By Anneken Tappe and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Americans dialed back their spending in November, new data from the Census Bureau showed Wednesday. US retail sales grew by 0.3% in November, a sharp decline from the previous month and less than economists had predicted. Even so, sales were 16.1% higher than in the same period
Continue ReadingBy Sherry Liang, CNN Airport security lines can be a holiday traveler’s nightmare, but this year a handful of airports across the United States have introduced programs that let you reserve a spot in the TSA line for free. You can reserve a spot in a “fast lane” by signing up online for a slot
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Americans slowed their spending from October to November but still continued to shop ahead of the critical holiday season, brushing off rising prices and shortages. The U.S. Commerce Department said Wednesday that retail sales rose a modest 0.3% in November compared with the previous month
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Americans slowed their spending from October to November but still continued to shop ahead of the critical holiday season, brushing off rising prices and shortages. The U.S. Commerce Department said Wednesday that retail sales rose a modest 0.3% in November compared with the previous month
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has registered the highest rate of COVID-19-related deaths since April amid a continuing high rate of new infections. There were 669 deaths reported Wednesday and 24,266 new infection cases. Restrictions also took effect that closed discos and nightclubs. The measures also cut the limit of unvaccinated people in restaurants, eateries,
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has registered the highest rate of COVID-19-related deaths since April amid a continuing high rate of new infections. There were 669 deaths reported Wednesday and 24,266 new infection cases. Restrictions also took effect that closed discos and nightclubs. The measures also cut the limit of unvaccinated people in restaurants, eateries,
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The omicron variant is spreading at an alarming rate in Washington state. The case numbers are doubling each day. It’s one of the highest rates in the country. It is leading to a call for people to get vaccinated and take extra precautions as we head into the holidays. Researchers at the
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The omicron variant is spreading at an alarming rate in Washington state. The case numbers are doubling each day. It’s one of the highest rates in the country. It is leading to a call for people to get vaccinated and take extra precautions as we head into the holidays. Researchers at the
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The young adult daughter of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny received a standing ovation from European Union lawmakers as she accepted the EU’s top human rights prize on her father’s behalf. The European Parliament named Navalny in October as the winner of this year’s Sakharov Prize. Navalny narrowly survived an August
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine health department says it has detected the country’s first cases of the omicron strain of the coronavirus in two travelers who arrived from Japan and Nigeria in recent weeks. Health officials said Wednesday the travelers tested positive for the coronavirus after arrival and the results of additional tests showed
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken is cutting his overseas trip to Southeast Asia short after a member of the press traveling with the top US diplomat tested positive for Covid-19 Wednesday, according to the US State Department. Blinken will no longer have scheduled meetings and events in Thailand,
Continue ReadingBy Mackenzie Gray Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — The federal government will advise Canadians against non-essential travel to foreign countries, as Canada attempts to limit the spread of the Omicron variant, according to two government sources. The sources, who CTV News are not identifying because they were not authorized
Continue ReadingBy Christy Somos Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Ontario researchers have created chemical compounds that can neutralize SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as several of its variants. Detailing their findings in a recent paper published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, researchers at the University
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The next Washington state ferry will bear the name Wishkah when it sails in 2024. The Washington State Transportation Commission voted 7-0 to select the name after receiving citizen suggestions. The name honors the river flowing south from the Olympic foothills into Grays Harbor. It’s the ancestral home of the Lower
Continue ReadingPolice in Germany’s Bavaria region say they have destroyed some 1.5 metric tons (1.65 U.S. tons) of cocaine with a street value of about 270 million euros ($304 million) — their biggest such operation yet. Bavaria’s criminal police office said the drugs were incinerated Tuesday under heavy security at a facility at an undisclosed location
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The Federal Reserve, faced with the highest jump in inflation in almost four decades, is preparing to pivot. What’s happening: Gone are the days when Chair Jerome Powell said inflation was “transitory.” When the Fed wraps up its final meeting of the year on Wednesday, it’s expected to announce that
Continue ReadingUPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Two zebras running loose since they escaped a Maryland farm about four months ago have been caught. The Washington Post reports that Prince George’s County Animal Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture weren’t involved in the capture, but were told Monday that the animals returned to their herd last
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A British activist has lost a legal challenge at the U.K.‘s highest court to the government’s policy of not allowing gender-neutral passports. Christie Elan-Cane argued that the requirement for passport applicants to indicate whether they are male or female breaches human rights laws. Elan-Cane said there should be an “X” option for
Continue ReadingPHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Health officials in Cambodia say the country has confirmed its first case of the omicron variant in a 23-year-old Cambodian woman who returned Sunday from the African country of Ghana, where she had been working. A Health Ministry statement said the infected woman, who returned via Dubai and Bangkok, received
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish prosecutors say a Croatian national has been released because the suspicion against him of being drunk on the British freighter that collided with a Danish freighter off southern Sweden had “weakened.” But prosecutors said Wednesday that he remains a suspect. A British citizen was still detained. Monday’s pre-dawn collision with
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