By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Colorado-based aviation company has chosen North Carolina as the location for a new plant that will manufacture next-generation supersonic passenger jets. Boom Supersonic announced on Wednesday that Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro will be the home for its first full-scale manufacturing facility. The
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — A World Trade Organization arbitrator has decided that China can impose retaliatory tariffs on imports from the United States totaling up to $645 million a year, capping a decade-long dispute over U.S. duties on some Chinese goods. The dollar-value award issued Wednesday follows a decision in July 2019 from the WTO’s dispute
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s most populous county is looking for help with staffing shortages at the Metropolitan Detention Center. Bernalillo County commissioners on Tuesday approved an emergency resolution outlining several potential ways to boost ranks at jail, from improving recruitment to requesting outside manpower. That might include seeking assistance from the New Mexico
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WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire, giving President Joe Biden a chance to nominate to the bench, a well-placed source familiar with the matter told CNN.
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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Major League Baseball’s spring training games don’t count in the official standings. But they do count for fans who love to make the trip to Arizona and Florida each year. They also count for businesses that count on Cactus and Grapefruit League games each February
Continue Reading FRISCO, Texas (AP) — U.S. national team winger Paul Arriola has been acquired by FC Dallas from D.C. United for $2 million in general allocation money. D.C. will receive $1.5 million this year and $500,000 in 2023, plus up to $300,000 in conditional future general allocation money based on performance. D.C. would receive 30% of
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FRISCO, Texas (AP) — U.S. national team winger Paul Arriola has been acquired by FC Dallas from D.C. United for $2 million in general allocation money. D.C. will receive $1.5 million this year and $500,000 in 2023, plus up to $300,000 in conditional future general allocation money based on performance. D.C. would receive 30% of
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Actress Alicia Witt is speaking out about the tragic death of her parents. Witt posted a heartfelt message to her Instagram and Facebook pages on Tuesday. “It still doesn’t feel real,” she wrote alongside photos of herself with her mom and dad. “It’s been a month since I got scared, not
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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire, giving President Joe Biden a chance to nominate to the bench, a well-placed source familiar with the matter told CNN. This story is breaking and will be updated. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The financial technology startup that Walmart is backing will buy two financial companies as it tries to create one app where shoppers can do different financial activities from getting paid to borrowing and saving money. The venture called Hazel will purchase Even, a financial benefits
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Nota del editor: Kent Sepkowitz es médico y experto en control de infecciones en el Centro de Cáncer Memorial Sloan Kettering en Nueva York. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario son suyas. Lee más columnas de opinión de CNNEE aquí. (CNN) — Por cuarta vez en dos años, las cosas comienzan a
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By CNN staff All attendees at Super Bowl LVI will be given KN95 masks and will be reminded to keep their face coverings up at all times unless drinking or eating, said Los Angeles County of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer Tuesday. Fans heading to the NFL Experience at the LA Convention Center, the NFL’s
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler and Jeremy Herb, CNN A senior US official suggested Wednesday that the Winter Olympics beginning next week in China could affect Russian President Vladimir Putin’s calculations over a possible invasion of Ukraine. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said that the Winter Olympics in Beijing could impact Putin’s thinking about potential military
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Anthony Joshua’s promoter says the British heavyweight has received an offer to pull out of his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk to allow the Ukrainian to fight Tyson Fury for the title of undisputed world champion. Eddie Hearn says it might make sense “from a development point of view” for Joshua to agree
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By Charles Riley, CNN Business Some are calling it the “nuclear option.” As Western governments threaten Russia with a package of unprecedented sanctions aimed at deterring President Vladimir Putin from ordering an invasion of Ukraine, there’s one measure in particular that appears to strike fear at the heart of the Kremlin: cutting the country off
Continue Reading By Ryan Nobles, Whitney Wild, Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN Ben Williamson, a top aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, met on Tuesday with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, according to several sources familiar with the meeting. Williamson was in the West Wing of the White
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The makers of top food and consumer goods brands plan to raise prices in the spring, dashing shoppers’ hopes for a quick drop in their grocery bills. Kraft Heinz said in a recent letter to its customers that it will raise prices in March on dozens of products, including Oscar
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — According to a person with knowledge of the process, the Minnesota Vikings have hired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as their general manager. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Vikings had not yet announced the decision. The team is taking an
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CROCKETT, Texas — A woman allegedly tried to buy a baby from a Walmart shopper in Crockett, Texas. That’s north of Houston. Police say earlier this month, Rebecca Taylor approached another woman at a Walmart self-checkout aisle and told her she wanted to buy her baby. The 49-year-old allegedly offered the woman $250,000, which she
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By Hannah Rabinowitz The man who was photographed inside the US Capitol wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt on January 6, 2021, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor trespassing charge on Wednesday. Robert Packer, 57, could face up to six months in prison when he is sentenced in April, though many defendants who pleaded to the same
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN As President Joe Biden’s signature climate and economic bill stalls in the Senate, House Democrats are launching three new climate-focused task forces to get more momentum on the issue. The House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) will formally launch the three task forces on Wednesday, which will focus on the
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer A person familiar with the search says the Las Vegas Raiders have made a request to interview Tampa Bay defensive coordinator Todd Bowles for their head coach opening. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team was not announcing its candidates. Bowles is the third known
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) — Estados Unidos y parte de sus aliados mantienen conversaciones para desplegar miles de tropas adicionales en los países de la OTAN de Europa del Este, antes de cualquier posible invasión de Rusia a Ucrania, como muestra de apoyo frente a la agresión en curso de Moscú, dijeron tres funcionarios estadounidenses familiarizados con
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — La rapera ganadora del premio Grammy Cardi B ganó una demanda el lunes contra la YouTuber Tasha K por difamación, invasión de la privacidad e imposición intencional de angustia emocional, y recibió una suma de siete cifras en dólares por daños y perjuicios. Cardi B, cuyo verdadero nombre es Belcalis Marlenis
Continue Reading FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Two German soccer coaches have been suspended from working in the sport after it was ruled they used fake coronavirus vaccination records. A disciplinary panel at the German soccer federation ruled former Werder Bremen head coach Markus Anfang and his assistant Florian Junge had obtained fake passes last year identifying them
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CNN, POOL, RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE, HOST TV, UKRAINE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE By Charles Riley, CNN Business Some are calling it the “nuclear option.” As Western governments threaten Russia with a package of unprecedented sanctions aimed at deterring President Vladimir Putin from ordering an invasion of Ukraine, there’s one measure in particular that appears to
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By Carma Hassan, CNN The federal government gets “mostly failing grades on its efforts to prevent and reduce tobacco,” a new report from the American Lung Association says. The 20th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report calls for an end to manufacturing flavored tobacco, saying flavored tobacco products and e-cigarettes jeopardize progress made by tobacco
Continue Reading By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Electric vehicles grabbed a much bigger share of the global car market last year as sales more than doubled despite turbulent economic conditions and a severe shortage of computer chips. Global sales of battery electric vehicles increased to 4.5 million last year from 2.1 million in 2020, according to data
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Hong Kong/Beijing (CNN Business) — Más de dos décadas después de su lanzamiento, “Fight Club” ha tenido un final muy diferente en China, y esta vez, las autoridades ganaron. Los fanáticos chinos del clásico de culto de David Fincher se enfurecieron durante el fin de semana cuando notaron que una versión de
Continue Reading By DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer The Los Angeles City Council has approved a measure to ban new oil and gas wells and phase out existing ones. The measure would shut down oil and gas fields in the city after a decade of complaints from residents about health problems — nosebleeds, wheezing, coughing — they
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