Los Angeles requires COVID-19 vaccine for students 12 and up
By AMY TAXIN and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles board of education has voted to require students 12 and older to…
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Searches conducted at 2 German ministries in customs probe
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Investigators have carried out searches at the German finance and justice ministries in a probe of…
Continue ReadingJustice Department sues Texas over six-week abortion ban
By Tierney Sneed and Evan Perez, CNN The Biden Justice Department sued the state of Texas on Thursday over its new six-week abortion ban, saying the…
Continue ReadingAirlines say rise in COVID-19 cases is hurting ticket sales
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The leading U.S. airlines say that the rise in COVID-19 cases is hurting ticket sales and pushing…
Continue ReadingAirlines say rise in COVID-19 cases is hurting ticket sales
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The leading U.S. airlines say that the rise in COVID-19 cases is hurting ticket sales and pushing…
Continue ReadingVessel runs aground, briefly blocking part of Suez Canal
CAIRO (AP) — The Suez Canal authorities say a bulk carrier vessel became wedged and briefly blocked traffic in one lane of the crucial global…
Continue ReadingKentucky hospital pushed to its limits as lawmakers extend state of emergency due to Covid-19 surge
By Amir Vera, Miguel Marquez and Bonney Kapp, CNN Vera Middleton wishes she had gotten the Covid-19 vaccine. The 66-year-old great-grandmother from…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina abortion law challenge backed by 20 states
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Twenty Democratic attorneys general have voiced their support for a lawsuit challenging South Carolina’s new…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina abortion law challenge backed by 20 states
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Twenty Democratic attorneys general have voiced their support for a lawsuit challenging South Carolina’s new…
Continue ReadingSweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as…
Continue ReadingSenate opposition leads White House to withdraw ATF nominee
By MIKE BALSAMO and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House will withdraw the nomination of a gun-control advocate to…
Continue ReadingFast hiring: UPS to hire 100,000, many in 30 minutes or less
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Besides packages, UPS is promising to deliver something else fast: job offers. The Atlanta-based…
Continue ReadingThinner, energetic Kim stands out at North Korean parade
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In an unusual North Korean parade that showcased military animals and virus workers in…
Continue ReadingItalian anti-terror police raid virus pass opponents’ homes
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian authorities say anti-terrorism police have raided the homes of eight people…
Continue ReadingLebanon to start paying cash aid to poor families next month
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s government says it will start paying cash assistance next month to hundreds of thousands of poor families in U.S. dollars…
Continue ReadingUS jobless claims reach a pandemic low as economy recovers
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to…
Continue ReadingThai leader sacks 2 Cabinet members suspected of disloyalty
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has sacked two Cabinet members, including one who was widely reported to have unsuccessfully…
Continue ReadingVictims of doctor sue U of Michigan over public speech limit
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The University of Michigan is being sued by 10 people who say they were sexually assaulted by a campus…
Continue ReadingBolsonaro seeks to placate truckers snarling Brazil highways
By DIANE JEANTET and DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Protesting truckers snarled traffic along highways in many Brazilian…
Continue ReadingFurlough total in UK falls to new low as many return to work
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The number of workers still on furlough in Britain has fallen to its lowest level since a salary…
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