Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Pfizer y BioNTech presentaron una solicitud de autorización de uso de emergencia a la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. para una dosis de refuerzo adicional de su vacuna contra el covid-19 para los adultos de 65 años en adelante que hayan recibido una dosis de refuerzo de cualquiera de
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will deliver a virtual address Wednesday to US members of Congress, as Ukraine continues to press the United States for more assistance in its fight against Russia’s unprovoked and deadly ongoing invasion. Zelensky will appear via video conference and be introduced by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Francia Márquez se convirtió este domingo 19 de junio en la vicepresidenta electa de Colombia cuando triunfó en las urnas junto a Gustavo Petro en la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales del país. El ascenso de Francia Márquez en la política comenzó con los resultados electorales en la
Continue ReadingBy BILL WHITEHEAD Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Mets star Francisco Lindor has a plan in place to help the game slow down for him in his second season with New York. He said “life was a little faster for me last year” and that he wasn’t as ”productive as I wanted
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc, CNN Virginia “Ginni” Thomas’ attendance at the January 6, 2021, rally that preceded the violent attack on the US Capitol has touched off a series of questions about the connection between her activism and the work of her husband, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Thomas told The Washington Free Beacon that while
Continue ReadingWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Stephen Strasburg doesn’t intend to push his recovery from thoracic outlet surgery to be ready for opening day. The Washington Nationals pitcher said Tuesday faced hitters for the first time since the operation last summer. He threw two- and four-seam fastballs, curveballs and changeups to Victor Robles, Lane Thomas,
Continue ReadingBy MITCHELL SCHMIDT Click here for updates on this story WISCONSIN (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — Gov. Tony Evers has reversed a decision to steer federal funds toward people of color as part of a more than $92 million mortgage-assistance program after a conservative law firm contended the move would be unconstitutional. The Democratic governor first
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say two sheriff’s deputies were shot and wounded south of Tacoma, Washington, and a man the deputies had been trying to arrest was shot and killed. Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer said the shooting happened Tuesday near the community of Spanaway as members of a SWAT team tried to arrest
Continue ReadingBy Liz Stark, CNN The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s funeral assistance program has disbursed more than $2 billion to those who have lost loved ones to Covid-19 since the application process began almost a year ago, the agency announced Tuesday. The funds were distributed to more than 300,000 applicants, according to FEMA, with the average
Continue ReadingCNN By Liz Stark, CNN The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s funeral assistance program has disbursed more than $2 billion to those who have lost loved ones to Covid-19 since the application process began almost a year ago, the agency announced Tuesday. The funds were distributed to more than 300,000 applicants, according to FEMA, with the
Continue ReadingBy MARK DIDTLER Associated Press DUNEDIN, Fla, (AP) — Yusei Kikuchi threw a 40-pitch bullpen session, one day after the left-hander joined what projects as formidable Toronto Blue Jays rotation that includes Hyun Jin Ryu and Alek Manoah. Kikuchi’s $36 million, three-year deal was finalized Monday. Kikuchi spoke highly about a video the Blue Jays
Continue ReadingAMSTERDAM (AP) — Darwin Núñez has scored late as Benfica defeated Ajax 1-0 to reach the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time in six years. The result ends the Dutch team’s great run in the European competition. Núñez found the net with a 77th-minute header off a free kick from the right side to
Continue ReadingBy Jasmine Wright, CNN Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, according to a statement from the vice president’s office. “Earlier today, the Second Gentleman tested positive for Covid-19,” said Sabrina Singh, deputy press secretary for Vice President Kamala Harris. “Out of an abundance of caution, the Vice President will not participate
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las futuras temporadas de alergia comenzarán más de un mes antes y serán mucho más intensas a causa de la crisis climática, según un nuevo estudio. El estudio, publicado este martes en la revista académica Nature Communications, concluye que, para finales de siglo, la temporada de polen podría comenzar hasta 40
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says second gentleman Doug Emhoff has tested positive for COVID-19. Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative, but is curtailing her schedule as a result of her husband’s positive test. Harris tweeted Tuesday evening that “Doug is doing fine and we are grateful to be
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — This is the seventh season for Karl-Anthony Towns with the Minnesota Timberwolves. His status has long been established as the franchise player for a long-languishing organization. Towns says he’s feeling fully appreciated by his team for the first time in his career. The connection between comfort
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United has been knocked out of the Champions League by Atletico Madrid to confirm the team’s fifth season without a trophy. The last path to a title was ended at an Old Trafford with a 1-0 loss after Renan Lodi headed in Antoine
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– The 35th annual Summer Fishtrap Gathering of Writers, July 11-17 at Wallowa Lake Lodge is now open for registration. Keying off the theme of “Renewal,” this year’s conference, offered in person, features week-long workshops in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoir, essay, and special workshops for youth.
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Sixty-two years ago, a school teacher looking for rocks in an Arizona desert made a horrific discovery: the burned remains of a young girl. Her identity was a mystery and investigators called her “Little Miss Nobody.” For decades, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office in Prescott, Arizona, along with the National Center
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Coaching longevity is a rarity in college basketball’s top tier. Only 18 of the 75 coaches at schools in the Power 5 and Big East conferences have been at their current programs for at least 10 years. Ed Cooley has 11 seasons at No. 13
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