CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines lost $646 million in the last three months of 2021, and the new year doesn’t look too good either. United said Wednesday that the current spike in COVID-19 cases will hurt its results in the March quarter, and its revenue will be 20% to 25% lower than it was at
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By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Cook County judge who made sexist comments about an attorney that were broadcast live on YouTube won’t be hearing any cases in the immediate future. In an order made public Wednesday removing Judge William Raines from the bench, Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans said Raines
Continue Reading By VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer A team of scientists has explored a rare, pristine coral reef off the coast of Tahiti. The rose-shaped corals seem to be untouched by climate change or human activity. Coral reefs around the world have been depleted by overfishing and pollution. Climate change has also caused major bleaching events.
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — ¿Cómo acabará la pandemia? Casi dos años después de que fuera declarada oficialmente por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), aún no estamos cerca de conocer la respuesta. La variante ómicron del coronavirus, altamente transmisible, ha arrasado el mundo desde que se detectó por primera vez en Sudáfrica en noviembre.
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By Jackie Wattles, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN The attempt to roll out amped up mobile service across the United States has been a bit of a mess. The aviation industry and transportation regulators are worried about new 5G antennas interfering with a key type of aircraft altimeter that’s essential for landing planes in
Continue Reading CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Jackie Wattles and Pete Muntean, CNN Potentially abysmal air travel interruptions were narrowly avoided this week when wireless carriers made a last-minute change to their planned 5G rollout in response to fears that new cell service towers could interfere with a key component on passenger jets that allows them to safely land
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MIAMI (AP) — CONCACAF will institute video review during the final two windows of World Cup qualifying starting next week. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter had criticized the governing body for soccer in North and Central America and the Caribbean for its lack of Video Assistant Referees. CONCACAF says VAR also will be added for this
Continue Reading By Shawna Mizelle, CNN The House has voted to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O’Ree, the first Black player to compete in the National Hockey League. The Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act passed 426-0 on Wednesday. The bill, reintroduced by Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan and Republican Sen. Tim Scott of
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement Wednesday, Paxton’s office confirmed reports that the Republican had tested positive for the coronavirus. According to the statement, the Republican has been isolated at home, where he continues to work. The aide did not respond to questions about
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has accused the U.S. of hostility and says it will consider restarting “all temporally-suspended activities,” in an apparent threat to resume testing nuclear devices and long-range missiles. The North had already warned of stronger and more explicit action after the Biden administration imposed
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EL PASO, Texas — Doppler Dave has issued a Stormtrack weather first alert for a cold front coming in later tonight. There will be much cooler air, strong winds and wind chills. Doppler Dave says there may be a chance for a few flurries, but there will be no accumulation. Wind gusts could be as
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CNN By Kate Sullivan, Maegan Vazquez and Jeff Zeleny, CNN President Joe Biden admitted that he’s going to make big changes on his approach to a signature legislative goal as he took part in a formal news conference on Wednesday afternoon at the White House marking the end of his first full year in office.
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EL PASO, Texas – A school in northeast El Paso now has a third bathroom type: unisex. In addition to the men’s and women’s bathrooms, the unisex bathroom at Canyon Hills Middle School is one that anyone can use, whether they are male, female, gender fluid, or transitioning from one gender to another. Canyon Hills
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Manchester United staged a second-half turnaround as goals from Anthony Elanga, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford earned a 3-1 win at Brentford to boost the team’s top-four ambitions in the Premier League. It was another less-than-convincing display from United with Cristiano Ronaldo ostensibly far from impressed at being substituted with 20 minutes
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El gremio de la aviación y las operadoras inalámbricas se enfrentaron esta semana ante la incertidumbre sobre la interferencia entre el nuevo servicio de telefonía celular 5G en Estados Unidos y la tecnología de aviación. Esta semana las empresas de telefonía móvil de EE.UU. planeaban desplegar su servicio 5G cerca
Continue Reading By Jasmine Wright, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday said firmly that Vice President Kamala Harris will be his running mate should he run for reelection in 2024. Asked by a reporter whether he was satisfied with Harris’ work leading the voting rights effort for the White House and whether he will commit to putting
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd’s death after his arrest by police officers in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, sparked widespread anger after millions of people saw video of the event. The four officers at the scene were quickly fired and charged in his death. Video shows Floyd repeatedly crying “I can’t breathe” and eventually going
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The infant endangered Sumatran orangutan at the zoo in New Orleans is being bottle-fed because his mother wasn’t producing enough milk. An Audubon Zoo spokeswoman says the still unnamed baby was being tube-fed as well, but the tube was removed Jan. 13. Twelve-year-old Menari gave birth to the baby on Christmas
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The teenager who admitted to the stabbing death of a New York City college student has been sentenced to 14 years to life in prison. Rashaun Weaver had pleaded guilty in December to murder and robbery in the killing of Tessa Majors in 2019. Weaver, 16 now and 14 at the
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has overcome objections by Democrats and some Republicans to pass legislation redrawing the state’s eight congressional districts. The 86-67 vote Wednesday sends the redistricting plan to the Senate, where more debate is expected. The plan is projected to keep the state’s
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The goalkeeper for the Canadian women’s national soccer team that won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics has announced her retirement. Stephanie Labbe released an emotional video online to explain her decision. She’ll step away from the national team in April. The 35-year-old recently left her club
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Tottenham has staged the latest-ever comeback to win a Premier League game. A second-half turnaround by Manchester United was quite the surprise too. Tottenham was losing to Leicester after 94 minutes and 52 seconds only for Steven Bergwijn to score two goals and seal a 3-2 win pretty much
Continue Reading By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate has passed a bill proposed by Republican Gov. Kristi Noem that would ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sports leagues that match their gender identity. The Senate passed the bill with wide Republican support. Opponents have decried the proposal
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A restaurant in Alberta was forced to briefly close its dining room after the health department found patrons were showing photos of dogs instead of proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test, as mandated by the Canadian province. Alberta Health Services ordered The Granary Kitchen in Red Deer to temporarily
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and the United Kingdom have agreed to begin talks on removing former President Donald Trump’s import taxes on British steel and aluminum. In a joint statement Wednesday, the U.S. and U.K. said they would work toward a swift deal that ensures the viability
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Union Berlin delivered another demoralizing blow to city rival Hertha Berlin by dumping its neighbor out of the German Cup with a 3-2 away win in the round of 16. Union won their previous meeting 2-0 in the Bundesliga in November and the latest success consolidates
Continue Reading By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The embattled former police chief of Miami is suing his former employer and city commissioners, saying his public firing three months ago was in retaliation for him speaking out against corruption. Art Acevedo had a six-month tenure and was suspended and then fired last year after
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jerick McKinnon probably shouldn’t have been surprised to spend all season buried on the Chiefs depth chart. The journeyman running back had been passed over plenty of times before. Start with those early years in Minnesota, when he backed up Adrian Peterson. An injury
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — A finales de 2019, surgieron informes de una misteriosa enfermedad en China. Fue identificado como un nuevo tipo de coronavirus, que se cree que proviene de un mercado de mariscos en Wuhan, la capital de la provincia central de Hubei en China. Desde entonces, se han confirmado millones de casos
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday predicted Russia “will move in” to Ukraine, citing existential concerns by the country’s president, Vladimir Putin, even as he warned of significant economic consequences should such an incursion occur. But he suggested a “minor incursion” would elicit a lesser response than a full-scale invasion of the
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