Omicron has changed the shape of the pandemic. Will it end it for good?
As Omicron cases decline in South Africa, CNN’s David McKenzie reports on the Covid-19 variant’s effect on the country.
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Omicron has changed the shape of the pandemic. Will it end it for good?
At a press conference, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said that some nurses don’t want to get the Covid-19 vaccines because they are trying to get pregnant. However, current studies show there is no established link between Covid-19 vaccines and infertility.
Continue Reading Omicron has changed the shape of the pandemic. Will it end it for good?
Like many families right now, the Connell’s are doing their best to protect themselves from the Omicron surge. Here’s how they’ve decided to navigate this new phase of the pandemic.
Continue Reading Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger involved in multi-vehicle accident
By Melissa Alonso, CNN Actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was involved in a multi-vehicle crash Friday evening in Los Angeles with a representative telling People magazine that he wasn’t hurt. “He is fine, his only concern right now is for the woman who was injured,” the representative said. The crash happened around 4:35
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Ómicron cambió la forma de la pandemia. ¿La terminará para siempre?
Sol Amaya (CNN) — El mundo temió lo peor cuando una nueva y preocupante variante del coronavirus surgió a fines de noviembre y arrasó Sudáfrica a un ritmo nunca antes visto en la pandemia. Pero dos meses después, con ómicron dominando gran parte del mundo, la narrativa cambió para algunos. “Los niveles de preocupación sobre
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Stefanos Tsitsipas advances to Australian Open fourth round — but didn’t realize he’d won
By Ben Morse, CNN Stefanos Tsitsipas had to dig deep to beat Benoit Paire in the third round of the Australian Open — so deep that immediately after he’d won, he didn’t even realize the match had ended. Facing three match points, Paire could only hit his forehand into the net, meaning Tsitsipas had advanced
Continue Reading What the fallout from the Supreme Court’s Texas abortion ruling means for the future of Roe
By Tierney Sneed As the Roe v. Wade ruling celebrates its 49th anniversary on Saturday, the vast majority of abortions have been outlawed for nearly five months in the second most populous state in the country. The way the Supreme Court has handled Texas’ ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy signaled that its
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Wildfire burns near California’s Highway 1, prompting evacuations
By Melissa Alonso and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A wildfire near California’s scenic Highway 1, which winds along the Pacific coastline, prompted evacuation orders in Monterey County on Friday night. The Colorado Fire was sparked in Palo Colorado Canyon in the Big Sur region, according to the county’s office of emergency services. A portion of Highway
Continue Reading Beijing 2022 says no foreign athletes have tested positive yet for Covid-19 after arrival
By Chandler Thornton, CNN No foreign athletes who have arrived in Beijing for the Winter Olympic Games have tested positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday, according to Beijing 2022’s media team. “If any athlete tests positive for COVID-19, he/she will be reported and managed according to relevant requirements,” the media team told CNN on Saturday.
Continue Reading A nurse frustrated by staffing shortages and career obstacles leaves hospital job to drive 18-wheeler
By David Williams, CNN After years of caring for surgery patients at a Canadian hospital, a veteran nurse has left the profession to start a new, high-demand career as a long-haul truck driver. Leah Gorham, 42, said she loved being a nurse but frustrations over persistent staff shortages — which she said started before the
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Birthday gift for Cornet is a spot in 4th round in Australia
By BRUCE MATTHEWS Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Alize Cornet is into the fourth round at the Australian Open for the first time 13 years. She advanced with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 comeback win over 29th-seeded Tamara Zidansek in 2 hours, 43 minutes on the hottest day of the tournament so far at Melbourne
Continue Reading Saudi-led coalition denies targeting Yemeni detention center after airstrikes kill dozens
By Kareem Khadder, Celine Alkhaldi and Mostafa Salem, CNN The coalition led by Saudi Arabia fighting in Yemen denied that it deliberately targeted a detention center in airstrikes on Friday that killed dozens and caused a nationwide internet blackout. The Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who control much of Yemen, blamed the Saudi-led coalition for the strike
Continue Reading ‘It’s about time I made one’: Steph Curry hits first career buzzer-beater to lift Warriors to win
By Ben Morse, CNN Steph Curry has achieved a lot in his NBA career: multiple league titles, two-time Most Valuable Player awards and numerous All-Star nominations. But surprisingly, in his illustrious career, Curry has never hit a buzzer-beater to win a game as time expired. Per ESPN, he has hit seven shots to win games
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25 best documentaries about musicians
Stacker perused music documentaries on Metacritic and ranked the top 25 to bring you the best documentaries about musicians. Initial ties were broken by IMDb.
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What’s next for the John Does in Ghislaine Maxwell’s settled lawsuit
By Eric Levenson, CNN The judge overseeing a settled lawsuit against convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell now has to decide whether the identities of those mentioned in the suit will be revealed. The decision stems from a 2015 defamation lawsuit brought by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who claimed Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused her while she was
Continue Reading US women’s hockey once again led by a shining Knight
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Hilary Knight is preparing to compete in her fourth Winter Games and help the U.S. women’s hockey team defend its Olympic title. There is no telling when the 32-year-old player and face of the team is going to slow down. Knight was drawn the sport by Cammi Granato, who
Continue Reading Adam Rippon looks back at his role in 2018 Olympics
By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer So it’s just another competition? Got to treat the Winter Olympics that way? Many athletes say that, perhaps trying to convince themselves that the Games are a regular event. Adam Rippon even used that ploy back in 2018. Then Rippon — and the sporting world — discovered something very
Continue Reading Videos show “Stop the Steal” rally organizer saying he would work with extremist groups
CNN By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN An organizer of the “Stop the Steal” rallies that preceded the attack on the US Capitol a year ago said he would work with two extremist groups, who later had members charged in the attack, about providing security and housing for the January 6, 2021, rally in
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Videos show ‘Stop the Steal’ rally organizer saying he would work with extremist groups
By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN An organizer of the “Stop the Steal” rallies that preceded the attack on the US Capitol a year ago said he would work with two extremist groups, who later had members charged in the attack, about providing security and housing for the January 6, 2021, rally in Washington.
Continue Reading American Hockey League suspends player for 30 games for racist gesture toward Black player
By David Close, CNN The American Hockey League (AHL) on Friday suspended San Jose Barracuda forward Krystof Hrabik for 30 games for directing a racist gesture toward Boko Imama of the Tucson Roadrunners during a game earlier this month. Multiple reports describe Hrabik imitating monkey-like movements in the direction of Imama, who is Black, during
Continue Reading Omicron has changed the shape of the pandemic. Will it end it for good?
By Rob Picheta, CNN The world feared the worst when a worrying new coronavirus variant emerged in late November and ripped through South Africa at a pace not seen before in the pandemic. But two months later, with Omicron dominant across much of the globe, the narrative has shifted for some. “Levels of concern about
Continue Reading Barkov lifts Panthers past Canucks 2-1 in SO
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Aleksander Barkov scored the deciding goal in the shootout and the Florida Panthers beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1. Sam Reinhart scored in regulation for Florida, and Spencer Knight stopped 27 shots in the win. The Panthers are 10-1-1 in their last 12 games. Alex Chiasson scored in the first period
Continue Reading Former Hawaii coach June Jones rejects offer to return
HONOLULU (AP) — Former Hawaii football coach June Jones has declined an offer to return to lead the program. The school’s wins leader in Division I, Jones met Friday with the athletic director David Matlin, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported, and rejected the proposal when he learned it would only be for two years and Matlin
Continue Reading Husso sharp, Bozak gets shorty as Blues beat Kraken 5-0
By MARK MOSCHETTI Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Ville Husso stopped 27 shots, Tyler Bozak scored short-handed and the St. Louis Blues pounded the Seattle Kraken 5-0. The Blues have won two straight and five of six. Bozak and Brayden Schenn scored in the first period, and Pavel Buchnevich, Colton Parayko and Jordan Kyrou scored
Continue Reading Medvedev wins over Aussie crowd in win over Dutch opponent
By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Daniil Medvedev has reached the fourth round at the Australian Open for a fourth straight year after a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 win over Botic Van de Zandschulp. He’s got the crowd back on his side, too. The U.S. Open champion is bidding to become the
Continue Reading Covid-19 hospitalizations are dropping in the Northeast. In other parts of the country, they’re rising
By Christina Maxouris, CNN During what has been another devastating surge of Covid-19 across the country, there is good news: Some states are starting to see infection numbers and hospitalizations drop. But that’s not the case everywhere. As cases seem to begin plateauing, Covid-19 hospitalizations in the Northeast are down by about 11% after reaching
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Curry hits winning jumper, Warriors beat Rockets 105-103
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry hit a game-winning 20-foot jumper from the top of the key to beat the final buzzer, scoring 22 points and sending the Golden State Warriors past the Houston Rockets 105-103. The sellout crowd went into a frenzy, confetti fell and Curry pumped his
Continue Reading Curry hits winning jumper, Warriors beat Rockets 105-103
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry hit a game-winning 20-foot jumper from the top of the key to beat the final buzzer, scoring 22 points and sending the Golden State Warriors past the Houston Rockets 105-103. The sellout crowd went into a frenzy, confetti fell and Curry pumped his
Continue Reading Grant’s 2 goals lead Anaheim Ducks’ 5-1 rout of Tampa Bay
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Derek Grant scored two goals, John Gibson made 32 saves and the Anaheim Ducks emphatically snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Kevin Shattenkirk and Vinni Lettieri had a goal and an assist apiece, and Nicolas Deslauriers added
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UTEP athletics to add beach volleyball as 17th D-I Sport in 2023
EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Director of Athletics Jim Senter announced on Friday that Beach Volleyball will join the Miners’ sport lineup in the spring of 2023. The addition of Beach will give UTEP a total of 17 Division I teams. I t marks UTEP’s first sport addition since softball began competition in 2004. UTEP Volleyball Coach Ben Wallis will also serve as the
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