By Betsy Klein, CNN More Americans are getting their Covid-19 updated booster shots, new data show, but Biden administration officials caution the recent uptake is still not enough as the winter months and the threat of new outbreaks approach. Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expected to be posted later Thursday
Continue ReadingCNN By Betsy Klein, CNN More Americans are getting their Covid-19 updated booster shots, new data show, but Biden administration officials caution the recent uptake is still not enough as the winter months and the threat of new outbreaks approach. Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expected to be posted later
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press ADA, Okla. (AP) — Many of the 39 Native American tribes based in Oklahoma have played a role in state politics for decades, often quietly and behind the scenes. But this year many are wielding their considerable influence more openly to oppose a second term for Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL) — Los Angeles police tased and arrested a man in Mid-Wilshire after he allegedly attacked a woman with a sword. When officers arrived at the 1200 block of Victoria Avenue they found the suspect, Eric Herrera, walking in the middle of
Continue ReadingBy Luke McGee, CNN Boris Johnson appears to be on the verge of attempting a stunning political comeback. Allies of the former UK prime minister — who resigned in disgrace only three months ago — believe he will stand in the leadership contest that will follow the resignation of his successor, Liz Truss. Two sources
Continue ReadingCNN By Luke McGee, CNN Boris Johnson appears to be on the verge of attempting a stunning political comeback. Allies of the former UK prime minister — who resigned in disgrace only three months ago — believe he will stand in the leadership contest that will follow the resignation of his successor, Liz Truss. Two
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’re flying American Airlines on an upcoming trip outside of the US, the front of the plane will look a bit different. The airline said it is eliminating its first-class cabin on international flights because customers aren’t purchasing the increasingly expensive tickets. Here’s what else you need to know
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The major freight railroads appear unwilling to give track maintenance workers much more than they received in the initial contract they rejected last week, increasing the chances of a strike. The railroads rejected the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division union’s request to add
Continue ReadingBy Brynn Gingras, Nicki Brown, John Miller and Amir Vera, CNN The body of missing Princeton University student Misrach Ewunetie was found on campus Thursday, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said. Her body was found at about 1 p.m. on the facilities grounds, behind tennis courts, according to a statement from Mercer County prosecutor Angelo
Continue ReadingLOUISIANA, Mo. (AP) — The police chief in a small Missouri town has been charged with felony drug crimes after his girlfriend’s brother was found dead from an apparent overdose in the police chief’s home. William Jones, 50, was charged Wednesday with second-degree drug trafficking, possession of a controlled substance and tampering with evidence. He
Continue ReadingSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The International Olympic Committee says it’s in talks with 10 potential candidates to host a future Summer Games. Interest in hosting the 2036 Olympics has been expressed by officials in countries including Egypt, England, India, Indonesia and Qatar. IOC director general Christophe de Kepper did not identify any of the
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Liz Truss, primera ministra del Reino Unido, anunció su renuncia apenas seis semanas después de asumir el cargo, profundizando la crisis política en el país y especialmente dentro del Partido Conservador. Truss llegó a Downing Street el 6 de septiembre en reemplazo de Boris Johnson, pero desde entonces su corto período
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin police are investigating how private photos and video of members of the school’s national champion women’s volleyball team got circulated publicly without their consent. Wisconsin’s athletic department says players contacted campus police after they became aware the photos had been made public. The volleyball players aren’t being investigated
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story STOCKTON, California (KPIX) — Sixty small white candles illuminated the steps of Stockton’s City Hall on Wednesday night to remember six men who were fatally shot in a series of killings in Stockton and one in Oakland. Police said the string of shootings from April
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica, CNN After weeks of avoiding the abortion allegations against Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock is putting money behind the accusations that have roiled the key race. Warnock’s campaign released a new television ad on Thursday that highlight the allegations that Walker paid for a woman’s abortion and
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Trowbridge Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WGGB, WSHM-LD) — There will be no Parade of Big Balloons again this year in Springfield. The Spirit of Springfield announced Wednesday that the holiday event, which made its way down Springfield’s Main Street for decades, was being postponed due to what they
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Megan Thee Stallion and her boyfriend Pardison “Pardi” Fontaine are celebrating two years together. The two took to Instagram to share a photo of Fontaine, jokingly biting Megan. “Yr 2 with U,” the Megan wrote. Fontaine’s wrote, “TWO YEARS AROUND THE SUN .. SEEM LIKE WE BEEN ON OUR OWN PLANET..
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A Russian diplomat says the International Committee of the Red Cross has conducted at least five visits to Ukrainian prisoners of war since Russia invaded Ukraine. Gennady Gatilov, Russia’s ambassador in Geneva, said Thursday it was unreasonable to think Red Cross teams could visit all 6,000 Ukrainian
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un grupo de luchadores universitarios de Wyoming se enfrentó a su rival más duro durante el fin de semana. Kendell Cummings y Brady Lowry —compañeros de equipo de lucha en el Northwest College de Powell, Wyoming— fueron atacados por un oso pardo el sábado mientras buscaban cornamentas. Los jóvenes fueron
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — A judge has sentenced musician Jacob Hoggard to five years in prison after he was found guilty earlier this year of sexually assaulting an Ottawa woman. Hoggard was the front man for the Canadian band Hedley. Justice Gillian Roberts said she accepted the woman’s testimony in its entirety. The 2016 sexual assault
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