Year: 2022
Consumer sentiment sinks on inflation and Omicron worries
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Worries over soaring prices and the Omicron variant of the coronavirus soured Americans’ views of the economy in January. US consumer sentiment in January fell nearly 5% to the lowest level since November 2011, the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey showed Friday. Survey respondents felt worse about both the
Continue ReadingDozens of school staff in Waterbury learn how to use Narcan
By LEZLA GOODEN Click here for updates on this story WATERBURY, Connecticut (WFSB) — Waterbury Public Schools is making sure that its staff are receiving necessary Narcan training for their students after a Hartford student died from a Fentanyl overdose. Dozens of staff members learned how to properly use the Narcan nose spray medication. They
Continue ReadingVancouver police warn of TikTok challenge where people kick in homeowners’ doors
By AUDREY WEIL Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — social media challenge is causing problems in Vancouver because it calls for people to kick in doors of unsuspecting homeowners. Police say this happened at least seven times in one neighborhood in under an hour Wednesday night. Matthew Trimble said a
Continue ReadingCollapsed bridge — and US’ crumbling infrastructure — becomes a central focus of Biden’s Pittsburgh trip
By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday touted his administration’s efforts to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure in Pittsburgh on Friday, hours after a bridge in the city collapsed. Hours before the President was set to travel to to Steel City, a snow-covered bridge collapsed and left several people injured. No
Continue ReadingBiden to proceed with planned trip to Pittsburgh to talk infrastructure after bridge collapse
CNN By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden will proceed with his planned trip to Pittsburgh on Friday to talk about strengthening the nation’s infrastructure hours after a bridge collapsed not far from where he is scheduled to deliver remarks, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. The White House is in touch with state
Continue ReadingPortland businesses band together to protect shops against vandalism, theft
By SARAH HURWITZ PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Portland businesses continue to get hit with vandalism and burglaries. Local advocacy group Bricks Need Mortar recently surveyed 110 Portland businesses on this growing issue. It found nearly 63% have been vandalized or broken into in the last year and a half. “One of the times they got
Continue ReadingMust-watch videos of the week
By Jodi Upchurch, CNN A flying car got the green light, a road trip’s detour was derailed, and fashion’s next big thing may be smaller than expected. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Cleared for takeoff The AirCar, a concept car from manufacturer Klein Vision, has been given the green light to take
Continue ReadingMan sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping patient while working as nurse in Independence
By ZOE BROWN Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV) — A man who was a nurse at an Independence hospital has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping a patient of his. According to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, Chukwuemeka U. Emmanuel was convicted in November of first-degree
Continue ReadingLas canciones más recordadas de Diego Verdaguer, quien falleció a los 70 años
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Desde muy chico, Diego Verdaguer saltó a la fama en uno de los programas más populares de Argentina, su tierra natal, y empezó una prolífica carrera musical, que hoy, ni siquiera con su muerte este 27 de enero, puede apagarse. El popular cantante de éxitos como “El pasadiscos”, “Volveré”
Continue ReadingFarmers alarmed as NY looks at expanded overtime for workers
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — New York state is looking at lowering the farm worker overtime threshold from 60 hours a week. A state board voted Friday to recommend that a 40-hour overtime rule for farm workers phased in over the next 10 years. If the recommendation is approved by the
Continue ReadingInnovaciones latinoamericanas que dan esperanza a los pacientes de cáncer
Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) estima que para 2030 el número de personas con nuevos diagnósticos de cáncer en América Latina aumentará en un 32%, y cada año más de 5 millones de personas se sumarán a quienes padecen ese mal. Y para estas personas la innovación tecnológica podría
Continue ReadingKia recalls 410K vehicles; air bags might not work in crash
DETROIT (AP) — Kia is recalling more than 410,000 vehicles in the U.S. to fix a problem that can stop the air bags from inflating in a crash. The recall covers certain Forte small cars from the 2017 and 2018 model years, and Sedona minivans and Soul small SUVs from 2017 through 2019. The electric
Continue ReadingMelissa Etheridge pays tribute to Chiefs coach with ‘Chocolate Cake’ song
By ABBY DODGE Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — After last week’s miraculous win over the Buffalo Bills, an artist with ties to the metro is hoping to add another song to the Chiefs Championship playlist. The love for Chiefs Kingdom stretches far outside the metro. Nationwide, fans are
Continue ReadingGood news: Paychecks are going up. Bad news: So is inflation
By Anneken Tappe and Tami Luhby, CNN Business Americans’ paychecks continued to rise at the end of 2021. But along with that, so did prices. Compensation for American workers climbed 4% between December 2020 and December 2021, marking the biggest increase since the fourth quarter of 2001, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Private
Continue ReadingVatican selling London property at heart of fraud trial
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican has signed a contract to sell a luxury London building that is at the heart of a fraud and embezzlement trial under way in the Vatican’s criminal tribunal. The Vatican’s economy ministry also revealed, in releasing the the Holy See’s budget for 2022, that 10%
Continue ReadingScientists slam Joe Rogan’s podcast episode with Jordan Peterson as ‘absurd’ and ‘dangerous’
CNN By Angela Dewan, CNN As podcaster Joe Rogan faces condemnation from medical scientists for spreading misinformation about vaccines and Covid-19, another interview by the controversial host this week has become the subject of mockery — this time among climate scientists. Canadian clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson appeared on “The Joe Rogan Experience” on Monday, making
Continue ReadingUS to block millions for Egypt over human rights
By Alex Marquardt, CNN The Biden administration has decided to deny $130 million of military aid allocated for Egypt over the country’s failure to comply with human rights conditions laid out by the State Department, according to a senior State Department official, congressional sources and activists. The rare move against a close ally comes just
Continue ReadingDollar General employee accused of helping set up robbery at her store in Mobile
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Mobile Police arrested a woman accused of staging a robbery at the store where she worked. Officers said 25-year-old India Coleman helped set up the robbery at a Dollar General store on Government Boulevard. According to investigators, Coleman played the victim
Continue ReadingThe Sussexes’ streaming shake-up
By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN It looks like it’s all systems go for Harry and Meghan as the new year gets underway. Production plans for their various media ventures appear to be ramping up following a pause over the past year, if a series of job ads posted online this week are anything
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