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MOSCOW (AP) — Russian figure skater Mikhail Kolyada has been ruled out of next month’s Winter Olympics in Beijing after testing positive for the coronavirus. The Russian Figure Skating Federation said Kolyada tested positive ahead of traveling to a pre-Olympic training camp and has been replaced by first-time Olympian Evgeni Semenenko. The federation says Kolyada
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business It’s been a rough start to 2022 for the world’s richest person. He’s not too worried, though. Elon Musk’s holdings of Tesla stock have lost about $30 billion this year through Monday’s close, as the stock slid 12%.But the next 12 months could be the most lucrative ever for Musk.
Continue ReadingBy Jenna Rae Click here for updates on this story CEDAR Hill, Missouri (KMOV) — A lucky, but dangerous rescue was made by a Jefferson County man Monday after two teens plummeted into freezing water in Cedar Hill. Monday afternoon, Cedar Hill Fire Protection District was called out to a neighborhood pond near Kent Drive
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — Defending snowboard cross gold medalist Michela Moioli will replace Sofia Goggia as Italy’s flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics after the latter’s injury over the weekend. Goggia was injured during a World Cup super-G in Cortina d’Ampezzo on Sunday. Moioli was slated to carry the country’s flag at
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein and Kate Sullivan, CNN The Biden administration will hold two classified bipartisan briefings Tuesday for House and Senate leadership aides and committee staff on the crisis with Russia and Ukraine, a White House official told CNN. The briefings come as up to 8,500 US troops have been put on heightened alert for
Continue ReadingCNN By Betsy Klein and Kate Sullivan, CNN The Biden administration will hold two classified bipartisan briefings Tuesday for House and Senate leadership aides and committee staff on the crisis with Russia and Ukraine, a White House official told CNN. The briefings come as up to 8,500 US troops have been put on heightened alert
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — The mental health of Canadians wasn’t as bad in December 2021 as it was in December 2020, according to a monthly survey, but employees still have strong concerns regarding their workplace when reflecting on their wellbeing. The
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By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer An art installation inspired by Vice President Kamala Harris, The New York Times’ “The 1619 Project” and “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” as well as charitable programs from Airbnb, Google, PayPal and the National Football League, are among the finalists for the inaugural Anthem Awards announced Tuesday. The
Continue ReadingBy Tammy Watford Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Students at Zaniac Learning Center are learning lots of things about the world around them. On Monday, kids rotated through three different STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) activities. There was a science experiment where campers could make a homemade
Continue ReadingBy Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — New details are emerging about a discovery that stunned researchers last year, when they found a fetus preserved within a pregnant Egyptian mummy. In a blog post earlier this month, updating what is believed to be the first
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Business Unilever is cutting 1,500 management jobs around the world as the consumer goods giant comes under intense pressure from shareholders to boost growth. The cuts amount to a 15% reduction in the number of senior managers and 5% of junior managers, Unilever said in a statement on Tuesday. Factory workers
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Pfizer y BioNTech iniciaron un ensayo clínico de su vacuna específica para la variante ómicron del coronavirus, según anunciaron este martes en un comunicado de prensa. El estudio evaluará la seguridad, la tolerabilidad y el nivel de respuesta inmunitaria de la vacuna, tanto en una serie primaria como en una
Continue ReadingBy Andrew James Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A possible change to how the City of Asheville handles food distribution in city parks, often to the homeless community, is drawing criticism from local nonprofit organizations and church leaders. “In a time where we need to be expanding the
Continue Reading By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Johnson & Johnson edged past Wall Street’s fourth quarter earnings expectations, helped by growing pharmaceutical sales, but the health care giant’s revenue fell short. The world’s biggest maker of health care products also debuted a 2022 forecast on Tuesday that came in higher than expectations. J&J expects to post
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia and China oppose “the politicization of sport and demonstrative boycotts” ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. The U.S. is among several countries which have said they will not send politicians or other representatives to next month’s Games in a so-called diplomatic boycott. The U.S. cited
Continue Reading By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An explosion has shaken the home of Albanian soccer federation president Armand Duka without causing injuries. Spokesman Andi Vercani says the explosion occurred Monday at Duka’s home in the western port city of Durres. European soccer’s ruling body UEFA expressed its concern to the Top Channel
Continue ReadingBy Dana Bash, Abbie Sharpe and Ethan Cohen, CNN The capital of Texas is a pretty liberal town. Proudly so. Crosswalks repainted in rainbow Pride colors. Signs welcoming gay patrons. It has a vibe that even some locals boast is more like Berkeley, California, than a stereotypical southern city. And yet residents who live in
Continue ReadingCNN, KXAN, KGNS, WBNS, KVRR, WTVF By Dana Bash, Abbie Sharpe and Ethan Cohen, CNN The capital of Texas is a pretty liberal town. Proudly so. Crosswalks repainted in rainbow Pride colors. Signs welcoming gay patrons. It has a vibe that even some locals boast is more like Berkeley, California, than a stereotypical southern city.
Continue Reading By COLIN BERESFORD of NerdWallet Spend enough time in the personal finance corners of social media and you’re bound to come across someone talking about how much passive income they make — and it’s likely they make it sound pretty easy. Yet, there’s much more to it than what influencers might suggest. What some might
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer The Professional Fighters League and ESPN have announced a new, multi-year agreement that will see expanded coverage on ESPN linear networks and ESPN-plus. PFL CEO Peter Murray said he expected undefeated champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison to return to the league in 2022. Harrison is 12-0
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