By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration will end Trump-era pandemic restrictions that effectively blocked migrants from entering the United States on May 23, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. Former President Donald Trump invoked a public health authority, known as Title 42, at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, a
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The jobs market is still healthy and paychecks are growing at a solid rate — although not fast enough to make up for surging prices on just about everything. That means that the Federal Reserve is increasingly certain to raise interest rates in May by a half-point to
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By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bundesliga players’ salaries reached an all-time high of nearly 1.57 billion euros last season despite a huge shortfall in German clubs’ revenue during coronavirus lockdowns. The German soccer league says the downturn in revenue since the start of the pandemic across the top two divisions has
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By JONATHAN J. COOPER and ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Biden administration’s decision to end sweeping asylum limits at the border this May satisfied demands by prominent Democrats. But it creates thorny political challenges for border-region Democrats who face the likely prospect of an increase in migrants who have for two years
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By JONATHAN J. COOPER and ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Biden administration’s decision to end sweeping asylum limits at the border this May satisfied demands by prominent Democrats. But it creates thorny political challenges for border-region Democrats who face the likely prospect of an increase in migrants who have for two years
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer Minor leaguers with wives and children are finding out days before the start of their seasons that some teams are not taking their families into account as part of a new policy guaranteeing housing for players. MLB initiated a policy for this season mandating that teams provide housing for
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One of the more reliable warning signals for a recession is starting to shine. The “yield curve” is watched for clues to how the bond market is feeling about the U.S. economy’s long-term prospects. On Friday, a closely followed part of the yield curve lit
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By Kristin Wilson, CNN The House has voted with a slim bipartisan majority to federally decriminalize marijuana. The vote was 220 to 204. Republicans Tom McClintock of California, Brian Mast and Matt Gaetz, both of Florida, joined the majority of Democrats in supporting the bill, while Democrats Henry Cuellar of Texas and Chris Pappas of
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By Holmes Lybrand Concluding one of the more unnerving cases surrounding January 6, a man who brought multiple firearms, Molotov cocktails and other weapons near the US Capitol that day was sentenced to 46 months behind bars on Friday. Lonnie Coffman, 72, parked his truck — filled with 11 Mason jars filled with gasoline and
Continue Reading By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it’s ending a policy that limited asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The government says it’s already making plans to erect tents and take other steps to prepare for an expected
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press SZEKESFEHERVAR, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s nationalist prime minister has portrayed his country’s upcoming election on Sunday as an existential turning point and a choice between war and peace. Making a final appeal to voters at a campaign rally in a rural stronghold, Viktor Orban told hundreds of supporters that if
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control says it’s ending a policy that limited asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The use of public health powers has been widely criticized by Democrats and immigration advocates as an excuse for the United States to shirk its obligations to provide haven
Continue Reading By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays have extended manager Charlie Montoyo’s contract through the 2023 season. The 13th manager in Blue Jays history, and the first from Puerto Rico, Montoyo has a 190-194 record through three seasons with Toronto. He led Toronto to a wild-card playoff berth in the
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business The International Energy Agency announced Friday following an emergency meeting that its member countries will release additional oil from emergency reserves to cushion the blow caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, the IEA did not disclose key details on the size and timing of this additional emergency action, which
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HOUSTON (AP) — An off-duty Texas deputy sheriff has been killed in a shooting on the northern outskirts of Houston. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says 51-year-old Deputy Darren Almendarez was fatally shot Thursday night when he interrupted three men apparently trying to steal the catalytic converter from Almendarez’s vehicle in a grocery store parking
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Todd and Jeff Delmay know how to fight for the things they cherish most: the right to marry one another and the ability to grow their family. Now the couple, who were one of the first same sex couples to be legally married in 2015 in
Continue Reading Two LGBTQ rights advocacy groups, as well as students, parents and a teacher in Florida, filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s new law banning certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom.
Continue Reading By JUAN ZAMORANO and GISELA SALOMON Associated Press ARTEMISA, Cuba (AP) — Lots of Cubans are starting to have a car problem. Tens of thousands of vehicles poured into Cuba from its Cold War allies in the Soviet bloc and later Russia over the past half century. Many are aging and need spare parts. The
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By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN For years, Herschel Walker has told the same inspiring story: that he graduated in the top 1% of his class at the University of Georgia. He’s told the story, according to a review of his speeches by CNN’s KFile, during motivational speeches over the years and as recently
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macamilarincon (CNN Business) –– El estricto confinamiento en Shanghái, China, por un rebrote de covid-19 ahora aumenta la presión sobre las cadenas de suministro globales. Este viernes, Shanghái extendió las restricciones en muchos lugares de ciudad, que es el hogar del centro financiero de China y uno de los puertos más activos del mundo. De
Continue Reading ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A convoy of trucks carrying food aid has entered territory controlled by fighters loyal to the fugitive leaders of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the first humanitarian convoy to do so since Dec. 14. The United Nations World Food Program said the arrival of the trucks on Friday came eight days after
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Britain has launched a criminal investigation has begun into P&O Ferries after the company fired almost 800 U.K.-based crew without warning so they could be replaced by cheaper contract staff. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said Friday that the Insolvency Service had opened ”formal criminal and civil investigations.” The Dubai-owned company has acknowledged
Continue Reading By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The most prolific leadoff hitter in Colorado Rockies’ history, Charlie Blackmon, will return to the top of the order this season, a spot he knows well. Blackmon was the Rockies’ primary leadoff hitter from his first season as a regular in 2014 through 2019, and with
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By Will Edmonds and Jonny Velasquez, CNN When Formula One rolls into Miami in May, the glitz and glamor of motor racing’s premier competition will get a taste of the richness of South Beach’s Latino culture. Miami is often described as the “capital of Latin America.” Spanish is widely spoken and over 70% of residents
Continue Reading Hard Rock Stadium’s Executive Chef Dayanny De La Cruz’s incredible journey from the Dominican Republic to hosting a Super Bowl, the Miami Open tennis tournament and Formula One’s first ever Miami Grand Prix.
Continue Reading 2018 Miami Open champion John Isner tests his culinary skills against Hard Rock Stadium’s Executive Chef Dayanny De La Cruz.
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Butler has fired coach LaVall Jordan after two straight losing seasons and a second consecutive finish near the bottom of the Big East. The Bulldogs were 14-19 this season and tied for ninth in the Big East at 6-14. Athletic director Barry Collier says his decision was made tougher because of Jordan’s
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Jody Adams-Birch was formally introduced as the 12th women’s head basketball coach. at NMSU. NM State Director of Athletics Mario Moccia made the announcement Thursday. The event took place at the Barbara Hubbard Room ad the Pan American Center.
Continue Reading By Oliver Darcy and Brian Stelter, CNN White House press secretary Jen Psaki plans on departing the Biden administration in the coming weeks and heading to MSNBC, two people familiar with the matter told CNN on Friday. Psaki has not officially signed a contract with the progressive cable news network, but the talks are in
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions on five North Korean entities Friday in response to two ballistic missile tests the reclusive Asian country conducted in February and March. The March launch was North Korea’s most provocative weapons test since President Joe Biden took office. The sanctions were authorized under
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