By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton, whose 16-year tenure with the club included its only Super Bowl championship and also a one-season suspension stemming from the NFL’s bounty investigation, is leaving coaching. Payton informed the team on Tuesday that he is stepping down from his
Continue Reading By The Associated Press 2014 U.S. Open runner-up Kei Nishikori will have arthroscopic surgery on his left hip and be sidelined for about six months. Nishikori posted a message Tuesday on his app saying he tried “several different rehab options” before deciding with his medical team to go ahead with the operation this week. The
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the eurozone. Nineteen countries in the European Union use the euro as their currency, and comprise the eurozone. Facts The countries in the eurozone as of 2020 are: Austria , Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN Michael Avenatti is now representing himself in the criminal trial against him after a judge approved the move Tuesday. Avenatti addressed the court in a measured tone, citing differences of opinion with his attorneys over “scope and method” of cross examinations among other issues like timeliness of applications to the
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Elton John, award-winning singer, composer and pianist. Personal Birth date: March 25, 1947 Birth place: Pinner, Middlesex, England Birth name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight Father: Stanley Dwight, a Royal Air Force officer Mother: Sheila (Harris) Dwight Marriages: David Furnish (2014-present); Renate Blauel (1984-1988, divorced) Children: Born
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Bank of America is handing out $1 billion worth of restricted stock to virtually its entire workforce as the bank seeks to gain an upper hand in the war for talent. In a memo shared exclusively with CNN, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said Tuesday the company is for
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Roy Hodgson is back in the Premier League at the age of 74. The former England coach has been hired by Watford and will be tasked with keeping the team in the top division following its descent into the relegation zone. Claudio Ranieri, a 70-year-old Italian, was fired on
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By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Port of Savannah is reporting record cargo volumes for 2021 thanks to a surge in trade that saw its container yard cramped for space and ships waiting at sea. The Georgia Ports Authority said Tuesday that the number of shipping containers moved through Savannah’s port
Continue Reading ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s health minister has urged people to get vaccinated and save the country’s hospitals from collapse as COVID-19 infections soar. Algeria is battling infections from both the delta variant and the highly contagious omicron variant. Omicron is believed to be milder than delta. Health officials on Monday reported a daily record
Continue Reading STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State wrestler A.J. Ferrari and runner Isai Rodriguez were in fair condition after their car overturned following a collision on Monday night. Rodriguez was flown by helicopter to a hospital, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Ferrari tried to pass three cars while cresting a hill in a no-passing zone
Continue Reading IRVING, Texas (AP) — North Carolina State athletic director Boo Corrigan will serve as the College Football Playoff selection committee chairman next season. CFP executive director Bill Hancock also announced four new members of the 13-person panel. Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel, Navy AD Chet Gladchuk, former Wake Forest and Ohio coach Jim Grobe and
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IRVING, Texas (AP) — North Carolina State athletic director Boo Corrigan will serve as the College Football Playoff selection committee chairman next season. CFP executive director Bill Hancock also announced four new members of the 13-person panel. Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel, Navy AD Chet Gladchuk, former Wake Forest and Ohio coach Jim Grobe and
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By Marianne Garvey Elton John’s concerts at American Airlines Center in Dallas have been postponed after the singer tested positive for Covid-19, according to a statement from the arena. The venue announced the already long-delayed “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour would not run this Tuesday and Wednesday. “It is with great regret that the Farewell
Continue Reading By The Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Despite being vaccinated and boosted, Elton John has contracted COVID-19 and is postponing two farewell concert dates in Dallas. John “is experiencing only mild symptoms,” according to a statement. “Elton and the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour look forward to returning to the stage shortly.” John was due
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EL PASO, Texas– The “big” leagues appear for their second year in El Paso; in these soccer teams, you either go big or go home, and big means 220 pounds or heavier. Liga Zaragoza has been hosting different soccer tournaments since 2014. Last year, the league manager, Jesus Nevarez, saw a meme mocking the idea
Continue Reading CNN By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN Former President Donald Trump has been relentless in his attacks against Senate Minority Mitch McConnell, making Republicans uneasy as they battle for the majority in the November midterms. But McConnell doesn’t see his clash with the former President emerging as much of an issue — at least
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has further eased his country’s coronavirus lockdown. Bars, restaurants, museums, theaters and other venues will be allowed to reopen from Wednesday for the first time this year. Rutte warned Tuesday that it was a risk. He said the easing of
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. supply of computer chips has fallen to alarmingly low levels, raising the prospect of factory shutdowns. That’s according to the Commerce Department, which on Tuesday said companies that use semiconductors are down to less than five days of inventory. The department cited its survey of 150 companies that found chip
Continue Reading By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An employee-led effort to unionize a franchise of Tudor’s Biscuit World in West Virginia has failed. A National Labor Relations Board official who counted the votes on a live Zoom call Tuesday said workers had voted 7-5 to reject the union. Immediately after the call, union
Continue Reading CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN The White House says a Russian invasion of Ukraine is “imminent,” even as diplomatic efforts to defuse the crisis proceed. “When we said it was imminent, it remains imminent,” press secretary Jen Psaki said during a daily briefing. “But again, we can’t make a prediction of what decision President Putin
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden acknowledged Tuesday a deeply uncertain situation at the Ukraine border, where Russian troops are amassing but few observers have any definitive knowledge of whether or when they might invade. Earlier, the White House said a Russian invasion was “imminent,” and American troops have been placed on high alert
Continue Reading ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A rookie New Hampshire musher has decided against running in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race after her team of sled dogs veered onto a busy Alaska highway and collided with a pickup truck. The collision killed one of the dogs and injured three others. Anchorage television station KTUU reports
Continue Reading SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Six World Cup races. Six different winners. It’s anyone’s guess who will win the men’s slalom at the upcoming Winter Olympics. Germany’s Linus Strasser won the final slalom before the Beijing Games. He moved up from fifth after the opening leg to finish a slim 0.03 seconds ahead of Atle Lie
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are suing to block a Lockheed Martin acquisition that it says would limit competition among companies that supply missiles to the Pentagon. The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that the $4.4 billion deal would eliminate the last independent U.S. supplier of key missile parts. The FTC says that if the
Continue Reading CNN, IRS, SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, POOL, SENATE TV, PAUL WANSING, JASMINE JONES By Tami Luhby, CNN Attention parents: Hold onto that Internal Revenue Service letter about your enhanced child tax credit payments. You’ll need it when you file your 2021 tax return. The IRS has mailed families Letter 6419, which states how much they received
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — Una vez más, como en los peores momentos de la Guerra Fría, Europa es el foco de una escalada de tensiones que enfrenta a Estados Unidos y Rusia, dueños de los dos arsenales más poderosos del mundo. Pero ahora el centro del conflicto se ha mudado más al este y
Continue Reading BAFOUSSAM, Cameroon (AP) — Sadio Mané got up from a horrible clash of heads that appeared to leave him with a concussion to score a goal that helped put Senegal into the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations. Senegal won 2-0 against Cape Verde with the Liverpool forward getting the opener in the 63rd
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Annika Sorenstam might not be done with the LPGA Tour majors. She returned last season after 13 years in retirement to play an LPGA event at Lake Nona. She also won the U.S. Senior Women’s Open. That came with a spot in the U.S Women’s Open this year at
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EL PASO, Texas- The new EPISD mask policy goes into affect today. The new rule gives visitors, staff and students the option to opt out of wearing a mask while on District property. According to the new provision students in athletics and fine arts are exempt while competing, practicing or attending events unless they have
Continue Reading By Omar Jimenez, CNN Jussie Smollett, the former “Empire” actor who was convicted last month of lying to police that he was a victim of a hate crime, is set to be sentenced on March 10, his attorney Tamara Walker confirmed to CNN on Tuesday. Smollett was found guilty in December on five counts of
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