Houston reports first pediatric Covid-19 death in youth with no underlying conditions
By Keith Allen and David Williams, CNN Health officials in Houston have confirmed the city’s first pediatric Covid-19 death of a youth who did…
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Queen Elizabeth II to attend UN climate change conference
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II will attend the United Nations climate change conference in Scotland in November. British official Alok Sharma,…
Continue Reading Akis Tsochadzopoulos, once prominent Greek politician, dies
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Akis Tsochadzopoulos, a once prominent Greek socialist politician who held nearly a dozen ministerial positions over two…
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2020 census results confuse many in Somerton
Ever since Yuma County’s 2020 census results arrived one week ago, many Latino and Black communities in the Somerton area question its legitimacy.…
Continue Reading COVID vaccination site opens at Dulles for arriving Afghans
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has opened a mass COVID-19 vaccination site for arriving Afghans near…
Continue Reading Police: Illinois man says he buried mother, sister in yard
LYONS, Ill. (AP) — Authorities plan to excavate a suburban Chicago backyard this weekend after one of two adult brothers found living in deplorable…
Continue Reading Broadway theaters attack virus: ‘This is absolutely doable’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a woman who has seen the play “Pass Over” multiple times in just a few days.…
Continue Reading From election to COVID, 9/11 conspiracies cast a long shadow
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press While the Sept. 11 attacks united much of America in grief and anger, conspiracy theories about what happened that…
Continue Reading Virtual schools saw little disruption, got equal virus aid
By COLLIN BINKLEY and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — While many schools scrambled to shift to online classes last year, the…
Continue Reading New this week: ‘Cinderella,’ Imagine Dragons, Selena Gomez
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from Imagine Dragons, Billie Eilish’s Disney+ concert…
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3 groups of students freed in Nigeria in 24-hour period
By CHINEDU ASADU and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in northern Nigeria say three separate groups of kidnapped…
Continue Reading Nearly 90 Northeast organic dairy farms to lose their market
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Vermont’s agriculture secretary says 89 organic dairy farms in the Northeast will lose their contracts with an…
Continue Reading Maryland’s highest court reviewing teen sniper’s life term
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s highest court will reconsider the punishment of Lee Boyd Malvo. He’s serving life without parole for…
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Three new faces for Germany in Hansi Flick’s 1st squad
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Germany coach Hansi Flick has made three new call-ups and recalled five players including Borussia…
Continue Reading Powell: Fed on track to slow aid for economy later this year
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve will start dialing back its ultra-low-interest rate policies this…
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Taliban speaks on U.S. and Afghani evacuations
On the ground, the airlift is intense. The U.S. Military says planes are leaving every 39…
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UN team: Unclear if Fukushima cleanup can finish by 2051
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The head of a U.N. team reviewing progress in the cleanup of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power…
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Anonymous donor pays for funerals of 20 flooding victims
WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) — A funeral home manager says 20 people who died in a Tennessee flood have had their funerals paid for by an anonymous donor.…
Continue Reading South Africa gets more vaccines from US amid ongoing surge
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa will this weekend receive 2.2 million Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses donated…
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The world is running dry at an alarming rate. Here’s how businesses can help
Already pushed to the brink from agricultural demands and other human uses, water in many parts of the world is running dry at an alarming…
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