Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will appear before lawmakers Wednesday morning, where he is expected to face questions about the ongoing influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border. His appearance before the House Homeland Security Committee comes as the Biden administration struggles to accommodate the growing number of children crossing the US-Mexico border alone against
Continue ReadingDue to the Covid-19 pandemic, there will be no vibrant, green parades, group celebrations, or religious coming-togethers for a second year in a row in Ireland today. The country is confined to the strictest level 5 lockdown with a 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) travel limit. And while we will still be adorned in shamrocks, and landmarks across
Continue ReadingSt. Patrick’s Day was the first major holiday of the Covid-19 pandemic in the US, and we’ve learned sobering lessons since then. Young, healthy people who were infected around St. Patrick’s Day have suffered long-term complications. And infections have been spread by people with no symptoms. But this St. Patrick’s Day, Americans have a new
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As business leaders warn about the risks of a corporate tax hike, the world’s largest asset manager is decidedly unfazed. The resurgent US economy can handle it, BlackRock executive Rick Rieder told CNN Business. The White House is laying the groundwork for lifting the corporate tax rate above its current level of 21% to help
Continue ReadingThe statistics are staggering. More than 400,000 migrant children have crossed the US border without their parents since 2003. And each time a new wave arrives, political controversy follows. The numbers are on the rise again, with some children arriving who are as young or 6 or 7. This increase is sparking fierce debate in
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President Joe Biden said Vladimir Putin “will pay a price” for his efforts to undermine the 2020 US election following a landmark American intelligence assessment which found that the Russian government meddled in the 2020 election with the aim of “denigrating” Biden’s candidacy. “He will pay a price,” Biden said of Putin in an interview
Continue ReadingThe Texas attorney general says a lawsuit he filed against the energy company Griddy will keep about 24,000 Texans from having to pay $29.1 million in unpaid bills related to last month’s winter storms. “My office sued Griddy Energy, under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, to hold them accountable for their escalation of last
Continue ReadingThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in mid-February released guidelines for a safe return to school. The agency emphasized five ways to mitigate risk from coronavirus: requiring masks, physical distancing, handwashing, maintaining clean facilities and contract tracing. Since then, the Biden administration has also prioritized vaccination for teachers and school staff. Teachers in
Continue ReadingPrince Harry has spoken to his brother, William, and his father, Charles, since Oprah Winfrey’s interview with the Sussexes aired, but those conversations have been “unproductive,” Gayle King, a friend of the couple and co-host of CBS show “This Morning,” said on Tuesday. King said she called Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex over the
Continue ReadingIn the early days of the internet, it was novel and exciting to find ratings and reviews of contractors on a site like Angie’s List. That’s long changed — and it’s one reason the Angie’s List brand is being retired on Wednesday. In an ever-so-slight name change, Angie’s List will rebrand as Angi starting Wednesday.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A new study from the Lancet has shown that Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, which was initially met with skepticism in the West, has an efficacy rate of nearly 92 per cent, almost on par with Pfizer and Moderna, which are at 95 per
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — As fake videos generated by AI continue to become more convincing, what was once a tool to share laughs on the internet has grown into a worrying sector of digital media. Whether it’s a viral video of “Tom Cruise” doing a magic trick
Continue ReadingOnce upon a time, investors’ biggest concern was the pandemic that doused markets in uncertainty. No longer. What’s happening: For the first time since February 2020, Covid-19 is not the greatest fear cited by portfolio managers surveyed by Bank of America. Now, the top risk they point to is inflation. That puts extra pressure on
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Britain’s overseas reputation has been tarnished lately, and some of it is entirely self-inflicted. From images of burly police officers wrestling women to the ground to claims of racism in the royal family, accusations of Brexit rule-breaking and even a coronavirus variant first detected in England and now spreading across the globe, the United Kingdom
Continue ReadingYour name up in the sky and among the stars. Sounds like something out of a glamorous Hollywood movie, but it’s a reality for 27 space explorers. The new names honor African American, Hispanic and Native American astronauts, and one cosmonaut to inspire the next generation. Marc W. Buie, an astronomer who discovered the 27
Continue ReadingThe coronavirus pandemic has forced even the biggest airlines to ground planes, slash jobs and bolster their finances to survive the worst crisis in aviation history. A full recovery is still years away, but a handful of gutsy CEOs think now is the perfect time to launch new carriers. “We wouldn’t [be launching] without the
Continue ReadingThe global chip shortage is continuing to pummel global business, with Samsung, Honda and Volkswagen among the latest major companies to warn of sustained disruption. On Wednesday, Samsung co-CEO Koh Dong-jin told investors that the South Korean tech giant was having trouble with its supply chain. The company is scrambling to address the dearth of
Continue ReadingWill crude oil prices continue their recent dramatic boom as the pandemic recovery takes hold? Perhaps not. The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that it does not expect oil to enter a “supercycle,” or extended period during which prices rise well above their long-run trend. “Oil’s sharp rally to near $70 per barrel has spurred
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Tributes have flooded in for German racing driver Sabine Schmitz, who has died at the age of 51. Widely known as the “Queen of the Nürburgring,” Schmitz was one of motor racing’s highest-profile female drivers and a regular guest on UK TV motoring show “Top Gear.” She died on Tuesday after a “brave fight against
Continue Reading The Manchester City winning machine just keeps rolling on. Pep Guardiola’s team brushed aside Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday to complete a comfortable 4-0 aggregate victory over the German side and keep its dreams of an unprecedented quadruple alive. City has now lost just once in its previous 32 games in
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