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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit soared to a record $859.1 billion last year as American consumers splurged on foreign-made electronics, toys and clothing, fallout from the economy’s unexpectedly robust recovery from a short but nasty 2020 pandemic recession. The trade gap — the difference between what the
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has appointed a commissioner to tackle sexual abuse and intimidation, after recent high-profile #MeToo cases shocked the nation. In recent weeks, the popular television talent show “The Voice of Holland” has been taken off air amid complaints of unwanted behavior ranging from
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The 94th Oscar nominations were full of surprises in both satisfying and disappointing ways, but when there are only five nominees in most categories, it’s almost guaranteed that a few favorites will miss the cut. The AP takes a look at some of the biggest shocks and upsets, including
Continue ReadingBy BRIANNA OWCZARZAK Click here for updates on this story Birch Run, Michigan (WNEM) — A pharmacy in Birch Run is suspected of price gouging at-home COVID-19 test kits. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a notice of intended action (NIA) to Birch Run Drugs, along with two other pharmacies in the state, following complaints
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Jennifer Morgan, who heads the environmental group Greenpeace International, is to become Germany’s new climate envoy. She will take on a key role in Germany’s new center-left government, which has pledged to ramp up the country’s efforts to curb global warming. Officials said Morgan will be formally
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks were muddled in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as investors continue to struggle to predict how well the economy will weather the current bout of inflation as well as the Federal Reserve’s medicine for healing it, higher interest rates. The S&P 500 fell 0.1%, the Dow
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Young isn’t satisfied with urging his fellow musicians to join him in taking their music off the streaming service Spotify. Now he wants company employees to quit their jobs before it “eats up your soul.” In a message on his website Monday, Young said company CEO Daniel Ek is a
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CNN By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Citing a 65% drop in Covid-19 cases since the peak of the Omicron surge, California will end its statewide indoor mask mandate for vaccinated individuals next week, nearly two years after it was first implemented, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Monday. “On February 15, California’s statewide indoor mask requirement will
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BEIJING (AP) — Finland’s players wore masks in their women’s hockey game, becoming the second consecutive team to do so while facing the Russians. The game Monday between the Russians and Canadians was delayed because of virus concerns. The Russian COVID-19 testing results from earlier in the day were not yet available by game time,
Continue ReadingCNN By Jack Guy, CNN An English pub that claims to be the oldest in Britain is closing due to financial problems worsened by the pandemic. Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St. Albans, just north of London, has been in business since 793 AD, according to its website. Now it has closed its doors “after
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Mackintosh and Nathan Hodge, CNN As French President Emmanuel Macron visited his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Tuesday for diplomatic talks on the country’s crisis with Russia, Moscow indicated there were “points of convergence” laid out by Macron during his five-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin a day earlier. But
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland, CNN Business Cruise, the self-driving subsidiary of General Motors, started offering robotaxi rides this week in San Francisco. Anyone can sign up for the chance to be selected to get a ride in a self-driving car, provided they don’t mind staying up late. Cruise’s robotaxis are generally only operating from 11 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy CIARA CUMMINGS Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Tenants say they are being kicked out of their apartments — not because they aren’t paying rent — but instead, how they pay rent. A CBS46 investigation found “source of income discrimination” is widespread, just as the metro’s housing market explodes. “Poor
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El deslizamiento de tierra registrado este martes en el barrio La Esneda, en límites entre Dosquebradas y Pereira, deja hasta el momento 16 muertos y 36 heridos, informó este miércoles en Twitter la Unidad Nacional para la Defensa Civil. Por medio de un tuit, el presidente Iván Duque lamentó
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Supreme Court‘s action late Monday in an Alabama redistricting case foreshadows a new threat to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and electoral opportunities for Blacks and other racial minorities nationwide. The justices announced they would revisit a key section of the landmark law
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Snowboarders Patrizia Kummer and Zan Kosir both had an early exit in the Olympic parallel giant slalom race after spending time in isolation. Kummer spent time in quarantine upon arriving for the Olympics instead of getting a COVID-19 vaccination. Kosir had a positive COVID-19 test
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Charles Riley, CNN Business President Joe Biden said Monday that natural gas will not flow through Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germany if Moscow orders an invasion of Ukraine. What does an $11 billion undersea pipeline between Russia and Germany have to do with Ukraine? And why is it such
Continue ReadingCNN By Ivana Kottasová and Charles Riley, CNN Business President Joe Biden said Monday that natural gas will not flow through Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germany if Moscow orders an invasion of Ukraine. What does an $11 billion undersea pipeline between Russia and Germany have to do with Ukraine? And why is it
Continue Reading By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Snoop Dogg says he won’t let the big Super Bowl stage rattle his nerves. The ultra-smooth rapper said he will worry about his upcoming halftime performance after the fact. Snoop Dogg spoke from his studio compound in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles
Continue Reading By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Snoop Dogg says he won’t let the big Super Bowl stage rattle his nerves. The ultra-smooth rapper said he will worry about his upcoming halftime performance after the fact. Snoop Dogg spoke from his studio compound in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles
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