By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Unionized film production workers have narrowly agreed to new contracts, removing the threat of a strike that could have brought production to a halt nationwide. The deals cover technicians, artisans and craftspeople who perform a wide variety of non-acting and non-directing jobs for feature films, television shows and streaming programs.
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GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — John Souttar has scored in his first international game for three years to give Scotland a 2-0 win over Denmark in World Cup qualifying and secure a home draw in the playoffs. Denmark had already won Group F but Scotland spoiled the European Championship semifinalist’s perfect record as they aimed to
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By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — William Sterling Cary, a minister and civil rights activist who was the first Black person in prominent church leadership roles including National Council of Churches president, has died at age 94. Family members say he died Sunday at his suburban Chicago home in Flossmoor following heart failure.
Continue Reading By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of organizations working to help people escape Taliban rule in Afghanistan appealed Monday for more assistance from the U.S. government and other nations as conditions deteriorate in the country. Members of the AfghanEvac Coalition met in a video call with Secretary of State Antony Blinken
Continue Reading By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press European champion Italy will again have to go through the playoffs as it bids to qualify for next year’s World Cup. Italy was held to 0-0 at Northern Ireland in its final World Cup qualifier. Switzerland beat Bulgaria 4-0 to clinch top spot in Europe Group C and a place
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By JUWON PARK Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — TWICE, the nine-member K-pop band with over 9 million Twitter followers, says they feel their popularity growing overseas. The group’s third full-length album was released last week and it includes three English-language tracks. On Monday, TWICE announced announced a global tour kicking off Dec. 24
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN The US acknowledged for the first time that previously undisclosed airstrikes in Syria carried out days before the fall of ISIS in 2019 killed multiple civilians, including women and children, according to US Central Command. The disclosure followed the publication of a New York Times investigation into the strikes on Saturday.
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The deadline to get free state-mandated training to run a marijuana dispensary or similar cannabis business in Arizona as part of a social equity ownership program is fast approaching. The Arizona Daily Star reports Wednesday is the last day to take the classes that are pre-required for applying for the 26
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By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed his $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law on the White House lawn, with a smattering of Republican lawmakers on hand for what could be one of the last shows of bipartisanship ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. The president hopes to use
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Ángela Reyes (CNN) — El presidente de EE.UU. Joe Biden firmó este lunes por la tarde el paquete bipartidista de infraestructura por valor de US$ 1,2 billones, buscando un impulso para su presidencia mientras conmemora una victoria legislativa importante con toda la pompa en el Jardín Sur de la Casa Blanca. Biden festeja Biden celebró el
Continue Reading By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — U.S. officials say a Russian weapons test created the space junk now threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The State Department confirmed Monday that the debris was from an old Russian satellite destroyed by the missile strike. The head of NASA
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Dan Mullen is sticking with quarterback Emory Jones for Saturday’s game at Missouri and probably the rest of the season. Jones is coming off a record-setting performance in a 70-52 victory against lower-division Samford. He completed 28 of 34 passes for 464 yards
Continue Reading AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn placekicker Anders Carlson will be out for the season with an ACL injury while quarterback Bo Nix had season-ending ankle surgery. Coach Bryan Harsin said that Monday’s surgery on Nix was successful, ending his season and his streak of 34 consecutive starts. Carlson and Nix were both hurt in Saturday’s
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Dollar Tree, CyrusOne rise; Splunk, Take-Two fall.
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker who publicized the name of an intern who reported she was raped by another legislator has been stripped of a committee assignment. Members of the Idaho House of Representatives voted on Monday to remove Rep. Priscilla Giddings from the Commerce and Human Resources
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added three popular European nations and a small, idyllic island destination to its list of “very high” risk travel destinations on Monday as a new Covid-19 surge continues to sweep much of Europe. The four destinations moved to Level 4,
Continue Reading By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for Florida high school shooter Nikolas Cruz told a judge that detectives made false statements to obtain search warrants that let them seize evidence from his cellphone and bedroom. The attorneys asked Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer on Monday to bar prosecutors from showing jurors
Continue ReadingBy Madisen Keavy Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Possible squatters, multiple break-ins and concerns over safety – all of these are issues neighbors in Tahoe Park say started when Opendoor bought a house on their block. The issues started over the summer, according to multiple neighbors who spoke to
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER, MICHAEL TARM and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorney said his client was ambushed by the first man he shot and killed during a night of turbulent street protests and feared for his life. Attorney Mark Richards began his closing arguments Monday at Rittenhouse’s murder trial by
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Palm Springs International Airport will be adding non-stop flights to Edmonton International Airport in Canada through Swoop, a Canadian airliner, officials announced today. Swoop will be the 13th airline to fly from PSP, and will provide twice-weekly nonstop service Mondays and Thursdays staring Dec. 16, according to airport officials. “We are thrilled to welcome Swoop
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