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By ANGIE RICONO Click here for updates on this story LENEXA, KS (KCTV) — Areej Saifan, like many other teenagers, was just trying to work a part-time job while going to college. She worked at a local Chipotle where she says an assistant manager repeatedly harassed her about wearing her hijab. “Since July, my manager
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America has more job openings than it can fill. That has been a truth of the pandemic recovery. Now the Delta variant is threatening to make that even worse. In July, the number of jobs available in the United States climbed to 10.9 million, a new record high, the Bureau
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Wilson, CNN Democratic Rep. Darren Soto of Florida, who is fully vaccinated, announced on Twitter Wednesday that he tested positive for Covid-19. “I recently tested positive for #COVID19, and am grateful to only have mild symptoms, which I credit to the vaccine,” Soto said. “I am currently self-isolating and working remotely. I encourage
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By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The rioting that erupted in parts of South Africa in July over former President Jacob Zuma’s imprisonment caused damage worth $1.7 billion (25 billion rand). According to official figures, more than 300 people died and more than 200 shopping centers were looted in the KwaZulu Natal and
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Janet Jackson has just released a teaser for her upcoming two-part documentary. The singer posted the short clip on her Instagram page with the caption, “Hey u guys. Excited to share the first teaser of my new documentary with u.” “This is my story told by me, not through someone else’s
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, CNN A pro-Chinese government online influence operation is targeting Americans in an effort to exploit divisions over the Covid-19 pandemic and “physically mobilize protestors in the US in response,” according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Mandiant and experts at Google. The operation, which initially attempted to discredit pro-democracy protests in
Continue ReadingCNN By Zachary Cohen, CNN A pro-Chinese government online influence operation is targeting Americans in an effort to exploit divisions over the Covid-19 pandemic and “physically mobilize protestors in the US in response,” according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Mandiant and experts at Google. The operation, which initially attempted to discredit pro-democracy protests
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9/11 20-year anniversary: Coachella Valley Remembers The attacks of September 11, 2001, took a toll on most Americans who were alive and aware at the time. In Palm Springs, the attacks really hit home at St. Teresa Catholic Church. Mary Arthen’s heart aches when she fondly remembers her friend who died that day. Barbara Keating
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN To avoid the worst consequences of climate change — worsening extreme weather, irreversible ecosystem shifts, loss of life and economic hardship — scientists say the world must limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The only way to do that, they say, is by making deep cuts to
Continue Reading POOL, NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC, WABC, MATT DEANGELIS, KYW, MARK D. LEVINE, CNN, NEWS 12 BRONX By Rachel Ramirez, CNN To avoid the worst consequences of climate change — worsening extreme weather, irreversible ecosystem shifts, loss of life and economic hardship — scientists say the world must limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius
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By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A resort in the famed tourist mecca of Waikiki will be the first in Hawaii to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for all employees and guests. Starting Oct. 15, ’Alohilani Resort will require its employees, patrons and guests to show proof they’re fully vaccinated. The requirement
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A resort in the famed tourist mecca of Waikiki will be the first in Hawaii to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for all employees and guests. Starting Oct. 15, ’Alohilani Resort will require its employees, patrons and guests to show proof they’re fully vaccinated. The requirement
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new federal report say solar energy has the potential to power up to 40% of the nation’s electricity within 15 years — a 10-fold increase over current solar output. But it would require massive changes in U.S. policy and billions of dollars in federal investment to
Continue ReadingBy Chris Dunker Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — Union College students will spend a week helping cleanup efforts in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida struck the Gulf Coast in late August. Twenty students in Union College’s International Rescue and Relief program, as well as a handful of faculty,
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer and Jessica Dean, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted Wednesday that Congress would raise the debt ceiling, though she added it would not be done through reconciliation. “We won’t be putting it in reconciliation, no,” Pelosi said during a news conference on Capitol Hill, when asked which options Democrats were pursuing to
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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys kick off the NFL season Thursday night, people in more than half the states in America will be able to bet on football legally. By game time, there are expected to be 26 states plus the District
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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys kick off the NFL season Thursday night, people in more than half the states in America will be able to bet on football legally. By game time, there are expected to be 26 states plus the District
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys kick off the NFL season Thursday night, people in more than half the states in America will be able to bet on football legally. By game time, there are expected to be 26 states plus the District
Continue Reading By JILL COLVIN and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has chosen a favored candidate in his bid to unseat Rep. Liz Cheney, one of his most vocal critics. Trump is planning to endorse Wyoming attorney Harriet Hageman as she prepares to launch a primary campaign against Cheney, the most
Continue ReadingBy Zack Hammack Click here for updates on this story WEEPING WATER, Nebraksa (Lincoln Journal Star) — The note in Katrina “K.T.” Bescheinen’s desk was scribbled with ideas and spur-of-the-moment inspirations, a blueprint for a dream. A vision, as her colleagues explained, to create a space for the special education teacher’s “kiddos” at Weeping Water
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