CNN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Grocery store shelves across America are wiped clean, and they’re staying empty as stores struggle to quickly restock everyday necessities such as milk, bread, meat, canned soups and cleaning products. Disgruntled shoppers have unleashed their frustration on social media over the last several days, posting photos on Twitter of
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A bus driver shortage caused by a surge of the highly contagious COVID-19 omicron variant is forcing the Vancouver, Washington school district to switch to remote instruction in its middle and high schools for three weeks. Three groups of schools will take turns doing online instruction for one week each in
Continue ReadingJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Health Department is ordering all hospitals in the state to allow the transfer of critically ill patients. It’s an effort to help people in rural areas receive care as the state continues to see a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases. The department said Tuesday that a system called Mississippi
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The presence of a senior Iranian official at the investiture of Nicaragua’s president has angered Argentina, which alleges the official was involved in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people. Argentina’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that the appearance of Mohsen Rezaei, the Iranian
Continue ReadingCLACKAMAS, Ore. (AP) — A meat distributor based in Oregon, is recalling more than 28,300 pounds of ground beef because of concerns the meat may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria. The raw ground beef products from Interstate Meat Distributors, Inc. were produced on Dec. 20, 2021, and shipped to Oregon, California, Washington and other
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have signed goalie Tuukka Rask to a prorated, $1 million contract for the rest of the season. Rask was a free agent who remained unsigned while he recovered from surgery to repair a torn labrum in his hip. He said at the end
Continue ReadingMONTREAL (AP) — The premier of the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec says adult residents who refuse to get vaccinated against the coronavirus will be charged a financial penalty. Premier Francois Legault says that not getting vaccinated leads to consequences for the health care system and not all Quebecers should pay for that. He said
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The American Red Cross declared the first ever nationwide blood crisis Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says people spreading fake news online should be held accountable and possibly brought to justice. The issue is becoming even more significant ahead of the country’s presidential election on April 10. Macron warned against the threat to democracy caused by online misinformation
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says people spreading fake news online should be held accountable and possibly brought to justice. The issue is becoming even more significant ahead of the country’s presidential election on April 10. Macron warned against the threat to democracy caused by online misinformation
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters Italian Catholic and Jewish leaders on Tuesday condemned as outrageous an episode in which right-wing extremists put a flag with a swastika on a coffin outside a church after a religious funeral and gave Nazi salutes. Rome’s Catholic archdiocese said in a statement that priests at the parish of St. Lucy in
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business US prices for just about everything — from cars and gasoline to food and clothing — are rising at the fastest pace in decades. Overall, consumer prices rose in 2021 at the fastest pace in 39 years, meaning this is the worst inflation experienced by anyone not on the cusp
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica, CNN Both President Joe Biden and Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams are citing a scheduling issue to explain why the state’s most prominent voting rights activist will not be attending the Democratic president’s speech on the topic in Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon. Abrams, who used her 2018 gubernatorial loss to Republican
Continue ReadingBy Arnaud Siad and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Hungary will hold a referendum in April on its controversial law that bans educational materials and programs for children that are considered to promote homosexuality and gender reassignment, the government announced Tuesday. The law, which effectively prohibits any discussion of LGBTQ themes in schools, was widely criticized by
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Grocery store shelves across America are wiped clean, and they’re staying empty as stores struggle to quickly restock everyday necessities such as milk, bread, meat, canned soups and cleaning products. Disgruntled shoppers have unleashed their frustration on social media over the last several days, posting photos on Twitter of bare
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer John Shuster won’t be catching anyone by surprise at these Olympics. The five-time Olympian is back to defend his curling gold medal in Beijing, and the target on his back will be almost as big as the one on the ice. The American men are among the medal contenders,
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St. Charles Foundation’s annual Saints Gala is going virtual this year, and the community is invited to participate. Bidding starts on Wednesday, Feb. 2, and the free livestream event is Saturday, Feb 5. Raffle tickets are now available for purchase.
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Order up, “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” trailer is here. The 90-second preview is highly welcome event for fans of the series who have been waiting for years for the film which has been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In the clip Linda wants to advertise at Wonder Wharf and decides
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer A federal labor board said that Amazon workers in a facility in Bessemer, Alabama will vote by mail next month in a re-run election to decide whether or not to unionize. The National Labor Relations Board said that the ballots will be mailed out Feb. 4 and must be
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — En medio de las altas temperaturas que afectan a Argentina, la distribuidora eléctrica Edenor informó este martes sobre cortes de luz en gran parte del corredor norte de la ciudad de Buenos Aires y el conurbano bonaerense. En una serie de tuits, explicaron que salió de funcionamiento una línea de alta tensión
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