Year: 2021

WINTER PARK, Fla. (AP) — A little rain didn’t stop it from being a beautiful day at Rollins College in Florida this week as a bronze sculpture to beloved children’s TV host Mister Rogers was unveiled. School officials held up umbrellas during Thursday’s ceremony as they pulled back a drape on the work entitled “A

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say they have more evidence that vaccinations can offer better protection against COVID-19 than natural immunity from a prior infection. A new study found that unvaccinated people who had been infected months earlier were 5 times more likely to get COVID months than

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Six New York City firefighters angry with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city workers that took effect Friday were pulled from duty and suspended after driving a fire truck to a state Senator’s office and threatening his staff over the requirement. State Senator Zellnor Myrie

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By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — U.S. governors are taking a seat at the table as international leaders gather in Scotland at a critical moment for global efforts to reduce fossil fuel emissions and slow the planet’s temperature rise. At least a half dozen Democratic governors are planning to attend parts of

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Some 1,900 police officers across Puerto Rico have gone on strike to demand a better public pension plan. The absences reported Friday are expected to continue through the weekend and prompted several mayors to declare a state of emergency. Puerto Rico’s police department has more than 11,500 officers that

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press Medical experts say it’s unclear why an Oklahoma inmate began convulsing and vomiting after the first of three drugs used to execute him was administered. But they all agree the dosage was massive compared with what’s standard in surgeries. Jonathan Groner is a surgery professor at Ohio State University’s medical

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Association of Puerto Rico Journalists is seeking access to recordings of court proceedings involving a woman who was killed by her former boyfriend and has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its case against the U.S. territory’s government. They raise two questions

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and BRENDAN FARRINGTON TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched criticism at President Joe Biden as he called lawmakers into a special session to take up legislation to prevent vaccine mandates enacted by businesses. The special session will begin Nov. 15 and end by Nov. 19. DeSantis issued the call

By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tourism officials from Oregon’s largest city are calling Portland’s reputation “badly damaged” by months of destructive protests, a homeless crisis and a record year for homicides. Travel Portland is the main tourism promotor for the city and presented data to elected city officials this

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Researchers at the University of Cincinnati say they have more evidence that Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico was more than just an ancient gathering spot for Indigenous ceremonies and rituals. The researchers used pollen and botanical analysis with mapping to chart environmental impacts of

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Nineteen states are now suing to block President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors. One suit filed in Missouri on Friday includes that state as well as Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming. A second suit filed in Georgia also includes Alabama,