U.S. averaging 100,000 new Covid-19 infections a day
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — The Covid-19 outbreak in the United States has crossed 100,000 new confirmed daily infections. It’s a milestone…
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Texas Dems again no shows for 3rd GOP voting bill attempt
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democrats still refused to return to the state Capitol on Saturday as Gov. Greg Abbott began a third attempt at passing new…
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Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist’s positive COVID test cancels shows
By The Associated Press CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Lynyrd Skynyrd has pulled out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame concert after guitarist Rickey Medlocke…
Continue Reading Senate clears 60-vote threshold to advance $1T infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate has moved closer to passing a $1 trillion infrastructure package after lawmakers from both parties came…
Continue Reading 28,000-year-old lion cub looks like it’s just sleeping
By Ashley Strickland, CNN We are driven by discovery. As a kid, I devoured stories about the arduous efforts to reveal the past (and I still do).…
Continue Reading U.S. women win relay gold; Felix now most-decorated American track athlete
TOKYO, Japan — Allyson Felix has won her 11th Olympic medal by combining with her American teammates to finish the 4×400-meter relay in 3…
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Kevin Durant leads U.S. men to 4th straight basketball gold medal
SAITAMA, Japan — Nothing about the summer was easy for the U.S. men’s basketball team, and neither was the gold-medal game. The Americans…
Continue Reading Two men arrested in US over alleged plot to kill Myanmar’s UN ambassador
By Helen Regan and Jamie Crawford, CNN Two Myanmar citizens have been charged in New York with allegedly plotting to kill or injure Myanmar’s…
Continue Reading A Trump-era policy that shut out top Chinese students could be hurting America more than Beijing
By Julia Hollingsworth, Yong Xiong and David Culver, CNN When Dennis Hu came home to China for the 2020 Lunar New Year, he thought it would be a…
Continue Reading US is flying Central Americans to Mexico to deter crossings
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and GISELA SALOMON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two U.S. officials say the Biden administration has begun flying some Central…
Continue Reading Perseverance rover’s first attempt to collect Martian sample didn’t go as planned
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Attempting firsts on Mars is hard, even if you’re an incredibly capable and advanced robot like the Perseverance…
Continue Reading Taliban seizes Afghanistan’s second-largest city
CNN By Clarissa Ward and Brad Lendon, CNN The Taliban has taken control of the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, Afghan…
Continue Reading UN fears for revered Christian and tourist site in Ethiopia that goes back 900 years
CNN staff They’re one greatest cultural and religious treasures not only in Ethiopia but also in Africa and in Christendom: the ancient…
Continue Reading Biden extends student loan payment pause to January 31
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Biden administration is extending the pause on federal student loan payments one last time until January 31. The pandemic…
Continue Reading Besieged on a ‘Taliban-made island,’ Kandahar’s residents see no way out as militants advance ever closer
By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN A wedding hall in the west of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second city, now lies on the…
Continue Reading At least 10 people injured in stabbings on Tokyo train
By Mayumi Maruyama, CNN Ten people were stabbed Friday night on a train in Tokyo by a man with a knife, according to the Tokyo Fire Department. The…
Continue Reading Shots give COVID-19 survivors big immune boost, studies show
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers Even people who have recovered from COVID-19 are urged to get vaccinated, and a new study…
Continue Reading Vaccination form for federal workers adds penalties for lies
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal employees who need to certify their vaccination status under a new policy instituted by…
Continue Reading Gym owner pleads guilty to assaulting officer in Jan. 6 riot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A New Jersey gym owner has become the first person to plead guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer…
Continue Reading Conor Lamb joins 2022 race for open Pennsylvania Senate seat
By MARC LEVY and MICHAEL RUBINKAM U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb says he is running for Pennsylvania’s open Senate seat, joining a crowded Democratic field…
Continue Reading Norwegian cruises challenges Florida passenger vaccine law
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Norwegian Cruise Line is asking a federal judge to block a Florida law…
Continue Reading Florida OKs school vouchers in districts requiring masks
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Board of Education has approved an emergency…
Continue Reading Police: Potential witness in Atlanta park stabbing located
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police say a possible witness who was seen jogging in the popular metro park where a woman was stabbed to death has been…
Continue Reading White House touts economic recovery as U.S. adds 943,000 jobs
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden on Friday touted the country’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic after the U.S.…
Continue Reading Germany: 2 officials probed over warnings in deadly flood
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they have launched formal investigations into whether two regional officials…
Continue Reading US restricts more visas for Nicaraguans close to government
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The United States has slapped visa restrictions on 50 immediate family members of Nicaraguan officials who have been…
Continue Reading Indonesian army hints at ending invasive ‘virginity tests’ for female recruits
By Sara Spary and Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN The Indonesian army has hinted that it will end mandatory “virginity tests” for female recruits,…
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Arkansas judge blocks state from enforcing law banning mask mandates by schools and other governmental bodies
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a law that prevents schools and other governmental…
Continue Reading Woman who accused NY Gov. Cuomo of groping her at mansion files criminal complaint
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Albany County Sheriff’s office says a woman who accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping her breast at the New York…
Continue Reading A crucial ocean circulation is showing signs of instability. Its shutdown would have serious impacts on our weather.
By Angela Dewan, CNN A crucial system of currents in the Atlantic Ocean that helps control temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere and has…
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