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By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Olympic top doctor says all of the 200-plus athletes heading to Beijing for the Olympics next month are fully vaccinated, and not a single one asked for a medical exemption. Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Finnoff says the 21-day quarantine period that the hosts
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By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water officials say they’ll release more water than initially planned from state storage to local agencies that provide water to 27 million people. The Department of Water Resources said Thursday it plans to give water districts 15% of what they’ve requested in 2022. That’s up
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN Sometimes, it’s tough being popular. Just look at the National Park Service. Record numbers of pandemic-weary visitors have shown up at many national parks during the pandemic. California’s Yosemite National Park is so popular during peak summer season that it’s now testing a pilot program for campers: A winter lottery in
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer A late-afternoon sell-off wiped out gains for stocks on Wall Street Thursday and sent major indexes deeper into losing territory for the year. The S&P 500 lost 1.1% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.9%. The Nasdaq slumped 1.3% after rising by 2.1% earlier in the day,
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A 24-year-old man from New York was found dead after being reported missing from a hike in La Quinta over the weekend. Deputies responded to the original call of a lost hiker investigation at the Bear Creek Trailhead in La Quinta on Sunday at about 4:58 p.m., Sergeant Brandi Swan, a spokesperson for the Riverside
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Family members, a Nevada Army National Guard official and Las Vegas police pleaded for public help to identify people in a car from which gunshots were fired at a Halloween house party, killing a 22-year-old Guard member. Las Vegas police Lt. Ray Spencer told reporters Thursday that investigators have had trouble
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE and THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams plans to convert his first paycheck this week into two cryptocurrencies. he has been hyping as a potential economic engine for the city. The Democrat’s office announced Thursday that Adams’ first salary payment will be deposited
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — An arbitrator has ruled that UConn improperly fired former men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie and must pay him more than $11 million, Ollie’s lawyer said. Attorney Jacques Parenteau called the decision from arbitrator Mark Irvings a “total vindication” for Ollie, who was fired in March
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, Zachary Cohen and Dan Merica, CNN Trump campaign officials, led by Rudy Giuliani, oversaw efforts in December 2020 to put forward illegitimate electors from seven states that Trump lost, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the scheme. The sources said members of former President Donald Trump’s campaign team were far
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Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — Christina Aguilera revisita sus raíces en “La Fuerza”, su primera producción en español en más de 20 años. La cantante estadounidense, de ascendencia ecuatoriana, presenta este viernes el EP que contiene los sencillos “Pa’ mis muchachas”, una colaboración con Becky G, Nicki Nicole y Nathy Peluso, y “Somos nada”, una
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Eden Hazard has scored late in extra time to help 10-man Real Madrid rally to a 2-1 win over Elche in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. Madrid conceded moments after Marcelo was sent off late in the first half of extra time.
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By Jason Hanna and Taylor Romine, CNN The superintendent of the district where four students were shot dead at a Michigan high school posted an open letter countering claims made in a lawsuit accusing the district of not doing enough to prevent the attack. Oxford Community Schools Superintendent Tim Throne’s letter on Tuesday decried what
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, Morgan Rimmer and Clare Foran, CNN A bipartisan effort in the Senate is underway to overhaul a 19th century law that has come under scrutiny in the wake of last year’s January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Congressional Democrats and President Joe Biden have been pushing for the passage of more
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Pete Muntean The Federal Aviation Administration has cleared more commercial airliners — notably more smaller, regional jets — to fly in the situations where pilots consider possible 5G interference to be the most dangerous. In a new statement, the FAA says it has issued more approvals that allow 78% of the US
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean The Federal Aviation Administration has cleared more commercial airliners — notably more smaller, regional jets — to fly in the situations where pilots consider possible 5G interference to be the most dangerous. In a new statement, the FAA says it has issued more approvals that allow 78% of the US commercial airliner
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Hospitalizations COVID-19 hospitalizations fell on Thursday for the first time in several weeks. Over the past 24 hours, the county reported 33 fewer COVID hospitalizations. The county now has a total of 1,076 patients. COVID Hospitalizations in the past month-and-a-half: Jan. 20 – 1,076Jan. 19 – 1,109Jan. 18 – 1,087Jan. 17 – 1,023Jan. 14 –
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva has contracted COVID-19 for the second time. The Arizona Democrat and chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee said Thursday he has minor symptoms. He says he and his staff will follow Centers for Disease Control guidance for isolating and contact tracing. The 73-year-old lawmaker says he’s
Continue Reading SOUTH EL MONTE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a man was detained by Los Angeles County deputies who saw him in an altercation with a woman and then was killed when the woman got in a vehicle and crashed into him. A deputy was also struck but the injuries were not life-threatening. The Sheriff’s Department
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter and Pete Muntean, CNN An American Airlines passenger plane bound for London turned around mid-flight due to a mask-related disruption on Wednesday. “American Airlines flight 38 with service from Miami (MIA) to London (LHR) returned to MIA due to a disruptive customer refusing to comply with the federal mask requirement,” American Airlines
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Airline executives breathed a sigh of relief to their investors Thursday, saying they believe the threat to their operations from the rollout of 5G technology is now behind them. Although AT&T and Verizon have agreed only to temporarily delay 5G deployment at major airports, the CEOs of American and United
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