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Flyers with anti-Semitic language distributed in neighborhoods across South Florida; also reported in 5 other states

By Alta Spells, Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Hundreds of anti-Semitic flyers — falsely claiming the public health response to Covid-19 is being orchestrated by Jewish people — were distributed to homes in South Florida over the weekend, according to authorities. Similar flyers were distributed in five other states — Colorado, Wisconsin, Texas, California,

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Utah teacher sues school district after she says officials retaliated against her for reporting sexual harassment among 5th-grade students

By Michelle Watson, CNN A teacher in Utah is suing her former employer after she said it retaliated against her for reporting sexual harassment among her students, according to court documents filed last week. Kathryn Moore is suing Utah’s Park City School District “for violations of Title IX” and “state breach of contract,” according to

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Cheryl Hines condemns husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine comments, which invoked Anne Frank

By Scottie Andrew, CNN “Curb Your Enthusiasm” actress Cheryl Hines has condemned her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s comments about Anne Frank, who was murdered by Nazis as a teenager, which he made during a rally against vaccine mandates. Kennedy, a longtime opponent of vaccines, invoked Nazi Germany in his screed against vaccine mandates on

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US suggests Winter Olympics could influence Russia’s military planning in Ukraine

By Jennifer Hansler and Jeremy Herb, CNN A senior US official suggested Wednesday that the Winter Olympics beginning next week in China could affect Russian President Vladimir Putin’s calculations over a possible invasion of Ukraine. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said that the Winter Olympics in Beijing could impact Putin’s thinking about potential military

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IMF slashes US and China growth forecasts

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The pandemic will continue to stoke uncertainty and inflation in its third year, undermining the global recovery from the coronavirus and pushing total economic losses toward $14 trillion. That’s according to the International Monetary Fund, which on Tuesday slashed its global growth forecast for 2022 by half a percentage point

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Biden says no one knows what Putin will do after White House called Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘imminent’

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden acknowledged Tuesday a deeply uncertain situation at the Ukraine border, where Russian troops are amassing but few observers have any definitive knowledge of whether or when they might invade. Earlier, the White House said a Russian invasion was “imminent,” and American troops have been placed on high alert

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Parents: Don’t throw away this IRS letter

By Tami Luhby, CNN Attention parents: Hold onto that Internal Revenue Service letter about your enhanced child tax credit payments. You’ll need it when you file your 2021 tax return. The IRS has mailed families Letter 6419, which states how much they received in monthly child tax credit payments from July through December. It also

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NATO chief: Still a ‘diplomatic way out’ of Ukraine conflict, as military alliance prepares written proposal for Russia

By Madalena Araújo, Arnaud Siad and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN NATO will send a written proposal to the Kremlin later this week to “try to find a way forward” amid growing tensions over Russia’s troop build-up on Ukraine’s border, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday. “We will outline that we are ready

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Schools in Flint, Michigan, are sticking with remote learning indefinitely. Families say they’re struggling to keep it up

By Adrienne Broaddus, CNN Students in Flint Community Schools have only been in the classroom about six months over the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and after the district’s announcement last week that distance learning would continue until further notice, some families — including some still dealing with the city’s water crisis

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Florida shuts down all monoclonal antibody treatment sites after FDA decision to limit use of certain treatments not proven effective against Omicron

By Chris Boyette, CNN Florida is closing its monoclonal antibody treatment sites, health officials announced late Monday, citing the US Food and Drug Administration’s decision to limit the use of certain versions of the treatments that were found less effective against the now-dominant Omicron variant of coronavirus. “Unfortunately, as a result of this abrupt decision

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DHS warns of potential Russia cyberattacks amid tensions

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Russia would consider conducting a cyberattack on the US homeland if Moscow perceived that a US or NATO response to a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine “threatened [Russia’s] long-term national security,” according to a Department of Homeland Security intelligence bulletin obtained by CNN. “Russia maintains a range of offensive cyber tools

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Another winter storm is streaking across the northern Plains this week. But it won’t stop Plowy McPlowface, one of Minnesota’s famed snowplows

By Judson Jones and Jennifer Gray, CNN This week, another winter storm is streaking across the northern Plains and the Midwest, dropping a few inches of snow. And it’s so cold outside, iguanas are falling out of trees. But this won’t stop Plowy McPlowface, one of Minnesota’s famed snowplows. Through frosted windows and low visibility,

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Russian naval exercises off Ireland’s coast ‘not welcome,’ says Foreign Minister

By Niamh Kennedy and James Frater, CNN Planned Russian naval exercises within Ireland’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) are “not welcome” or “wanted right now,” Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister has said, as tensions between Russia and the West continue to simmer over fears that Moscow is planning an invasion of Ukraine. Russian naval exercises are due

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Virginia school districts sue Gov. Youngkin over executive order making mask mandate optional

By Paradise Afshar, CNN Seven Virginia school boards are challenging the new GOP governor’s executive order banning mask mandates while schools in a major Catholic diocese have been directed to follow it, setting up parents, schools and public officials yet again along a key pandemic-rights fault line. The school boards of Alexandria City, Arlington County,

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Financial adviser arrested and fired after throwing drink at smoothie shop employees following his son’s allergic reaction

By Chris Boyette, CNN A Connecticut man has been arrested and lost his job after video surfaced of him yelling at employees of a smoothie shop Saturday, where he claimed his son received a drink with peanut butter, causing a severe allergic reaction sending him to the hospital. According to Fairfield Police, James Iannazzo picked

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LA school district will require students to wear better masks for classes and sports

By Stella Chan, CNN Starting Monday, students and staff in the nation’s second-largest school district will be required to wear non-cloth masks that have a nose wire, including while participating in athletic activities, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced. Schools will provide surgical-style masks for students and employees who need them and they

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How you sleep can cause neck and back pain

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Neck pain may have many causes: Stress, poor posture, texting, injuries from sports, car or other accidents and chronic illnesses such as fibromyalgia, to name a few. But there’s another culprit you may not be considering — how you sleep. “Generally, when you wake up with neck pain, either your pillow

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January 6 committee has been talking with ex-attorney general William Barr, chairman says

By Daniella Diaz and Chandelis Duster, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection has been having conversations with former Attorney General William Barr, the committee’s chairman said Sunday. “To be honest with you, we’ve had conversations with the former attorney general already,” Rep. Bennie Thompson told CBS’ Margaret Brennan on “Face the

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What it’s like to cruise during Omicron

Francesca Street, CNN Cruise ships turning around mid-voyage. People placed in quarantine cabins on board. Voyages abruptly canceled. Crew members trying to appease unhappy customers. It all feels a bit like deja vu, but the cruise industry is soldiering on as the Omicron coronavirus variant makes its presence felt at sea as it has on

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Home prices are starting to lose steam

By Anna Bahney Overheated home prices continue to show signs of cooling off a bit. Home prices rose 18.8% year-over-year in November, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index. But that staggering jump was down from a 19.1% increase in October. For the past several months, prices have continued to rise

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