By Dianne Gallagher and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday called for a second special session of the state legislature to begin this weekend, after Democratic lawmakers fled the state to block a restrictive voting bill. In the Republican governor’s proclamation, which includes “election integrity” on the agenda, he says the special
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Vaccine maker Novavax is asking regulators in India, Indonesia and the Philippines to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 shot. The Maryland-based company partnered with the Serum Institute of India to apply in the three countries, calling the move an important step to improve global vaccine access. The Novavax
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Two North Carolina men accused of raping a tourist who died of an overdose during a spring break trip to Miami Beach are now facing first-degree murder charges. A grand jury in Miami-Dade County returned an indictment Wednesday finding Evoire Collier and Dorian Taylor responsible for the fentanyl-induced death of Christine Englehardt.
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN After Joe Biden came into office, Suleiman Omar Hassan and his roommate, both living in Uganda at the time, scrolled through the news on their cellphones every day looking for the answer to a life-altering question: Will Biden raise the refugee cap? Hassan’s hopes to resettle in the United States were
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ sales tax-free holiday weekend is upon us once again, so you’ll want to know what qualifies and how that can impact your bill, reports ABC affiliate KTRK. The holiday, which runs from Aug. 6-8, exempts sales tax on qualified items priced below $100, which saves shoppers $8 on every $100 they
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By Dakin Andone, CNN Stefanie Watts admits she’s worried about sending her granddaughter and her son back to school on Monday. “I’m scared,” Watts told CNN at a vaccination event in DeKalb County, Georgia. “I’m not gonna tell no lie. I am scared.” But that’s why Watts is getting the teens vaccinated, hoping it will
Continue Reading By MICHAEL BALSAMO and BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is launching a widespread probe into the police force in Phoenix to examine whether officers have been using excessive force and abusing people experiencing homelessness. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the investigation Thursday into the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN From “Full Metal Jacket” in the ’80s to “Mean Girls” in the ’00s, Asian and Pacific Islander women have historically been exoticized and hypersexualized in Hollywood — and the problem lingers today. Female Asian and Pacific Islander characters are more likely than female characters of any other race to be objectified
Continue Reading By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Eleven women described to investigators hired by the New York attorney general’s office how Gov. Andrew Cuomo made them feel sexually harassed. Many of these women were state employees. Others encountered Cuomo in professional settings. Cuomo has denied that he sexual harassed or inappropriately touched anyone.
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By JOSH MORGAN Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, Sheriff Patrick Labat, and acting United States Attorney Kurt Erskine spoke at a news conference Thursday, vowing collaboration with Atlanta Police to help solve the murder of Katie Janness at Piedmont Park Wills said her
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business The pandemic was difficult for casual dining brands like Applebee’s, which saw sales plummet when it closed its dining rooms last year. But now, Applebee’s is doing better than it has in years. One reason? Attention from the song “Fancy Like” by Walker Hayes. “This song lyrically is all about
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By Aleks Klosok and John Sinnott, CNN English Premier League champion Manchester City completed the signing of England international Jack Grealish on a six-year contract on Thursday. The 25-year-old Grealish joins City from Aston Villa having made 213 appearances and scoring 32 goals for the Birmingham club over the course of eight seasons. “I am
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By Naomi Thomas and Jason Hanna, CNN Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine showed 93% efficacy against symptomatic disease through six months, and the company expects to complete its application for full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration this month, the company said Thursday. The efficacy data came from a final analysis of the vaccine’s Phase
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN An attorney for Britney Spears has filed a petition requesting the judge in her conservatorship case move up a hearing to determine immediately whether Jamie Spears will be removed as the co-conservator of his daughter’s estate, according to court documents obtained by CNN on Thursday. The next hearing is currently set
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CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich speaks with a Louisiana woman struggling to find a job that pays enough to support her family.
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business The planned grand reopening of offices across America is in serious doubt because of the Delta variant. In the past 24 hours, a slew of major companies have told employees they will no longer be expected back at their desks in September. Notably, that list includes BlackRock, Wells Fargo and
Continue Reading By Elissa Strauss Grown-ups tend to recall their adolescence as a highlight reel (or maybe, in some cases, it’s a lowlight reel): the first leg or face shave, the first kiss, the first bra, the first ejaculation or menstruation, and the first time you walked into a room and were treated like an adult. It
Continue Reading By Amy Hollyfield Click here for updates on this story PLEASANTON, California (KGO) — Phillip Kreycik’s wife and parents showed their strength and love and emotions this morning in Pleasanton as they came together to thank the community for holding them up during the three-week-long search for Philip. “There really are no words to truly
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Ellen Burstyn is set to guest star in the upcoming season of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” on NBC. The actress will reprise her role as Bernadette Stabler, the widow of Joseph Stabler and mother of Detective Elliot Stabler, played by Christopher Meloni. Burstyn won an Emmy for the role in
Continue Reading By Amy Hollyfield Click here for updates on this story VALLEJO, California (KGO) — An Amazon delivery person saved the day in Vallejo when he found a stolen truck and trailer belonging to one of his customers. Mark Cutlip says his truck and trailer were stolen Tuesday morning. He uses them for his new junk
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN The estate of Aaliyah has a message to those who have tried to release unauthorized projects about the late star. The singer, who was born Aaliyah Dana Haughton, died August 25, 2001, at the age of 22 in a plane crash that also took the lives of eight others. Aaliyah’s
Continue Reading As the Delta variant surges around the country, Corporate America is taking a stand on vaccinations. Johnny Taylor, president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, explains the conditions employees will face if they aren’t vaccinated against Covid-19.
Continue Reading By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Amazon on Thursday pushed back its office return date until early next year amid a surge in Covid-19 cases from the Delta variant, making it one of the most significant delays yet in the tech industry. The online retail giant’s corporate workers in multiple countries, including the United States, were
Continue Reading Asset manager Vanguard is giving a $1,000 bonus to any US worker who gets the Covid-19 vaccine by October 1. CNN’s Matt Egan reports.
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business More employers are mandating Covid-19 vaccines for their workers as the Delta variant surges across the United States. But one step in the process could slow down the rollout of such requirements: negotiations with labor unions representing employees. Talks between employers and labor leaders are taking place in a variety
Continue Reading By Sarah Fortinsky, CNN Rep. Ralph Norman tested positive for Covid-19, the South Carolina Republican announced Thursday, coming one week after he joined in a lawsuit against Speaker Nancy Pelosi over being fined for not wearing a mask on the floor of the House. “After experiencing minor symptoms this morning, I sought a COVID-19 test
Continue Reading By Rachel Trent, CNN “A wandering mind is an unhappy mind.” That’s what Harvard researchers Matthew A. Killingsworth and Daniel T. Gilbert of Harvard University wrote after their 2010 study found people spend nearly half of their waking hours thinking about something other than what is going on right in front of them. There is
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard and Deidre McPhillips, CNN As kids head back to school this month, vaccination rates among adolescents tend to be lower in states that have banned mask mandates in schools than in states that will require masks in schools, a new CNN analysis finds. About 8 million adolescents — representing about a third
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard and Deidre McPhillips, CNN As kids head back to school this month, vaccination rates among adolescents tend to be lower in states that have banned mask mandates in schools than in states that will require masks in schools, a new CNN analysis finds. About 8 million adolescents — representing about a third
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By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered another special legislative session to again try to pass a Republican-backed voting bill. The announcement Thursday came after Democrats left the state in protest to again prevent Republicans from changing the state’s elections laws. More than
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