By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Arthur, the bespectacled aardvark beloved by generations of viewers, is finally about to start the fourth grade. And in the new school year, he and his pals will befriend some new classmates — including a Sikh boy named Samir. The character of Samir will make his debut in “Arthur’s First Day,”
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Lemos, CNN Louisiana State University announced Tuesday that it will require all guests at Tiger Stadium who are 12 and older to provide either proof of Covid-19 vaccination or a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of entering the venue. The university cited “the significant threat presented by COVID-19 across the state
Continue ReadingCNN, WCBS By Gregory Lemos, CNN Louisiana State University announced Tuesday that it will require all guests at Tiger Stadium who are 12 and older to provide either proof of Covid-19 vaccination or a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of entering the venue. The university cited “the significant threat presented by COVID-19 across
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Fox, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has given full approval to Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for people age 16 and older. Approval for youths ages 12-15 is expected to follow soon. “I don’t think it’ll be long before they extend it to 12 to 15 — maybe within a few weeks to
Continue ReadingCNN, PFIZER, NBC, STANFORD MEDICINE, CINCINNATI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has given full approval to Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for people age 16 and older. Approval for youths ages 12-15 is expected to follow soon. “I don’t think it’ll be long before they extend it to 12 to
Continue ReadingALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria has formally broken off diplomatic relations with neighboring Morocco, with the foreign minister citing a series of alleged hostile acts. Tuesday’s move culminates a period of growing tension between the North African countries which are mired in a decades-long feud, with their borders closed to each other. The announcement comes
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Hours after leaving office, scandal-tainted former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo suffered another defeat: losing the special Emmy Award he received last year for his daily, televised briefings on the coronavirus pandemic. The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said in a statement Tuesday that given Cuomo’s resignation amid a
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns defensive end Takk McKinley has returned to the team after leaving training camp last month for personal reasons. McKinley took part in the early walkthrough portion of practice on Tuesday before he was spotted heading into the training facility as the Browns began stretching.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera reached a four-year agreement with the union for its orchestra, the last major deal needed for the company to resume performances following a 1 1/2-year layoff caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The contract with local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians, ratified Tuesday,
Continue ReadingBy Rachel McCrary, Anna Muckenfuss Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — As Flint crime surges, the family members of 3-year-old Messiah Williams, who was shot and killed, rallied outside of the district court building. Participants cried “Justice to Messiah” and “No deals! No mercy,” demanding harsh sentences for the suspects
Continue ReadingBy Kerry Flynn, CNN Business Washington Post humor columnist Gene Weingarten has apologized for a piece he wrote last week about his eating habits, in which he inaccurately described Indian cuisine as “based entirely on one spice.” In the August 19 piece titled “You can’t make me eat these foods,” Weingarten ticked through a number
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Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Spider-Man fans finally got what they were waiting for Monday night when Sony premiered the actual “Spider-Man: No Way Home” trailer. Trailers for Marvel movies always come with a lot of excitement, but “No Way Home” is a different story. The film, which stars Tom Holland as the friendly neighborhood
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson, CNN The US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has raised the volcano alert from advisory to watch for the Kīlauea volcano after an increase in earthquake activity under the south part of the Kīlauea summit caldera within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, according to release from the USGS. While the Kīlauea volcano is
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Oregon coach Mario Cristobal wants his players to have the mindset that they’re the hunters, not the hunted, as they enter a new season. The outside expectations for the 11th-ranked Ducks are quite high, however. The Ducks are predicted to win their third straight Pac-12 championship. Oregon could also
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Oregon coach Mario Cristobal wants his players to have the mindset that they’re the hunters, not the hunted, as they enter a new season. The outside expectations for the 11th-ranked Ducks are quite high, however. The Ducks are predicted to win their third straight Pac-12 championship. Oregon could also
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story ROCKVILLE, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man accused of killing his wife in Ellington almost six years ago will face a judge for a hearing on Tuesday. Richard Dabate is due in court in Rockville. Richard Dabate was charged with murdering Connie Dabate in Dec. 2015.
Continue ReadingBy LAURIE KELLMAN and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases each day in Israel is nearing the record set in January. The government reported Tuesday that 9,831 new cases had been registered a day earlier, the highest count since the record of more than 10,000
Continue ReadingBY CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and EVENS SANON Associated Press LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — More than a week after Haiti’s devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake, a dilemma has emerged for the region’s limited health care services: how to turn over hospital beds when discharged patients have no place to go. Jertha Ylet was brought to Les Cayes’ General
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connectitcut (WFSB) — Connecticut’s restaurant industry claims it is in danger of being wiped out by the Delta COVID variant, citing results from a recent national restaurant survey. The National Restaurant Association survey found that nationally, a majority of consumers changed their dining behavior,
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