Omicron subvariant found in 25% of cases tested at UW lab
SEATTLE (AP) — Health officials say the subvariant of omicron known as BA.2 accounts for about one-fourth of COVID-19 cases sequenced in…
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6 students killed in Oklahoma crash were in car that seats 4
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Six teenage girls on a high school lunch break were killed when their small car with only four…
Continue Reading‘One push and that was it!’: Couple delivers baby on highway exit
By Kirsten Mitchell Click here for updates on this story WOODBURY, Minnesota (WCCO) — Precious cargo travels on…
Continue ReadingUN sets 5-year goal to broaden climate early warning systems
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The chief of the United Nations has announced a project to put every person on Earth in range of…
Continue ReadingGifted and at the top of her game — Ashleigh Barty shocks the sports world
By Matias Grez, CNN On her day, Ashleigh Barty was an unstoppable force. Her sudden retirement at the age of just 25 comes as a shock not only due to…
Continue ReadingSuit: Third grader thrown across room by school worker
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by the mother of a third grader says a Multnomah Education Service District worker inflicted illegal corporal…
Continue ReadingOpera film ‘Soldier Songs’ about war trauma heads to Grammys
By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A display case in his old high school gave David T. Little the inspiration for his first opera…
Continue ReadingAutoridades de Nevada buscan a una mujer de 18 años cuya desaparición dicen que es “de naturaleza sospechosa”
urielblanco (CNN) — Las autoridades de Nevada solicitan la ayuda del público para encontrar a una mujer de 18 años que lleva desaparecida…
Continue ReadingAUTO RACING: Hendrick off to fast start, F1 and IndyCar, too
By The Associated Press Hendrick Motorsports is off to a consistent start in NASCAR’s top series. William Byron became the third winner in five…
Continue ReadingVenezuelan same-sex couples still wait for right to marry
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Ana Margarita Rojas and Elena Hernáiz have shared their lives for more than three…
Continue ReadingJoni Taylor leaves Georgia to replace Blair at Texas A&M
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer Georgia women’s basketball coach Joni Taylor is leaving for Southeastern Conference rival Texas A&M. The Lady…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump rescinds his endorsement of Mo Brooks in Alabama’s US Senate race
By Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump has yanked his endorsement from Alabama Senate hopeful Mo Brooks, promising to make a new endorsement…
Continue ReadingA receipt for ‘invisible’ art could fetch half a million dollars at auction
Oscar Holland, CNN In 1958, artist Yves Klein famously opened an exhibition called “The Void,” which saw him place a large cabinet in an…
Continue ReadingRick Astley celebrates his 1987 debut album with reissue
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Most pop stars take some time before they hit the big time, putting out a few albums before…
Continue ReadingUN chief announces plan to get the whole world access to early weather warnings within 5 years
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced a plan Wednesday to ensure every single person on the planet has…
Continue ReadingInvestors beware: The West is going to hit Russia with more sanctions
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Western sanctions are decimating Russia’s economy and sending shockwaves through global markets. Still, there is…
Continue ReadingTrump rescinds Brooks endorsement in Senate race in Alabama
By KIM CHANDLER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has rescinded his endorsement of Alabama…
Continue ReadingDriver crashes into gas pipeline, causing huge fire in Texas
MANSFIELD, Texas (AP) — Authorities say one person was critically injured when their vehicle struck a natural gas pipeline in a Dallas suburb,…
Continue ReadingEU proposes aid package to help farmers weather Ukraine war
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm has proposed a 500 million-euro aid package to help food…
Continue ReadingEU proposes aid package to help farmers weather Ukraine war
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm has proposed a 500 million-euro aid package to help food…
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