January 2022

Sony’s PlayStation buys Bungie, game studio with Xbox ties

January 31, 2022 12:05 PM Associated Press

BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — PlayStation-maker Sony is escalating its competition with Xbox-maker Microsoft by buying the video game studio behind one of…

Sony’s PlayStation buys Bungie, game studio with Xbox ties

January 31, 2022 12:05 PM Associated Press

BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — PlayStation-maker Sony is escalating its competition with Xbox-maker Microsoft by buying the video game studio behind one of…

California moves to dismantle nation’s largest death row

January 31, 2022 12:03 PM Associated Press

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is moving to dismantle the nation’s largest death row by…

Devils coach Lindy Ruff to miss 2 games after father’s death

January 31, 2022 12:02 PM Associated Press

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Devils coach Lindy Ruff will miss the next two games following the death of his father in western Canada. Leeson…

Wild LW Jordan Greenway gets 3-year, $9 million extension

January 31, 2022 12:00 PM Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild and left wing Jordan Greenway have agreed to a three-year, $9 million contract extension. It runs through…

Ballot drive seeks to expand voting in battleground Michigan

January 31, 2022 11:59 AM Associated Press

By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A new Michigan ballot drive would make it easier to vote. The measure announced Monday would…

‘Call me up!’ Jill Biden tells govs’ spouses in unity pitch

January 31, 2022 11:58 AM Associated Press

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has urged spouses of the nation’s governors to keep working together and…

The Innovation Game: Hanyu pushes figure skating boundaries

January 31, 2022 11:58 AM Associated Press

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer One of the most difficult things to do in sports is originate, to create a new jump, trick or stunt nobody has ever…

The Innovation Game: Hanyu pushes figure skating boundaries

January 31, 2022 11:58 AM Associated Press

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer One of the most difficult things to do in sports is originate, to create a new jump, trick or stunt nobody has ever…

Deputy seeking suspect mistakenly shoots off-duty officer

January 31, 2022 11:55 AM Associated Press

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — An off-duty officer has died after being stabbed by a robbery suspect who showed up at his…

Pasadena firefighter rescues woman from burning home on way to Rams game

January 31, 2022 11:55 AM CNN Newsource

By KCAL Staff Click here for updates on this story PASADENA, California (KCAL) — An off-duty Pasadena firefighter and…

California firefighter fatally shot while responding to fire

January 31, 2022 11:54 AM Associated Press

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Officials say a veteran central California firefighter was fatally shot when he and others responded to a report of a…

4.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Oklahoma, rattling residents in 2 states

January 31, 2022 11:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Gregory Lemos and Caroline Kucera, CNN More than 200 cities and towns were affected by a “notable” 4.5 magnitude earthquake that…

Reno-Tahoe hotel room tax revenue set record last year

January 31, 2022 11:54 AM Associated Press

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Hotel and motel room taxes generated record tax revenue in the Reno-Tahoe area last year as visitation continued to rebound from…

Reno-Tahoe hotel room tax revenue set record last year

January 31, 2022 11:54 AM Associated Press

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Hotel and motel room taxes generated record tax revenue in the Reno-Tahoe area last year as visitation continued to rebound from…

LA councilman introduces measure to ban homeless encampments

January 31, 2022 11:52 AM CNN Newsource

By KCAL Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — Homeless encampments would be banned under a…

Workers make coffee at the Grounds for Dismissal coffee shop in Denver

‘2 girls running a coffee shop’ in Denver see boom in business thanks to TikTok video

January 31, 2022 11:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Marissa Armas Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Normally the coffee shop Grounds for Dismissal in…

Novavax is seeking FDA emergency use authorization of its coronavirus vaccine. Pictured is a potential coronavirus vaccine at Novavax labs in Gaithersburg

Novavax seeks FDA emergency use authorization of its coronavirus vaccine

January 31, 2022 11:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Novavax announced Monday that it has formally submitted a request for the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize its…

Mason Greenwood: Nike suspends relationship with Manchester United star amid domestic violence allegations

January 31, 2022 11:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Wayne Sterling and Aleks Klosok, CNN Nike has suspended its relationship with Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood after allegations of…

HUD prioritizes environment, economic equity in bloc grants

January 31, 2022 11:40 AM Associated Press

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Housing and Urban Development has laid out new guidelines for the disbursal…

US Rep. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota to seek 3rd term

January 31, 2022 11:36 AM Associated Press

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota is seeking reelection to a third term. The…

Exxon restructures divisions and packs up for Houston

January 31, 2022 11:35 AM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon Mobil is restructuring its business into three divisions and moving its headquarters from Irving, Texas. to its campus north…

‘I want to jump’: Growing Olympic ski jumpers starts young

January 31, 2022 11:32 AM Associated Press

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer FOX RIVER GROVE, Ill. (AP) — Only one American ski jumper has ever won an Olympic medal and it dates to the very…

Boeing lands huge airplane order from Qatar Airways

January 31, 2022 11:28 AM Associated Press

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing says it has landed a huge new order for planes from Middle Eastern carrier Qatar Airways. Boeing said…

New coach Daboll ready to get to work with Giants

January 31, 2022 11:26 AM Associated Press

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — A personable and quick-witted Brian Daboll plans to rebuild the New York Giants…

Warriors’ Payton shares stories of dyslexia to help children

January 31, 2022 11:25 AM Associated Press

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Warriors guard Gary Payton II faced daunting challenges reading as a boy because of…

Russia responds in writing to US ahead of Blinken-Lavrov call on Ukraine crisis

January 31, 2022 11:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States has received a written response from Moscow after it sent its own written answers following face-to-face…

Russia responds in writing to US ahead of Blinken-Lavrov call on Ukraine crisis

January 31, 2022 11:20 AM CNN

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States has received a written response from Moscow after it sent its own written answers following face-to-face…

Authorities display contraband bologna seized at the US-Mexico border in El Paso

243 pounds of contraband bologna seized at Texas-Mexico border

January 31, 2022 11:16 AM CNN Newsource

By KTVT Staff Click here for updates on this story EL PASO, Texas (KTVT) — Agricultural specialists assigned to the…

George Soros warns China is facing an economic crisis

January 31, 2022 11:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Charles Riley, CNN Business China is facing an economic crisis after a real estate boom ended with a bang last year, according to investor George…

SD House lawmakers advance ban on trans bathroom policies

January 31, 2022 11:12 AM Associated Press

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota bill that would ban transgender students from using school bathrooms that…

Mesa police ID victims of double homicide found inside home

January 31, 2022 11:10 AM Associated Press

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Mesa have released the names of a man and woman found fatally shot at a home last week in what is being investigated…

The Biden administration is offering funding for states to clean up methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells. Pictured is an orphan oil well outside of Bakersfield

Biden administration to offer $1.2 billion for states to clean up planet-warming methane leaks

January 31, 2022 11:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration is taking steps to cut emissions of methane, a potent, planet-warming gas. Addressing methane emissions…

Avenatti wavers on testifying in trial vs. Stormy Daniels

January 31, 2022 11:03 AM Associated Press

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti has wavered on whether he plans to take the witness stand in his own defense at a…

Avenatti wavers on testifying in trial vs. Stormy Daniels

January 31, 2022 11:03 AM Associated Press

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti has wavered on whether he plans to take the witness stand in his own defense at a…

Four top aides to Boris Johnson resigned Thursday

4 of Boris Johnson’s key aides quit, marking latest blow for the UK PM

January 31, 2022 11:02 AM CNN

By Luke McGee, Sugam Pokharel, Lauren Kent and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Four top aides to Boris Johnson resigned Thursday, marking the latest setback…

HUD prioritizes environment, economic equity in bloc grants

January 31, 2022 11:01 AM Associated Press

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Housing and Urban Development has laid out new guidelines for the disbursal…

A cracked window at a Chicago Synagogue is shown. Police reported multiple Jewish businesses and synagogues were vandalized over the weekend.

Multiple Synagogues, Jewish businesses vandalized on the Northwest side; Person of interest being questioned

January 31, 2022 10:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Marie Saavedra Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Multiple Jewish businesses and synagogues were…

US defender George Bello joins Bundesliga club Bielefeld

January 31, 2022 10:54 AM Associated Press

BIELEFELD, Germany (AP) — United States defender George Bello has joined German first division team Arminia Bielefeld from Atlanta United on the…

Warriors’ Payton shares stories of dyslexia to help children

January 31, 2022 10:52 AM Associated Press

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Warriors guard Gary Payton II faced daunting challenges reading as a boy because of…

Seller bails on order for birthday balloon arch, refuses to offer couple a refund

January 31, 2022 10:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Marie Saavedra Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — We’ve heard a lot about cancelation policies…

Dozens arrested to suppress protests on Myanmar anniversary

January 31, 2022 10:46 AM Associated Press

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Security forces in Myanmar have arrested dozens of people to preemptively suppress plans for a…

A bipartisan group of governors told President Joe Biden Monday that the country needs to "move away from the pandemic." Shoppers

Governors say they told Biden US needs to ‘move away from the pandemic’ at White House meeting

January 31, 2022 10:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Nikki Carvajal, CNN A bipartisan group of governors told President Joe Biden that the country needs to “move away from the pandemic,”…

A resident processes a self-administered at-home Covid-19 test

Exclusive: Medicare expects to start paying for home Covid-19 tests this spring

January 31, 2022 10:43 AM CNN

By Tami Luhby, CNN Medicare will start paying for home Covid-19 tests purchased at participating pharmacies and retailers, the Centers for Medicare…

Chiefs look back on season of success that fell just short

January 31, 2022 10:42 AM Associated Press

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tyrann Mathieu walked off the field in stunned disappointment, his hopes of playing in a…

Hamas: Bulldozers unearth Roman-era tomb in Gaza City

January 31, 2022 10:38 AM Associated Press

By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas authorities say bulldozers digging for an Egyptian-funded housing project in…

Former death row inmate now parole-eligible in 5 years

January 31, 2022 10:36 AM Associated Press

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An intellectually disabled former Tennessee death row inmate will be eligible for parole in…

They dared to protest last July. Now these Cubans are facing years in jail

January 31, 2022 10:34 AM CNN

By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Days before protests swept across Cuba last July, Marbelis Vázquez Hernández felt that the island was at a breaking point.…

They dared to protest last July. Now these Cubans are facing years in jail

January 31, 2022 10:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Days before protests swept across Cuba last July, Marbelis Vázquez Hernández felt that the island was at a breaking point.…

South Carolina, Stanford top women’s Top 25; Michigan at 6

January 31, 2022 10:23 AM Associated Press

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The Michigan women’s basketball team is now ranked sixth in The Associated Press Top 25. That is its…

Month: January 2022