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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has launched its biggest ever appeal — for over $5 billion to help 22 million Afghans whose country is on the brink of a humanitarian crisis and economic collapse as well as 5.7 million Afghan refugees in five neighboring countries. The U.N.
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Judge Steve Harvey? At least for one week, it seems like an inspired idea. The comic’s “legal” show was the most-watched non-football program on television last week for its debut episode. The Nielsen company says its audience of 5.2 million people was almost 2 million
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By SOPHIA TAREEN and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago schools will offer more COVID-19 testing and have standards to close school related to infection rates, but the cost of a bitter union battle and five days of missed schools has parents and union members questioning if it was worth it. The Chicago
Continue Reading By SOPHIA TAREEN and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago schools will offer more COVID-19 testing and have standards to close school related to infection rates, but the cost of a bitter union battle and five days of missed schools has parents and union members questioning if it was worth it. The Chicago
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Los síntomas de depresión en los jóvenes en todo el mundo se han duplicado durante la pandemia de covid-19 en comparación con los niveles prepandémicos. Uno de cada cuatro adolescentes experimenta síntomas de depresión clínicamente elevados, según un análisis publicado en la revista médica JAMA Pediatrics. Tan solo en Estados
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Emmett Till, the Chicago teenager murdered by white supremacists in the 1950s, and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley. She insisted on an open casket funeral to demonstrate the brutality of his killing. Till was abducted, tortured and killed after
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN Georgia has become the center of the political landscape — and it’s likely to stay there for the remainder of 2022. President Joe Biden traveled there Tuesday to kick off a push for voting rights legislation. With Republican primary wars brewing, Democratic discontent over Congress failing to stymie the state’s restrictive
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SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Southampton has earned its biggest Premier League win of the season by beating Brentford 4-1 with the south-coast club’s new owner in attendance. Jan Bednarek, Armando Broja and Che Adams scored and Southampton added an own-goal from Brentford goalkeeper Alvaro Fernandez in a match rescheduled from December because of a COVID-19
Continue ReadingBy Trevor Sochocki, James Paxson Click here for updates on this story GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — For those in mid-Michigan without a steady home, these winter nights can be brutal. While warming centers in Flint help dozens, COVID-19 safety spacing is preventing some from having a place to sleep in typical shelters. The cold
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal is out for Washington’s game against Oklahoma City after entering health and safety protocols for the second time in less than three weeks. Beal entered the protocols Dec. 23 and returned after a week. He said then that he didn’t have COVID-19 and the absence was due to contact tracing.
Continue Reading By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An attorney hired by the Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ administration says a complaint demanding the removal of the Milwaukee County district attorney is invalid. The complaint was filed last month over Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm’s office handling of a bail recommendation for a man
Continue ReadingBy Antonia Mortensen and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Denmark’s spy chief has been in prison for over a month for allegedly leaking classified information, it was revealed on Monday. Lars Findsen, the head of Denmark’s foreign intelligence service, was named as one of four people arrested in December over leaks of classified information. His name was
Continue ReadingBy Shain Bergan Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — The Missouri State Board of Education on Tuesday morning voted to give Kansas City Public Schools full accreditation for the first time in two decades KCPS was the first school district in the country to lose accreditation in 2000. The
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — Los periodistas cubanos Héctor Valdés y Esteban Rodríguez no han podido ser localizados por las autoridades de El Salvador, informó la Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería en un comunicado. De acuerdo con Migración de El Salvador, Valdés y Rodríguez solicitaron refugio ante la Comisión para la Determinación de
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson is heading into the offseason armed with a lengthy list. The New York Jets quarterback intends to work on his weaknesses and solidify his strengths after a down-and-up rookie season. It’s all part of the evolution and education of a
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The judge handling the federal trial for three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights is urging attorneys to “move the case along” to reduce chances that the proceeding will be disrupted by COVID-19. Jury selection starts Jan. 20 for Tou
Continue ReadingCNN By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Senior Republicans are closing ranks behind Sen. Mike Rounds after he endured a scathing attack from former President Donald Trump for acknowledging the reality that President Joe Biden won the 2020 election. “I think Sen. Rounds told the truth about what happened in the 2020 election,” Senate
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By Amanda Jackson, CNN A Key West, Florida, bartender who had worked a busy New Year’s Eve shift helped police track down two men suspected of defacing the famous “Southernmost Point” buoy landmark. The anchored 20-ton concrete buoy in Key West sustained “extensive damage” after a Christmas tree was placed near it and lit on
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Los estantes de los supermercados de todo Estados Unidos están vacíos, y así seguirán, a medida que las tiendas se esfuerzan por reponer rápidamente los productos de primera necesidad como leche, pan, carne, sopas enlatadas y productos de limpieza. Los compradores descontentos dieron rienda suelta a su frustración
Continue ReadingBy Suzanne Le Mignot Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — We’re taking a look back at how life is different for those who have been treating COVID-19 patients since the start of the pandemic. CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot spoke with a former COVID unit ICU nurse who has had some
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