By Katia Hetter, CNN A new subvariant of Omicron is spreading rapidly in some parts of the world. This spinoff from the original Omicron variant, called BA.2, has been found in at least 49 countries, including the United States. In some countries, like Denmark, BA.2 has already surpassed the original Omicron (BA.1) as the dominant
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden reversed a number of the Trump administration’s policies during his first year in office — but he has left tariffs in place on $350 billion of Chinese goods that were imposed by his predecessor. Some of those tariffs, which are paid by American importers, have been in place
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Moderna has begun testing an omicron-specific version of its COVID-19 vaccine in healthy adults. Moderna announced the study Wednesday. Earlier this week, competitor Pfizer began similar research with its reformulated shots. It’s not clear that global health authorities will decide the vaccines need to be changed. The shots still offer strong
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By Paula Reid and Tierney Sneed, CNN Florida radio host Joseph “Big Joe” Ellicott is cooperating with the US Justice Department’s investigation into Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida after pleading guilty in a separate bribery scheme, Ellicott’s attorney tells CNN. Ellicott agreed on Monday to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and
Continue Reading By Karol Suarez, CNN When Xiomara Castro led a march through the Honduran capital in 2009, demanding that her husband, who was ousted in a military coup, be returned to power, it was the first time she seized the political spotlight, according to Honduran political experts CNN spoke to for this article. Now, the former
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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — For the second time in as many months, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has fined the owners of a former New Jersey nuclear power plant for security-related violations. The agency said Wednesday it fined Holtec Decommissioning International $50,000 for security violations at the former Oyster
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni will not travel for Thursday’s World Cup qualifying match against Chile after testing positive for COVID-19. Scaloni told a news conference that his assistants Walter Samuel and Roberto Ayala will be in charge for the match. Argentina has already secured a spot at the tournament in
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By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Nearly three weeks after the body of a teenage girl was found dumped on a busy freeway off-ramp in Los Angeles, local leaders are pleading for tips from the public and offering a large reward as an incentive to solve her killing. Tioni Theus, 16, was found in the early morning
Continue Reading In California, local leaders are offering a substantial reward for information that leads to an arrest in finding the killers of Tioni Theua. The 16-year-old’s body was found dumped along the 110 Freeway in Los Angeles.
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A California lawyer says Michael Avenatti jumped at the chance to represent porn star Stormy Daniels in 2018, saying he’d do it for a dollar. The testimony Wednesday by attorney Sean Macias was expected to set the stage for Daniels to take the witness stand on
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Rents are continuing to rise across the US. The cost of rent, on average, was 10.1% higher in 2021 than in 2020, growing five times faster last year than it did in the first year of the pandemic, according to Realtor.com’s Monthly Rental Report. By December, national rents had the
Continue Reading EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Nyara Sabally scored 13 of her 15 points in the second half, Endyia Rogers added 14 points and No. 19 Oregon made six free throws in the final minute to hold off Utah 70-66 for its 12th straight victory in the series. Sabally made 1 of 2 free throws for a
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers are on track for their worst season in franchise history. The Flyers are on a 13-game losing streak. It’s the longest losing streak since the team’s inception in 1967. The Flyers are already the first team in NHL history with a pair
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla Inc. has posted record fourth-quarter and full-year earnings as deliveries of its electric vehicles soared despite a global shortage of computer chips. Although the company predicted it would build 50% more vehicles than it made last year, CEO Elon Musk says the chip shortage will
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El Reino Unido sigue en pie con su plan para aprender a convivir con el coronavirus, eliminando casi todas las restricciones. A partir de este jueves, los habitantes de Inglaterra ya no tendrán que mostrar sus pases de covid para entrar en los clubes nocturnos y otros espacios de gran tamaño.
Continue Reading By LES BOWEN Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With great reluctance and more than a few tears Philadelphia Eagles right guard Brandon Brooks announced his retirement Wednesday after 10 seasons in the NFL. The 32-year-old Brooks, a three-time Pro Bowl pick, became one of the NFL’s best guards after the Eagles signed him in free
Continue Reading The Associated Press An early market rally gave way to a broad slide for stocks and a surge in bond yields Wednesday after the Federal Reserve signaled it plans to begin raising interest rates “soon” to fight a spike in inflation that the central bank says is probably getting worse.
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer U.S. Olympic bobsledder Josh Williamson has tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t fly with his teammates to China, though he remains hopeful of getting there in time for the Beijing Games. Williamson was expected to be part of the USA-1 four-man team in Beijing. He tested positive Sunday and
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla Inc. has posted record fourth-quarter and full-year earnings as deliveries of its electric vehicles soared despite a global shortage of computer chips. Although the company predicted it would build 50% more vehicles than it made last year, CEO Elon Musk says the chip shortage will
Continue Reading BALTIMORE (AP) — Anthony Levine has announced his retirement after a decade with the Baltimore Ravens. The team says Levine will transition into a scouting and coaching role for the Ravens in 2022. Levine played defensive back and linebacker and was a significant contributor on special teams. He turns 35 in March. Levine entered the
Continue Reading Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Microsoft, Corning rise; Navient, F5 fall.
Continue Reading PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — The College Basketball Invitational is heading back to Daytona Beach, Florida. The CBI had been held on campus sites for 12 years before shifting to Daytona Beach last season. The 16-team, single-elimination tournament of teams not selected for the NCAA Tournament will be held March 19 to March 23 at the
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla shook off supply chain issues to more than triple earnings from year-ago results, easily topping Wall Street’s expectations for the quarter. The company had adjusted earnings of $2.9 billion, up sharply from $903 million a year earlier and well above $2.6 billion forecast by analysts surveyed by Refinitiv. Revenue
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El Paso election administrators are rejecting a higher number of absentee voter applications than in previous years because of new statewide voting restrictions.El Paso County Elections Administrator Lisa Wise said her office rejected 7% of 2,400 mail-in vote applications received for the March 1 primary election as of Friday. The majority of those 166 rejections
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Bomba. No es una palabra que puedas decir en un avión (¿recuerdas a Ben Stiller en Meet the Parents?). También debes tener cuidado al usarla para describir un sistema de tormenta. Probablemente escuchas que la frase “bomba ciclónica” aparece de vez en cuando en las historias del clima. Esto es lo
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Relatives of passengers who died in one of the fatal crashes of Boeing 737 Max jets are asking the U.S. attorney general to help them re-examine an investigation into Boeing. Several people who lost relatives in a 2019 crash held a video meeting Wednesday with Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Continue Reading PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence College has named Steven Napolillo its next athletic director. The school president’s, the Rev. Kenneth R. Sicard, announced the appointment Wednesday. Napolillo succeeds Bob Driscoll, who announced last week that he would retire after serving as the Friars’ AD for 21 years. A 1998 graduate of Providence, Napolillo began his
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN Business) — Algunos la llaman la “opción nuclear”. A medida que los gobiernos de occidente amenazan a Rusia con una serie de sanciones sin precedentes con el fin de disuadir al presidente de Rusia Vladimir Putin de iniciar una invasión de Ucrania, existe una medida en particular que parece infundir temor
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A man who allegedly sold a weapon in the Dallas area to the gunman who took four hostages in a North Texas synagogue earlier this month has been charged with a federal firearm crime, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday. Henry “Michael” Williams, 32, was arrested on a state warrant in Texas on Monday, officials said.
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon will end its “Sold by Amazon” program after an investigation by Washington state’s attorney general found it was anticompetitive and violated antitrust laws. A lawsuit and a consent decree filed in King County Superior Court in Seattle Wednesday says the company engaged in unlawful price fixing and unreasonably restrained competition to
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