CHICAGO (AP) — Officials say more people were shot to death in Chicago and surrounding Cook County in 2021 than in any other year on record. The county medical examiner’s office said Monday that there were 1,002 gun-related homicides last year in Cook County, which includes Chicago and its surrounding suburbs. That was 121 more
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal magistrate judge has recommended against dismissing an indictment accusing an Atlanta-area sheriff of violating the civil rights of people in his custody. The federal indictment against now-suspended Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill says he violated the civil rights of five people who were being held
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A 2009 lawsuit settlement that Prince Andrew’s lawyers claim protects him from being sued by an American woman has been publicly released. The lawyers said the $500,000 settlement between Virginia Roberts Giuffre and Jeffrey Epstein was released in Manhattan federal court on Monday. The prince’s attorneys
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The calendar has flipped to 2022 but investors are still partying like it’s 2021. Stocks remained near record levels Monday, the first trading day of the year, and investors are ramping up the greed. The CNN Business Fear & Greed Index, which measures seven indicators of Wall Street’s
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Having to negotiate for what you want can feel like getting a root canal. You’d rather not do it, but sometimes it’s necessary. That’s especially the case when it comes to money. Whether you’re negotiating for a higher salary, trying to settle on a price for something you’re buying, or
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Los trabajadores de 21 estados en Estados Unidos verán un aumento del salario mínimo a partir del inicio de este 2022. Con el comienzo del año, algunos estados promulgarán aumentos salariales que van desde centavos hasta dólares por hora. Malos empleos y salarios: así resaltó la pandemia esta problemática en EE.UU.
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business To comply with the Biden administration’s upcoming vaccine mandate, Starbucks is requiring its workers to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or undergo weekly testing, the company recently told employees. In a letter from Starbucks Chief Operating Officer John Culver, the coffee chain told its approximately 220,000 US employees they must
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN Ever since the latest variant of Covid-19, Omicron, has gained ground in the US, jokes calling it the “Omarion” variant, after the R&B singer, have been rampant. But Omarion is taking the jokes in stride. “Hi, this is Omarion. I am an artist, not a variant,” he said in a TikTok
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Millions woke up this morning with a weather whiplash like no other. After ringing in the new year in shorts and flip-flops, those same people are in the deep freeze today. Some even went from 80 degree temperatures one day, to snowfall the next day. Dozens of high temperature
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Millions woke up this morning with a weather whiplash like no other. After ringing in the new year in shorts and flip-flops, those same people are in the deep freeze today. Some even went from 80 degree temperatures one day, to snowfall the next day. Dozens of high temperature records
Continue ReadingBy ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress’ top doctor says lawmakers should move to a “maximal telework posture.” The attending physician, Brian P. Monahan, says there have been surging numbers of coronavirus cases at the Capitol, with most of them breakthrough infections of people already vaccinated. In a letter to congressional leaders, Monahan
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El nuevo año comenzó con una afluencia masiva de casos de covid-19, diferente a cualquier otro momento esta pandemia, según los médicos. Se trata de la variante ómicron, que es más contagiosa, puede producir enfermedades más severas para los no vacunados y debilitar el sistema de atención médica, según
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq and Katharina Krebs, CNN Ukraine‘s minister of culture has been watching Netflix series “Emily in Paris” — and he’s not happy. Oleksandr Tkachenko shared his frustration about the “offensive” way in which Petra, a Ukrainian character, is portrayed in season 2 of the show, which debuted on Netflix in December. The
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – El mundo inicia el tercer año de la pandemia de coronavirus con otra ola mundial de contagios debido a la variante ómicron. Aunque es imposible predecir cuál será la ruta que tomará el covid-19 en este 2022, el doctor Elmer Huerta analiza, con datos científicos, lo que podríamos esperar
Continue ReadingZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin is set to return to the women’s World Cup at a slalom on Tuesday in Zagreb. The race comes eight days after a positive COVID-19 test that forced the American out of two tech races in Austria last week. Shiffrin had a negative test on Monday afternoon before the
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hospitals aren’t usually incubators of great music, but in the case of English indie-pop band Glass Animals, one member’s medical emergency led to a breakout album and a Grammy nomination. Drummer Joe Seaward was struck by a truck while riding his bike. Dave Bayley, the
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former U.S. national team member Steve Cherundolo has been named Los Angeles FC’s new head coach. He is the surprising replacement for Bob Bradley, the first coach in the expansion franchise’s history. Bradley and LAFC agreed to part ways late last year after the club
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Former Red Sox pitcher and Newton native Jim Corsi has not been given a long time to live. He is 60 years young and is dying of cancer. But he is living by faith and with his family by his side, he
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Después de un fin de semana de celebraciones silenciosas, los estadounidenses enfrentan la incertidumbre del año nuevo mientras la nación lucha contra otra ola de covid-19. Y las preocupaciones van en aumento por el impacto que podría tener el virus durante las próximas semanas, a medida que los estudiantes regresan
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA PERRICONE Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — For many people, Jan. 1 means new beginnings and new resolutions, but for Kitten Kay Sera, it will forever be her historic wedding anniversary. “I’m actually marrying the color pink,” she said. On Saturday, Jan. 1 at noon, Sera will be
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