By Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday ratcheted up pressure on Democrats to quickly approve his sweeping domestic spending bills as the two critical components of the Democratic agenda appeared on the brink of passage. Using a strong monthly jobs report to encourage members of his party to further bolster
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BERLIN (AP) — A Russian diplomat has died in Berlin in what the Russian Embassy has called a “tragic accident.” It said the incident involving the embassy employee happened on Oct. 19 but gave no details of what happened. The Russian Embassy issued its statement Friday after German news magazine Der Spiegel, which didn’t name
Continue Reading LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani lawyer says his client, a Czech model sentenced in 2019 to eight years in prison on charges of attempting to smuggle heroin from Pakistan to the United Arab Emirates will be freed next week. He says Tereza Hluskova has been acquitted by an appeals court earlier this week in
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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer’s 2022 season will start Feb. 26 and its postseason final will be on Nov. 5, a month earlier than this year, to complete play before the World Cup starts on Nov. 21. The league’s regular season will end Oct. 9. Charlotte, an expansion team that starts play next
Continue ReadingClear skies and mild conditions prevail for the bulk of the weekend, with some cooler numbers in store next week as a front moves through. That front will deliver a bit of breeziness along the coast, and we’ll see light breezes with slightly windier conditions Sunday afternoon and evening. Yesterday we were in the lower
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders are trying to resolve lingering concerns by moderates in hopes of finally pushing President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar domestic agenda through the House. Leaders have met privately with centrists who want an official cost estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office before voting
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By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Peloton is suffering its worst day as a publicly traded company after telling investors that it will likely lose more money than it had expected in fiscal 2022. Peloton thrived during the pandemic, recording its first and only profitable quarters with Americans unable to
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Germán Padinger (CNN) — No se espera ninguna sorpresa en las próximas elecciones de Nicaragua del 7 de noviembre, luego de que el presidente Daniel Ortega pasara la mayor parte del año reforzando su control sobre el país. Con siete precandidatos de la oposición tras las rejas y miles de críticos en el extranjero, donde
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RIO DELL, Calif. (AP) — Leaders of a small Northern California city have voted to destroy about 200 guns that have accumulated in a police evidence locker rather than sell any of them at auction. The Eureka Times-Standard says the Rio Dell City Council approved destruction of the firearms in a 3-2 vote on Tuesday.
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER, MICHAEL TARM and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A witness at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial says the first man shot on the streets of Kenosha was acting “belligerently” but did not appear to pose a serious threat to anyone. Jason Lackowski is a former Marine who said he was
Continue ReadingBy Reuters Kroger said on Friday a press release touting the acceptance of bitcoin cash at its stores this holiday season is fraudulent, making it the second major retailer in recent weeks to get entangled in a crypto hoax. The release appeared on Kroger’s investor relations page, and was later deleted. The company said the
Continue ReadingBy Tara John, Nadine Schmidt and Zahra Ullah, CNN A Russian diplomat found dead on the sidewalk outside the embassy in Berlin last month is believed by German authorities to have been a secret agent for a Russian intelligence agency, Der Spiegel magazine reported Friday. The body of the 35-year-old diplomat was found on the
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Roberto Firmino will miss at least one month with Liverpool and upcoming World Cup qualifiers with Brazil because of a hamstring injury. Firmino sustained the injury Wednesday during Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Atlético Madrid in the Champions League. Manager Jurgen Klopp says Firmino will be out “more than four” weeks. Firmino
Continue Reading By DARKO BANDIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian authorities will limit gatherings and widen the use of COVID-19 passes to curb soaring infections after the numbers of infected people reached new records again on Friday. The country’s crisis team says the new rules for gatherings will apply starting Saturday while the use of
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By Carma Hassan, Ray Sanchez and Brad Parks, CNN The first man shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse during protests in Wisconsin acted “belligerently” and asked to be shot but was not perceived as a serious threat, a former Marine testified Friday. The testimony of Jason Lackowski, the state’s seventh witness, came after a second
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Gaouette, Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that he has appointed two diplomats to lead efforts to address the anomalous health incidents known as Havana Syndrome that have affected diplomats, their families and other federal employees. Jonathan Moore will serve as the new head of the State
Continue ReadingCNN By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Shares of drug giant Pfizer surged nearly 11% Friday after the company announced positive test results for an experimental pill it has developed to fight Covid-19. Pfizer said the pill reduced the risk of hospitalization and death for high-risk patients who were part of a trial taking
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Wall Street got a double dose of good news to cheer on Friday. The job market rebounded sharply in October following a disappointing September. And Pfizer surged after issuing positive data about its Covid-19 pill. The Dow ended the day up more than 200 points, or 0.6%, and
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden touted the progress the US is making in recovering from the coronavirus pandemic, and cited his policies as the reason, after the jobs recovery gathered some steam last month and employers added 531,000 positions in October. “America is getting back to work. Our economy is starting to work
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A limited field of 33,000 runners will jog off the Verrazzano Bridge and wind its way toward Central Park on Sunday as the New York City Marathon returns for its 50th edition after being wiped out in 2020 by the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers shrank the
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