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CNN By Daniella Diaz and Devan Cole, CNN The Democratic chairman of the House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection said Sunday that the panel has “significant testimony” that the White House “had been told to do something” during the deadly attack last year. “We have significant testimony that leads us to believe that the
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By MIKE FULLER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government has been making contingency plans in case hospitals, schools and other workplaces are hit by major staff shortages amid the latest record spike in coronavirus infections. Public sector workplaces have been preparing for absences ranging from 10% to 25% as COVID-19 sickens more people
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By MIKE FULLER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government has been making contingency plans in case hospitals, schools and other workplaces are hit by major staff shortages amid the latest record spike in coronavirus infections. Public sector workplaces have been preparing for absences ranging from 10% to 25% as COVID-19 sickens more people
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Suez Canal says its annual revenues reached $6.3 billion last year, the highest in the crucial waterway’s history. Admiral Ossama Rabei, head of the Suez Canal Authority, says last year’s revenues rose 12.8%, compared to 2020, when the canal achieved $5.6 billion. He says that 20,649 vessels passed through the Suez
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Suez Canal says its annual revenues reached $6.3 billion last year, the highest in the crucial waterway’s history. Admiral Ossama Rabei, head of the Suez Canal Authority, says last year’s revenues rose 12.8%, compared to 2020, when the canal achieved $5.6 billion. He says that 20,649 vessels passed through the Suez
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LONDON (AP) — Chelsea dropped Romelu Lukaku from the squad for Sunday’s game against Liverpool after the club’s record-signing expressed frustration about his role in the team. The interview was conducted before he scored last Sunday and again on Wednesday in the Premier League but it was only aired later by broadcaster Sky in Italy.
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino still hopes star striker Kylian Mbappe agrees to a new long-term contract even though he is now free to sign for another club next season. Mbappe’s contract runs out in June and since the start of January he has been a free agent. He can leave for nothing
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Emma Tucker, CNN Kodak Black was arrested Saturday in Pompano Beach, Florida, on a misdemeanor trespassing charge, according to Broward County Court records. The 24-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, has since posted bond and was released from a Broward County jail, court records show. It’s unclear what led
Continue ReadingBy John Sinnott, CNN The records just keep on coming on for Steph Curry. The superstar guard made a three-pointer for the 158th consecutive game to break his own NBA record as the Golden State Warriors beat the Utah Jazz 123-116 in Salt Lake City on Saturday. Curry set his original record of shooting a
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Getafe has ended Real Madrid’s 15-game unbeaten streak after defeating the Spanish league leaders 1-0 in the capital derby. Madrid’s previous loss came on Oct. 3 when it fell 2-1 at Espanyol. Since then, it had won 13 and drawn two across all competitions. It was
Continue ReadingBy Donie O’Sullivan and Daniel Dale, CNN Twitter has permanently suspended Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s Twitter account @mtgreenee, the company confirmed to CNN Sunday morning. A Twitter spokesperson said the company “permanently suspended” the account “for repeated violations of our COVID-19 misinformation policy.” Greene, a right-wing Republican, most frequently tweeted from the handle
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong online news site says it will cease operations in light of deteriorating press freedoms, days after police raided and arrested seven people for sedition at a separate pro-democracy news outlet. Citizen News announced its decision in a Facebook post Sunday. It said it
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong online news site says it will cease operations in light of deteriorating press freedoms, days after police raided and arrested seven people for sedition at a separate pro-democracy news outlet. Citizen News announced its decision in a Facebook post Sunday. It said it
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink, CNN meteorologist The first snow of the winter season is forecast for some areas across the South and Mid-Atlantic on Sunday and Monday. Winter weather alerts are in place from eastern Texas through Tennessee and into the Mid-Atlantic. Across portions of Texas and Louisiana, a mix of light freezing rain, sleet and
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Estados Unidos inició 2022 en medio de un enorme incremento de casos de covid-19, impulsado por la variante ómicron altamente contagiosa, que algunos expertos advierten que será diferente a cualquier otro momento de la pandemia. “Lo que tenemos que entender es que nuestro sistema de salud está en un
Continue Reading By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The head of Lebanon’s largest Christian parliamentary bloc says a 15-year-old alliance with the country’s powerful Shiite group Hezbollah was no longer working and must evolve. The Sunday televised speech by Gebran Bassil, who heads the Free Patriotic Movement, signaled an unprecedented level of frustration with
Continue ReadingBy Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — As people around the world shake off their post-New Year’s Eve hangovers, some may be surprised to find out that a lot of purported cures actually don’t have much science to back them up. A review of past
Continue ReadingBy Adam Frisk, CTVNews.ca producer Click here for updates on this story HALIBURTON, Ont. (CTV Network) — The federal government has reached an agreement to settle a long-standing dispute over the First Nations child welfare system, CTV News confirmed Saturday. Ottawa and child welfare advocates reached an agreement on compensation the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
Continue ReadingCNN By John Sinnott, CNN Two NHL teams have combined to give ice hockey fan Nadia Popovici a $10,000 scholarship for medical school as a thank you for advising Vancouver Canucks assistant equipment manager Brian “Red” Hamilton to get a mole behind his neck checked out. Popovici was sitting behind Hamilton as she watched the
Continue Reading WINTERBERG, Germany (AP) — Latvia won gold in a World Cup luge team relay on Sunday. Austria was second and the U.S. was third. The Americans in the relay were Summer Britcher, Tucker West and the doubles team of Chris Mazdzer and Jayson Terdiman. It was the second relay medal of the season for USA
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