Camels ejected from beauty contest over Botox use and other ‘tampering’
By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Jack Guy, CNN Organizers of a popular camel beauty contest in Saudi Arabia have disqualified 43 contestants after cracking…
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Saudi activist sues 3 former U.S. officials over hacking
By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A prominent political activist who pushed to end a ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia is…
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Saudi activist sues 3 former U.S. officials over hacking
By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A prominent political activist who pushed to end a ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia is…
Continue Reading NY attorney general seeks Trump’s testimony in civil probe
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general is seeking former President Donald Trump’s testimony in an…
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Shaq’s shortcut: Buy Bill Russell’s NBA rings in auction
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Basketball fans hoping to buy something from Bill Russell’s memorabilia collection should expect…
Continue Reading For NYC businesses, vaccine mandates put damper on holiday
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and MAE ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A surprise year-end decree by Mayor Bill de Blasio ordering virtually all…
Continue Reading New York attorney general subpoenas Trump for testimony in civil fraud investigation
By Kara Scannell and Sonia Moghe, CNN The New York attorney general subpoenaed former President Donald Trump for his testimony as part of a civil…
Continue Reading School district faces two $100M suits after Oxford shootings
By COREY WILLIAMS and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Two lawsuits seeking $100 million each have been filed against a…
Continue Reading Wall Street investor Cathie Wood is back with yet another new ETF
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest just launched another new exchange-traded fund Wednesday. But it comes at a time…
Continue Reading 2021 is now the highest-winning year ever for US casinos
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — America’s casinos have won more money this year than ever before, according to figures…
Continue Reading 2021 is now the highest-winning year ever for US casinos
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — America’s casinos have won more money this year than ever before, according to figures…
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Uyghur tribunal rules that China ‘committed genocide’ against the Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities
CNN By Tara John, Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN A London-based independent tribunal has ruled that China committed genocide against Uyghurs and…
Continue Reading An earthquake swarm continues off the US Pacific Coast. But experts don’t seem concerned
By Pedram Javaheri and Judson Jones, CNN The earthquake swarm off the Oregon coast continues — with almost 100 quakes in the past 48 hours…
Continue Reading GM exec: Cruise to start autonomous taxi service next year
General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle subsidiary plans to start running a fully autonomous taxi service in San Francisco next year. Product…
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New Zealand plans to ban smoking for the next generation
NEW ZEALAND MINISTRY OF HEALTH By Rhea Mogul, CNN New Zealand plans to outlaw smoking for the next generation so they will never be legally able to…
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Reality TV’s Josh Duggar convicted of child porn possession
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A federal jury in Arkansas has convicted former reality TV star Josh Duggar of downloading and possessing child…
Continue Reading 2 teens arrested in fatal shooting at school bus stop
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two teenagers have been arrested in a drive-by shooting at a school bus stop in Kentucky that left a 16-year-old student…
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Autoridades investigan nuevo tiroteo en playa de Cancún; no reportan heridos ni detenidos
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Las autoridades investigan y buscan a los responsables de un tiroteo que se registró este…
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Cyclones RB Hall, Bears’ Aranda, Pitre win AP Big 12 honors
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Iowa State running back Breece Hall is The Associated Press Big 12 offensive player of the year for the second…
Continue Reading Why changing the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ could be difficult
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might consider redefining what it means to be “fully…
Continue Reading La FDA autoriza los refuerzos de la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Pfizer/BioNTech para jóvenes de 16 y 17 años
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) autorizó este jueves la…
Continue Reading Miss Universo 2021: lo que debes saber sobre el certamen
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El concurso de Miss Universo celebra este año su edición número 70. El paÃs anfitrión es…
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16- and 17-year-olds are now eligible for a Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine booster
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use as a booster in…
Continue Reading Los paÃses con más (y menos) percepción de corrupción en América Latina
RocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Hace 18 años que la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas designó el 9 de diciembre como el DÃa…
Continue Reading How two Maryland women work to raise awareness about missing Black people
By Lauren Lee, CNN When the disappearance and death of Gabby Petito blew up social media and flooded TV screens in August, the case put a renewed…
Continue Reading How two Maryland women work to raise awareness about missing Black people
Sisters-in-law Derrica and Natalie Wilson are helping bring the stories of missing people of color to the…
Continue Reading Mahomes among 5 champions recognized for sportsmanship
NEW YORK (AP) — Super Bowl champions Patrick Mahomes, Ben Roethlisberger, Lavonte David, Jason McCourty and Matthew Slater are among the players…
Continue Reading American cites Boeing delay in trimming international plans
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is dropping some international flights from its plans for next summer because…
Continue Reading Food banks see more volunteers, but uncertainty looms
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Inside the bustling New York Common Pantry, people hustle to assemble bags of carrots, apples, potatoes and…
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US expands Pfizer COVID boosters, opens extra dose to age 16
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, opening a third dose of Pfizer’s vaccine to…
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