By Yassir Abdullah for CNN Rescue workers in Sudan are working to recover the bodies of dozens of workers who were killed in a gold mine that collapsed in the remote West Kordofan province, a mining official said. Khaled Al Dahwey, the director of the government-owned Sudanese Mineral Resources Company, told CNN on Tuesday there
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By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Wall Street ended another wobbly day mostly higher, enough for the S&P 500 to notch another record high. The benchmark index edged up 0.1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2% and the Nasdaq slipped 0.1%. Retailers and companies reliant on consumer spending were among the better performers coming
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By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Wall Street ended another wobbly day mostly higher, enough for the S&P 500 to notch another record high. The benchmark index edged up 0.1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2% and the Nasdaq slipped 0.1%. Retailers and companies reliant on consumer spending were among the better performers coming
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Alabama quarterback Bryce Young says his Heisman Trophy reflects what he and the Crimson Tide have done in the past. Now their focus is on trying to defend their national championship. The Heisman performance by the first-year starter is why Alabama is back in the College Football Playoff. The
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The Palm Springs International Film Festival has been canceled, officials confirmed on Wednesday. “Based on the current rise of COVID cases, the Palm Springs International Film Society has announced that the Film Festival will not take place this year from January 7-17,” reads an announcement by organizers. “After thoughtful consideration, the Film Society feels this is
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The NBA has postponed Miami’s game at San Antonio, after the combination of injuries and positive tests left the Heat unable to meet the league’s requirement of having eight available players. It was the 10th game postponed in the NBA this season because of virus-related issues.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A surge of coronavirus cases in New York has forced the postponement of another signature event, the Westminster Kennel Club’s annual dog show. The show announced Wednesday it has postponed its 146th annual event to have been contested in late January. The announcement didn’t give a new date for the show
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A surge of coronavirus cases in New York has forced the postponement of another signature event, the Westminster Kennel Club’s annual dog show. The show announced Wednesday it has postponed its 146th annual event to have been contested in late January. The announcement didn’t give a new date for the show
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Saquon Barkley isn’t having any second thoughts about returning to Soldier Field for the first time since the New York Giants running back tore two ligaments in his knee and missed almost all of last season. Barkley and the Giants (4-11) will try to
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy and Jennifer Korn, CNN A content moderator for TikTok is suing the social media platform after she says she developed psychological trauma as a result of her job, which she alleges required her to review videos featuring graphic violence, conspiracy theories and other disturbing imagery. Candie Frazier, a Las Vegas-based contractor for
Continue Reading By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York police captain Eric Adams will take his oath office in the wee hours of New Year’s Day, to become only the second Black mayor of the nation’s largest city. The mayor-elect announced on Wednesday that he would hold his swearing-in ceremony at
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Stocks set new records on Wednesday, as both the Dow and the S&P 500 finished at all-time highs. Although the S&P hit a record as recently as Monday, the Dow hasn’t reached a new high since early November. The Dow finished up 91 points, or 0.3%, while the
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Stocks set new records on Wednesday, as both the Dow and the S&P 500 finished at all-time highs. Although the S&P hit a record as recently as Monday, the Dow hasn’t reached a new high since early November. The Dow finished up 91 points, or 0.3%, while the S&P closed
Continue ReadingBy Tim Johns Click here for updates on this story MARIN COUNTY, California (KGO) — With New Year’s just a few days away, Andrew Angus and his family are determined to throw a party at their Marin County home. “We wanted to have this party and we think that we can do this safely,” Angus
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By Amir Vera and Laura Studley, CNN An increase in Covid-19 cases in Cincinnati has led to staffing shortages in the fire department, a city spokesperson said Wednesday. “There are 27 firefighters out with Covid-19 right now and an additional 20 who are out sick. There are 774 firefighters total on staff,” said spokesperson Yasmin
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden spoke Thursday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the hopes of defusing an unremitting crisis on Russia’s border with Ukraine. Putin requested the telephone call this week for reasons US officials said were not precisely clear. Biden and Putin had last spoke on December 7 in
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Elon Musk parece haber concluido este martes un año muy ajetreado con sus acciones de Tesla. Acabará con una de las mayores facturas fiscales de la historia para demostrarlo. El CEO de Tesla ejerció sus opciones sobre acciones para comprar otros 1,6 millones de acciones, y vendió 934.090
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The president of the Polish soccer federation says national team coach Paulo Sousa’s contract has been terminated. Brazilian club Flamengo announced the same day it had hired the 51-year old Sousa on a two-year contract. Cezary Kulesza said the Polish federation board’s decision was unanimous and that Sousa will have to
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