CDC director announces shake-up, citing COVID mistakes
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the nation’s top public health agency on Wednesday announced a shake-up of the…
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WHO chief: Lack of help for Tigray crisis due to skin color
By MARIA CHENG and CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization described the ongoing crisis in…
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Sweden presents plan to tackle high winter power bills
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s government says it wants to pass legislation forcing the country’s public power transmission network operator to help…
Continue ReadingScottish local authorities come under fire for appointing man as ‘period dignity officer’
By Jack Guy, CNN Local authorities in Scotland have come in for criticism after they appointed a man to the role of period dignity officer,…
Continue ReadingCDC announces sweeping reorganization, aimed at changing the agency’s culture and restoring public trust
By Brenda Goodman Big changes are coming to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recently celebrated its 75th…
Continue ReadingQueen Elizabeth’s Olympic stunt double jailed for attack on girlfriend
By Jack Guy, CNN A UK court has sentenced Queen Elizabeth II‘s stunt double to 18 months in prison after he threw his girlfriend down a…
Continue ReadingNASA’s mega moon rocket arrives at launchpad ahead of liftoff
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I mega moon rocket has arrived at the launchpad — and this time, it’s for liftoff on a journey…
Continue Reading Scientists seek to develop hybrid coral reef off of Miami
By WILFREDO LEE Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Scientists and students from the University of Miami dove into the dark waters a few miles off the…
Continue Reading Small Sept. 11 museum known for ground zero tours closes
NEW YORK (AP) — A small museum near New York’s World Trade Center dedicated to preserving the memory of the Sept. 11 attacks is closing. CEO…
Continue Reading First drought, now downpours as storms slam France, England
PARIS (AP) — France is being whipped by violent storms that have flooded Paris subway stations, snarled traffic and disrupted the president’s…
Continue Reading ‘River Dave,’ banned from New Hampshire site, moves to Maine
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A hermit who was evicted from New Hampshire property on which he had lived for nearly…
Continue Reading Venice mayor outraged at surfers motoring down Grand Canal
MILAN (AP) — Two surfers who sped down Venice’s Grand Canal on motorized boards Wednesday have been identified and the boards confiscated,…
Continue Reading Man dies in shootout with would-be robber in Alabama woods
ASHLAND, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida college student exploring the east Alabama wilderness with his girlfriend was fatally wounded during…
Continue Reading Egypt’s central bank governor resigns as economic woes mount
By SAMY MAGDY and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s central bank governor has resigned as the country has struggled to address…
Continue Reading DeSantis sued by Florida prosecutor he removed over abortion
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An elected Florida prosecutor who was removed from office by…
Continue Reading Wind energy boom and golden eagles collide in the US West
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press CODY, Wyo. (AP) — The rush to build wind farms to combat climate change is colliding with preservation of one of…
Continue Reading Wind energy boom and golden eagles collide in the US West
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press CODY, Wyo. (AP) — The rush to build wind farms to combat climate change is colliding with preservation of one of…
Continue ReadingMike Pence says he’d consider testifying before January 6 committee if invited
By Athena Jones, CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday he would give “due consideration” to any formal invitation to…
Continue ReadingMike Pence says he’d consider testifying before January 6 committee if invited
By Athena Jones, CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday he would give “due consideration” to any formal invitation to…
Continue ReadingSix weeks after getting shot at a Fourth of July parade, an 8-year-old left paralyzed feels ‘hopeless’ and angry as new reality sets in
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Before July Fourth, Cooper Roberts was almost always active and running around. He loved playing sports — including…
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