MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say two construction workers have been killed after being buried under the roof of a school that collapsed. No students were in the building in the northern city of Gijón with Spain’s children still enjoying their winter holidays. Emergency workers took several hours to recover both bodies from under the
Continue ReadingCNN By Betsy Klein, Kate Sullivan and Nikki Carvajal, CNN The Biden administration is opening additional federally run free Covid-19 testing sites this week in six states across the country — Maine, Maryland, Nevada, Delaware, Texas and Washington — as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to surge in the US. “We have the
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, Kate Sullivan and Nikki Carvajal, CNN The Biden administration is opening additional federally run free Covid-19 testing sites this week in six states across the country — Maine, Maryland, Nevada, Delaware, Texas and Washington — as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to surge in the US. “We have the tools
Continue ReadingBy COURTNEY ALLEN Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — In one month, people in Davidson County will no longer have to wait in line and pay to get their emissions tested. On Tuesday night, Metro Council voted unanimously to end the program. That means this decision impacts anyone who drives
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Council member Debora Juarez has been elected president of the Seattle City Council, making her the first Indigenous president in the council’s history. The Seattle Times reports the nine-person council voted unanimously during their first meeting of 2022 to elect Juarez, a member of the Blackfeet Nation. Council member Lisa Herbold, who
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Council member Debora Juarez has been elected president of the Seattle City Council, making her the first Indigenous president in the council’s history. The Seattle Times reports the nine-person council voted unanimously during their first meeting of 2022 to elect Juarez, a member of the Blackfeet Nation. Council member Lisa Herbold, who
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after the Jan. 6 attack, the new chief of the U.S. Capitol Police says the force is sure “to get tested again” and will be prepared. He told senators on Wednesday that he is making progress in resolving “critical deficiencies” despite major
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Experts in South Africa say President Cyril Ramaphosa is challenged to take decisive action against the corruption documented in a judicial report presented to the leader and made public. Legal specialists and Amnesty International say the damning findings by the state commission of inquiry — chaired by
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business American Express and BlackRock are the latest major companies to urge employees to start 2022 by working remotely as Covid-19 cases skyrocket. “We have seen an exponential increase in the spread of the Omicron variant across the world,” AmEx CEO Stephen Squeri said in a memo to employees on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMOV) — A Kansas City, Kansas, man is accused of using his position as a hotel front desk clerk to make a duplicate key to get inside a woman’s hotel room to assault her. Fletcher Clardy, III is charged with attempted rape.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — Los premios Golden Globes o Globo de Oro regresan este año para —a pesar de las controversias— para celebrar a las mejores películas y series del cine, televisión y las plataformas de streaming. Los premios Golden Globes, que celebrarán su 79 entrega el domingo 9 de enero, será una premiación
Continue ReadingBy Barbara Starr and Devan Cole, CNN Military bases in Iraq and Syria that hold American troops were attacked Wednesday, though no US forces were killed in the strikes, according to Iraqi officials and the US-led coalition. There have been multiple attacks this week coinciding with Monday’s second anniversary of the US assassination of a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Italian league resumes after a two-week winter break with Juventus hosting Napoli in the marquee match. Coronavirus infections are limiting squads, however, with about 10% of players in Serie A positive including Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen. Serie A leader Inter Milan visits Bologna and second-place
Continue ReadingBy Karen Wynne Click here for updates on this story RUTHERFORD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A rural mountain community is reeling after the death of a beloved, longtime North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper, accidentally killed by his own brother. James Lovelace lives across the street from where the crash happened. He said last
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Novak Djokovic llegó a Melbourne antes del Abierto de Australia, pero un error de visa reportado generó dudas sobre su participación en el Grand Slam de apertura de temporada. Los organizadores del Abierto de Australia anunciaron el martes que a Djokovic se le había otorgado una exención médica, una decisión
Continue ReadingBy Kate Bennett and Ryan Nobles, CNN Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham met Wednesday on Capitol Hill with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, according to multiple sources familiar with the meeting. “I cooperated fully with the committee,” Grisham told reporters as she left the panel’s office Wednesday evening. The
Continue ReadingThe mountains have seen some pretty incredible additions to the snow base, and the resorts are expecting more for the remainder of the workweek. Mt. Bachelor, for example, could see as much as another 15-25″ of snow by Friday night. Highs will be around freezing and lows will be in the teens. With all this
Continue ReadingBy Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a news conference late Tuesday that he was scheduled to host at Mar-a-Lago on the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, but which his allies had warned would cause unnecessary problems for Republicans and himself. In a statement released late Tuesday afternoon, the former President
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Ryan, CNN When most people go looking for love, they turn to dating apps or matchmaking websites, or they ask friends to set them up — but Muhammad Malik is taking a different approach entirely. The 29-year-old bachelor from London has been using billboards in the UK city of Birmingham to advertise himself
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN After the longest pit stop in “Amazing Race” history, the show is back. “The Amazing Race” had completed filming three episodes of a new season when the world came to a halt over coronavirus concerns in March 2020. It took more than a year and a half for the show’s producers
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