By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Workers at an Activision Blizzard-owned game studio announced plans on Friday to form what would be the first union at the troubled gaming company. A group of quality assurance workers at Raven Software who largely work on the wildly popular “Call of Duty” series said they have garnered enough
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Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Los ejecutivos de las aerolíneas dieron un suspiro de alivio a sus inversores el jueves, diciendo que creen que la amenaza a sus operaciones por el despliegue de la tecnología 5G ha quedado atrás. Aunque AT&T y Verizon solo acordaron retrasar temporalmente el despliegue del 5G en los
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By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — According to a person familiar with the situation the Carolina Panthers are hiring former New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo to be their new offensive coordinator. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because the team has not announced
Continue Reading ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Anaheim Ducks coach Dallas Eakins will not be behind the bench for Friday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning after testing positive for COVID-19. Assistant coach Mike Stothers will run things in Eakins’ absence. Eakins is the third member of Anaheim’s coaching staff in the NHL’s health and safety protocols,
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By JOSH BOAK Associated Press The Biden administration has announced policy changes to attract international students specializing in science, technology, engineering and math. It’s part of the broader effort to make the U.S. economy more competitive. Senior Biden administration officials say the State Department will let eligible visiting students in those fields complete up to
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By Paul P. Murphy, CNN The Prince Andrew High School in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, will be renamed as the sex abuse civil case against the British royal continues moving forward in the United States, school officials say. “We are changing the name to move in a different direction due to the negative reports about Prince
Continue Reading By David Shortell, CNN A Texas federal judge on Friday blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a vaccine mandate for federal employees, dealing another blow to President Joe Biden’s campaign to increase the country’s lackluster vaccination rate. Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown called the mandate an overstep of presidential authority and cited the recent Supreme Court
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By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business The past 22 months of the pandemic have forced many companies to recruit, work and retain talent remotely. And that means some workers just entering the labor force have never worked in an office, met any colleagues in-person or commuted farther than a few feet. ‘A happier employee’ Morgan Tolles
Continue Reading By Clare Duffy, CNN Business IBM said Friday that it will sell off the healthcare data and analytics assets housed under its Watson Health unit to private equity firm Francisco Partners. The deal signals that IT giant IBM is stepping back from its ambitions in the healthcare space as it focuses on building hybrid cloud
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While appearing on “The Ellen Show,” Martha Stewart revealed she ended her romance with Anthony Hopkins because she couldn’t separate the actor from his notorious film role, Hannibal Lecter.
Continue Reading The Associated Press Manchester City heads to Southampton seeking a 13th straight win to move 14 points clear in the Premier League. Manchester United could move into fourth place by winning at home to West Ham, which currently occupies that position. Sevilla can move within a point of Spanish league leader Real Madrid with a
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By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN Democrats are substantially tamping down their ambitions after failing to pass their top priorities, turning their attention to keeping the lights on and passing narrowly targeted legislation while scrambling to salvage aspects of their sprawling economic agenda. In the past month, Democrats failed to pass a $1.75 trillion
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Brazilian drivers Pipo Derani and Felipe Nasr won the IMSA sports car championship together just 10 weeks ago to close last year’s racing season. Now they are back at Daytona International Speedway as rivals for the Rolex 24 endurance race that serves as
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas have welcomed their first child. The couple, who have been married for three years, shared their family news on Instagram Friday. “We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a baby via surrogate. We respectfully ask for privacy during this special time as we focus on
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer The chief executive of the U.S. curling federation is using the momentum created by a 2018 Olympic gold medal to grow the sport. Jeff Plush was hired in February 2020 and has made moves to modernize the organization. The headquarters moved from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, to the Twin Cities.
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Stocks are off to a tough start this year. The tech-heavy Nasdaq is already in a correction, a more than 10% drop. And if one the most influential hedge fund managers is to be believed, this could be only the beginning of a very painful time for investors.
Continue Reading DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets have signed four-time All-Star DeMarcus Cousins to a 10-day contract in hopes he can back up Nikola Jokic. The 6-foot-10 Cousins will be eligible to play in six games for the Nuggets, starting Friday night against Memphis. Cousins averaged 9.1 points and 5.8 rebounds in 17 games for Milwaukee,
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The first look at Peacock’s Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin limited series can only be described with one word: paw-some. In the series “Joe vs. Carole,” out March 3, John Cameron Mitchell and Kate McKinnon play the dueling big cat advocates (cat-vocates?). According to Peacock, the drama “takes a comprehensive dive
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By The Associated Press Creighton coach Greg McDermott has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be with the Bluejays when they play DePaul at home on Saturday. The school’s athletic department made the announcement. A spokesman said McDermott has had two vaccinations and a booster shot and is experiencing mild symptoms. The 57-year-old McDermott
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By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado, the U.S. government and a gold mining company have agreed to resolve a longstanding dispute over who’s responsible for cleanup at a Superfund site that was established after a massive 2015 spill of hazardous mine waste. The spill in southwestern Colorado fouled rivers with a sickly
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By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and CLAUDIA TORRENS Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mayerlin Mayor left her native Maracaibo with her 7-year-old daughter Victoria this month. The departure came just days before Mexico began requiring visas for Venezuelans visitors in an attempt to slow their migration to the U.S. border, On Tuesday, mother and daughter attempted
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business The percentage of the adult population not working because of Covid-related reasons tripled between December and January, according to Goldman Sachs. The Wall Street bank, citing the latest Household Pulse Survey of roughly 75,000 respondents from the Census Bureau, said the share of adults not working due to virus-related reasons
Continue Reading Opinion by Karin Kimbrough for CNN Business Perspectives Entering year three of the pandemic, the labor market today looks markedly different from when we entered this crisis. At LinkedIn, my team of data scientists and economists has a unique view into how ways of working have shifted — through the lens of over 180 million
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Glenn Sherlock will be the New York Mets’ bench coach this season, reuniting for the third time with new manager Buck Showalter. The Mets announced the staff Friday. Eric Chavez is the hitting coach, with Wayne Kirby coaching first base and being the outfield/baserunning instructor. Joey Cora coaches third base and
Continue Reading Comedian Louie Anderson has died at age 68. See one of his first appearances on Late Night that had the audience buzzing with laughter.
Continue Reading In a story published Dec. 9, 2021, and in prior stories on the same topic, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a Starbucks store in Buffalo was the first to unionize in the company’s history. The United Food and Commercial Workers union represented workers at six stores in the Seattle area for several years in
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN Picture a not-too-distant future when you can book that summer trip to Italy or you don’t have to remember to take off your mask for graduation photos. After the past 25 months, forgetting the pandemic for even a little while may sound like a fantasy — after all, the coronavirus has
Continue Reading By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Activist groups want to push the Democratic Party in Congress to the left by notching midterm primary election wins that replace establishment, moderate incumbents with progressive alternatives. Many see Rep. Henry Cuellar, a long-serving conservative Democrat from south Texas, as a good place to start. He’s facing
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a 15-year-old boy fatally shot his 17-year-old sister and another teenage girl at a home near Houston this week before killing himself. Their bodies were found Tuesday in the home in rural area near Crosby, a community about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of Houston. The Harris County sheriff’s office
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida man who helped Rudy Giuliani seek damaging information against Joe Biden in Ukraine has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison and fined $10,000 in an unrelated campaign finance case. Igor Fruman pleaded guilty in September to charges that he solicited
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