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CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN By the time President Joe Biden was climbing into his limousine on Capitol Hill, his Thursday was already going poorly. An hour before he’d arrived to meet Senate Democrats, Arizona centrist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema declared on the Senate floor she couldn’t support any changes to filibuster rules that would be
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By BRIAN SLODYSKO, LISA MASCARO and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is all but conceding defeat for this year on the Democrats’ big elections and voting rights legislation. He says he’s not giving up, but he’s now talking more about future efforts. Biden spoke at the Capitol Thursday after a
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By BRIAN SLODYSKO, LISA MASCARO and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is all but conceding defeat for this year on the Democrats’ big elections and voting rights legislation. He says he’s not giving up, but he’s now talking more about future efforts. Biden spoke at the Capitol Thursday after a
Continue ReadingCNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s vaccine and testing requirement aimed at large businesses, but it allowed a vaccine mandate for certain health care workers to go into effect nationwide. The decision is a huge hit to Biden’s attempts to use the power
Continue Reading RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A United Nations diplomat newly tasked with reviving stalled negotiations for a settlement to the decades-old Western Sahara conflict has met with Moroccan officials during his first visit to the region. U.N. envoy to Western Sahara Staffan De Mistura held talks in the capital Rabat Thursday with Morocco’s foreign minister and
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CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — In a story published January 11, 2022, about an investigation of a former coach and the North Kingstown School Department, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the Rhode Island attorney general was conducting a civil investigation into the school and ex-coach. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island
Continue Reading CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — In a story published January 11, 2022, about an investigation of a former coach and the North Kingstown School Department, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the Rhode Island attorney general was conducting a civil investigation into the school and ex-coach. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business In the second big jump of 2022, mortgage rates again rose to a high not seen since the start of the pandemic. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.45% in the week ending January 13, up from an average 3.22% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. It’s the highest the
Continue ReadingBy Nina dos Santos and Allegra Goodwin, CNN The United Kingdom’s domestic spy agency has warned British lawmakers that a woman connected to the Chinese Communist Party has been working to interfere in the UK political process. MI5 alleges in an alert that Christine Ching Kui Lee has “acted covertly in coordination” with the United
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A lawyer for ex-Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs’ girlfriend says he’ll appeal a Las Vegas judge’s decision to grant prosecutors access to the woman’s medical records after a fatal high-speed crash that cost Ruggs his spot on the team. Attorney Peter Christiansen’s appeal would block access
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La policía arrestó a un sujeto de Yucca Valley que planeaba encontrarse con un menor de edad con fines sexuales en un área del Hyw 62, se trata de Leo Huerta de 40 años. Las autoridades no revelaron como se enteraron de los planes que tenía el sujetoy no dijeron como contactaba al menor.
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN More than 400,000 student loan borrowers will get some debt relief from Navient, according to a $1.85 billion settlement agreement announced Thursday. The deal will settle litigation brought by several state attorneys general that claimed that Navient, one of the largest student loan servicing companies in the US, engaged in unfair
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By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to boost the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination rate, a requirement that employees at large businesses get a vaccine or test regularly and wear a mask on the job. At the same time, the
Continue Reading FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have agreed on a contract extension for vice president of player personnel Will McClay, who has played a significant role in a series of solid drafts over nearly a decade. McClay has often drawn interest from other teams seeking general managers but has preferred to stay. Owner Jerry
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This school year has certainly been anything but certain. KESQ has shown the public the alarming fights breaking out at Desert Hot Springs High School during the first semester. Now, we’re looking into the fights at Coachella Valley High School. There have been reports of broken noses, and kids being carried off by ambulance. In
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Coachella Valley hospitals have not been able to catch a break, thanks to the omicron-fueled surge in covid-cases. “Our biggest challenge is being sure that we have adequate staff in order to care for these patients,” Eisenhower Health’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Alan Williamson. Tuesday marked the first time since Feb. 3, 2021 that Riverside
Continue Reading By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s recently elected mayor has unveiled a new police precinct in the city’s large Buckhead district as he tries to head off an effort to make it a separate city. Mayor Andre Dickens said Thursday the precinct is expected to have at least 12 officers. It should
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En el Condado de Riverside ayer el coronavirus provocó la muerte de 15 personas y otras 42 fueron hospitalizadas, por lo que ahora hay 943 enfermos en los hospitales del condado. Por otra parte, dieron a conocer que en el Distrito Escolar Desert Sands han dado positivo al covid 1,485 estudiantes y 203 empleados. Mientras
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Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — La inflación ahora encabeza la lista de preocupaciones de los CEO. Más de la mitad (55%) de los CEO de todo el mundo temen que la presión de los precios siga siendo elevada hasta mediados de 2023, o más, según una encuesta publicada este jueves por The Conference
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s vaccine and testing requirement aimed at large businesses, but it allowed a vaccine mandate for certain health care workers to go into effect nationwide. The decision is a huge hit to Biden’s attempts to use the power of
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