By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dental work for Medicare recipients. An end to sky’s-the-limit pricing on prescription drugs. Coverage for low-income people locked out of Medicaid because of political battles. Those are just some of the changes to health care that Democrats want to achieve with President Joe Biden’s
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The French league says its disciplinary commission will meet on Monday to discuss the fan violence that marred Saturday’s match between Lens and Lille. The game was interrupted for about 30 minutes when fans from the northern rivals clashed at halftime. An emergency meeting took place to decide whether the match at
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — Tony Martin, a four-time time trial world champion from Germany who also won five Tour de France stages, said on Sunday that he will put an end to his 14-year long pro career after the world championships. The 36-year-old Martin said he will call it a day after taking part in Sunday’s
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN A first edition copy of the classic novel “Frankenstein” sold for $1.17 million at a recent auction in New York. Christie’s, which hosted the auction, estimated the book would go for $200,000 to $300,000. But by selling for nearly four to six times as much, the book set a record for
Continue ReadingBy KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The interim mayor of Afghanistan’s capital says female employees in the Kabul city government have been told to stay home unless their jobs cannot be filled by men. The mayor on Sunday was detailing the latest restrictions on women by the new Taliban rulers. In recent
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN RODRÍGUEZ and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Spain (AP) — A volcano on Spain’s Atlantic Ocean island of La Palma has erupted after a weeklong buildup of seismic activity, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands of residents. Lava flows have destroyed some isolated houses and threaten to reach coastal towns. Huge
Continue ReadingBy Alta Spells, Jenn Selva, Dakin Andone and Travis Caldwell, CNN The search for the now-missing fiancé of 22-year-old Gabby Petito is focused on a Florida nature reserve, where 50 officers from five local agencies and FBI agents scoured the area Saturday, according to North Port Police spokesperson Josh Taylor. During a Saturday news conference,
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Schupak, CNN In the wake of Hurricane Ida, the pummeling rain that hit cities up and down the East Coast at the start of September overwhelmed storm drains, poured into subway stations and filled basements like bathtubs. The devastating human toll is well known. Less clear is what happened to the denizens of
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN While more people are likely to be eligible for Covid-19 vaccine booster shots, the most glaring issue prolonging the pandemic is the large swath of unvaccinated people, who are filling up hospitals and dying from the persistent virus, officials and health experts said. Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Jimmy Greaves, one of England’s greatest goal-scorers who was prolific for Tottenham, Chelsea and AC Milan, has died. He was 81. With 266 goals in 379 appearances Greaves was the all-time record scorer for Tottenham, which announced his death on Sunday. Greaves suffered a minor
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — La Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC) se reunió el sábado en la Ciudad de México, donde 17 líderes de los países miembros se unieron al presidente de México Andrés Manuel López Obrador para discutir la pandemia de covid-19, el acceso equitativo a las vacunas, las acciones conjuntas en
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — La búsqueda del prometido de Gabby Petito, quien ahora está desaparecido, se centra en una reserva natural de Florida, donde 50 agentes de cinco agencias locales y agentes del FBI registraron el área el sábado, según el portavoz de la policía de North Port, Josh Taylor. Durante una conferencia de
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — An official says gunmen have released 10 more students abducted earlier in July in north-central Nigeria. The chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria said Sunday the gunmen collected a ransom three days ago. But they held back releasing 21 of the students who had been
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Peter has formed over the Atlantic Ocean early Sunday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says the system is centered about 630 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands. Peter is expected to bring rain to the islands including the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico through Tuesday.
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Nick Starkel threw a pair of touchdown passes about three minutes apart and San Jose State beat Hawaii 17-13 in the Mountain West Conference opener for both teams. Kairee Robinson blocked a punt to set up a seven-play, 44-yard drive culminating when Starkel hit Isaiah Hamilton for a 13-yard score and, after
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says France would have known Australia had “deep and grave concerns” that a submarine fleet the French were building would not meet Australia’s needs. France accuses Australia of concealing its intentions to back out of the contract and withdrew its ambassadors from
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says France would have known Australia had “deep and grave concerns” that a submarine fleet the French were building would not meet Australia’s needs. France accuses Australia of concealing its intentions to back out of the contract and withdrew its ambassadors from
Continue ReadingBy RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say gunmen on a motorcycle have shot dead a police constable guarding polio vaccination workers in rural northwest Pakistan. A senior officer said the attack happened in the village of Dhal Behzadi about 75 kilometers (47 miles) south of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN Though they go by different names, almost every major streaming service has some type of “Black film” collection, often promoted during the month of February or, during 2020’s Black Lives Matter protests, in the summer. These collections mainly act as an exhibit for the Black movie titles the streamer already has,
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Two men in their early 30s who were part of a mass migration wave to Europe in 2015 have hard-won advice for fellow Afghans arriving now after the Taliban’s takeover of their homeland. One slept on the streets of Paris during his early days in France and
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