By Jeremy Diamond, CNN As soon as this weekend, Americans will for the first time be able to get a coronavirus vaccine booster shot that targets the two most prevalent Omicron subvariants as well as the original strain of the virus. It almost didn’t happen. Absent new funding from Congress, securing tens of millions of
Continue ReadingCNN, YOUTUBE, CONVERSATIONS ON HEALTH CARE, CDC, PFIZER, MODERNA, Youtube/Conversations on Health Care By Jeremy Diamond, CNN As soon as this weekend, Americans will for the first time be able to get a coronavirus vaccine booster shot that targets the two most prevalent Omicron subvariants as well as the original strain of the virus. It
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A defense expert says forcibly administering anti-psychotic medication to a man charged with killing three people and wounding eight others in a 2015 attack on a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic probably won’t make him well enough to stand trial and could also harm his health. Dr. George
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield denies that he said anything malicious toward his former team, the Cleveland Browns. Mayfield said “first, I didn’t say that” and added that “everybody is going to write what they want.” Mayfield said he was shocked to hear the report
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN China has committed “serious human rights violations” against Uyghur Muslims in its northwestern region of Xinjiang, which may amount to “crimes against humanity” according to a long-awaited report released Wednesday by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The detailed 45-page report, published just minutes before outgoing commissioner Michelle Bachelet’s
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer Marcus Gibson never realized how much water a high school football program used until it was gone. Even so, he considers his team one of the lucky ones as a water crises roils Mississippi’s largest city. The football coach at Murrah High School — right in the middle of
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press St. Louis’ top prosecutor has filed a motion asking a judge to vacate the conviction that sent a man to prison nearly 30 years ago for a murder he has long claimed he didn’t commit. Lamar Johnson was convicted in the 1994 killing of 25-year-old Marcus Boyd in an alleged
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW WAGNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Keston Hiura and Luis Urías each hit an RBI single during Milwaukee’s four-run seventh inning, and the Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1. Willy Adames had a run-scoring double as Milwaukee won for the fourth time in five games. Freddy Peralta pitched five effective innings, and Taylor
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former chief of patrol for the New York City Police Department will serve temporarily as “consulting Chief of Operations” for the undermanned New Orleans Police Department. New Orleans Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson announced the hiring of Fausto Pichardo in an email to his officers Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Aaron Donald downplayed swinging a helmet at Cincinnati Bengals players in a brawl at a joint practice between last season’s Super Bowl teams last Thursday. “It was just a practice. It was football,” Donald said Wednesday in an interview for an upcoming episode of the AP Pro Football
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have released running back Trey Sermon a year after trading up to draft him in the third round. The move to cut Sermon came when the Niners needed a roster spot after claiming offensive lineman Blake Hance off waivers
Continue ReadingFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons are being molded to fit the vision of general manager Terry Fontenot and coach Arthur Smith, creating a more youthful look with such players as Kyle Pitts and Drake London positioned as leaders of the rebuild. Pitts, the tight end, and London, a wide receiver, are Atlanta’s
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Oregon’s recent boom in tax revenue is coming to an end.
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The UCLA defense on Saturday will have only two starters and one assistant returning from the unit that took the field nine months earlier in the regular-season finale. Headlining the changes is Bill McGovern at defensive coordinator following the resignation of Jerry Azzinaro. McGovern was
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a woman killed while looking out the window of her South Carolina home was intentionally shot by a neighbor shooting at targets in his yard. Prosecutors have upgraded the charge against 30-year-old Nicholas Lucas to murder. Investigators say crime scene technicians this week determined the fatal
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX’s partnership with NASA just got $1.4 billion sweeter, as the space agency announced Wednesday that it’s extending its deal with the company to cover five additional missions. The contract cements a long future for SpaceX and NASA as they work together to launch astronauts to and from the International
Continue ReadingCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former police officer and firefighter in West Virginia has been sentenced to the maximum of 14 years in prison in a rape case involving a 16-year-old girl. Christopher Lee Osborne was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Charleston. He pleaded guilty in June to violating the girl’s civil rights by
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Erling Haaland is taking English soccer by storm. The Manchester City striker has back-to-back hat tricks and nine goals in five games. No player has ever made as good a start to the Premier League as the towering Norway striker. Haaland’s latest three-goal haul came in the first half
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Months after making abortions cheaper for women, California lawmakers have now voted to make vasectomies cheaper for men. The bill passed Wednesday and now goes to Gov. Gavin Newsom. If he signs it, California would become the eighth state to do this for vasectomies — joining
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A former staff sergeant stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Tuesday pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Washington, to charges related to traveling to a foreign country with the intent to engage in child sex crimes. Moeun Yoeun, of Steilacoom, Washington, pleaded guilty Tuesday to sex trafficking children, production
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