New virus variants threaten a summer Covid-19 wave, but experts say the risk remains uncertain
CNN, CDC, EMED DIGITAL HEALTHCARE By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 levels are about the lowest they’ve ever been in the United…
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Scottie Scheffler arrested in alleged assault on police officer outside PGA Championship, then returns to ‘play some golf’
By Jill Martin, Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The world’s top-ranked golfer, Scottie Scheffler, was arrested, charged with felony…
Continue ReadingScottie Scheffler arrested outside PGA Championship, then returns and climbs leaderboard
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Kentucky’s primaries
By LEAH ASKARINAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — All of Donald Trump’s top opponents for the Republican presidential nomination dropped out…
Continue ReadingAn annual rich list says Paul McCartney is Britain’s first billionaire musician
LONDON (AP) — Paul McCartney is a billionaire Beatle. According to figures released Friday, the former member of the Fab Four is the first British…
Continue ReadingChina unveils ‘historic’ rescue for crisis-hit property sector as home prices slump again
By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has unveiled wide-ranging measures to rescue its property sector, including asking local governments…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in the California 20th District special election
By MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in California’s 20th Congressional District can be forgiven if they open their ballots…
Continue ReadingAbu Dhabi, once an untapped desert city, sees its first brewery open as UAE relaxes its alcohol laws
By MALAK HARB Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In 2018, Chad McGehee opened Side Hustle Brews and Spirits, an Abu…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Idaho’s state primary and Democratic presidential caucus
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Idaho voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide primaries for the U.S. House and the state…
Continue ReadingBike shops boomed early in the pandemic. It’s been a bumpy ride for most ever since
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer For the nation’s bicycle shops, the past few years have probably felt like the business version of the Tour de…
Continue Reading‘Bob’s Burgers’ balances the bittersweet with bodily humor even better 14 seasons in
By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — When it premiered in 2011, “Bob’s Burgers” was rough around the edges. Eldest daughter Tina, an eighth…
Continue Reading‘The Big Cigar’ tells the wild story of Huey P. Newton’s fake-movie adventure in Hollywood
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Long before “fake news,” “The Big Cigar” looks back to the time of a fake movie – specifically,…
Continue ReadingThe world faces a shortage of minerals needed for the energy transition
By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The world is facing a shortage of the minerals needed to make the electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar…
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Sunny with cooler pattern ahead
Happy Friday everyone! We are seeing significant improvements to our air quality this morning. Yesterday was in the hazardous to unhealthy ranges,…
Continue ReadingBrazil wins bid to host 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup
By Sam Joseph and Zayn Nabbi, CNN (CNN) — The Women’s World Cup will be held in South America for the first time after Brazil won the right…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa ends rescue efforts at collapsed building and revises figures: 33 dead, no more missing
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Authorities say an exhaustive rescue operation to find missing construction workers…
Continue ReadingThe world’s best airline is paying staff a bonus of 8 months’ salary
By Heather Chen and Diksha Madhok, CNN Hong Kong/New Delhi (CNN) — Singapore Airlines is setting the bar high when it comes to bonus payouts.…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s foreign minister says China and Russia are supporting each other’s ‘expansionism’
By SIMINA MISTREANU and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Russia and China are helped each other expand their territorial…
Continue Reading5 things to know for May 17: Trump trial, Southern storms, Middle East, Immigration, Marijuana
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A giant planet as fluffy as cotton candy has been spotted about 1,200 light-years from Earth. Astronomers say…
Continue ReadingFIRST ON CNN: Fighting early-stage Alzheimer’s with intensive lifestyle changes works, study finds
CNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — As her memory faded from Alzheimer’s disease in her late 50s, Tammy Maida began to lose track of her life.…
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