By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Honda expects its factories to make more vehicles this year despite a computer chip shortage and supply chain troubles. But because it started 2022 with so few vehicles at dealers, the company expects U.S. sales to fall below last year’s numbers. Honda expects U.S. new vehicle
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Data shows that most COVID-19 patients in intensive care in German hospitals aren’t vaccinated. The data published on Thursday by the country’s intensive care association DIVI showed that 62% of ICU patients whose vaccine status was known had received no protective shots against the coronavirus. Unvaccinated people make up about a quarter
Continue ReadingWARNER ROBINS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff’s deputy has been suspended and faces being fired over comments posted on social media after a judge sentenced three white men to life imprisonment in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Reacting to a story on Facebook after the men were sentenced on their murder convictions in the
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you can’t make it to New York to see Sutton Foster on Broadway in the classic musical “The Music Man,” don’t worry. You can always catch her at your local movie theater in another classic musical. A filmed recording of the two-time Tony Award-winner
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will begin transferring thousands of inmates out of federal prisons this week as part of a sweeping criminal justice overhaul signed by President Donald Trump more than three years ago. The department is now spelling out how “time credits” for
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The shakiness hitting Wall Street isn’t just because the Federal Reserve’s money printer that’s supporting markets is slowing, but that it may soon go into reverse. With inflation high and the economy strengthening, the Fed has warned investors the ultra-easy conditions it’s created for them
Continue ReadingCNN By Kate Bennett, CNN Melania Trump’s announcement last week that she was autographing and auctioning a hat for personal profit with two other items — for an opening bid of $250,000 — has left even those who know the former first lady well puzzling over her decision. She always viewed the role differently than
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Stellantis, the company formed last year through the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and France’s PSA Group, has some catching up to do when it comes to comes to electric cars. Chief executive Carlos Tavares said he knows that, of course, but being first isn’t everything. Tavares is approaching his
Continue ReadingCNN By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Members of the far right are already agitating to launch impeachment proceedings against President Joe Biden if the GOP is in power in Congress next year. Some leading Republicans want to spotlight former President Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud. And key House and Senate Republicans
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey While the world struggles to make sense of Bob Saget’s shocking death Sunday at the age of 65, those who knew him best are holding tight to their memories and the the numerous stories about Saget’s kindness. The “Fuller House” star was well known for his efforts to help fellow comics and
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden anunció este jueves los esfuerzos de la administración para responder a la creciente pandemia de covid-19 mediante pruebas adicionales, el aumento del apoyo médico y el incremento del suministro de mascarillas de alta calidad. Lo hizo al tiempo que exponía un claro argumento para vacunarse y reforzarse, pidiendo
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business A key inflation measure climbed to a record high in 2021, as pandemic price hikes just aren’t going away. The US producer price index, which tracks what America’s producers get paid for their goods and services on average over time, rose 9.7% last year, not adjusted for seasonal swings. It
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN BRUSSELS (AP) — United Nations World Food Program senior official Mary-Ellen McGroarty is warning that Afghanistan is facing a “tsunami” of hunger because of a shortage of funds that’s needed to get food to people across the country. In an interview with The Associated Press, the WFP leader in Afghanistan urged the
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A communal funeral for victims of New York City’s deadliest fire in years has been planned for Sunday, a week after the the blaze in the Bronx high-rise. The service is to be held at the Islamic Cultural Center in the Bronx. Funerals began Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Amy Cassidy, CNN Irish police have launched a murder investigation after a 23-year-old school teacher was killed while running along a canal path Wednesday. Ashling Murphy, 23, from Tullamore, central Ireland, was found beaten to death at around 4 p.m. local time (11 a.m. ET) on the Grand Canal Way at Cappincur in Tullamore,
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is planning to return after a two-year hiatus and has announced a star-studded lineup. Billie Eilish, Harry Styles and Kanye West (who now goes by Ye) will headline the annual event, currently scheduled to be held in April at the Empire Polo Club
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British officials say the self-isolation period for people in England who test positive for COVID-19 will be reduced from next week to five full days, instead of seven. Health Secretary Sajid Javid also said Thursday that early signs suggest the rate of hospitalization from the coronavirus is
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British officials say the self-isolation period for people in England who test positive for COVID-19 will be reduced from next week to five full days, instead of seven. Health Secretary Sajid Javid also said Thursday that early signs suggest the rate of hospitalization from the coronavirus is
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Marco Odermatt was first and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde was second in a World Cup super-G race. Their friendly rivalry is set to play out at next month’s Beijing Olympics and in the World Cup for years to come. Odermatt beat his Norwegian rival by 0.23
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — En estos días es mucho más fácil contraer coronavirus a medida que la variante ómicron, altamente contagiosa, se propaga por todo el mundo. Mientras las personas enfrentan esta realidad, es importante tener en cuenta que los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en
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