Crowded stadiums, pandemic create combustible mix this fall
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Health experts say this fall’s crowded college and professional football stadiums could create ripe conditions for…
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A man on trial in North Carolina who was shot during a courtroom scuffle has died, officials say
By Alta Spells and Rebekah Riess, CNN A man who was shot by a police officer after allegedly trying to take a bailiff’s weapon inside a North…
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A tale of two clinics: lines in Kenya, few takers in Atlanta
By CARA ANNA and SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Plans for COVID-19 booster shots in some Western countries are…
Continue Reading From COVID to Ida: Louisiana’s marginalized ‘see no way out’
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press CHALMETTE, La. (AP) — Some of the hardest-hit victims left in deadly Hurricane Ida’s wake are Louisiana…
Continue Reading From COVID to Ida: Louisiana’s marginalized ‘see no way out’
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press CHALMETTE, La. (AP) — Some of the hardest-hit victims left in deadly Hurricane Ida’s wake are Louisiana…
Continue Reading Turkey: Attack on troops in Syria kills 2 soldiers, wounds 3
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials say an attack on Turkish troops in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province has left two soldiers dead and three…
Continue Reading The Latest: Taliban flag flies at Afghan presidential palace
By The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — A Taliban official said that the group raised their flag over the Afghan presidential palace in a…
Continue Reading Queen offers ‘thoughts and prayers’ on 9/11 anniversary
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II marked the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by offering her sympathies to…
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9 tropes about Muslims that are a product of Islamophobia
By Mirna Alsharif, CNN There are nearly 2 billion Muslims in the world, and the religious group continues to grow rapidly. Yet Islam continues to be…
Continue Reading Merkel calls migrant push at EU’s border ‘unacceptable’
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she finds it unacceptable that refugees are being used…
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College football fans and traditions are back, even with Covid-19 still here
By Eric Levenson, CNN At Virginia Tech last Friday, the packed crowd bounced to “Enter Sandman.” At the University of Wisconsin the next…
Continue Reading With more doses, Uganda takes vaccination drive to markets
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda is accelerating its vaccination drive in order to administer 128,000 doses that…
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Not getting vaccinated against Covid-19 is like driving while intoxicated, health expert says
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN As the US averages more than 1,000 Covid-19 deaths daily, not getting vaccinated is akin to driving while intoxicated, one…
Continue Reading Pope’s Central Europe visit tests his health and diplomacy
By NICOLE WINFIELD and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is making his first foreign trip since undergoing intestinal…
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Florida auto repair shop owner wins $1 million lottery on his first day of business
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN A Florida man’s dreams came true when he opened his own auto repair shop. But life got even sweeter when he won a $1…
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Super Typhoon Chanthu makes landfall in the Philippines before tracking toward Taiwan
By Helen Regan and Angus Watson, CNN Super Typhoon Chanthu made landfall in the far northern Philippines on Saturday, bringing destructive winds and…
Continue Reading US pulls missile defenses in Saudi Arabia amid Yemen attacks
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show the U.S. has removed its…
Continue Reading For World Trade Center cook, surviving 9/11 led to activism
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sekou Siby was a cook and dishwasher at the World Trade Center’s Windows on the…
Continue Reading For World Trade Center cook, surviving 9/11 led to activism
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sekou Siby was a cook and dishwasher at the World Trade Center’s Windows on the…
Continue Reading Israel arrests 4 Palestinian fugitives who escaped prison
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and FARES AKRAM Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say they have arrested four of the six Palestinians who broke…
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