FDA warns against using throat swabs for home Covid-19 tests
By Jamie Gumbrecht, Naomi Thomas and Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is cautioning against using self-collected throat swabs…
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Western Hockey League suspends activities for 15 teams
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Western Hockey League suspended activities for 15 teams Friday and postponed eight games because of COVID-19 concerns.…
Continue ReadingWestern Hockey League suspends activities for 15 teams
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Western Hockey League suspended activities for 15 teams Friday and postponed eight games because of COVID-19 concerns.…
Continue ReadingBroncos activate specialists McManus, Martin off virus list
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos activated kicker Brandon McManus and punter Sam Martin off the reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday, 24 hours…
Continue ReadingInslee rescinds state government affirmative action ban
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says he will roll back a long-standing directive that restricts affirmative action in state…
Continue ReadingSeahawks hope late offensive surge is springboard into ’22
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks are hoping the final month of the NFL season will become a launching point…
Continue ReadingCómo es viajar en el vuelo más corto del mundo
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El piloto, que está a escasos centímetros de sus pasajeros, levanta la mano y acciona los interruptores metálicos…
Continue ReadingGarrett lifts Northwestern St. over Incarnate Word 83-80
KATY, Texas — Cedric Garrett made the decisive three-point play and Northwestern State defeated Incarnate Word 83-80 in a second-round game of the…
Continue Reading2 Republicans to AP: Wisconsin Sen. Johnson to seek 3rd term
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, one of former President Donald Trump’s most…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Where are the COVID-19 tests that Biden promised?
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced last month that the federal government will…
Continue ReadingCompanies keep mum as vaccine mandate goes to Supreme Court
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO NEW YORK (AP) — Companies that would be affected by a Biden administration vaccine-or-testing requirement for workers…
Continue ReadingBell tops Chen to win first US figure skating championship
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mariah Bell had been to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships nine times without standing…
Continue ReadingPixar’s ‘Turning Red’ to debut directly on Disney+
NEW YORK (AP) — The third straight Pixar feature film will go straight to Disney+, the Walt Disney Co. announced Friday. “Turning Red” will…
Continue ReadingSidney Poitier changed movies, and changed lives
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Poitier made history — on the screen and off. He opened up possibilities for…
Continue ReadingFBI warns cybercriminals have tried to hack US firms by mailing malicious USB drives
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A prolific Eastern European cybercriminal group has tried to hack US companies in the transportation, defense and insurance…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 pauses have teams working way back to ‘game shape’
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Men’s and women’s basketball coaches across the country are coping with the challenge…
Continue Reading1 missing in Pacific Northwest flooding, slides
By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — At least one person was missing and presumed dead as snow turned to rain and deluged the…
Continue ReadingPixar’s ‘Turning Red’ to debut directly on Disney+
NEW YORK (AP) — The third straight Pixar feature film will go straight to Disney+, the Walt Disney Co. announced Friday. “Turning Red” will…
Continue ReadingRex Rust, co-president of Rust Communications, dies
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Rex Dearmont Rust, co-president of the Missouri-based media company Rust Communications, has died. The company’s…
Continue ReadingSteelers’ Harris seeks to help Roethlisberger reach playoffs
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers rookie running back Najee Harris helped Ben Roethlisberger win last Monday night in what was likely the…
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