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By Pete Muntean and Chris Isidore, CNN Business Delta Air Lines is raising health care costs for employees who insist on staying unvaccinated. The airline said that as of November 1, unvaccinated staff will pay up to $200 a month more for their company health insurance, depending on the coverage. It will also limit the
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By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two conservative hoaxers face a record $5.1 million fine for allegedly making illegal robocalls to wireless phones without the owners’ consent in the 2020 election. The Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday that the proposed fine for Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman and Burkman’s lobbying firm would be
Continue ReadingBy Curt Yeomans Click here for updates on this story BUFORD, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — A woman died in a fire that broke out overnight at a home in Buford. Gwinnett County Firefighter Lt. Donald Strother said crews were called to the home on the 100 block of Kennesaw St. at about 2:43 a.m.
Continue Reading By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina’s 19th season will be his last. The 39-year-old made the announcement a day after agreeing to a $10 million deal for 2022 that represents a $1 million raise. The 10-time All Star has spent his entire career in the Cardinals
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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer A diversity report found the NBA continues to lead men’s professional sports in racial and gender hiring practices. That was fueled by an increasing number of general managers and assistant coaches of color in the league. Wednesday’s report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at
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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer A diversity report found the NBA continues to lead men’s professional sports in racial and gender hiring practices. That was fueled by an increasing number of general managers and assistant coaches of color in the league. Wednesday’s report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs’ first-team offense will take the field for at least the first half of their preseason finale against the Minnesota Vikings on Friday night. Mahomes only threw two passes in their preseason opener in San
Continue Reading By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A man pardoned by Kentucky’s former governor for a 2014 drug robbery killing has been convicted for the same slaying in federal court after a two-week trial. Federal prosecutors brought charges against Patrick Baker after he was released from prison when former Gov. Matt Bevin pardoned
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former first-round pick Dwayne Haskins appears to have the inside track on landing a job with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The quarterback will get the start for Pittsburgh in the Steelers’ preseason finale against Carolina. Haskins signed with Pittsburgh in January shortly after being cut by Washington.
Continue ReadingBy Saleem Mehsud, Kara Fox, Natalie Croker and Henrik Pettersson and Tim Lister, CNN The Taliban‘s leadership structure has long been a mystery, with little known about how it works beyond the group’s most influential figures. After seizing control of Afghanistan, the Taliban are moving to form a new government, with pledges of inclusivity and
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer The college football season is kicking off in the pandemic for a second consecutive year. Vaccination plans across the country are shaped by governors and legislatures, medical officials and university leaders. They are likely to change from week to week. Politics and policy are certain to collide. Millions of
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Honduras este domingo elecciones generales en las que se elegirá al presidente que sucederá a Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado, del Partido Nacional, quien ganó los comicios en 2013 y fue reelegido en 2017. También se renovarán cargos legislativos y municipales. El 14 de marzo se realizaron las elecciones primarias
Continue Reading ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a pilot escaped with minor injuries after a small plane made an emergency landing in a Southern California field on Wednesday. TV news footage from the scene showed the single-engine Cessna stopped with its left wing in the grass near a main road in Ontario, about 40 miles east
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Ozaki Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A recruiting campaign to attract more nurses to state-run facilities is drawing heat from health professionals and one state senator. The ads offer hiring bonuses and tout that COVID-19 vaccinations are not required. One of the facilities hiring is the Eastern
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican state senator from Wisconsin who opposed mask and vaccine mandates and then developed pneumonia after testing positive for COVID-19 is in stable condition after being placed on a ventilator. State Sen. Andre Jacque tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month and was hospitalized Aug.
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Se estima que 6.500 personas esperaban vuelos de evacuación dentro del aeropuerto de Kabul el martes por la mañana, dijo a CNN una fuente cercana a la situación, mientras los líderes del G7 se preparaban para reunirse en una cumbre de emergencia con el fin de discutir la fecha límite del 31
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By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A group of Nantucket residents have filed a federal lawsuit to block the construction of dozens of wind turbines off the coast of the Massachusetts island resort. ACK Residents Against Turbines say Vineyard Wind’s proposed project 14 miles south of Nantucket poses a risk to the endangered
Continue Reading By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A group of Nantucket residents have filed a federal lawsuit to block the construction of dozens of wind turbines off the coast of the Massachusetts island resort. ACK Residents Against Turbines say Vineyard Wind’s proposed project 14 miles south of Nantucket poses a risk to the endangered
Continue ReadingBy Kelsi Thorud Click here for updates on this story CLERMONT, Florida (WESH) — “It’s a really bad situation. It shouldn’t happen,” Ralph Boyd said. Boyd is worried about his wife, telling WESH 2 News: “She’s been in the hallway in the Emergency division since last night.” Ralph says his wife has non-COVID-19-related pneumonia and
Continue Reading By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville Freedom Rider and civil rights leader Ernest “Rip” Patton has died. He was 81. The Freedom Rides Museum announced the death on Tuesday. Patton participated in the downtown Nashville civil rights sit-ins in 1960, a movement that eventually led to the desegregation of the city’s
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