NIH head Collins steps down, led fight against cancer, COVID
By DINO HAZELL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis S. Collins, says he’s…
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Louisiana offering travel trailers and other housing to those left without a home after Hurricane Ida
By Rebekah Riess and Kelly McCleary, CNN Louisiana is launching a sheltering program for those “currently living in unsafe or unsanitary”…
Continue ReadingGlobal stocks steady after Wall Street drop unsettles Asia
By Laura He and Charles Riley, CNN Business Stocks in the United States and Europe steadied on Tuesday after Asian markets were rattled overnight by…
Continue ReadingThe California oil spill is endangering wildlife. Here’s how authorities are trying to clean it up
By Amir Vera, CNN The pristine beaches and beautiful wildlife in Southern California are now suffering after a weekend oil spill that responders and…
Continue ReadingA ship anchor hooking the pipeline may have caused the California oil spill, federal agency says
By Madeline Holcombe, Eric Levenson, Amir Vera and Cheri Mossburg, CNN An anchor hooking an oil pipeline may have caused the Southern California…
Continue Reading COVID spike pushes Alaska’s health care system to brink
By MARK THIESSEN and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press TANACROSS, Alaska (AP) — Alaska is experiencing one of the nation’s sharpest upticks in…
Continue Reading Questions amid Ida’s destruction: Stay? Move? How far?
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press DULAC, La. (AP) — Destruction caused by Hurricane Ida has people in south Louisiana debating whether they want to…
Continue ReadingEstate of Henrietta Lacks sues biotechnical company for nonconsensual use of her cells
By Taylor Romine, CNN The family of Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose cells have been used for groundbreaking scientific research for decades, filed a…
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Evidence suggests ship anchor snagged, dragged oil pipeline
By STEFANIE DAZIO, MATTHEW BROWN and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Evidence emerged Tuesday that a ship’s anchor…
Continue Reading Evidence suggests ship anchor snagged, dragged oil pipeline
By STEFANIE DAZIO, MATTHEW BROWN and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Evidence emerged Tuesday that a ship’s anchor…
Continue ReadingTaliban accused of killing 13 ethnic Hazaras in Afghanistan
By Sarah Dean, CNN Taliban forces unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras — including nine surrendering former government soldiers and a…
Continue ReadingOregon man charged in fatal shooting of man who spoke to his girlfriend
CNN, KTVZ By Andy Rose and Dakin Andone, CNN An Oregon man has been arrested and indicted on charges stemming from the fatal shooting of a man that…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand to abandon zero-Covid strategy as Delta variant proves hard to shake
By Ben Westcott, CNN New Zealand will begin to move away from a zero-Covid strategy toward living with the virus, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said…
Continue Reading Ex-Facebook manager criticizes company, urges more oversight
By MARCY GORDON and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — While accusing the giant social network of pursuing profits over safety,…
Continue Reading Dems edge toward pared-down spending plan to boost support
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, LISA MASCARO and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are…
Continue Reading French report: 330,000 children victims of church sex abuse
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Victims of sex abuse within France’s Catholic Church have welcomed a new report that says an…
Continue Reading Biden lifts abortion referral ban on family planning clinics
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is reversing a ban on abortion referrals by federally funded…
Continue Reading Herbert, Ekeler propel Chargers to 28-14 win over Raiders
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw for three touchdowns, Austin Ekeler rushed for 117 yards and scored…
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Herbert, Ekeler propel Chargers to 28-14 win over Raiders
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw for three touchdowns, Austin Ekeler rushed for 117 yards and scored…
Continue Reading Biden tells GOP to ‘get out of the way’ on debt limit
By JOSH BOAK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is urging Republican senators to “get out of the way” and…
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