Thomas Page, CNN A power-hungry Scot strides down a corridor, murder on his mind. Is this another Macbeth adaptation I see before me? Undeniably, yes, but Joel Coen’s take on Shakespeare’s age-old tale looks unlike any other. It doesn’t hurt to have acting powerhouses Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand on board as Lord and Lady
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse and Jason Hanna, CNN The Houston Texans fired head coach David Culley Thursday after one season in charge, leaving the NFL with just one Black head coach after years of expressing its desire to increase diversity in top sideline jobs. The Texans went 4-13 during Culley’s sole season at the helm, all
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Australia’s immigration minister has once again canceled tennis star Novak Djokovic’s visa, staying in strict adherence to national pandemic guidelines and all but ensuring he will not compete in next week’s Australian Open. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
Continue ReadingCNN By Amanda Watts and Jennifer Henderson, CNN As a massive winter storm takes aim starting Friday at much of the eastern US, officials from the Southeast to New England are preparing for what could be crippling ice and heavy snow. More than 50 million people from the Midwest eastward are under winter weather alerts
Continue ReadingCNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Australia’s immigration minister has once again canceled tennis star Novak Djokovic’s visa, staying in strict adherence to national pandemic guidelines and all but ensuring he will not compete in next week’s Australian Open. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You
Continue ReadingCNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Australia’s immigration minister has once again canceled tennis star Novak Djokovic’s visa, staying in strict adherence to national pandemic guidelines and all but ensuring he will not compete in next week’s Australian Open. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You
Continue ReadingCNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Australia’s immigration minister has once again canceled tennis star Novak Djokovic’s visa, staying in strict adherence to national pandemic guidelines and all but ensuring he will not compete in next week’s Australian Open. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You
Continue ReadingCNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Australia’s immigration minister has once again canceled tennis star Novak Djokovic’s visa, staying in strict adherence to national pandemic guidelines and all but ensuring he will not compete in next week’s Australian Open. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China says it gained support on issues including the treatment of Uyghur Muslims from Persian Gulf states following talks at which they agreed to upgrade relations. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson says Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers expressed firm support for China’s positions on issues related to Taiwan, Xinjiang and human rights. He
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Milan fashion houses were charting a path out of the pandemic that included a menswear calendar packed with 22 live runway shows and another 18 physical presentations this month. But that was before the omicron surge. Milan Fashion Week with previews for fall-winter 2022-23 opens Friday
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Milan fashion houses were charting a path out of the pandemic that included a menswear calendar packed with 22 live runway shows and another 18 physical presentations this month. But that was before the omicron surge. Milan Fashion Week with previews for fall-winter 2022-23 opens Friday
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Burnley’s shortage of players due to coronavirus cases and injuries has led to its Premier League match against Leicester being postponed. The league accepted Burnley’s case that it didn’t have enough squad members available to play Saturday’s match. It is the 20th Premier League match postponed since Dec. 12 due to players
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv La Corte Suprema de EE.UU. bloquea el mandato de vacunación para las grandes empresas. Astrónomos descubren un objeto masivo que podría ser una luna interestelar, un raro hallazgo. Un video muestra desde el aire el peligroso estado de una presa a punto de colapsar en Brasil. Esto es lo que debes saber para
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press The Transportation Department is launching a $27 billion program to repair and upgrade U.S. bridges. It’s happening as part of the infrastructure law approved in November and comes as President Joe Biden tries to showcase how his policies are delivering for the public. The program is expected to help repair
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press President Joe Biden is trying to put behind recent setbacks on voting rights and his economic agenda by outlining the progress made in implementing the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package. Biden says, “When we invest in infrastructure, we’re really investing in opportunity. These are investments that will build a better
Continue ReadingBy Sam Fossum and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday announced a new program to repair and replace the nation’s bridges through funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law that passed Congress in November. “My bipartisan infrastructure law includes the largest investment in our nation’s bridges since the creation of the Interstate Highway System.
Continue ReadingBy Katharina Krebs and Jake Kwon, CNN Scores of Ukrainian government websites were targeted in a cyberattack with threatening text warning Ukrainians to “be afraid and wait for the worst” and alleging their personal information has been hacked. Ukraine claimed Russia was most likely behind the attack, which affected the websites of the Ministry of
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Supreme Court on Thursday undermined the Biden administration’s effort to stop the spread of Covid-19 among workers and, equally important, revealed how much conservative justices want the federal government out of American life. Justices on the right-wing expressed concerns of US agencies regulating “the
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The government of Ethiopia has sent a letter to the World Health Organization accusing its Ethiopian director-general of “misconduct” after his sharp criticism of the war and humanitarian crisis in the country. Ethiopia nominated Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to be the head of the U.N. health agency four years ago, but says he
Continue ReadingBy NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian author whose bestselling comic novel, “My Uncle Napoleon,” lampooned Persian culture’s self-aggrandizing and paranoid behavior as the country entered the modern era, has died. Iraj Pezeshkzad (ee-RAJ peh-ZESHK-zad) was 94. The travails of Uncle Napoleon, whose delusions have him seeing Britain’s
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