By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks are looking to dig themselves out after an embarrassing 0-5-1 start for a team with playoff aspirations. A summer of optimism has given way to an October that included chants of “Fire Colliton!” during Sunday night’s 6-3 loss to Detroit, referring to coach
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By Brian Lowry, CNN Larry David has spent the last 21 years working for HBO. But in the world of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” even “Larry David” is selling a show to Netflix. The Netflix subplot was just one part of the 11th-season premiere of the series, which as usual found David’s sitcom alter ego dealing
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Racing to find alternate ways to pay for their massive budget reconciliation package, congressional Democrats are now targeting the wealth of the very richest Americans. Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, released on Wednesday the details of the complicated and controversial plan that he’s been working on
Continue Reading CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN Racing to find alternate ways to pay for their massive budget reconciliation package, congressional Democrats are now targeting the wealth of the very richest Americans. The proposal would tax billionaires on the gain in value of certain assets every year, instead of only at the time of sale, as is
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El príncipe heredero saudí Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) es un “psicópata”, que “representa una amenaza para su pueblo, para los estadounidenses y para el planeta”, dijo un ex alto funcionario de inteligencia saudí que ahora vive exiliado en Canadá. En una entrevista en el programa “60 Minutes” de CBS News, que
Continue Reading VIENNA (AP) — Andy Murray earned his first win against a top-10 opponent in 14 months by defeating Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3 in the opening round of the Erste Bank Open. Murray missed a match point on Hurkacz’s serve in the second-set tiebreaker but the former No. 1 rallied from a break down
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By Steve Almasy, CNN Francis Wayne Alexander’s remains were found more than 40 years ago in the crawl space of infamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy’s home. For decades their identity was a mystery, but through the work of a non-profit group called the DNA Doe Project (DDP) and police in the Chicago area, genetic
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By SEAN MURPHY The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge in Oklahoma says the state can move forward with scheduled lethal injections for five death row inmates. Judge Stephen Friot issued his ruling Monday in federal court in Oklahoma City. His ruling paves the way for the state to proceed with seven
Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge in Oklahoma says the state can move forward with scheduled lethal injections for five death row inmates. Judge Stephen Friot issued his ruling Monday in federal court in Oklahoma City. His ruling paves the way for the state to proceed with seven
Continue Reading FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have activated offensive lineman Kaleb McGary from the COVID-19 reserve list. McGary missed a 30-28 victory over the Miami Dolphins after starting the first five games for the 3-3 Falcons. Jason Spriggs got the start at right tackle. Cornerback T.J. Green has been released to make room
Continue Reading GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — A man in the U.S. state of Wyoming allegedly tried getting out of a drunken driving charge by claiming his 4-year-old son was the one behind the wheel. Campbell County sheriff’s officials say deputies pulled the 39-year-old man over Saturday. They say his two sons, ages 4 and 15, were in
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The families of roughly two dozen US citizens and legal permanent residents detained abroad penned a letter to President Joe Biden on Monday urging him to do more to secure the release of their loved ones. “Every day we wonder how much longer our loved ones must endure their captivity, not
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — La congestión portuaria extrema se ha convertido en una gran molestia que no va a desaparecer este año. Desgraciadamente, también podría ser uno de los mayores problemas de 2022. Es probable que los atascos y los costos elevados de transporte marítimo persistan “al menos” hasta mediados del próximo
Continue Reading By Whitney Wild and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US Capitol Police division tasked with protecting congressional leaders was understaffed, didn’t have the right kind of equipment and lacked a comprehensive plan during the Capitol riot on January 6, a new department watchdog report says. In an October report reviewed by CNN, Inspector General Michael Bolton
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Treasury Department has hired a former JPMorgan Chase executive to head a new government program aimed at combatting racial inequality issues in banking and other financial-services industries. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday that Janis Bowdler will be the department’s first counselor for racial
Continue Reading By Kylie Atwood, Zachary Cohen and Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Biden administration is launching a new bureau for cyberspace and digital policy at the State Department as part of an effort to strengthen diplomats’ cyber expertise, Secretary of State Tony Blinken announced in an email to the department’s workforce on Monday. “This structure will provide
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CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, blasted Facebook on Monday following the publication of a series of articles revealing the company’s struggles to stop hate speech, human trafficking and coordinated groups that sowed discord ahead of the January 6 insurrection. “The kind of monopolistic indifference the
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, blasted Facebook on Monday following the publication of a series of articles revealing the company’s struggles to stop hate speech, human trafficking and coordinated groups that sowed discord ahead of the January 6 insurrection. “The kind of monopolistic indifference the company has
Continue Reading By Clare Duffy, CNN Business CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off Facebook’s quarterly earnings call by addressing the latest wave of coverage based on a trove of leaked internal documents on Monday. “Good faith criticism helps us get better, but my view is that we are seeing a coordinated effort to selectively use leaked documents to
Continue Reading By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press EL ESTOR, Guatemala (AP) — Police and soldiers are frisking people at checkpoints and a tense calm reigns in the streets of the lakeside town of El Estor after protests against a mining project erupted into violence over the weekend. Guatemala’s government imposed martial law and a dusk to
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge has concluded that two neo-Nazi group members intended to engage in terrorist activity before FBI agents arrested them ahead of a pro-gun rally in Virginia. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang’s decision Monday to apply a “terrorism enhancement” in sentencing the men favors prosecutors’
Continue Reading By Jenn Selva, Amanda Watts and Amir Vera, CNN The accused gunman in an Idaho mall shooting on Monday died Tuesday at a local hospital, according to a news release from the Boise Police Department. The Ada County Coroner’s Office identified the suspect as Jacob Bergquist, 27. He was injured during an exchange of gunfire
Continue Reading Six people, including a police officer, were injured when shots were reportedly fired at an Idaho mall, according to tweets from the Boise Police Department.
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Carli Lloyd is retiring from soccer after a decorated career that includes two Women’s World Cup titles and a pair of Olympic gold medals. She’ll say goodbye when the U.S. team takes the field Tuesday night against South Korea in St. Paul, Minnesota. Lloyd ranks second in the
Continue Reading CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania (AP) — Anastasia Gasanova of Russia saved two match points before outlasting fourth-seeded Jil Teichmann 4-5, 6-0, 7-5 in the first round of the Transylvania Open. The 146th-ranked Gasanova held her serve at 5-3 down in the final set before winning four straight points on Teichmann’s serve when the Swiss player had two
Continue Reading By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judicial inquiry has begun into the death of Eric Garner. Garner’s dying cry of “I can’t breathe” as he was restrained by New York City police officers became a slogan of the Black Lives Matter movement. Advocates including Garner’s mother, Gwen Carr, sought the inquiry
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Santi Mina has scored twice and Iago Aspas once as Celta Vigo defeated last-place Getafe 3-0 to keep its opponent winless in the Spanish league. Mina found the net in the 55th and 73rd minutes and Aspas scored in the 58th to give the visitors their first win after two straight losses.
Continue Reading By Sara Murray, CNN Donald Trump is throwing his support behind a trio of candidates whose troubled pasts have come under scrutiny, as he continues to influence the standards of the GOP from his post-presidency perch. In Georgia, Trump has wholeheartedly endorsed former football star Herschel Walker for Senate, even though he’s faced allegations of
Continue Reading By Amanda Jackson, CNN As fire crews work to contain the KNP Complex Fire that has destroyed many of California’s iconic sequoia trees, it has been determined that 10,000 trees are a hazard and need to be removed. The wildfire that was sparked by lightning has been burning since early September and is only 63%
Continue Reading CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Rachel Metz, CNN Business In late 2017, Facebook had a big problem: users were commenting on, “liking” and resharing posts less than they had in the past. The declines in engagement, visualized in charts on an internal document viewed by CNN Business, looked like wiggly black-and-blue frowns. Facebook decided to make a
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