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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The top official in English cricket quit on Thursday, saying the decision was taken for his wellbeing because the COVID-19 demands of the job have “taken a personal toll on me.” Ian Watmore has stepped down as chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board after serving barely a
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV is reporting that speedboats belonging to the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard have intercepted a U.S. vessel in the Persian Gulf. Thursday’s report aired footage that the TV said was filmed from one of the Guard speedboats. It shows a vessel with the U.S. flag and several personnel on board
Continue Reading By MICHAEL BIESECKER, STEFANIE DAZIO and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has boarded a massive cargo ship as it investigates the rupture of an offshore oil pipeline that sent crude washing up on Souther California beaches. Investigators want to know whether a ship anchor snagged and bent
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN With Monica Lewinsky as producer, narrator and self-proclaimed “patient zero” for its premise, “15 Minutes of Shame” is a thought-provoking if slightly scattered documentary, one that looks at the nastiness of online culture, its tendency toward snap judgments and the havoc that can wreak on lives of ordinary people. Author
Continue ReadingCNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN With Monica Lewinsky as producer, narrator and self-proclaimed “patient zero” for its premise, “15 Minutes of Shame” is a thought-provoking if slightly scattered documentary, one that looks at the nastiness of online culture, its tendency toward snap judgments and the havoc that can wreak on lives of ordinary people.
Continue Reading NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Poland’s president is urging the European Union to take “specific actions” to stop Belarus “pushing” migrants across its border into Polish territory. President Andrzej Duda didn’t outline exactly what those actions might be, but said he’s hoping for assistance beyond what the 27-member bloc’s border agency FRONTEX is already providing on
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press Pfizer is asking the U.S. government to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11. If regulators agree, shots could begin within a matter of weeks. Pfizer already had announced that a lower dose of its vaccine worked and appeared safe in a
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press Pfizer is asking the U.S. government to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11. If regulators agree, shots could begin within a matter of weeks. Pfizer already had announced that a lower dose of its vaccine worked and appeared safe in a
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Brittany Walters made a promise to her mother the day she passed away from cancer: Brittany and her father would go to homecoming, where the high school senior was nominated for queen. Her mom, A.J. Walters, an administrator at Mississippi’s Forrest County Agricultural High School, never missed anything when she was
Continue Reading WDAM, FAMILY HANDOUT, CELL PHONE VIDEO AND STILL PHOTOS, CNN, Family handout/cell phone video and still photos By Marianne Garvey, CNN Brittany Walters made a promise to her mother the day she passed away from cancer: Brittany and her father would go to homecoming, where the high school senior was nominated for queen. Her mom,
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, another sign that the U.S. job market and economy continue their steady recovery from last year’s coronavirus recession. The Labor Department said Thursday that unemployment claims were down by 38,000 to 326,000, the first drop
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, another sign that the U.S. job market and economy continue their steady recovery from last year’s coronavirus recession. The Labor Department said Thursday that unemployment claims were down by 38,000 to 326,000, the first drop
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN The gentle clink of glasses, the low hum of conversation, the soft lights and appetite-whetting scents. All were sadly missed when restaurants around the world were forced to shut their doors in 2020 and 2021, the ovens cold and the owners and workers facing an uncertain future. The World’s 50 Best
Continue ReadingWCBS By Maureen O’Hare, CNN The gentle clink of glasses, the low hum of conversation, the soft lights and appetite-whetting scents. All were sadly missed when restaurants around the world were forced to shut their doors in 2020 and 2021, the ovens cold and the owners and workers facing an uncertain future. The World’s 50
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol is preparing for the eventuality that some of former President Donald Trump’s allies will refuse to comply with subpoenas as part of the inquiry. But what happens then? Among the options the panel is weighing to compel cooperation
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olivertapia (CNN Español) — El Premio Nobel de Literatura 2021 fue otorgado al novelista Abdulrazak Gurnah, por sus retratos “intransigentes y apasionados” de los efectos del colonialismo. Gurnah nació en Tanzania en 1948, pero se trasladó a Inglaterra a una edad temprana. Ha escrito 10 novelas, muchas de las cuales se centran en la experiencia
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Afghanistan’s pavilion has finally arrived at the first world’s fair in the Middle East, a week after Dubai’s Expo opened without it. After the Taliban’s lightning takeover of Afghanistan, the country’s presence at the fair was uncertain. The previous government had organized a pavilion,
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government is offering citizens who turn 18 years old next year 400 euros ($462) to spend on cultural activities. But the sum comes with strings attached: the recipients can’t use it to buy tickets for bullfights. The decision was one of the politically controversial measures included in the 2022 national
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government is offering citizens who turn 18 years old next year 400 euros ($462) to spend on cultural activities. But the sum comes with strings attached: the recipients can’t use it to buy tickets for bullfights. The decision was one of the politically controversial measures included in the 2022 national
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Former Safeway CEO Steven Burd testified Wednesday during the criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes about his company’s decision to invest heavily in a partnership with her blood testing startup Theranos that ultimately failed to get off the ground. Burd, who served as CEO of the grocery chain from 1993
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