MILAN (AP) — AC Milan has signed forward Pietro Pellegri on loan from Monaco. Milan has the option to make the deal permanent and that becomes an obligation if certain conditions are met. The 20-year-old Pellegri is the second forward Milan has signed this offseason after the Rossoneri brought in the 34-year-old Olivier Giroud from
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman has been activated from the disabled list after missing more than two months with a strained left quadriceps. Bregman was playing third and batting sixth in the lineup as the Astros wrapped up a series against the Kansas City Royals after splitting the first two games.
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By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Pfizer is seeking U.S. approval of a booster dose of its two-shot COVID-19 vaccine. The drugmaker announced Wednesday that it has started the approval process for a third dose of its vaccine for all Americans ages 16 and older. The company said it expects to complete its application with
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By Tim Pulliam Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — Doves were seen flying in downtown Wake Forest in memory of Aven Moffat — a little boy who died weeks after contracting a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a pond. His family, neighbors, and the community are in disbelief. “I
Continue Reading PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — John Mack has been named the athletic director at Princeton. A former athlete, coach and administrator at the Ivy League school, he succeeds Mollie Marcoux Samaan. She announced in May she would be stepping down to become commissioner of the LPGA. Mack will start on Sept 1. He has spent time
Continue Reading By Akilah Davis Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (WTVD) — Viral illnesses including COVID-19 are behind Fayetteville Christian School deciding to shut its doors for two weeks. The school doesn’t have a mask requirement, which leaves wearing masks optional for teachers and students. “I make my daughter wear a mask
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By Bryan Mims Click here for updates on this story FOUR OAKS, North Carolina (WRAL) — A Johnston County teacher could lose her job after refusing to wear a mask at school. Aurora Preston was to start her sixth year of teaching English at South Johnston High School this week, but she’s not in the
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer How well do you know the U.S. Open tennis tournament? The AP has put together a quiz for you to test your knowledge of the event and the sport. How many times has a man won a year’s first three Grand Slam singles titles, which Novak Djokovic has done
Continue Reading By Inke Kappeler, CNN German police have opened an attempted murder investigation after seven people who had consumed food and drink at a university kitchen showed symptoms of poisoning on Monday. Blue discolorations appeared on their limbs following the incident at Darmstadt Technical University, German police and the public prosecutor in the federal state of
Continue Reading By ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story Connecticut, USA (WFSB) — Five state swimming areas are off limits due to elevated levels of bacteria being found in the water. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s list included Chatfield Hollow State Park in Killingworth, Day Pond State Park in Colchester, Gay City
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By ROBERT BURNS, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken says as many as 1,500 Americans in Afghanistan may still await evacuation, with six days to go before President Joe Biden’s deadline for completing the airlift from the Kabul airport. Blinken said 4,500 Americans have been flown
Continue Reading By Sheldon Fox, Elitsa Bizios Click here for updates on this story MIAMI BEACH, Florida (WSVN) — A young father has died after he was shot multiple times while eating with his family at a Miami Beach cafe. Miami Beach Police and Fire Rescue crews responded to La Cerveceria, along the 1400 block of Ocean
Continue Reading VALDEPEÑAS DE JAÉN, Spain (AP) — Primoz Roglic has earned his second stage victory in this year’s Spanish Vuelta to cut into the overall lead of Odd Christian Eiking. Roglic went past Enric Mas in the final meters of the 11th stage in southern Spain. The two-time defending champion also won the first stage of
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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — An electric utility has completed its plan to more than double the amount of potential wind power it can send to customers in the Rocky Mountain region and Northwest. Rocky Mountain Power announced its Energy Vision 2020 plan in 2017. The program included four Wyoming wind projects with a combined capacity
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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — An electric utility has completed its plan to more than double the amount of potential wind power it can send to customers in the Rocky Mountain region and Northwest. Rocky Mountain Power announced its Energy Vision 2020 plan in 2017. The program included four Wyoming wind projects with a combined capacity
Continue Reading CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — An electric utility has completed its plan to more than double the amount of potential wind power it can send to customers in the Rocky Mountain region and Northwest. Rocky Mountain Power announced its Energy Vision 2020 plan in 2017. The program included four Wyoming wind projects with a combined capacity
Continue Reading By Nicole Linsalata Click here for updates on this story DAVIE, Florida (WSVN) — A 7-year-old boy was ordered off a Broward County school bus at the wrong stop, causing the family to go into a panic to find the young boy, according to his mother. Santiago Rodriguez, a second-grader at Fox Trail Elementary School
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — A cafe in Scotland’s capital where author J.K. Rowling wrote some of the Harry Potter books has been damaged in a fire. The Elephant House in Edinburgh suffered smoke and water damage after a blaze broke out at the patisserie next door on Tuesday. Owner David Taylor told the BBC the cafe
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The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has extended an Air Pollution Forecast and Caution to notify residents of Bannock, Bingham, and Power Counties of degraded air quality.
Continue Reading By ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story NAUGATUCK, CT (WFSB) — A man faces charges for kicking a dog that eventually had to be euthanized due to its injuries. Scott Childs, 31, of Naugatuck, was charged with cruelty to animals, third-degree assault, and risk of injury to a child. Naugatuck police said
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Last year was Europe’s hottest on record, according to a report published Wednesday by the American Meteorological Society, which also found 2020 to be among the three hottest years globally. The UK Met Office, which contributed to the report, said record had been broken “by a considerable amount.” Average temperatures in
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Last year was Europe’s hottest on record, according to a report published Wednesday by the American Meteorological Society, which also found 2020 to be among the three hottest years globally. The UK Met Office, which contributed to the report, said record had been broken “by a considerable amount.” Average temperatures in
Continue Reading TURIN, Italy (AP) — Serie A club Juventus has moved a step closer to receiving a cash injection of up to 400 million euros ($475 million) by issuing new shares in the club. The Juventus board approved a proposal for the new share issue, having already signed a pre-underwriting agreement with several major financial institutions
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un gigantesco estudio mundial concluye que el número de personas mayores de 30 años con presión arterial alta se ha duplicado en los últimos 30 años, y más de la mitad de ellas no reciben tratamiento para ello. Y eso a pesar de que existen muchos tratamientos baratos y fáciles, desde
Continue Reading By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Only 11% of the tens of billions of dollars in federal rent assistance meant to help tenants around the country avoid eviction has been distributed. The latest data from the Treasury Department, which oversees the program, shows that the pace of distribution increased in July over June
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Former NFL star Deion Sanders is eager to put Jackson State on the football map and help raise the profile of historically Black colleges and universities around the nation. He’s off to a solid first step on the field with a 4-3 mark last season. His team opens with
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Ronald McDonald House Charities of Idaho announced its 2021 Summer Drive-In Movie Series held at the Idaho Falls Motor Vu Drive-In raised more than $40,000 to help families with sick or injured children at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (EIRMC).
Continue Reading DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Death Valley National Park rangers are reminding visitors to limit stressful activities during summer heat after another hiker died along the same trail within days. Authorities say 52-year-old Blake Chaplin of Leawood, Kansas, was found dead Aug. 21 along the Golden Canyon Trail. The temperature on Aug. 21
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Agencia Nacional de Minería de Colombia (ANM) informó este martes por la noche que recuperaron los cuerpos de 12 trabajadores luego de que se presentara una explosión en una mina de carbón en el municipio de Tópaga, departamento de Boyacá (centro del país). Hay uno más que se reporta herido. Según la
Continue Reading FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Veteran tight end Kyle Rudolph is finally getting on the field with the New York Giants. The Giants announced Rudolph has passed his physical and was taken off the physically unable to perform/active list. He’ll practice on a limited basis this week. Rudolph had offseason foot surgery and had been unable
Continue Reading By Jason Hanna, CNN The nightmare was only beginning for Matthew Rigney and his partner, Danielle Hall, when floodwaters swept her away from him and their four children Saturday in Middle Tennessee. While Hall clung to a tree, the father held onto their children in their flooded house until two of them — 7-month-old twins
Continue Reading By Andrew Wegley Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — A Lincoln man who was wanted on two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child was taken to a local hospital Monday after he barricaded himself in an apartment bathroom and lit a fire as investigators tried to
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Governor Mark Gordon will join the Wyoming Veterans Commission on behalf of the Wyoming Military Department and other state and local agencies to hold a wreath-laying ceremony on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
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By Kaitlan Collins, Kate Sullivan and Zachary Cohen, CNN It has now been 90 days since President Joe Biden ordered the intelligence community to investigate the origins of Covid-19, but the public may have to wait a few more days to view an unclassified version of that report. In May, Biden told US intelligence agencies
Continue Reading By Kaitlan Collins, Kate Sullivan and Zachary Cohen, CNN It has now been 90 days since President Joe Biden ordered the intelligence community to investigate the origins of Covid-19, but the public may have to wait a few more days to view an unclassified version of that report. In May, Biden told US intelligence agencies
Continue Reading By Andrea Eger Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — One of the youngest critical COVID-19 patients treated at The Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis was released Monday, just a few days after her mother’s plea to vaccination holdouts went viral. After a 12-day hospital stay, 3-year-old Aurora Cannon returned
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has welcomed a group of 124 Afghan media workers and their families who fled their country after the Taliban takeover. The group arrived aboard a flight in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday. The Afghans had worked for various media outlets, and had requested humanitarian visas because of the Taliban’s hostility
Continue Reading By TERRY SPENCER and DAVID FISCHER MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A gunman walked into a Miami Beach restaurant and fatally shot a tourist who was protecting his 1-year-old son. Tamarius Blair Davis told investigators he shot 21-year-old Dustin Wakefield on Tuesday night because “was high on mushrooms, which made him feel empowered. He told
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah believes she can break Florence Griffith Joyner’s 33-year-old record in the 100 meters if she runs in the perfect conditions. Don’t expect it to happen in Lausanne at the Athletissima with the forecast predicting 68 degrees Fahrenheit. That is cooler than ideal temperatures for breaking the record
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN Español) — Autoridades paraguayas detuvieron este martes a Kassem Mohamad Hijazi, ciudadano brasileño de origen libanés residente en el país. El operativo se desarrolló en Ciudad del Este, que forma parte de la llamada Triple Frontera, compuesta por Paraguay, Argentina y Brasil. Según una conferencia de prensa dada por la Fiscalía y la
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Moderna anunció este miércoles que concluyó su solicitud a la Administración de Medicamentos y Alimentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) para la aprobación total de su vacuna contra el covid-19 para personas de 18 años o más. Moderna dijo que solicitó una revisión prioritaria a la agencia. La
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities are expanding a ban on harmful fertilizers around a saltwater lagoon on the country’s Mediterranean coast, where over the past 10 days several tons of dead fish have washed up. The regional government of Murcia, southeast of Madrid, announced Wednesday that the use of inorganic nitrogen fertilizers at farms around
Continue Reading By Carma Hassan and Kay Jones, CNN A volleyball coach says administrators at Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, forced him to leave his job because he refused to denounce being gay. Inoke Tonga said in a Facebook post that administrators asked him if he posted about being gay on social media and
Continue Reading By JULIE PARR, KTBS TV Click here for updates on this story TEXARKANA, Ark (KTBS) — A Texarkana, Ark., mother knows all to well the importance of blood and bone marrow donations. Her son was born with a critical illness. He’s had two life-saving donations, first when he was born and mostly recently as last
Continue Reading By DANIEL NIEMANN Associated Press DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — A former mayor of a central Afghanistan city is in Germany after having fled her homeland along with thousands of others who feared the Taliban’s takeover put their lives at risk. As a young female mayor appointed in 2018, Zarifa Ghafari was a shining example of
Continue Reading By JOSH MORGAN Click here for updates on this story ATHENS, Ga. (WGCL) — If you plan on attending a college football game at Georgia’s Sanford Stadium this fall, you won’t have to worry about any extra COVID precautions before heading to the game. As COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the country, there was
Continue Reading By JENNA RAE, NEWS 4 REPORTER Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Seven years after the Ferguson protests, the man considered a pivotal figure in stabilizing the situation is now being tapped for a new task in St. Louis City. “We’re going to take ownership back of our downtown
Continue Reading By Priya Krishnakumar, CNN Black women in the United States are more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth than any other demographic — and the Covid-19 pandemic may be exacerbating one of the starkest disparities in American health care. Health care practitioners and advocacy groups have raised the alarm that the pandemic, which has
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN The bones of a teenage hunter-gatherer who died more than 7,000 years ago on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi tell the story of a previously unknown group of humans. This distinct human lineage has never been found anywhere else in the world, according to new research. The study published Wednesday in
Continue Reading By ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press A federal report finds that in the run up to the 2020 presidential election U.S. states and territories had spent less than a third of the $805 million Congress had provided to shore up security for state and local election systems. A state-by-state snapshot released last month by the U.S.
Continue Reading By ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press A federal report finds that in the run up to the 2020 presidential election U.S. states and territories had spent less than a third of the $805 million Congress had provided to shore up security for state and local election systems. A state-by-state snapshot released last month by the U.S.
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press Mystic Aquarium says that a second of the five beluga whales it imported in May from a marine park in Canada is in failing health. The female whale is suffering from several health issues including a low white blood cell count and gastrointestinal issues, the aquarium said in a Facebook
Continue Reading By FOX 12 STAFF Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Kids will head back to school in just a week and parents might be wondering how to talk to their young ones about how to stay safe as they reunite with friends in the classroom. Especially if they’re too young
Continue Reading By FOX 12 Staff Click here for updates on this story ALOHA, OR (KPTV) — A 12-year-old Golden Retriever was rescued by firefighters on Monday afternoon after he had fallen into an abandoned well in Aloha. Dickson Patton says he was out mowing when he realized his dog Calvin was missing. After searching for him
Continue Reading By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s new governor is acknowledging that the state has had nearly 12,000 more deaths from COVID-19 than former Gov. Andrew Cuomo told the public. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office says almost 55,400 people have died of the coronavirus in New York based on death certificate data
Continue Reading By BEN FOX and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 82,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since the Taliban seized the capital Kabul on Aug. 14. It’s one of the largest U.S. airlifts in history. While the pace has picked up in recent days, it’s still a chaotic scramble as people
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Disney World will require vaccinations for many of its employees at the Florida-based resort after the company made a deal with two of its employees’ unions. The resort, which is located in Orlando, Florida, reached an agreement with the Service Trades Council Union and the Actors Equity Association on Monday.
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Atlético Madrid has signed young Brazilian forward Matheus Cunha from Hertha Berlin. The defending Spanish league champion says the 22-year-old Cunha arrives on a five-year contract. Atlético called Cunha a “versatile player who can play in various positions.” Financial details of the transfer were not immediately released. Cunha was a regular starter
Continue Reading By Anita Patrick, CNN The coronation of a dashing monarch in the oil-rich but impoverished Delta region has sparked a resurgence in royalty, tradition and ancestry among some young Nigerians. Thousands thronged the streets and dignitaries and well-wishers flew in from around the world as the Itsekiri people of Iwere Kingdom in Delta state crowned
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer The NFL has mandated that only fully vaccinated personnel — with a maximum of 50 people — will have access to locker rooms while players are present on game days. That’s according to a memo sent to the 32 teams and obtained by The Associated Press. The personnel
Continue Reading MARGATE, N.J. (AP) — The beach-side landmark, Lucy the Elephant, is having all of its metal skin replaced because more than 50% of the exterior has degraded beyond repair. The executive director of the Save Lucy Committee, Richard Helfant, said Tuesday that the six-story high statue in Margate, New Jersey, will close Sept. 20. Architects
Continue Reading By Charly Edsitty Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A security guard shot and killed a man after an argument over parking escalated outside a Walgreens in east Harris County, authorities said in an update Wednesday morning. The man’s 12-year-old daughter was inside the store shopping at the time. The incident
Continue Reading By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The international scientists dispatched to China by the World Health Organization to look for the origins of the coronavirus say the search has “stalled” and warn the window for getting to the bottom of the mystery is closing fast. In a commentary published Wednesday, the experts
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) — At least one person who sailed on a Carnival cruise out of Galveston in late July to early August died from COVID-19, the cruise line confirmed. The cruise line is pushing back against what they call “disinformation,” saying it is almost
Continue Reading ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have signed receiver Steven Sims to address an injury- and coronavirus-depleted position. Sims spent his first two NFL seasons in Washington. He had 61 catches for 575 yards and scored seven touchdowns in 28 career games. Cole Beasley and Gabriel Davis must spend five days in self-quarantine
Continue Reading By Briana Conner Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — An unwelcomed visitor was captured on Ring doorbell video screaming and hollering at a homeowner in northeast Harris County about stolen money. The woman inside the house said she was home alone and had no idea what the woman outside
Continue Reading By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Only 11% of the tens of billions of dollars in federal rent assistance meant to help tenants around the country avoid eviction has been distributed. The latest data from the Treasury Department, which oversees the program, shows that the pace of distribution increased in July over June
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN An analysis from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office estimates that combined, the bipartisan infrastructure bill and $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill can meet the majority of President Joe Biden’s target to drastically slash emissions by the end of the decade. In a letter sent Wednesday to congressional Democrats, Schumer said
Continue Reading By Marissa Sulek Click here for updates on this story HICKMAN COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — The flash flood damage is apparent in Humphrey’s County, but other nearby counties are also picking up the pieces. For example, a Hickman County family saw their home be uprooted by the flash floods and float down Garners Creek. Garners
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By Brian Lowry, CNN Mark Hamill thought there would be stories about Luke Skywalker’s exploits after the original “Star Wars” trilogy, but, he said, “I just assumed they’d get an age-appropriate actor.” Hamill’s thoughts about stepping back into the role of Luke Skywalker for an episode of the Disney+ series “The Mandalorian” were among the
Continue Reading marpichel (CNN) — El 11 de septiembre de 2001, en medio de las cenizas del World Trade Center, tres bomberos de la ciudad de Nueva York levantaron una pequeña bandera estadounidense retirada de un yate cercano. Eran las 5 de la tarde de un día que iba a cambiar radicalmente el curso de la historia. La
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have acquired running back Sony Michel from the New England Patriots for undisclosed 2022 draft picks. Michel brings some help to a Rams offense that was running low on healthy options with the regular season fast approaching. He was drafted by
Continue Reading By Tosin Fakile Click here for updates on this story WAVERLY, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Waverly family lost the glue to their family when 7-year-old Lucy Conner died in the flood. Her body was recovered on Sunday. Lucy’s cousin Samantha Tuten and Samantha’s dad live 15 minutes away. Lucy’s uncle got on his boat and
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain has rejected an offer of about $188 million from Real Madrid for Kylian Mbappé but is open to negotiate the player’s transfer. PSG sporting director Leonardo tells French broadcaster RMC Sport that the initial Madrid offer is below what PSG expected. He says the
Continue Reading By Michael Warrick Click here for updates on this story WAVERLY, Tennessee (WSMV) — After Saturday’s deadly flooding, we’re not just seeing homes washed away and destroyed. Vehicles, many flipped over, are scattered across the city. Expecting nothing in return, companies with the equipment necessary pull dozens of 3,000 pound vehicles from the fray of
Continue Reading By Sonia Moghe and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Three New York district attorneys’ offices are urging the state attorney general’s office either to delay or withhold from publicly releasing transcripts and other materials from its investigation that found former Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, concerned that doing so now may “hinder” their ongoing criminal
Continue Reading By Sonia Moghe and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Three New York district attorneys’ offices are urging the state attorney general’s office either to delay or withhold from publicly releasing transcripts and other materials from its investigation that found former Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, concerned that doing so now may “hinder” their ongoing criminal
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Si alguna vez hubo un año para vacunarse contra la gripe, puede que sea este 2021. Por lo general, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. sugieren que las personas se vacunen contra la influenza a fines de octubre. Pero la próxima temporada de influenza
Continue Reading By Anjali Patel Click here for updates on this story CANDLER, North Carolina (WLOS) — A pet grooming business in Candler is picking up the pieces one week after floods devastated part of Western North Carolina. Christy Welch, a manager of Pam’s Pet Center, said the floodwaters on Old Candler Town Road rose quickly that
Continue Reading By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood have paid tribute to their Rolling Stones bandmate Charlie Watts, who died Tuesday at the age of 80. Drummer Watts, who became part of the Stones’ longtime foursome alongside Jagger, Richards and Wood, played for the band for more than 50 years. His bandmates
Continue Reading By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood have paid tribute to their Rolling Stones bandmate Charlie Watts, who died Tuesday at the age of 80. Drummer Watts, who became part of the Stones’ longtime foursome alongside Jagger, Richards and Wood, played for the band for more than 50 years. His bandmates
Continue Reading By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Wall Street is going to cling to every word spoken this week at the nerdiest of economic nerdfests. The Federal Reserve will divulge its thinking about the next months and years’ worth of monetary policy at Friday’s virtual Jackson Hole Symposium. For analysts, the annual resort hangout for central bankers
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — En todos los relatos, el difunto artista Bob Ross era un alma gentil con un amor por la naturaleza y una genuina ambición de enseñar a los estadounidenses a pintar “arbolitos felices” a través de su programa de televisión de larga duración “The Joy of Painting”. Los espectadores llegaron a adorar
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Más de las tres cuartas partes (77%) de las camas de las UCI de Estados Unidos están actualmente en uso y cerca del 30% son para pacientes de covid-19, según datos del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Estados Unidos (HHS, por sus siglas en inglés). En seis estados
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By Maggie Fox, CNN Booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot coronavirus vaccine generated a big spike in antibodies, the frontline immune system defenses against infection, the company reported Wednesday. People who received a booster six to eight months after their initial J&J shots saw antibodies increase nine-fold higher than 28 days after the first
Continue Reading By Maggie Fox, CNN Booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot coronavirus vaccine generated a big spike in antibodies, the frontline immune system defenses against infection, the company reported Wednesday. People who received a booster six to eight months after their initial J&J shots saw antibodies increase nine-fold higher than 28 days after the first
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Delta Air Lines won’t force employees to get vaccinated, but it’s going to make unvaccinated workers pay a $200 monthly charge. Delta said Wednesday that it will also require weekly testing for unvaccinated employees starting next month, although the airline says it’ll pick up the cost of that testing.
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Delta Air Lines won’t force employees to get vaccinated, but it’s going to make unvaccinated workers pay a $200 monthly charge. Delta said Wednesday that it will also require weekly testing for unvaccinated employees starting next month, although the airline says it’ll pick up the cost of that testing.
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PROVO, Utah (AP) — Police in Provo say they fatally shot a 48-year-old man who fired a gun at officers Tuesday night as they tried to contact him in his parked car. A police spokesman says officers tried to pull the car over earlier but the driver sped away. According to police, officers didn’t chase
Continue Reading By Andrew James Click here for updates on this story CRUSO, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Haywood County woman survived after being swept away by floodwaters last week. Michelle Rice’s home off U.S. 276 in Cruso took a direct hit from flooding from Tropical Storm Fred. While she was trying to get to higher ground
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN The US Open will offer athletes mental health support during this year’s tournament, in addition to typical health services, US Open officials said in a statement Tuesday. Mental health care providers will join sports medicine experts from the Mount Sinai Health System at this year’s US Open in New York, scheduled
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN We now know more about the new “Matrix” sequel. Deadline reports that footage and a title were unveiled by Warner Bros. (which is owned by CNN’s parent company) at CinemaCon. According to the publication, the trailer for “The Matrix: Resurrections” includes Neil Patrick Harris as a therapist talking to Keanu
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — Se ha producido un descenso del 80% en las vacunaciones contra el virus covid-19 en Afganistán en la primera semana desde que los talibanes tomaron el poder, según el Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (Unicef). Desde el 15 de agosto –el día en que los talibanes tomaron la
Continue Reading By Brian Fung and Chandelis Duster, CNN The Federal Communications Commission proposed a record-breaking $5 million fine against right-wing political operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman on Tuesday, after an investigation by the agency found that the two men appeared to have violated US robocalling laws. The decision, which is not yet final, follows charges
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer FIFA president Gianni Infantino has asked British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to lift quarantine requirements for players to allow them to travel next week to compete in World Cup qualifiers. Infantino himself took advantage of an exemption in place for the European Championship so he could fly into
Continue Reading By TALI ARBEL and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers OnlyFans says it has suspended a plan to ban sexually explicit content following an outcry from its creators and advocates for sex workers. The company says the ban is no longer required because of assurances from its banking partners. OnlyFans had said last week that it
Continue Reading By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer OnlyFan says it has suspended a plan to ban sexually explicit content following an outcry from its creators and advocates for sex workers. The company says the ban is no longer required because of assurances from its banking partners. OnlyFans had said last week that it would ban explicit
Continue Reading By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Just over half of Florida’s 2.8 million public school students now face mandates to wear masks in classrooms. More districts are defying Gov. Ron DeSantis amid a courtroom battle over the Republican’s efforts to leave such decisions to parents. The Orange County School Board voted
Continue Reading By Rachel Clarke, CNN Children are heading back to school with the academic cost of the pandemic now being laid bare. Tumbling test scores reveal how much learning was not absorbed by students driven to virtual schooling when their classrooms were closed overnight, often staying shut for over a year. As school buildings finally reopen
Continue Reading By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A new show examining how some of the Nazis’ favorite visual artists were able to successfully continue their work in postwar Germany is set to open in Berlin this week. The exhibition, which opens Friday at the German Historical Museum, traces the careers and works of many
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