By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business A McDonald’s franchise operator has violated child labor laws, according to an investigation by the Department of Labor. Santonastasso Enterprises, which operates McDonald’s locations in the Pittsburgh area, allowed 14- and 15-year-olds to work more than three hours after 7 pm on school days, after 9 pm over the summer
Continue ReadingBy Marcy Jones, Rob Polansky, Susan Raff and Evan Sobol Click here for updates on this story FARMINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — Farmington’s school board decided to reverse their decision to remove religious holidays from next year’s academic calendar. Last month the board voted to remove two Jewish holidays from the school calendar and decided not
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The final PGA Tour-sanctioned tournament of the year is the QBE Shootout and it has players from three main tours in America. The 12 two-player teams include Steve Stricker from the PGA Tour Champions. Also playing are Nelly Korda and Lexi Thompson from the LPGA Tour. The previous winners are Kevin
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A Conservative member of Britain’s House of Lords says she is taking a leave of absence from Parliament to “clear her name” over allegations that she profited from links to a company awarded government contracts for personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic. Michelle Mone has denied reports that she used her
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Business The world’s biggest economic relationship has hit a rough patch. The European Union and United States — together responsible for one third of global trade — have been at loggerheads in recent weeks over US President Joe Biden’s landmark $370 billion climate plan. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which passed
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An opposition legislator in Turkey has been hospitalized following a brawl that broke out in the country’s parliament during a debate over next year’s budget. Television footage on Tuesday showed dozens of legislators from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party and from opposition parties engaged in a tussle. Some lawmakers threw
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una de las personas acusadas del disparar contra el paseador de perros de Lady Gaga, y de robarle los animales en 2021, fue sentenciada a 21 años en una prisión estatal, dijo este lunes la oficina del fiscal de distrito del condado de Los Ángeles. James Howard Jackson, de 20
Continue ReadingBy ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy As more nurses leave their jobs in hospitals and health-care centers, foundations are pouring millions of dollars into efforts to ensure that more stay in the profession and get more out of the job than just the applause and pats on the back they
Continue ReadingBy ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy As more nurses leave their jobs in hospitals and health-care centers, foundations are pouring millions of dollars into efforts to ensure that more stay in the profession and get more out of the job than just the applause and pats on the back they
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Kirstie Alley and John Travolta were never romantically involved, but that wasn’t how she initially wanted it. Alley, who died Monday at the age of 71 after a brief illness, often talked of her feelings for Travolta, whom she called the “greatest love” of her life. The pair starred together
Continue ReadingTIRANA, Albania (AP) — The leader of the Albanian opposition center-right Democratic Party has been attacked during an anti-government protest held near a summit of European Union leaders and their counterparts from the Western Balkans in the capital Tirana. Sali Berisha, a 78-year-old former president and prime minister, on Tuesday was leading hundreds of protesters
Continue ReadingLeah Dolan, CNN “London is back,” announced Selling Sunset’s Christine Quinn, whose pre-recorded year-in review-video message opened the 2022 Fashion Awards on Monday evening. “New York is back, Paris is back, Milan is back,” Quinn continued, as viral runway moments from fashion houses including Bottega Veneta, Coperni, Tommy Hilfiger flashed across screens inside the historic
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN Rep. Jim Clyburn was “a bit surprised” to learn about President Joe Biden’s efforts to reshape the 2024 presidential nominating calendar and make South Carolina the first state to hold a primary, he told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, though he supports the effort. “I was stunned. Really. A bit surprised,” Clyburn said.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Personal Birth date: December 13, 1950 Birth place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Full name: Thomas James Vilsack Father: Bud Vilsack Mother: Dolly Vilsack Marriage: Christie (Bell) Vilsack (1973-present) Children: Jess and Doug Education: Hamilton College, B.A., 1972; Albany Law School J.D.,
Continue ReadingZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian officials say a MiG-21 fighter jet has crashed during a training flight and both pilots were rescued, although one suffered undisclosed injuries. The crash occurred in an uninhabited forested area in the northeast of the country around 2 p.m. (1300 GMT). A search team discovered the two crew members who
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Philadelphia Cream Cheese is launching a non-dairy version of its signature spread. The plant-based cream cheese is now available at grocery stories in Atlanta, Houston, Miami and other locations in the Southeast, with a wider rollout planned for summer 2023. The new variety is made with coconut oil and faba
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In a darkened hotel room in New York’s Soho neighborhood, Brendan Fraser kindly greets a reporter with an open plastic bag in his hand. “Would you like a gummy bear?” Fraser, the 54-year-old actor, is in many ways an extremely familiar face to encounter. Here
Continue ReadingBy KIM COOK Associated Press They might be made of cardboard, wood or porcelain. Tabletop villages with houses, shops, trees and miniature figures have been part of many families’ holiday decorating traditions. Trend watchers say the little Christmas villages are also popular now as part of a yearning for nostalgia. They can be bought or
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Las autoridades de Hawai activaron la Guardia Nacional para preparar la respuesta ante la erupción del Mauna Loa, cuya lava ha estado fluyendo constantemente hacia una carretera crítica para el estado durante días. La lava que estuvo saliendo del volcán durante esta última semana no es una amenaza para las comunidades
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business The US trade gap edged only slightly higher in October than the month before, to $78.2 billion. The latest reading was up just 5.4%, less than half the pace of increase from the revised September reading, when the trade deficit jumped by 12.7% to $74.1 billion. A strong dollar and
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