CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration’s independent vaccine advisers voted Thursday in favor of recommending approval of a new vaccine to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV. “This is great news for kids and moms everywhere in the US,” said Dr. David Kim, a member
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Mortgage rates bounced back up this week after falling for two weeks in a row. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.39% in the week ending May 18, up from 6.35% the week before, according to data from Freddie Mac released Thursday. A year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer A San Diego club will join Major League Soccer in 2025, becoming the league’s 30th team. The expansion team is owned by billionaire Mohamed Mansour and the Sycuan Tribe, the first Native American tribe to have an ownership stake in a professional soccer team. The ownership group also
Continue ReadingBy LAUREN TOMS Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — The fentanyl crisis in San Francisco has made national headlines and a new ad campaign has people talking. The idea — using sarcasm — is intended to shame the city into action. The posters and billboards all come with the slogan
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, Veronica Miracle and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of fatally stabbing tech executive Bob Lee last month pleaded not guilty to murder in a San Francisco court Thursday. Nima Momeni, 38, will be held in custody without bail, the judge said. Assistant District Attorney Omid Talai argued Momeni presents
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — All the hand-wringing over a potential government default if Congress doesn’t increase the government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling has conjured up images of past government shutdowns. In shutdowns, “essential” workers — TSA agents and such — showed up, but most federal employees stayed home. Work piled up
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Three Black former employees of the homebuilding company PulteGroup are suing the company for allegedly violating their civil rights, citing several incidents that include a White executive bringing a noose to a meeting with employees. The suit was filed in Michigan’s Ingham County Circuit Court earlier this month by
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press New video and photographs purporting to show ivory-billed woodpeckers flying in a Louisiana forest were published by researchers on Thursday, as government officials said they will make a final decision on whether the birds are extinct by the end of the year. The images — grainy and taken from a
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — The right thigh injury that forced top-ranked Iga Swiatek to retire during her Italian Open quarterfinal “shouldn’t be anything serious,” the Polish player said Thursday. Swiatek had to stop playing during the third set against Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in a match that started late Wednesday evening. She said that she “felt
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The Bend City Council approved a $1.3 million contract Wednesday night with Shepherd’s House Ministries to operate the former Rainbow Motel, which will reopen Monday as the 50-bed Franklin Avenue Shelter – but not, councilors learned, with help from Gov. Tina Kotek’s emergency order homeless funding.
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 will provide increased access to players and coaches during broadcasts of football games next season, including in-game coaches interviews and halftime camera access. The enhancements announced Thursday will be implemented throughout football broadcasts on ESPN, Fox Sports and the Pac-12 Networks. The expanded access also will include coaches and
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 will provide increased access to players and coaches during broadcasts of football games next season, including in-game coaches interviews and halftime camera access. The enhancements announced Thursday will be implemented throughout football broadcasts on ESPN, Fox Sports and the Pac-12 Networks. The expanded access also will include coaches and
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Amid growing concern that the United States could face a rise in mpox cases this summer, three new studies show that two doses of the Jynneos mpox vaccine are much more effective than just one. “Vaccine effectiveness estimates from these studies ranged from 36% to 75% for one dose
Continue ReadingBy Hadas Gold, Richard Allen Greene and Amir Tal, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Thousands of Israelis waving Star of David flags streamed into the Old City of Jerusalem Thursday, as part of a contentious march taking place at a time of high tensions in the region. Some marchers – with a few carrying the flags
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — La vida del futbolista de Boca Juniors Sebastián Villa transcurre desde hace más de tres años entre partidos, prácticas, acusaciones y los tribunales. El colombiano de 26 años fue denunciado el 27 de abril de 2020 por su entonces novia, Daniela Cortés, que dijo haber sido golpeada por Villa, a
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Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers were called out for an overdue motorist in the Ochocos Monday night, sparking a challenging eight-hour overnight mission that ended when two people whose vehicles got stuck in the mud walked to an area with cellphone coverage.
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — This is the fight Devin Haney wanted four years ago. But he was still working his way toward becoming a championship fighter in 2019. Vasiliy Lomachenko was viewed by many as the best pound-for-pound boxer at the time. Fighting Haney didn’t interest him. Haney now
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare judicial defeat for President Joe Biden, the White House is expected to soon withdraw the nomination of Michael Delaney for the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,. That word comes from a person familiar with Delaney’s confirmation process.
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A ballot question aimed at making it harder to amend Ohio’s constitution has been cleared for an August vote. The Ohio Ballot Board voted Thursday to certify the question and assigned teams of Republican and Democratic lawmakers that will write pro and con arguments, respectively.
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — DeFord Bailey was known as both the “Harmonica Wizard” and a Grand Ole Opry pioneer. He was the first musician to hold a major recording session in Nashville in 1928 and performed on the Opry fornearly 16 years. Now, more than four decades after
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