testing routine, said Hogan, a Republican. “As the Omicron variant becomes dominant, I want to
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN Español) — El gobernador de Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, firmó este domingo un decreto que establece que toda persona que vaya a asistir a una actividad multitudinaria en establecimientos abiertos o cerrados tendrá que presentar evidencia de haber completado su proceso de vacunación y además presentar una prueba negativa (PCR o antígenos) realizada
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The annual dinner to present the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s awards has been called off for the second straight year. The Jan. 29 dinner at the New York Hilton Midtown Manhattan Hotel was canceled by the BBWAA’s New York chapter. It cited the COVID-19 pandemic, the spread of the omicron
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Papa Johns is tossing up a New York-inspired pizza nationwide. Beginning December 27, the chain is rolling out its take on a New York-style pizza that features “eight oversized, foldable slices with just the right balance of crust and toppings.” The city’s pizzas are known to be bigger than average
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS and GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writers LONDON (AP) — FIFA is making a financial pitch to win support for biennial World Cups. FIFA claims revenue would jump by $4.4 billion to $11.4 billion over four years. That’s according to parts of a presentation seen by The Associated Press. FIFA President Gianni Infantino
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — El Foro Económico Mundial anual en Davos, que se celebrará en enero, se ha aplazado debido a la “continua incertidumbre” sobre el brote de ómicron. Más de 2 millones de pasajeros pasaron por revisión de seguridad en los aeropuertos por tercer día consecutivo, a pesar del aumento en los casos de covid-19
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