FDA panel endorses booster shot for J&J COVID-19 vaccine
By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of U.S. health advisers has endorsed booster doses of Johnson…
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China’s central bank says Evergrande risks ‘controllable’
BEIJING (AP) — China’s central bank says financial risks from China Evergrande Group’s debt problems are “controllable” and unlikely to…
Continue Reading Bulgaria hands EU its recovery plan, seeks extension on coal
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s caretaker prime minister says his country has set the future decarbonization of the economy as a priority in…
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Guardiola unable to give Sterling assurances about game time
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he cannot give assurances to Raheem Sterling about more regular playing time…
Continue Reading 2 dead in Texas flash flood from Hurricane Pamela remnants
ST. HEDWIG, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a flash flood from the remnants of Hurricane Pamela swept a woman and a young girl to their deaths in a…
Continue Reading Japan, S Korea leaders look to deepen ties despite strains
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The leaders of Japan and South Korea say they will look to deepen ties in the face of regional…
Continue ReadingMust-watch videos of the week
By Jodi Upchurch, CNN An elk ditches his spare tire, Madonna flashes more than a smile, and a husband gives his wife the view of her dreams. These…
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Shoppers are still spending despite rising prices and supply chain woes
Prices on consumer goods are rising in the United States and tangled supply chains are making it harder for shoppers to always get exactly what they…
Continue Reading Cyprus: U.N. checks plane suspected of Libya embargo breach
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus Civil Aviation official says United Nations inspectors have completed…
Continue Reading Israel quietly advances settlements with little US pushback
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is quietly advancing controversial settlement projects in and around Jerusalem while…
Continue Reading After Alitalia’s demise, ITA airline launches with new look
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s new national airline has made its inaugural flight and unveiled its new name and logo.…
Continue ReadingWhite House says fully vaccinated foreign visitors can start entering US on November 8
By Betsy Klein and Kate Sullivan, CNN Foreign visitors who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to travel to the United States starting…
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Putin: No rush in officially recognizing Taliban’s rule
Russian President Vladimir Putin says there must be no rush in officially recognizing the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan, but has stressed the need…
Continue Reading Authorities call fatal stabbing of UK lawmaker terrorist act
By JO KEARNEY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LEIGH-ON-SEA, England (AP) — A long-serving member of Parliament was stabbed to death during a…
Continue Reading South Africa arrests 56 for taking Cabinet ministers hostage
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African police say they have arrested 56 people who will likely face charges…
Continue Reading Sri Lankan court summons prosecutor in war abduction case
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan court has summoned the country’s attorney general and a former navy…
Continue ReadingTexas school administrator told teachers to include Holocaust books with ‘opposing’ views when explaining new state law
CNN By Ashley Killough, CNN A school district superintendent in North Texas apologized Thursday night after one of the district’s…
Continue ReadingLa Niña is about to take the Southwest drought from bad to worse
More than 92% of the West is in drought this week — a proportion that has hovered at or above 90% since June — with six states entirely in…
Continue Reading EU says anti-Semitism has no place in bloc after Jansa tweet
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has reiterated that anti-Semitism “has no place” in the 27-nation bloc. Friday’s statement came after…
Continue Reading Milestone game for Newcastle manager could be a farewell
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The welcome party for the new regime in control of Newcastle could double as a farewell for the club’s coach.…
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