By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain has sent another minister to Algeria to seek guarantees that its supply of natural gas won’t be impacted when Algeria closes its pipeline through Morocco on Sunday. Algeria provides over a third of Spain’s natural gas. Spanish officials worry that a shortage in supplies will
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A wave of casino winnings is continuing in Nevada, where event schedules are expanding and a September monthly revenue report showed gambling back at pre-coronavirus pandemic levels. The state Gaming Control Board reported Wednesday that casinos statewide took in almost $1.2 billion in house winnings last month. That marked seven straight
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By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A U.S. House report says at least 59,000 meatpacking workers became ill with COVID-19 and 269 workers died when the virus tore through the industry last year. The report released Wednesday shows the coronavirus hit the industry much harder than previously thought. The United Food and
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A U.S. House report says at least 59,000 meatpacking workers became ill with COVID-19 and 269 workers died when the virus tore through the industry last year. The report released Wednesday shows the coronavirus hit the industry much harder than previously thought. The United Food and
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Researchers are worried about coronavirus-related disruptions to one of the U.S. Census Bureau’s most important surveys about how Americans live, saying a gap in the 2020 data will make it more difficult to understand the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and measure year-to-year changes. The Census Bureau released a report
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Spain’s health authorities will offer a second dose to people who have received a shot of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. But the second shot will be from a different drug manufacturer. Spain’s health ministry said on Wednesday that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has proven to be less effective than
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook acknowledged to shareholders this week that it is facing “government investigations” related to the tens of thousands of pages of internal company documents leaked by whistleblower Frances Haugen. “Beginning in September 2021, we became subject to government investigations and requests relating to a former employee’s allegations and release
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Kirklen Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WLWT) — This Sunday, thousands of racers will be running, jogging and walking across the finish line of The Flying Pig. Swift feet, arm movements and controlled breathing are just some of the steps to get two racers to The Flying Pig finish line.
Continue Reading BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — A suspended Virginia Tech linebacker accused in the fatal beating of a Tinder match has been indicted on a charge of second-degree murder. The Roanoke Times reports that Isimemen Etute was indicted by a grand jury Tuesday in the death of Jerry Smith in May. A hearing is scheduled Nov. 18.
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BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — A suspended Virginia Tech linebacker accused in the fatal beating of a Tinder match has been indicted on a charge of second-degree murder. The Roanoke Times reports that Isimemen Etute was indicted by a grand jury Tuesday in the death of Jerry Smith in May. A hearing is scheduled Nov. 18.
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The National Retail Federation expects that holiday sales gain could shatter last year’s record-breaking season even as a snarled global supply chain slows the flow of goods and results in higher prices for broad range of items. The nation’s largest retail trade group said Wednesday
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In stories published Oct. 25 and 26, 2021, about California storms, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of a wildfire in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. It is the KNP Complex, not the Caldor Fire.
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In stories published Oct. 25 and 26, 2021, about California storms, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of a wildfire in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. It is the KNP Complex, not the Caldor Fire.
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer Playing in the top-heavy SEC East could work out well for No. 1 Georgia’s championship hopes. The Bulldogs appear to have a smooth path to the Southeastern Conference championship football game in Atlanta. They can thank the Eastern Division. Georgia plays Florida this week as the first of three
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Only a week ago, Bitcoin hit an all-time high of nearly $67,000. But investors have been dumping the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency in favor of the new kid — or rather, new dog — in town: shiba inu. The price of one bitcoin fell more than 5% Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Katelyn Polantz and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6 has postponed its request for dozens of pages of records from the Trump White House even though the documents were determined by the current White House counsel to be relevant to its probe. While the exact nature of these
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Young women across the U.K. are boycotting nightclubs and pubs as university cities join in a national “girls night in” protest after increasing reports of drink spiking and students being drugged by needle injections. The campaign has gained momentum in university cities including Bristol, Brighton and Nottingham.
Continue ReadingBy Scott Reister Click here for updates on this story ELDORA, Iowa (KCCI) — On Jan. 27, 2020, South Hardin volleyball coach John Teske stopped at his dad’s barn to drop some hay down from the loft. It was a routine chore he had done thousands of times. “I left the truck running,” he said.
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Grrrrrr!!!! That’s the sound of gritting teeth throughout the NFL as what should be one of the best prime-time matchups of the season loses some of its luster. Green Bay’s star receiver Davante Adams and fellow wideout Allen Lazard tested positive for COVID-19 this week. So when the
Continue Reading By MORGAN LEE, SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico authorities said Wednesday they have recovered a lead projectile believed to have been fired from the gun used in the fatal movie-set shooting. Investigators discussed their initial findings in the shooting in which actor Alec Baldwin fired
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