SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nannies, house cleaners, gardeners and other San Francisco domestic workers must be given paid sick leave under a groundbreaking law approved by city leaders this week. The Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the legislation, which the San Francisco Chronicle says is the first of its kind in the U.S. The law
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nannies, house cleaners, gardeners and other San Francisco domestic workers must be given paid sick leave under a groundbreaking law approved by city leaders this week. The Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the legislation, which the San Francisco Chronicle says is the first of its kind in the U.S. The law
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court panel has lifted a nationwide ban against President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for health workers, creating the potential for patchwork enforcement across the country. Wednesday’s decision by the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals keeps an
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court panel has lifted a nationwide ban against President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for health workers, creating the potential for patchwork enforcement across the country. Wednesday’s decision by the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals keeps an
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By Michelle Watson and Melissa Alonso, CNN The Chicago City Council unanimously approved a $2.9 million settlement Wednesday for Anjanette Young, who was found naked and distraught when police officers mistakenly broke into her home in February 2019. The deal was approved earlier this week by the council’s finance committee and had the backing of
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By ROB MAADDI and SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writers IRVING, Texas (AP) — A person familiar with the plans told The Associated Press on Wednesday night that the NFL is planning “significant changes” to its COVID-19 protocols amid the worst three-day stretch for the league during the pandemic, The person, who spoke on condition
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EL PASO, Texas – While most people are familiar with seeing the Salvation Army Red Kettles outside stores during the holiday season, there is another Salvation Army program that helps people in need. It’s called Angel Tree. Program coordinator Joanna Estrada appeared on ABC-7 at Four Tuesday. “The Angel Tree program provides toys and clothing
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EL PASO, Texas – Writer/director Billy Townes calls it “The Sopranos of El Paso,” two warring crime families and their struggle for power. The third installment of “Border Lords” has its El Paso premiere at the Plaza Theatre, Thursday, December 23rd at 7 p.m. The El Paso Community Foundation Plaza Classic Film Festival will host
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, CNN Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday called for the US Supreme Court to be expanded with more justices and said that the current court “threatens the democratic foundations of our nation.” “With each move, the court shows why it’s important to restore America’s faith in an independent judiciary committed to the
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un exjugador de la NFL que mató a tiros a seis personas antes de suicidarse en Carolina del Sur este año tenía encefalopatía traumática crónica (CTE por sus siglas en inglés) en etapa 2 “inusualmente grave”. Se trata de una enfermedad cerebral relacionada con lesiones en la cabeza, dijo un
Continue Reading CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Clare Foran, Manu Raju and Phil Mattingly, CNN Senate Democrats are expected to punt consideration of the cornerstone element of President Joe Biden’s agenda into next year after private conversations between Biden and the key Democratic holdout made clear the bill would not have the votes to pass this month. Critical talks
Continue Reading By Clare Foran, Manu Raju and Phil Mattingly, CNN Senate Democrats are expected to punt consideration of the cornerstone element of President Joe Biden’s agenda into next year after private conversations between Biden and the key Democratic holdout made clear the bill would not have the votes to pass this month. Critical talks between Biden
Continue Reading By The Associated PRess Cleveland State has canceled men’s basketball games at No. 2 Duke on Saturday and at Kent State next week after pausing team activities due to COVID-19 protocols and positive cases. Duke says it is pursuing a replacement game for Saturday. The No. 25 North Carolina women’s basketball team said Wednesday’s game
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Erling Haaland scored twice as Borussia Dortmund beat last-place Greuther Fürth 3-0 to prevent Bayern Munich from stretching its Bundesliga lead any further. Haaland took his tally to 13 goals in 10 league appearances and kept Dortmund six points behind Bayern with just over half of
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have settled a lawsuit by a former player who said he was sexually assaulted by an assistant coach during the team’s run to the 2010 Stanley Cup title. After representatives for the Blackhawks and former first-round pick Kyle Beach met with a mediator
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM and BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A nursing home worker from Kentucky who had “such a bright personality.” Sisters from western Kentucky who worked at the only funeral home in their small town. A father and son from Florida who had traveled to Tennessee for a duck hunting trip.
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By ROB MAADDI and SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writers IRVING, Texas (AP) — A person familiar with the plans told The Associated Press on Wednesday night that the NFL is planning “significant changes” to its COVID-19 protocols amid the worst three-day stretch for the league during the pandemic, The person, who spoke on condition
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Associated Press says a freelance video journalist accredited to the AP in Ethiopia has been detained by police in the capital of Addis Ababa. Amir Aman Kiyaro was detained under the country’s new war-related state of emergency powers on Nov. 28 after returning home from
Continue Reading By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Attorneys for a Mexican woman who was shot in the head by a Border Patrol agent and survived have filed a claim against the U.S government as a precursor to a lawsuit. The claim by Marisol García Alcántara against U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the June
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has sent President Joe Biden a $768.2 billion defense bill that makes landmark changes to the way the military handles sexual assaults and keeps women out of the draft. It also lays the groundwork for a new war memorial on the National Mall, to honor
Continue Reading By Paul P. Murphy, Nora Neus and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN A significant rise in Covid-19 cases and concerns over the fast-spreading Omicron variant is forcing at least four more colleges and universities to move the last days of the fall semester online — including final exams. Princeton University announced Wednesday it is shifting all undergraduate
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Associated Press says a freelance video journalist accredited to the AP in Ethiopia has been detained by police in the capital of Addis Ababa. Amir Aman Kiyaro was detained under the country’s new war-related state of emergency powers on Nov. 28 after returning home from
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s inflation spikes have prompted the Federal Reserve to pick up the pace in normalizing its pandemic-era monetary policy. On Wednesday, the central bank said it will wrap up its stimulus program faster than originally announced, and its updated economic projections show multiple interest rate increases in 2022. The central
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The major freight railroads across North America continue to experiment with alternative locomotive fuels as a way to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. BNSF railroad said Wednesday that it plans to test out a hydrogen-powered locomotive along its lines, joining Canadian Pacific in experimenting with
Continue Reading By Sonia Moghe, CNN A man who was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Malcolm X and exonerated last month is suing New York state for $20 million for the “serious miscarriages of justice” that led to his wrongful conviction. Muhammad Aziz, 83, was one of three men convicted in 1966 of Malcolm X’s murder
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — A spokesman for Christian churches in the Holy Land has accused Israel of discriminating against Christian tourists during the normally busy Christmas holiday season. Israel last month closed its borders to foreign tourists in response to the outbreak of the omicron coronavirus variant. But this week, Israeli officials decided to make an
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not often that two actors inhabit the same role seamlessly in a movie. But in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter,” Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley play a woman in vastly different chapters in her life with a rare harmony. Colman and Buckley don’t look
Continue Reading By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Sources briefed on the decision say electric truck maker Rivian Automotive will announce Thursday that it’s building a $5 billion battery and assembly plant east of Atlanta projected to employ 7,500 workers. Rivian is a new entrant seeking to make electric trucks and commercial vans, challenging established
Continue Reading By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Sources briefed on the decision say electric truck maker Rivian Automotive will announce Thursday that it’s building a $5 billion battery and assembly plant east of Atlanta projected to employ 7,500 workers. Rivian is a new entrant seeking to make electric trucks and commercial vans, challenging established
Continue Reading By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Sources briefed on the decision say electric truck maker Rivian Automotive will announce Thursday that it’s building a $5 billion battery and assembly plant east of Atlanta projected to employ 7,500 workers. Rivian is a new entrant seeking to make electric trucks and commercial vans, challenging established
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