CNN By Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN Congress passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package Friday, approving a signature part of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda. It will deliver $550 billion of new federal investments in America’s infrastructure over five years, touching everything from bridges and roads to the nation’s broadband, water and energy systems.
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By Amir Vera, CNN After two and a half weeks of jury selection, the state trial for three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia begins Friday. Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael, along with William “Roddie” Bryan, did not face charges in the February 2020 incident until months later, when video surfaced
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By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The top negotiators of the European Union and recently departed Britain are seeking a belated renegotiated deal on how trade in Northern Ireland should be dealt with amid signs that increasingly acrimonious relations could lead to a trade war. On top of the dispute on how to
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By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The top negotiators of the European Union and recently departed Britain are seeking a belated renegotiated deal on how trade in Northern Ireland should be dealt with amid signs that increasingly acrimonious relations could lead to a trade war. On top of the dispute on how to
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LEEDS, England (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have increased their minority stake in Premier League club Leeds to 44%. The NFL franchise first bought 15% of the English soccer team from Andrea Radrizzani in 2018 and raised it to 37% in January during Leeds’ first season back in the Premier League after a 16-year
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LEEDS, England (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have increased their minority stake in Premier League club Leeds to 44%. The NFL franchise first bought 15% of the English soccer team from Andrea Radrizzani in 2018 and raised it to 37% in January during Leeds’ first season back in the Premier League after a 16-year
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The chairman of Yorkshire County Cricket Club has resigned as the club struggles to contain a crisis over its handling of a former player’s racism allegations. Roger Hutton says he quit “with immediate effect.” He cites the club’s unwillingness to accept the claims by former player Azeem Rafiq and its refusal to
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian Red Cross official says seven more bodies have been recovered from a high-rise apartment building that collapsed while under construction in Lagos, bringing the death toll to 43. Segun Akande said that Femi Osibona, a director of Fourscore Homes, the real estate company building
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch Supreme Court has handed Russia at least a temporary victory in its appeal of a $50 billion arbitration award to former shareholders of bankrupted oil giant Yukos. The decision Friday quashed a lower court ruling, effectively setting aside a $50 billion award made
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch Supreme Court has handed Russia at least a temporary victory in its appeal of a $50 billion arbitration award to former shareholders of bankrupted oil giant Yukos. The decision Friday quashed a lower court ruling, effectively setting aside a $50 billion award made
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan says it will ease border controls beginning Monday for fully vaccinated travelers excluding tourists, responding to requests from the business community following a rapid decline in infections. Everyone entering Japan must be fully inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines that are recognized by Japanese authorities. Those eligible include
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — A train struck and killed a migrant from Eritrea and at least two bodies were recovered from the sea and on a beach during a particularly deadly week for migrants on the northern coast of France. The deaths occurred in and around the city of Calais, where people often attempt treacherous crossings
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business America’s job market is showing signs of strength — welcome news after a choppy summer. What’s happening: The US economy added 531,000 jobs in October, according to government data released Friday. That’s stronger than in August and September, though gains for both months have been revised higher. Still, economists are
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Millones de niños en Estados Unidos se volvieron elegibles para recibir la vacuna contra el covid-19 esta semana. Y algunos funcionarios están mejorando el trato al incluirlos en varios programas de incentivos. En la ciudad de Nueva York, los niños pueden reclamar US$ 100 si reciben su primera dosis de
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Jurors have been sworn in for the trial of three white men charged with murder in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. The killing of the 25-year-old Black man in Georgia caused a national outcry after video was made public. Jurors were sworn in Friday morning,
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The attorneys general of 11 states have filed a lawsuit challenging a vaccine mandate for employers issued by President Joe Biden’s administration. The suit filed in the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals contends that authority to compel vaccinations rests with the
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The attorneys general of 11 states have filed a lawsuit challenging a vaccine mandate for employers issued by President Joe Biden’s administration. The suit filed in the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals contends that authority to compel vaccinations rests with the
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The attorneys general of 11 states have filed a lawsuit challenging a vaccine mandate for employers issued by President Joe Biden’s administration. The suit filed in the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals contends that authority to compel vaccinations rests with the
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By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Armed groups fighting Ethiopia’s central government are swelling in numbers as they advance on the capital, Addis Ababa, posing the biggest threat to embattled Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s rule since a bloody year-long conflict began in the country’s northern Tigray region a year ago. Nine groups opposing the government — a
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Pop star Ariana Grande and British actress Cynthia Erivo are set to star in Universal’s big-screen adaption of the Tony Award-winning musical “Wicked.” Grande announced the news of her casting to her 274 million Instagram followers on Thursday with a carousel of images that summed up her excitement to be part
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