CNN By Annie Grayer, CNN More than 100 Democratic lawmakers in the House from all wings of the caucus introduced legislation on Friday to lower the Medicare eligibility age to 60. This legislation comes as Democrats are working to expand Medicare benefits through their multi-trillion-dollar spending proposal being used to fulfill much of President Joe
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN More than 100 Democratic lawmakers in the House from all wings of the caucus introduced legislation on Friday to lower the Medicare eligibility age to 60. This legislation comes as Democrats are working to expand Medicare benefits through their multi-trillion-dollar spending proposal being used to fulfill much of President Joe Biden’s
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Akbar Gbajabiamila is getting ready for his debut as a co-host on “The Talk.” Former NFL player Gbajabiamila will join Sheryl Underwood, Amanda Kloots and Jerry O’Connell for the upcoming Season 12. In order to get some tips for the hosting gig, he called fellow athlete turned “Good Morning America” host
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Manu Raju and Jennifer Hansler, CNN An ideologically diverse group of Democrats is pushing Secretary of State Antony Blinken to take specific steps toward helping thousands of individuals still seeking to leave Afghanistan, underscoring the widespread concern still lingering in Congress over the evacuation effort from the war-torn country. In a letter
Continue ReadingMONFORTE DE LEMOS, Spain (AP) — Magnus Cort Nielsen has won his third stage of the Spanish Vuelta after winning a bunch sprint on stage 19. The Danish rider had already prevailed in stages 6 and 12. Nielsen was part of an early breakaway group that collaborated well to keep the peloton from reeling them
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — An 11th-century castle. A grove of olive trees. The remains of an ancient Roman villa. Views of St. Peter’s Basilica on the horizon. The terrain surrounding and comprising the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club on Rome’s outskirts that will host the 2023 Ryder
Continue ReadingJIYEH, Lebanon (AP) — Dozens of Lebanese worshippers knelt for Friday prayers at a gas station south of Beirut amid severe fuel shortages that have paralyzed the nation for weeks. The prayer session in Jiyeh took place as a queue of vehicles waiting for gas stretched for more than five kilometers (three miles). The organizing
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers NHL players are going back to the Olympics. The league has reached an agreement with the International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation to participate in the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. Under the agreement, the league or players are able to withdraw if coronavirus
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian army says nearly 6,000 Boko Haram militants have surrendered in the country’s northeast in recent weeks, marking one of the largest surrenders since the insurgency began. The army said the Islamist extremists laid down their arms because of the counter-insurgency efforts in the northeast,
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is facing immigration pressures from the north, south and within its own borders, putting it in an increasingly difficult position. Thousands of migrants continue to cross its southern border, the United States is sending thousands more back from the north and there’s the renewed prospect
Continue ReadingBy MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press SAN MARCOS DE COLON, Honduras (AP) — Honduras’ push to form semi-autonomous development zones aimed at spurring investment are raising concerns among members of neighboring communities and experts. They fear the zones could operate as mini-states, with power to expropriate nearby property and impose their own laws. Those pushing the
Continue ReadingBy MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press SAN MARCOS DE COLON, Honduras (AP) — Honduras’ push to form semi-autonomous development zones aimed at spurring investment are raising concerns among members of neighboring communities and experts. They fear the zones could operate as mini-states, with power to expropriate nearby property and impose their own laws. Those pushing the
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Kristen Stewart says there’s a “huge, vast” difference between her loss of privacy as a teenage movie star and that of Princess Diana. Stewart gained that perspective filming Pablo Larrain’s “Spencer,” the latest cinematic look at the late Princess of Wales, which premiered Friday at the
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Funcionarios estadounidenses que registran a refugiados afganos en el extranjero alertaron recientemente al Departamento de Estado sobre casos en los que mujeres y niñas fueron obligadas a casarse o llegaron con parejas masculinas que se hicieron pasar por sus maridos para ser elegibles para la evacuación y poder escapar de
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked by The Vatican in 2019 over sex abuse allegations, is now facing criminal charges in Massachusetts for alleged sex abuse of a minor nearly 50 years ago, according to a court filing. According to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday, McCarrick is charged with three
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — After a pandemic-related absence of almost two years, Universal Orlando Resort’s celebration of all things scary is open for screams. Halloween Horror Nights kicked off at the Florida theme park resort on Friday for a 30th year of disturbing haunted houses, live entertainment and celebrations of pop-culture scares. This
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s jobs recovery hit a major roadblock in August as the Delta variant threatened the labor market recovery, and the US economy added far fewer jobs than expected. Only 235,000 jobs were added back to the economy last month, the lowest number since January, vastly missing economists’ expectations. “Delta is
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Alabama is hoping its search for receiver help to complement John Metchie III pays immediate dividends. The top-ranked Crimson Tide brought in four highly rated recruits and landed Ohio State transfer Jameson Williams. They don’t know if the additions have solved the problem, though their is extreme confidence in
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple is indefinitely delaying its plans to scan iPhones in the U.S. for images of child sexual abuse. The move followed outcry from security and privacy experts who warned the technology could eventually be exploited for other surveillance purposes by hackers and
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Hollywood stars are paying tribute to voice coach Joan Washington, whose death was announced Friday. Washington’s death was disclosed by her husband, actor Richard E. Grant. He posted a video on Twitter of the couple dancing together to a song by the Platters, with the words: “ONLY YOU! Joan – Love of
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