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By Andy Rose and Jason Hanna, CNN Oregon will soon require people to wear masks outdoors in public settings where physical distancing isn’t possible, the governor said Tuesday, in response to near-state-record Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations. Gov. Kate Brown’s order — which will take effect Friday — is generally for everyone ages 5 and up,
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy made at least five false claims during a seven-minute Sunday interview on Fox News. McCarthy uttered inaccurate statements to host Maria Bartiromo about a wide variety of topics — oil prices, inflation, prisoners released in Afghanistan, the behavior of Democratic state legislators, and the content of an
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Dale House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy made at least five false claims during a seven-minute Sunday interview on Fox News. McCarthy uttered inaccurate statements to host Maria Bartiromo about a wide variety of topics — oil prices, inflation, prisoners released in Afghanistan, the behavior of Democratic state legislators, and the content of
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The SPAC party on Wall Street is flaming out about as fast as it began. Increased scrutiny on the accounting methods used by special purpose acquisition companies, along with a series of PR headaches involving high-profile deals, threaten to stop the so-called blank check fad in its tracks.
Continue ReadingBy Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Seventeen years ago, when Adriana Nichols moved from New York City to Los Angeles, she had a simple wish list: natural light (her New York studio apartment was dark), a yard and quiet neighbors. She managed to check everything off that list — and has spent nearly two decades living in
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KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — An attorney for the Illinois teen accused of killing two men and wounding a third during a protest in Wisconsin last summer says he doesn’t know who donated to his client’s defense and therefore cannot produce any names. Attorney Mark Richards was responding to a motion filed by prosecutors last week
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rana Cash, executive editor of the Savannah Morning News in Georgia, has been named to the same position at The Charlotte Observer, the newspaper’s first Black editor in the North Carolina newspaper’s 135-year history. The 50-year-old Cash begins her new job in early October. She is replacing Sherry Chisenhall, who announced
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Several types of crispy pork snacks have been pulled from sale in Britain after almost 180 people became ill with suspected salmonella poisoning. The packets of pork scratchings sold under the labels Mr. Porky, Jay’s and The Real Pork Crackling Company were all made by snack company the Tayto Group. The Food
Continue Reading TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (AP) — Workers have used dynamite to demolish six smokestacks at a decommissioned power plant in Alabama. The implosion took place Wednesday at the old Colbert Fossil Plant, which was operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority for more than six decades beginning in 1955. TVA says the work is part of its move
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urielblanco (CNN) — La policía de Alemania abrió una investigación por intento de asesinato después de que siete personas presentaran el lunes síntomas de envenenamiento tras consumir alimentos y bebidas en una cocina de la Universidad Técnica de Darmstadt. Las personas presentaban decoloraciones azules en sus extremidades, informaron este martes la policía y el fiscal
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — A French court has handed a 10-month suspended prison sentence to an Afghan evacuee who failed to respect restrictions placed on him because of indirect links to the Taliban. The man was among five such evacuees confined to a hotel with family members. He was arrested Monday, days after his arrival in
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Schneider, Ellie Kaufman and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Pentagon is mandating that US military service members get fully vaccinated against Covid-19 immediately, after the Food and Drug Administration fully approved the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine this week. “After careful consultation with medical experts and military leadership, and with the support of the President, I
Continue ReadingCNN, STANFORD MEDICINE By Jessica Schneider, Ellie Kaufman and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Pentagon is mandating that US military service members get fully vaccinated against Covid-19 immediately, after the Food and Drug Administration fully approved the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine this week. “After careful consultation with medical experts and military leadership, and with the support of
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Six Kentucky football players charged with first degree burglary have waived their cases to a state grand jury that will now hear information about a March incident at a private party. Reuben Adams, Robert McClain, Andru Phillips, Earnest Sanders IV, Devito Tisdale and Joel Williams were arrested last week following a
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — AC Milan has signed forward Pietro Pellegri on loan from Monaco. Milan has the option to make the deal permanent and that becomes an obligation if certain conditions are met. The 20-year-old Pellegri is the second forward Milan has signed this offseason after the Rossoneri brought in the 34-year-old Olivier Giroud from
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman was activated from the disabled list Wednesday after missing more than two months with a strained left quadriceps. Bregman was playing third and batting sixth in the lineup on Wednesday as the Astros wrapped up a series against the Kansas City Royals after splitting the first
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By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Pfizer is seeking U.S. approval of a booster dose of its two-shot COVID-19 vaccine. The drugmaker said Wednesday that it has started the application process for a third dose of its vaccine for everyone ages 16 and older. The company said it will complete the application with the Food
Continue ReadingBy Tim Pulliam Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — Doves were seen flying in downtown Wake Forest in memory of Aven Moffat — a little boy who died weeks after contracting a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a pond. His family, neighbors, and the community are in disbelief. “I
Continue Reading PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — John Mack has been named the athletic director at Princeton. A former athlete, coach and administrator at the Ivy League school, he succeeds Mollie Marcoux Samaan. She announced in May she would be stepping down to become commissioner of the LPGA. Mack will start on Sept 1. He has spent time
Continue ReadingBy Akilah Davis Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (WTVD) — Viral illnesses including COVID-19 are behind Fayetteville Christian School deciding to shut its doors for two weeks. The school doesn’t have a mask requirement, which leaves wearing masks optional for teachers and students. “I make my daughter wear a mask
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