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What the end of the COVID public health emergency could mean for you

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:51:50 GMT

The U.S. will no longer consider COVID-19 a public health emergency, beginning Thursday. Here’s what that means for how you can get vaccinated or tested for the virus in the future.The emergency declaration has been in place since 2020, and as it comes to an end on May 11, the biggest change you can expect to see is access to free at-home COVID-19 test kits.TestingMost health insurers’ decisions to cover the costs will vary by state.Traditional Medicare won’t cover at-home testing for seniors. People insured through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program will have access to free testing through September 2024 and certain COVID-19 treatments will remain covered.The cost for a kit with two tests is roughly $25 but people who haven’t claimed a free test kit from the federal government, can still request it. Free tests may also be available at libraries, through community organizations or health departments.VaccinesThe end of the public health emergency wo...

Testigos describen el horrible accidente que dejó ocho muertos afuera de un refugio de migrantes en Texas

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:51:50 GMT

(CNN) — A medida que el número de muertos por el accidente de Texas aumenta a ocho, testigos del hecho describen el horrible momento en que un conductor atropelló a un grupo de personas este domingo cerca de un refugio en Brownsville.Varios inmigrantes estaban entre los muertos cuando una Land Rover atropelló a un grupo que esperaba en una parada de autobús al otro lado de la calle del Centro Obispo Enrique San Pedro Ozanam, un refugio sin fines de lucro para personas sin hogar que ha estado ayudando a albergar a inmigrantes en la ciudad fronteriza, dijeron las autoridades.“Nunca habíamos visto algo así”, dijo Víctor Maldonado, director del Centro Ozanam, a KRGV, afiliada de CNN.La Policía dice que todavía está investigando el violento accidente, que quedó grabado en un video de vigilancia. Las imágenes muestran una Range Rover conducida a una velocidad muy alta que golpeó una acera a unos 9 metros de donde estaban sentados los migrantes antes de que el conductor pareciera per...

Reston: Mujer muere arrollada por un camión de bomberos que respondía a una emergencia

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:51:50 GMT

Una mujer murió luego de ser atropellada la madrugada del lunes por un camión de bomberos y rescate del condado Fairfax, informó la policía.El personal de rescate recibió informes de una mujer que entraba y salía de la carretera cerca de Laurel Glade Drive y Glade Drive en Reston alrededor de las 2 a.m., según la policía del condado Fairfax.“Parecía estar en algún tipo de estado alterado o necesitaba ayuda tanto de la policía como del personal de bomberos y rescate”, señaló el teniente de policía del condado Fairfax, James Curry. “Cuando llegaron los oficiales, el denunciante les hizo señas para que bajaran, con el camión de bomberos inmediatamente detrás de ellos. En ese momento la mujer fue golpeada en el pavimento”, explicó.La mujer fue llevada a un hospital, donde murió a causa de las heridas. Su identidad no fue revelada de inmediato.Los oficiales están trabajando para confirmar si el camión de bomberos tenía las luces de emergencia encendidas en el momento del accidente. Según...

Ishbia hopes no punishment from NBA for Nuggets' Jokic

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:51:50 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets remain in a holding pattern as they await the league's decision on possible disciplinary action after center Nikola Jokic made contact in the stands with Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia.Ishbia feels the same way.From his Twitter account Monday, Ishbia praised his team's performance and urged no further disciplinary action for the Nuggets two-time NBA MVP.“Great win for the Suns last night in an amazing series so far!” Ishbia posted. “That should be and is the only story. Suspending or fining anyone over last nights incident would not be right. I have alot of respect for Jokic and don’t want to see anything like that. Excited for game 5! Go Suns!”A fine could be in line Monday for the two-time NBA MVP. Or no punishment at all. But a suspension isn’t out of the realm of possibility, either, with the second-round series moving back to Denver for Game 5 on Tuesday night tied at 2-2 after both teams held serve at homeNuggets coach Michael Malone is schedule...

Disney parks at the forefront after Iger’s return

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:51:50 GMT

It’s been six months since Bob Iger canceled his retirement and stepped back into the top role at Disney to right a number of perceived wrongs under his handpicked successor, with one hovering right near the top: reconnecting with the Disney theme park die-hards and restoring their faith in the brand.Among his first acts as returning chief executive, Iger walked the Disneyland and California Adventure parks in Anaheim, California with Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney parks, experiences, and products. And there was Iger at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, Disneyland Paris and Tokyo Disney Resort, talking to guests and cast members alike and taking a personal interest in new projects that are underway.Watching with rising interest along with parkgoers are investors, who watched the company’s shares tumble during Chapek’s last year. Walt Disney Co. will post second quarter earnings results on Wednesday.When Iger rejoined Disney as CEO in November, taking over control...

Weird and wonderful trains that break the rules

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:51:50 GMT

(CNN) — Whether we call them railways or railroads, we’re all familiar with the concept — big, heavy vehicles that can’t climb steep hills, running on two steel rails. That’s the pattern, right?Well, railway technology is more versatile than you think. Over the last 200 years it has evolved to conquer cities, mountains, deep mines and some of the world’s most extreme climates. Here’s a selection of unusual railways that break the rules in order to reach the places other trains can’t roll.Wuppertal Schwebebahn, GermanyThe suspension railway, symbol of the city at the river Wupper. Credit: Ulrich Baumgarten/Getty ImagesIf ever a railway was perfectly suited to its environment, it’s the legendary Schwebebahn monorail in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia region. Built to link several industrial towns along the narrow, twisting valley of the Wupper river, the suspended monorail was completed in 1901 and was instrumental...

Lawsuit: Yellen should ignore ‘unconstitutional’ debt limit

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:51:50 GMT

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and FATIMA HUSSEIN (Associated Press Writers)WASHINGTON (AP) — A union of government employees on Monday sued Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and President Joe Biden to try to stop them from complying with the law that limits the government’s total debt, which the lawsuit contends is unconstitutional.The lawsuit comes just weeks before Yellen has warned that the government could default on the federal debt if Congress fails to raise the borrowing limit by then. Financial markets have been increasingly nervous about the potential for default, with economists warning that a failure to raise the debt limit could trigger a global financial crisis.The lawsuit, filed by the National Association of Government Employees, says that if Yellen abides by the debt limit once it becomes binding, possibly next month, she would have to choose which federal obligations to actually pay once the debt limit bars the government from further borrowing. Doing so, the law...

Yankees great Derek Jeter and Hannah Jeter welcome son

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:51:50 GMT

Derek Jeter is now a father of four.The Yankees great and wife Hannah Jeter welcomed their fourth child and first son, he announced Monday. Kaius Green Jeter was born Friday.“Welcome to the world lil man!!!” Jeter captioned an Instagram post.Jeter, who played each of his 20 MLB seasons with the Yankees, updated his Instagram biography to read, “Sleep-deprived father of four.” He and Hannah, who married in 2016, are also parents to 5-year-old Bella Raine, 4-year-old Story Grey and 1-year-old River Rose.Jeter, 48, retired in 2014 and remains the Yankees’ all-time hits leader with 3,465. That total is the sixth-most in MLB history.The New Jersey-born, Michigan-raised Jeter won five championships with the Yankees, including over the crosstown Mets in 2000, when he was named the World Series MVP. The former Yankees captain was also a 14-time All-Star, five-time Gold Glove winner at shortstop and a 2020 inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Yankees ret...

Maple Leafs stars fall silent with season on brink: ‘It’s do or die now’

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:51:50 GMT

What happens when you label a game a “must win” and don’t?Where does it leave a team that throws around buzzwords like urgency and desperation for two days, yet displays less of it than their opposition?What happens when you allot $40.5 million — nearly half your payroll — to four dynamic offensive stars, and they combine for zero goals in the first three games of a playoff series?Well, you fall behind 0-3 to a harder-working, more inspired hockey team and risk swiftly skating out of a second round that it took you forever to taste.A weekend ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs and their nation celebrated the most joyous victory of a generation. Maybe two.Fans mobbed downtown and chanted “We! Want! Flo-ri-da!” at the top of their lungs, preferring to avoid the top-seed Boston Bruins in the next stop in the bracket.After Sam Reinhart blew through the Maple Leafs’ defence in overtime, gathered a puck and jammed it through backup goalie Joseph Woll’s f...

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as banks stabilize

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:51:50 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting Monday ahead of a week full of reports on some of the market’s biggest worries, including how stubbornly high inflation remains across the economy. The S&P 500 was 0.1% lower in midday trading, coming off its worst week in nearly two months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down by 99 points, or 0.3%, at 33,575, as of 11:30 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.3% lower. Besides a strong reading on U.S. jobs, which calmed worries about a possible recession but raised concerns about high inflation, last week was dominated by fears about smaller and mid-sized banks. They were stabilizing Monday. PacWest Bancorp rose 2.9% to recover some of its steep 43% plunge last week. It said on Friday night that it’s cutting its dividend to help it build its financial strength. Several other smaller- and mid-sized banks also rose. Western Alliance Bancorp was 0.1% higher after drifting down from a bigger morning gain.They’ve been ...