CNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN President Joe Biden’s choice of Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court came about like so many of his big decisions: after a long process, with a lot of wavering and discussion, and ultimately landing right where he had been headed from the outset. This is how Biden works. He
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN For extremely sick patients, an advanced form of life support called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, cuts the risk of dying from Covid-19 by half, according to a new study by researchers at Vanderbilt University. But at the height of the pandemic, many patients couldn’t get the treatment because there weren’t
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Central Valley and parts of the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California have been under overnight freeze and frost warnings again. Subfreezing temperatures early Friday also put the coastlines of Del Norte, Humboldt and Mendocino counties under a hard freeze warning. The San Francisco area weather office says temperatures
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business Even as home prices have skyrocketed during the pandemic, homeownership continues to grow. But the rate of home buying has not increased at the same pace for all Americans, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors. More Americans own a home now than in any year
Continue Reading By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (AP) — In its heyday the Hazel Wright pipe organ was heard by millions worldwide through the “Hour of Power” Christian TV program, broadcast from Southern California’s iconic Crystal Cathedral. But by 2013, by then the property of the local Roman Catholic Diocese, it was suffering from
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By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers announced they’ve agreed to a three-year contract with unrestricted free agent tight end Ian Thomas. The deal is worth $16.95 million and includes $8 million in guaranteed money, according to a person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Christian Eriksen is set to make his Brentford debut eight months after the Denmark international’s cardiac arrest at the European Championship. Brentford manager Thomas Frank says the 30-year-old playmaker is ready to play Saturday when the west London club hosts Newcastle in an English Premier League match. Franks says, “Christian will be
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By VANESSA GERA, BELA SZANDELSZKY and ADAM PEMBLE Associated Press PRZEMYSL, Poland (AP) — Thousands of Ukrainians are fleeing from war by crossing their borders to the west in search of safety. They left their country as Russia pounded their capital and other cities with airstrikes for a second day on Friday. Cars were backed
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some relief flowed through Wall Street on Friday, even as deadly attacks continued to rage in Ukraine. Stocks held relatively steady, oil fell and investors turned away from gold and other traditional havens they favor when fear is high. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% in
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A lack of reliable information from Russia has made covering the invasion of Ukraine tougher for journalists. It also made a CNN reporter’s experience on Thursday all the more remarkable: Matthew Chance unexpectedly stumbled on Russian forces taking control of an airport 20 minutes from
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business In the early days of the pandemic, as households around the country went into lockdown, shoppers for Instacart had a seemingly limitless amount of grocery orders to fulfill. Their earnings were, at times, bolstered significantly by generous tips in recognition of the personal health risk workers were taking. But
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT and FOSTER KLUG Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The world has made it clear that a military intervention in Ukraine is off the books, so most countries on Friday were throwing ever more punishment at Moscow from financial to football sanctions. The European Union on Friday was considering freezing the assets of
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN It sounds like Priyanka Chopra Jonas didn’t much appreciate Rosie O’Donnell referring to her as “the Chopra wife.” The actress and producer, who is married to singer Nick Jonas, responded recently after O’Donnell shared a story about meeting the couple and mistakenly saying that Chopra was the daughter of author
Continue ReadingBy Angela Dewan, CNN Heavily armed Russian troops are pushing rapidly towards Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, and US officials are warning the city could fall within days. The military capabilities of these two nations are so imbalanced that Ukraine’s defiant president, Volodymyr Zelensky, implored his Western allies overnight to do more than impose sanctions to
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden seleccionó a Ketanji Brown Jackson como su candidata a la Corte Suprema, según una fuente a la que se le notificó la decisión. Esto puso en marcha un proceso de confirmación histórico para la primera mujer negra en sentarse en el tribunal más
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has urged sports bodies to cancel or move all events they plan to hold in Russia and Belarus and stop using the countries’ flags and national anthems. The request from the Olympic body came after UEFA moved the Champions League final from
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NASCAR champion Kyle Larson is partnering with sports streaming service FloSports to promote a dirt race in Tennessee that he believes his rivals can use as a tune-up for Bristol Motor Speedway. The April 14 race at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap is scheduled three days before NASCAR’s
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Markets are opening mostly higher on Wall Street Friday after a wild ride a day earlier. The S&P 500 added 0.4% in the early going, following even bigger gains in Europe. Oil prices were holding steady after going through whiplash trading Thursday after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. U.S. government bond yields
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Países de todo el mundo están imponiendo nuevas sanciones contra Rusia por su invasión de Ucrania. La Unión Europea, Japón, Australia, Nueva Zelandia y Taiwán golpearon a Moscú con nuevas órdenes judiciales el viernes, condenando la incursión militar que se desarrolló en las últimas 24 horas. Guerra Rusia – Ucrania: última
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — American-owned F1 team Haas carried on racing without the sponsorship of Russian company Uralkali on its car on the final day of preseason testing in Barcelona. Haas’ driving lineup includes Nikita Mazepin. He is the only Russian driver on the Formula One grid this season. George Russell was fastest in the
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