By Maggie Fox, CNN The forecast for the coming winter isn’t looking hopeful: Covid likely is not going away for the holidays. Cases have at best plateaued for the country as a whole and diagnoses have increased in about half the states. Deaths are up in 17 states. With people headed indoors for the winter
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN The passage of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending package is setting off a mad dash from states and counties seeking federal funds to repair and replace the nation’s crumbling bridges, roads and ports. The legislation will deliver $550 billion of new federal investments to projects over the next five years. Many
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CNN By Katie Lobosco, CNN The passage of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending package is setting off a mad dash from states and counties seeking federal funds to repair and replace the nation’s crumbling bridges, roads and ports. The legislation will deliver $550 billion of new federal investments to projects over the next five years.
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN President Joe Biden’s top economic adviser on Sunday cited rising inflation in the US as a reason for Congress to pass the President’s massive economic package, arguing the legislation will help stymie rapidly rising prices of consumer goods. “Well, inflation is high right now, and it is affecting consumers in their
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN A shipment of $44 million (£33 million) worth of cocaine was found in an onion ring cargo in Coquelles, France, UK border officials said. Border Force officers spotted the 922-pound (418 kg) shipment on Thursday evening after halting a lorry, which was headed to the UK, according to the country’s
Continue Reading CNN By Daniella Diaz, CNN Rep. Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio, a House Republican who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial earlier this year, repeatedly slammed Trump in an extensive sit-down interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. “The cold hard truth is Donald Trump led us into a ditch on January
Continue Reading By Daniella Diaz, CNN Rep. Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio, a House Republican who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial earlier this year, repeatedly slammed Trump in an extensive sit-down interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. “The cold hard truth is Donald Trump led us into a ditch on January 6.
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RADCLIFF, Ky. (AP) — A former captive during the Iranian hostage crisis has been laid to rest along with his wife in a veterans’ cemetery in Kentucky. Donald Hohman was among the Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days between 1979 and 1981. The couple, both 79, lived in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Their daughter-in-law, Jocelyn
Continue Reading BANGKOK (AP) — Three pro-democracy activists have been injured during a rally in Bangkok that criticized a ruling by the country’s Constitutional Court that said the protesters’ demand for reform of the monarchy were tantamount to attempts to overthrow the system of government. Hundreds of protesters had planned to march to the Democracy Monument but
Continue Reading By Yassir Abdallah, Bethlehem Feleke and Maija Ehlinger, CNN A sixth protester has died after marches against the military takeover that took place across Sudan on Saturday, according to the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors (CCSD) on Sunday. The latest casualty was a 15-year-old who died in East Khartoum Hospital in Khartoum state, with bullet
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TURIN, Italy (AP) — Strong serving and consistent baseline play propelled U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev to a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 win over first-time qualifier Hubert Hurkacz in the opening match of the ATP Finals. Medvedev served 15 aces and didn’t face a single break point against the seventh-seeded Hurkacz. Alexander Zverev won when
Continue Reading CHESTE, Spain (AP) — Valentino Rossi has been honored by fans, opponents, other athletes and celebrities as he put an end to his acclaimed career spaning more than two decades with a 10th-place finish at the final MotoGP race of the season in Spain. Race-winner Francesco Bagnaia and the other riders followed Rossi after the
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CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s state-run media reports that heavy rains and flooding in the country’s south have left three people dead and more than 500 others hospitalized from scorpion stings. The downpour in the province of Aswan over the weekend forced local authorities to suspend school classes on Sunday. Strong storms brought rain, hail, and
Continue Reading By Ramin Mostaghim and Hira Humanyun, CNN At least one person is reported to have died after a succession of earthquakes rocked southern Iran on Sunday. At least 27 people were injured and rescue teams have been dispatched, the local deputy governor Reza Modarres told Fars News Agency, according to state run Press TV. Parts
Continue Reading By SARA BURNETT Associated Press A jury will soon deliberate whether Kyle Rittenhouse is guilty of charges, including murder, for shooting three people in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Outside the courtroom, a debate already has played out across the country around the use of guns, particularly at protests over racial injustice and pandemic-related restrictions. Some see Rittenhouse
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police in Albuquerque say they are investigating the city’s 100th homicide case so far this year. Police say officers responded to a shots fired call around 4:30 a.m. Saturday. They found a car that looked like it crashed into someone’s yard and the person inside had at least one gunshot wound.
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Mayor of Kingstown” looks like a premium drama on paper, but the wafer-thin series that emerges feels destined to become a footnote as the other streaming show that Jeremy Renner starred in the same month Disney+ introduced “Hawkeye.” Despite reuniting Renner with “Wind River” director Taylor Sheridan, this Paramount+ launch
Continue Reading Jeremy Renner leads the cast of the Paramount+ series about corruption and inequality in a town where the main industry is incarceration. David Daniel has a look.
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN Bummer for bargain hunters: It may be harder to snag designer clothes at T.J. Maxx, Burlington and Ross. Supply chains are backed up — and brands don’t have as much extra stuff to dump as the holidays approach. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The
Continue Reading By Claudia Dominguez, Joe Sutton and Susannah Cullinane, CNN All five inmates who escaped from a south Georgia jail last week have been taken back into custody, authorities said. The last escapee on the run was captured by a US Marshals Service task force and police in Warner Robins, the latter agency said in a
Continue Reading By AARON DORMAN Casa Grande Dispatch SUPERIOR, Ariz. (AP) — Exchange-Mining Town-Generational Divide
Continue Reading WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has reported 65 more cases of COVID-19 and six additional deaths. The latest figures released Saturday put the tribe’s overall number of cases at 38,479 since the pandemic began more than a year ago. The known death toll now is 1,513. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez is
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By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press investigation has found that more than 100 federal Bureau of Prisons employees have been arrested, convicted or sentenced in criminal cases since the start of 2019. They’ve been accused of crimes from smuggling drugs and weapons to stealing prison property,
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans is marking the 61st anniversary of the integration of its public schools by four 6-year-old girls. Weekend events began with a Friday morning news conference at New Orleans City Hall and an evening screening of a video tribute to the four. A special church
Continue Reading By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Some Catholic bishops in the United States are persisting with criticism of President Joe Biden for his support of abortion rights. But the bishops’ conference, as a whole, is likely to avoid direct criticism of him at its upcoming national meeting. The highest-profile agenda item is a proposed “teaching
Continue Reading BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Police say two people were killed and 19 injured when a van packed with migrants overturned in eastern Serbia. Police said Sunday the accident occurred late Saturday near the border with Bulgaria and that the Serb driver of the vehicle was arrested on suspicion that he illegally smuggled the migrants into
Continue Reading Pete Davidson and Taylor Swift roast “Saturday Night Live” writers in a song during the variety show.
Continue Reading By Megan Thomas Following the release of “Red (Taylor’s Version)” and a short music film that has people talking, Taylor Swift appeared on “Saturday Night Live” for a fifth time. The episode was hosted by actor Jonathan Majors, and instead of the usual two performances by “SNL” musical guests, Swift delivered the full 10-minute version
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN CBS has offered up a first look at their “Adele One Night Only” special. On Sunday night at 8:30 p.m. ET, you can watch Adele sing a selection of her hits and chat with Oprah Winfrey about her life and the stories behind her new music. “I invite you to
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are set to host the first tribal nations summit since 2016. The White House expects leaders from more than 570 tribes to join the two-day event that opens on Monday. Nearly three dozen leaders are scheduled to address the
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