By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The price of diesel hit $4 a gallon over the weekend for the first time in nearly eight years. And that means US consumers will soon be paying more for a wide range of goods. On the face of it, Americans may think diesel prices don’t affect them much. But
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By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Spring starts Tuesday, but If you Google the word spring, it responds with March 20. You have NOT gone through a time warp; Tuesday is not March 20. It is March 1. Google isn’t wrong, astronomical spring (based on Earth’s rotation around the sun) is on the vernal or spring
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN The effectiveness of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines for children waned quickly during the Omicron surge, especially among children ages 5 to 11, but was still protective against severe disease, according to new data from the New York State Department of Health. Within one month of being fully vaccinated, effectiveness of the
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CNN By Maegan Vazquez, Donald Judd and Kevin Liptak, CNN When President Joe Biden discusses the state of the US economy during Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, he will focus on a new plan to lower costs for American families and his administration’s efforts in the labor market’s recovery, senior administration officials told
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By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is launching a major overhaul of nursing home quality in his State of the Union speech. White House officials Monday outlined steps to set minimum staffing levels, increase inspections and continue efforts to keep COVID-19 out of nursing homes. Experts say staffing levels are
Continue Reading The Ukrainian defenders of Snake Island, who were all feared dead after their defiant response to threats from a Russian warship on the first day of the Russian invasion, are actually “alive and well,” according to the Ukrainian Navy. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh has more.
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New York, NY – UN Security Council holds meeting on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.
Continue Reading By Alex Rogers, CNN Florida Rep. Ted Deutch announced on Monday he will not seek reelection in November, the latest in a string of Democratic members of Congress who have decided to retire or seek another office in a challenging political environment. Deutch has represented Fort Lauderdale since winning his first election in 2010. He
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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer American coach Jesse Marsch has been hired by Leeds and the club is hoping a late-season change in manager can help to preserve its English Premier League status. Marsch replaces Marcelo Bielsa and is back in work nearly three months after leaving German team Leipzig. Bielsa was fired on
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Officers charged a Las Cruces man with first degree murder in connection with a crash Friday night that killed a motorcyclist, a spokesman for the department confirmed. Around 10 p.m. on Saturday, officers say 25-year-old Jason Salais struck a 21-year-old motorcyclist named Jose Gomez and killed him near University Avenue
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Supreme Court on Monday heard what could be one of the most consequential cases for climate change and clean air in decades, with Republican attorneys general and coal companies asking the court to strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its authority to regulate planet-warming gas emissions from power plants. During
Continue Reading CNN By Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand and Barbara Starr, CNN Ukrainian forces have so far managed to stave off Russian ground forces massed less than 20 miles north of the embattled capital Kyiv — but though they’ve defied US intelligence predictions that the city would likely fall within one to four days of a
Continue Reading By Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand and Barbara Starr, CNN Ukrainian forces have so far managed to stave off Russian ground forces massed less than 20 miles north of the embattled capital Kyiv — but though they’ve defied US intelligence predictions that the city would likely fall within one to four days of a full-scale
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — A man who spent $8.50 apiece in 1984 for a pair of tickets to Michael Jordan’s NBA debut with the Chicago Bulls has sold one of them at auction for $468,000. Michael Cole had bought the tickets as a college student at Northwestern University. He couldn’t find anyone to join him for
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Andres Enrique Sanchez UPDATE: Police have arrested a second man in connection to a Feb. 8 early morning shooting. 26-year-old Andres Enrique Sanchez is charged with aggravated assault and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. His bonds totaled $220,000. Police did not provide much information, other than to say he was arrested for
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The first trial for a January 6 US Capitol attack defendant won’t have any members of the public, media or even the wife of the defendant in the courtroom to witness much of the proceedings, a federal judge decided on Monday. Judge Dabney Friedrich decided not to
Continue Reading OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has extended the contract of athletic director Keith Carter with a four-year deal worth $1.1 million annually. The school announced the new deal on Monday, saying it took effect in January. Carter became vice chancellor for intercollegiate athletics in 2019. The Rebels won 10 regular season games in football for
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EL PASO, Texas – Four teenagers were taken in custody following a stabbing at a northeast El Paso pizza restaurant on Dyer. A brother of one teen was also arrested due to having 17 outstanding traffic warrants. Police say 21-year-old Orlando Gallegos was seen driving near the residence of the teens that were taken into
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Florida State pitchers Parker Messick and Bryce Hubbart have formed the most effective 1-2 punch in the country through two weeks. The redshirt sophomore left-handers have combined to strike out 46, walk three and allow one run in 23 2/3 innings. Unbeaten Texas posted two shutouts while sweeping Alabama.
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By Peter Wilkinson, CNN The closure of Europe’s skies to Russia’s airplanes has created real problems for travelers trying to fly both to and from the country as it continues its invasion of Ukraine. That’s led to a scramble for the last planes in and out. For some passengers it was a race against time
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A Ukrainian tennis player who is seeded No. 1 at the Monterrey Open does not want to face a Russian opponent at the Mexican tournament unless tennis’s governing bodies follow the International Olympic Committee’s lead and insist that players from Russia and Belarus are only identified as “neutral athletes.” Elina Svitolina
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Maksim Chmerkovskiy is attempting to return home. The “Dancing With the Stars” veteran posted a new video message Monday, updating his followers on what he’s been seeing and experiencing in Ukraine. “I’m going to try and make my way out. I’m going to start making my way towards the border. I
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Governors and lawmakers in numerous U.S. states are seeking to add to the financial squeeze on Russia over its war against Ukraine. States were taking steps Monday to pull state pension and treasury funds out of investments in Russian-held entities or Russian companies supporting the war. Some states have
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in the Vatican’s fraud and extortion trial are dismissing defense objections in the case as a “tempest in a teapot.” They are defending their investigation and insisting they have turned over all evidence needed for the trial to open. Judge Giuseppe Pignatone is to rule
Continue Reading CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars will open the 2022 NFL preseason schedule on Aug. 4 in the Hall of Fame game. Former Raiders receiver Cliff Branch and defensive lineman Richard Seymour will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 6, as will ex-Jaguars tackle Tony
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Car thefts increased almost 22% within Las Cruces last year, according to data from the city. In the past two years, they have more than doubled. In 2021, there were 595 auto thefts, according to a city spokeswoman. The city had not updated the annual crime reports since 2019. However,
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business If Russia halts its supply of gas to Europe to retaliate against the punishing sanctions for its invasion of Ukraine, the region should still be able to make it through next winter. But it won’t be easy or cheap. That’s the conclusion from a report published Monday by Bruegel. The
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Shares in Lordstown Motors has taken another beating after the troubled electric truck maker revealed an underwhelming forecast for truck deliveries — one that would depend on raising more money and finalizing an partnership agreement with the manufacturer Foxconn. Lordstown stock, which traded above
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer David Stern had a vision to start a women’s professional basketball league with the NBA booming in the 1990s. The decision to call it the WNBA was intentional, a way to give the league immediate credibility and link it to the NBA. It worked. While the fight for gender
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los ciudadanos chinos en Ucrania se encuentran en una situación tensa debido a que los planes para una evacuación del país devastado por la guerra —que se pusieron en marcha semanas después de que las naciones occidentales instaran a sus ciudadanos a irse— se han estancado, dejando preocupados a aquellos
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