CNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business DoorDash is jumping on the speedy delivery trend. Starting Monday, the company is offering 10- to 15-minute delivery in New York City from a new Dashmart, which stocks groceries, household goods and packaged restaurant products. Customers within the delivery zone will see the new option under a “convenience” tab
Continue Reading By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business DoorDash is jumping on the speedy delivery trend. Starting Monday, the company is offering 10- to 15-minute delivery in New York City from a new Dashmart, which stocks groceries, household goods and packaged restaurant products. Customers within the delivery zone will see the new option under a “convenience” tab in
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By COLLIN BINKLEY and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press A new poll finds that the stresses of the coronavirus pandemic have been especially hard for younger Americans, in particular when it comes to their education and social lives. The poll from MTV Entertainment Group and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that Americans
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Kentucky Fried Chicken is testing a new dipping sauce in three US cities. Beginning Monday, customers in Washington, Atlanta and Dallas can add “Sweet Hot Capital City” mambo sauce to their orders for a limited time. The chain describes the flavor as “sweet, spicy and tangy,” and one that “perfectly
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By JILL LAWLESS and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Winners of the 2021 Nobel Prizes are receiving their awards in scaled-down local ceremonies adapted for pandemic times. The coronavirus has scuttled the traditional formal banquet in Stockholm for a second year. It is usually attended by winners of the prizes in chemistry, physics,
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Julia Buckley, CNN It is a truth universally acknowledged that (almost) everyone loves cheese. And it’s a truth almost as universally acknowledged that Europe makes some of the best. Here, there are thousand-year-old cheeses. There are cheeses invented centuries ago by monks, cheeses that make cameo appearances in classic literature, and cheeses given intentionally offputting
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Upstart electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors disclosed Monday it has received a subpoena from the SEC, sending its shares plunging 10% in early trading. The company said the probe “appears to concern” the SPAC deal that took it public earlier this year, along with “certain projections and statements.” Lucid raised
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EL PASO, Texas — Online shopping can be great but if you’re not careful, you could lose out on your gifts and your cash. El Paso’s Better Business Bureau is asking you to be cautious before you buy this holiday shopping season. The most common scams reported to the BBB’s “Scam Tracker” are related to
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LE PECQ, France (AP) — French prosecutors have opened an investigation into violence that erupted at the first official campaign rally of a far-right candidate who has shaken up France’s presidential race. Police detained around 60 people after fists and chairs flew and anti-racism activists were left bloodied Sunday at
Continue Reading Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has confirmed a third case of the new omicron COVID-19 variant. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters Monday that the third infection was a traveler from Italy who had tested positive for the new strain upon his arrival at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Dec. 1. The official added
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The family of the British woman charged with helping the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein exploit underage girls has asked the U.S. attorney general to improve the treatment she is receiving during her trial “in the interest of justice and common humanity.” Ghislaine Maxwell’s family have written
Continue Reading TROMSO, Norway (AP) — A Norwegian soccer club has collaborated with Amnesty International and a former migrant worker in Qatar to launch a jersey that highlights the human rights violations taking place in the host country of next year’s World Cup. Tromso is a team from northern Norway. It describes itself as the first professional
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TROMSO, Norway (AP) — A Norwegian soccer club has collaborated with Amnesty International and a former migrant worker in Qatar to launch a jersey that highlights the human rights violations taking place in the host country of next year’s World Cup. Tromso is a team from northern Norway. It describes itself as the first professional
Continue Reading By GARY D. ROBERTSON and TOM KRISHER Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Toyota says it plans to build a $1.3 billion electric vehicle battery plant near Greensboro, North Carolina, that will employ at least 1,750 people. The Japanese auto giant joined Gov. Roy Cooper and other officials in making the announcement Monday at a
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is looking to expand reporting requirements on all-cash real estate deals to help crack down on bad actors’ use of the U.S. market to launder money made through illicit activity. The Treasury Department is seeking public comment for a potential regulation that would address
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is looking to expand reporting requirements on all-cash real estate deals to help crack down on bad actors’ use of the U.S. market to launder money made through illicit activity. The Treasury Department is seeking public comment for a potential regulation that would address
Continue Reading By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet A personalized financial blueprint from a qualified planner should offer smart ways to manage your money both now and in the future. Plus, the plan should be tailored to your priorities and resources. But you don’t need a formal program or a professional to get started. Some general guidelines can
Continue Reading By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet A personalized financial blueprint from a qualified planner should offer smart ways to manage your money both now and in the future. Plus, the plan should be tailored to your priorities and resources. But you don’t need a formal program or a professional to get started. Some general guidelines can
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says one of its helicopters has crashed in bad weather in the Pakistan-administered section of disputed Kashmir, killing the two pilots on board. The military says the helicopter went down on Monday on the Siachen glacier. It’s one of the world’s longest mountain glaciers, located in the Karakoram Range, and
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By Ben Morse, CNN When Henrik Stenson pointed out to Jordan Spieth that his tee was slightly ahead of the marker, the American thought he must’ve narrowly avoided disaster. However, it made no difference as instead of teeing off from the ninth, three-time major winner Spieth and 2016 Open winner Stenson were teeing off from
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One of the scientists behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is warning that the next pandemic may be more contagious and more lethal unless more money is devoted to research and preparations to fight emerging viral threats. Professor Sarah Gilbert said in excerpts released before a speech Monday
Continue Reading By CNN Sports staff After 15 games without a victory across a period of almost a year, the Detroit Lions’ winless run has finally come to an end. Jared Goff’s last-gasp touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown handed the Lions a dramatic 29-27 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, sparking wild celebrations among the
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence is positively glowing. The 31-year-old star, who is expecting her first child with husband Cooke Maroney, dazzled in a floor-length gold gown as she posed for pictures at the premiere of her upcoming film “Don’t Look Up” in New York on Sunday night. She completed the shimmering
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russian health authorities on Monday said they have confirmed the first two cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus in travelers who returned from South Africa. The country’s public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said a total of 10 people who returned from South Africa recently tested positive for COVID-19, but the new variant
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russian health authorities on Monday said they have confirmed the first two cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus in travelers who returned from South Africa. The country’s public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said a total of 10 people who returned from South Africa recently tested positive for COVID-19, but the new variant
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Rafa Benitez has been given the “full support” of Everton’s board amid a drastic downturn in the team’s results in the Premier League. The backing comes on the day Everton hosts Arsenal as the team looks to bounce back after failing to win any of its last eight games in the
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — El uso de la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Johnson & Johnson como dosis de refuerzo para las personas inicialmente inmunizadas con la vacuna de Pfizer/BioNTech produce una fuerte respuesta inmune y puede hacer más para obtener protección contra enfermedades graves, informaron investigadores el domingo. Su pequeño estudio de 65 voluntarios que
Continue Reading By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has traveled to Oman, the first stop of a tour of Gulf Arab states that will see him meet neighboring rulers and allies. The tour comes ahead of the upcoming annual Gulf Cooperation Council meeting of rulers, and
Continue Reading LEEDS, England (AP) — Former England bowler Darren Gough has been appointed as director of cricket at Yorkshire and is vowing to rebuild the club that recently got rid of its entire coaching staff amid a racism scandal. Gough spent 15 years at Yorkshire across two spells and has become a leading figure in broadcasting
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian archaeologists have found a cluster of longhouses including one of the largest in Scandinavia in the southeastern part of the country using ground-penetrating radar. Researchers said Monday they believe the area was a central place in the late Nordic Iron Age. Longhouses are narrow and single-room buildings. The discoveries were
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