Japan to speed up booster shots amid fear of omicron spread
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his government is accelerating COVID-19 booster shots…
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Manchin’s child tax credit stance draws criticism back home
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin’s reluctance to endorse the Biden administration’s expanded child tax…
Continue ReadingTyphoon leaves 12 dead, traps people on roofs in Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon that battered the central Philippines has left at least 12 people dead…
Continue ReadingLawsuit claims radio host Dave Ramsey discouraged working from home by employees during pandemic
By Amy Simonson, CNN Author, radio host and prominent evangelical Christian Dave Ramsey told the employees at his financial advice company Ramsey…
Continue ReadingIn SC, Biden pledges fight for voting rights, police reform
By MEG KINNARD, JOSH BOAK and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden has pledged to fight for stalled…
Continue ReadingHong Kong public gears up to vote amid new election laws
By ALICE FUNG and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong voters are preparing to vote for the first time this weekend since election…
Continue ReadingWhat can the world learn from countries where Omicron is surging?
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN South Africa, the United Kingdom and Denmark are three of the countries where the Omicron variant is now surging, less than…
Continue ReadingAs Cuba reopens to the world, many of its own look to leave
By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Hours before the airline offices open for the day, hundreds of Cubans wait in line, hoping to snag a hard-to-find ticket off…
Continue ReadingConservationists sue over US plan to kill Nevada predators
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are suing three federal agencies over an environmental review the government…
Continue ReadingNew legal battle over predator killing in Nevada wilderness
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are suing three federal agencies over an environmental review the government…
Continue ReadingNew legal battle over predator killing in Nevada wilderness
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are suing three federal agencies over an environmental review the government…
Continue ReadingKim Potter on Daunte Wright death: ‘I’m sorry it happened’
By AMY FORLITI and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Black motorist…
Continue ReadingKelce’s OT touchdown gives Chiefs 34-28 win over Chargers
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Travis Kelce scored on a 34-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes in overtime and the Kansas City…
Continue ReadingGun industry stakeholders sue NY attorney general over state public nuisance gun law
By Sonia Moghe, CNN More than a dozen gun industry stakeholders sued the New York State Attorney General, challenging the constitutionality of a…
Continue ReadingDelaware judge rejects Fox News motion to dismiss lawsuit
WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge says that a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit brought against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems can go forward. In a…
Continue ReadingNKorea calls for unity on anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s death
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is commemorating the 10th anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il’s…
Continue ReadingThese are the latest Covid-19 postponements and cancellations in professional and college sports
CNN By Steve Almasy and Homero De la Fuente, CNN Covid-19 has become the main opponent of several professional leagues and university sports programs…
Continue ReadingThe NFL and NBA are changing their Covid-19 protocols as cases rise
By Steve Almasy and Jill Martin, CNN Two of the top professional sports leagues in the country are tightening their Covid-19 protocols in response to…
Continue ReadingNative American tribes announce $590 million settlement framework with opioid maker J&J and distributors
CNN By Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Native American tribes, who have “suffered some of the worst consequences of the opioid epidemic of any population…
Continue ReadingBoum leads UTEP past McNeese St. 82-72
EL PASO, Texas — Souley Boum had 23 points as UTEP beat McNeese State 82-72. Keonte Kennedy added 20 points for the Miners. Collin Warren led the…
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