By Matt Egan Goldman Sachs told its New York City-based employees on Wednesday that as of November 1 they will no longer need to get vaccinated for Covid-19, CNN has learned. The move comes weeks after Goldman Sachs relaxed its Covid requirements for all US employees except those based in New York, its home city.
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer is a father of four — two girls who are 13, two boys who are 8 — and so perhaps that is why, as he wraps up his playing career, he thinks about the “GOAT” debate that has engulfed the tennis world the way
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By Justin Gamble and Brandon Tensley, CNN Three Black real estate investors have filed a discrimination lawsuit in a federal court in the Houston area, claiming that in August a real estate agent refused them the option to purchase three condominiums in a newly constructed community. They say that they were denied the units because
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By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates combined characteristic optimism with sobering questions about persistent gender inequality and hunger at an event the Gateses’ foundation convened on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. The annual Goalkeepers events focus on reaching global development goals set in 2015
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN Black NFL head coaches regularly perform about as well as White NFL head coaches yet face significant hurdles to getting and keeping their jobs, according to a Washington Post analysis published Wednesday. Titled “How the NFL Blocks Black Coaches,” the in-depth story examines the short history of Black NFL coaches, dating
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EL PASO, Texas — Alex Ortiz, the El Paso marine who was injured while fighting in Ukraine, is back in the United States and is showing progress in his health, his mother tells ABC-7. Ortiz sustained life-threatening injuries while in Ukraine and received medical treatment in a German hospital. His family had been trying to
Continue Reading GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Ukraine has finally lost at Hampden Park when beaten 3-0 by Scotland which moved atop their Nations League group. The teams returned to the place where Ukraine won a World Cup playoff in June though neither qualified for the tournament in Qatar. Ukraine also won a Euro 2020 round of 16
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EL PASO, Texas – Services have been set for a star high school football player that was injured during a game. Abraham Romero played with the Organ Mountain High School football team. On Aug. 26 was injured in a game against Deming High School. He was thrown to the ground early in the game, and
Continue Reading By STEPHEN SMITH Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Actor Anthony Mackie was not carrying his Captain America shield when he returned to his hometown of New Orleans to help repair hurricane-damaged roofs but for people in his old neighborhood knowing their tarp-covered roofs were getting repaired was a blockbuster hit. Mackie is working with
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess and Andy Rose, CNN Preliminary murder charges have been filed against a man arrested in the death of a 2-year-old boy whose body was found in a stolen SUV Tuesday just hours after the child’s father was shot to death, Houston police announced in a news release. The suspect, identified as 38-year-old
Continue Reading Suspect charged in deadly shooting of father and death of 2-year-old son who was left in an unattended stolen car.
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By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer If you want to break through at the top level of college football, it’s essential to have skilled players, an established culture and time to get both. Still, year after year, fans, boosters and administrators expect their team to celebrate a title, no matter how young the program is
Continue Reading By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court won’t reinstate the conviction of a former Michigan State University gymnastics coach who was accused of lying to investigators about campus sports doctor Larry Nassar. The state’s highest court declined to take an appeal from the attorney general’s office. Prosecutors had widened their
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CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN The US will provide another $2.9 billion in additional funding to combat global food insecurity, President Joe Biden announced at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. World hunger is expected to rise this year, in part because Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has further disrupted supply chains and increased food
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN The US will provide another $2.9 billion in additional funding to combat global food insecurity, President Joe Biden announced at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. World hunger is expected to rise this year, in part because Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has further disrupted supply chains and increased food prices
Continue Reading By MARK PRATT Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge says Rhode Island’s truck tolling system for funding repairs to the state’s crumbling bridges is unconstitutional and must end within 48 hours of the entry of his judgment. U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith wrote in Wednesday’s decision tht the tolls discriminate
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ohio State annually ranks among the nation’s highest-scoring teams. Wisconsin traditionally has one of the stingiest defenses in the land. Yet these two Big Ten programs don’t get to play every year because they’re in different divisions. They last faced off in 2019. The wait
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By Alex Rogers and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate ratified an international climate treaty to phase out hydrofluorocarbons — potent greenhouse gases used in air conditioning and refrigeration. The vote was 69-27, with more than half of Republican senators objecting. In 2016, the United Nations struck an agreement known as the Kigali Amendment to the
Continue Reading The Associated Press Wall Street closed sharply lower after the Federal Reserve stepped up its fight against inflation by raising interest rates. The S&P 500 lost 1.7% Wednesday, as did the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The Fed’s fifth rate hike of the year came in as expected, three-quarters of a percentage point, but the central
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: General Mills, Walmart rise; Chemours, Carnival fall.
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon quarterback Bo Nix seems to have hit his stride after struggling in the opener against Georgia. The Auburn transfer threw for five touchdowns in a victory over Eastern Washington, then built on that success by throwing for a pair of TDs and running
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has taken major action to address climate change by ratifying an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons. Those highly potent greenhouse gases are commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning and are more powerful than carbon
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By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Live-streaming giant Twitch on Tuesday said it will take additional steps to crack down on unlicensed gambling content on its platform after facing backlash from some of its top creators. The Amazon-owned service plans to prohibit gambling sites from streaming on the platform if they are not licensed in the
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff on Wednesday joined a host of high-profile Washington figures honoring Queen Elizabeth II at a memorial service at Washington’s National Cathedral. The British Embassy co-hosted the service to honor Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. The service featured the UK’s national anthem, “God Save the
Continue Reading By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Joey Meneses hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Jesse Chavez in the seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals stopped the Atlanta Braves’ five-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory. Ronald Acuña Jr. drove in an early run and scored another for playoff-bound Atlanta, which clinched its
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By Carma Hassan and Katherine Dillinger, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the release of “numerous batches” of Moderna’s updated Covid-19 booster amid reports of supply problems in some areas. Updated boosters from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna were made available early this month, soon after the FDA authorized them. However, some pharmacy chains
Continue Reading CNN By Kara Scannell, Tierney Sneed, Marshall Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The New York state attorney general filed a sweeping lawsuit Wednesday against former President Donald Trump, three of his adult children and the Trump Organization, alleging they were involved in an expansive fraud lasting over a decade that the former President used to
Continue Reading CNN By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business In its continued bid to quash high inflation, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the overnight bank lending rate to a range of 3% to 3.25%. It is the fifth increase by the US central bank in six months and its third consecutive 75- basis-point hike, which will put
Continue Reading By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business In its continued bid to quash high inflation, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the overnight bank lending rate to a range of 3% to 3.25%. It is the fifth increase by the US central bank in six months and its third consecutive 75- basis-point hike, which will put upward
Continue Reading CNN By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business In its continued bid to quash high inflation, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the overnight bank lending rate to a range of 3% to 3.25%. It is the fifth increase by the US central bank in six months and its third consecutive 75- basis-point hike, which will put
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