Opinion by Catherine Franssen for CNN Business Perspectives As supply chain disruptions continue to impact businesses around the globe, consumers could have a tough time holiday shopping this year — whether due to a lack of inventory, higher prices or both. And given the nearly two years of constant stress and exhaustion around Covid-19, shoppers
Continue ReadingBy VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer The United States opened its borders to people fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but some who got the shots are finding they’re still not eligible to visit. That’s because some vaccines have not been recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or World Health Organization. Among the most widely
Continue ReadingCNN By Dakin Andone, CNN The death sentence of Julius Jones was commuted by Oklahoma’s governor Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, stopping his impending execution. Jones had been scheduled to be executed Thursday afternoon for the murder of Paul Howell in 1999. Jones, however, says he is innocent. Gov. Kevin
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Unemployment agencies across the country were bombarded with fraudulent claims during the pandemic. But so far states have reported few fraud attempts among their rental assistance programs. Congress has approved $45 billion to help eligible tenants pay their rent during the pandemic. More
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Alibaba reported sales and earnings for the third quarter that missed forecasts and warned that results for the year will be below estimates as well. The stock sank on the news. Shares of Alibaba were down 10% in early trading Thursday. The Chinese e-commerce giant reported sales growth
Continue ReadingAMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Union’s medicines authority says it has begun evaluating a new drug for treating COVID-19 patients who do not require extra oxygen but are at increased risk of developing severe symptoms of the disease. The drug developed by U.S. company Vir Biotechnology and Britain-based GlaxoSmithKline uses lab-made versions of virus-blocking antibodies
Continue ReadingAMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Union’s medicines authority says it has begun evaluating a new drug for treating COVID-19 patients who do not require extra oxygen but are at increased risk of developing severe symptoms of the disease. The drug developed by U.S. company Vir Biotechnology and Britain-based GlaxoSmithKline uses lab-made versions of virus-blocking antibodies
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Chile acudirá el próximo domingo a unas elecciones presidenciales atípicas en medio de una Convención Constitucional en marcha, una ola de violencia en varias regiones que llevó al estado de excepción —que acaba de ser prorrogado— y el juicio político contra su presidente, Sebastián Piñera, que finalmente no prosperó. En
Continue ReadingBy KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech and Slovak governments have approved new coronavirus restrictions that specifically target unvaccinated people amid a record surge of infections. They come into effect Monday. The Czech health minister says most unvaccinated people will no longer be allowed to show coronavirus test results in order to
Continue ReadingLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Testing Agency says Olympic gold medalist Oxana Slivenko of Russia is one of 13 European weightlifters facing new charges over doping in the run-up to the London Games in 2012. The cases come from re-testing samples from the European Championships in April 2012. That was four months before the
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the seventh straight week to a pandemic low 268,000. U.S. jobless claims dipped by 1,000 last week from the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The applications for unemployment aid are a proxy for layoffs,
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the seventh straight week to a pandemic low 268,000. U.S. jobless claims dipped by 1,000 last week from the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The applications for unemployment aid are a proxy for layoffs,
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Venezuela regresa a las urnas el domingo 21 de noviembre en las elecciones regionales y municipales. Especialistas consultados por CNN ven diversas problemáticas en estos comicios, aunque también una ventana de oportunidad para un cambio a futuro. ¿Qué podemos esperar de las elecciones del domingo? Estos son algunos escenarios. Baja participación
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan and Betsy Klein, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday she does not feel misused or underused in her role as vice president, following CNN reporting that many in the vice president’s circle believe she is being sidelined and that key West Wing aides are exasperated by what they see as entrenched
Continue ReadingDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 14-year-old runaway accused of trying to shoot central Florida sheriff’s deputies during a standoff has been ruled competent to stand trial. The girl answered a judge’s questions about whether she understood the charges during a Wednesday hearing. She has been charged as an adult with attempted first-degree murder of
Continue ReadingBy ADEL OMRAN and NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya’s former interior minister has announced his bid to run for president in the much-anticipated elections next month that face growing uncertainty. The former minister submitted his candidacy papers on Thursday in the capital of Tripoli. He says his political platform envisages a
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Violence, fireworks, and the coronavirus. The risks are clear ahead of Saturday’s Bundesliga derby between Union Berlin and city rival Hertha. Coronavirus infection rates are setting daily records in Germany this week. But Berlin’s senate has given the go-ahead for Union to fill its stadium for
Continue ReadingSOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian military prosecutors have indicted a group of serving and retired military officials on charges of spying for Russia. The indictment filed in a military court on Thursday accuses six people of collecting and passing classified information to a foreign country. Prosecutors said they include a former senior official in Bulgaria’s
Continue ReadingNORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) — A Snoqualmie-North Bend police officer shot and killed a 33-year-old man in North Bend’s Torguson Park. The officer was doing a check at the park and fatally shot someone around 11:15 p.m. Tuesday. Initial reports differed on what happened but an update Wednesday by the investigation team said a fight
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has came under fire for scrapping a long-planned high-speed rail line to the northern English city of Leeds as part of a package of revisions that potentially reduces costs by tens of billions of pounds. Critics argue that the scaling back of plans will
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