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CNN By Christina Maxouris, CNN A powerful winter storm is threatening parts of the eastern United States with crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow, as experts urge Americans to be prepared. Make sure you’ve done the basics: Learn how to keep your pipes from freezing (for example, you can open cabinets in places like under
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel, the United States declared Canada a “very high” risk destination, the world’s most powerful passports for 2022 were revealed and Turkmenistan’s president called for the country’s “Gates of Hell” to close. Here are the biggest new stories from CNN Travel. Canada deemed ‘very high’ risk Say it
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN A powerful winter storm is threatening parts of the United States with crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow, and experts are urging Americans to be prepared. Make sure you’ve done the basics: Learn how to keep your pipes from freezing (for example, you can open cabinets in places like under sinks
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Qiblawi, Jomana Karadsheh and Christian Streib, CNN When Anwar Raslan was sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity, he appeared nonplussed. Elsewhere in the courtroom, the former Syrian colonel’s victims rejoiced. Amid cheers, they shook hands and embraced. Social distancing rules were briefly forgotten. Raslan, a bespectacled 58-year-old, barely flinched. The
Continue Reading CNN By Mallika Kallingal, CNN As the Omicron variant sweeps the country — pressing many hospitals into crisis mode — data from New York is offering a glimmer of hope. The state is “turning the corner on the winter surge,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday. After a peak positivity rate of 23% on January 3,
Continue Reading By Mallika Kallingal, CNN As the Omicron variant sweeps the country — pressing many hospitals into crisis mode — data from New York is offering a glimmer of hope. The state is “turning the corner on the winter surge,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday. After a peak positivity rate of 23% on January 3, it’s
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Uplift Legal Funding has identified the states with the most federal COVID-19-related worker safety violations, using OSHA data from July 2020, when the agency first issued COVID-19-related inspection guidance, through December 2021.
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Ultra-processed foods are affordable and convenient, but they also lead to weight gain. Perfect Keto reviewed various scientific studies to see why these foods help people pack on the pounds.
Continue ReadingThe accuracy on medical television shows is occasionally sacrificed to create enough drama to fill 40-something minutes of running time. Ro curated a list of common medical procedures and accuracies TV shows get wrong.
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Stacker analyzed a Contraception study on the impact on abortion access without the protection of Roe v. Wade. While some states have safeguards in their own constitutions, many have laws against abortion waiting to be enforced.
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Stacker references Niche’s 2021 Best Places to Retire study in order to list America’s 50 small towns that offer the best retirement.
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Stacker consulted a variety of sources to highlight a contribution from each state toward civil rights in America, along with what led to that historical moment and the change it brought.
Continue ReadingBy Phil Black, Hannah Ritchie and Ben Rothenberg, CNN Tennis star Rafael Nadal has said decisions have “consequences,” and while he respects his close rival Novak Djokovic, those in the public eye “need to be responsible.” In an interview with CNN on Saturday, the 35-year-old, who is in Melbourne ahead of next week’s Australian Open,
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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — In a story published January 11, 2022, about education on climate change in Romania, The Associated Press misspelled the surname of the prime minister. It should be Ciuca.
Continue ReadingBy Alex Stambaugh, Laura Smith-Spark, Rhea Mogul, Sophie Jeong and Dakin Andone, CNN An underwater volcano in the South Pacific erupted violently on Saturday, causing tsunamis to hit Hawaii, Japan, and Tonga’s largest island, Tongatapu — sending waves flooding into the capital. The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano, about 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) southeast of Tonga’s Fonuafo’ou island,
Continue Reading By Mallika Kallingal, Melissa Alonso and Laura Ly, CNN Firefighters battled a massive, 11-alarm fire Friday night at a chlorine manufacturing plant in New Jersey that could be seen from miles away and led to warnings about air quality in the region. One firefighter was injured by debris and taken to a hospital, Passaic Fire
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ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Former US Open finalist Madison Keys has warmed up for the Australian Open in strong form winning an all-American final of the WTA tournament in Adelaide against Alsion Riske. The 26-year-old Keys never allowed her compatriot a look into the contest powering her way to a 6-1, 6-2 victory in just
Continue Reading By KIRILL ZARUBIN and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — The mass protests in Kazakhstan that began over New Year’s weekend because of high fuel prices were peaceful at first, but then something changed. At demonstrations in the largest city of Almaty, protesters say groups of armed men reportedly joined the peaceful rallies
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By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has forced the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting of world leaders, business executives and other heavyweights to go virtual for the second year in a row. Organizers still hope to catapult the world into thinking about the future of the pandemic, climate change and
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has forced the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting of world leaders, business executives and other heavyweights to go virtual for the second year in a row. Organizers still hope to catapult the world into thinking about the future of the pandemic, climate change and
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