NXIVM doctor who branded women loses medical license
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York health officials have revoked the medical license of a doctor with the cult-like group NXIVM who branded 17 women with…
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US hits 700,000 COVID deaths just as cases begin to fall
By AMY FORLITI and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The United States has reached its latest heartbreaking pandemic milestone,…
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BREAKING NEWS: California pushes 1st U.S. vaccine mandate for schoolchildren
The State of California announces Friday the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine mandate for…
Continue ReadingAnchorage mayor apologizes after saying protesters’ use of Star of David to oppose mask mandate is ‘credit’ to Jews
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, apologized this week after he said that some residents’ decisions to wear the…
Continue Reading Judge: Arbery’s mental health records can’t be used at trial
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge has ruled that Ahmaud Arbery’s mental health records can’t be used…
Continue Reading US official in Haiti apologizes for treatment of migrants
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A top U.S. official has apologized for how Haitian migrants were treated along the…
Continue ReadingPat Robertson steps down as regular host of ‘The 700 Club’
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Pat Robertson, famed televangelist and founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network, has stepped down as host of the…
Continue Reading Officials: Libyan forces round up 500 migrants in crackdown
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libyan officials say security forces have rounded up and detained at least 500 African migrants,…
Continue ReadingSan Jose apologizes for racist past against Chinese community
Stella Chan, CNN San Jose formally apologized for its “role in acts of discrimination against the Chinese immigrant community and its…
Continue Reading Mexico to reserve future lithium production for government
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico wants to declare lithium a “strategic mineral” and reserve any future exploration and mining for the government. The…
Continue Reading Morocco holds belated back-to-school day as virus recedes
By TARIK EL-BARAKAH Associated Presss RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Millions of Moroccan students have returned to school for in-person classes after a…
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WNBA playoff semifinals all even, shifts to Chicago, Phoenix
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — The WNBA semifinal playoff series are knotted at a game apiece and both could go the…
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WNBA playoff semifinals all even, shifts to Chicago, Phoenix
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — The WNBA semifinal playoff series are knotted at a game apiece and both could go the…
Continue Reading NCAA accuses Louisville, Mack of additional allegations
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The NCAA has amended its Notice of Allegations against Louisville to include additional violations committed by the men’s…
Continue Reading Europe, Japan probes to get 1st look at destination Mercury
BERLIN (AP) — A joint European-Japanese spacecraft is set to fly by Mercury for the first time on its path to deliver two probes into the…
Continue ReadingCalifornia becomes first US state to require Covid-19 vaccination for students, governor says
By Stella Chan, CNN California will add the Covid-19 vaccination to immunizations required for in-person school attendance, Gov. Gavin Newsom…
Continue Reading Houston school principal shot by ex-student on campus
HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a former student of a Houston public charter school shot and wounded the campus principal before quickly…
Continue Reading Gov. Noem cuts ties with former Trump adviser Lewandowski
By STEPHEN GROVES and JILL COLVIN Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is cutting ties with political adviser…
Continue Reading Alex Jones loses lawsuits over Sandy Hook ‘hoax’ conspiracy
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A Texas judge has found Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones liable for damages in three defamation…
Continue Reading Sportsbooks: Brady-Belichick showdown most heavily bet game
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Sportsbooks say Sunday’s showdown between Tom Brady and Bill Belichick is shaping up…
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