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By Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A “once in a blue moon” event is upon us, as a “seasonal blue moon” is set to light up the night sky this weekend. Each season (winter, spring, summer and fall) typically has three full moons that
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Lindores, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Presenteeism, where employees show up to work when they’re unwell, was a problem in workplaces even before the-pandemic. But now, some experts say COVID-19 has shifted attitudes around working while sick. Matthias Spitzmuller, associate professor of organizational behaviour
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AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — Police say a man was fatally shot by Amarillo, Texas, police after opening fire on officers who approached him while looking for a different man on felony drug charges. Police Chief Martin Birkenfeld said Saturday that 34-year-old George Michael Mireles died at a hospital where he was taken following Friday’s shooting
Continue Reading By ALICIA LEÓN and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The European Union’s top officials warned the Taliban on Saturday that the current conversations being held to secure the exit of as many Afghan evacuees as possible do not mean the bloc is prepared to recognize the new regime. European Commission President Ursula von
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By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — At nearly every community meeting on firefighting efforts in the U.S. West, residents want to know why crews don’t simply put out the flames to save their homes and the valuable forests surrounding them. It’s not that simple, wildfire managers say, and the reasons are many,
Continue Reading By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — At nearly every community meeting on firefighting efforts in the U.S. West, residents want to know why crews don’t simply put out the flames to save their homes and the valuable forests surrounding them. It’s not that simple, wildfire managers say, and the reasons are many,
Continue Reading By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — At nearly every community meeting on firefighting efforts in the U.S. West, residents want to know why crews don’t simply put out the flames to save their homes and the valuable forests surrounding them. It’s not that simple, wildfire managers say, and the reasons are many,
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN An unusual security breach of an election system in a rural Colorado county has set off a criminal investigation and prompted state authorities to sideline a Republican election official in a fresh display of how debunked claims of a stolen 2020 presidential election continue to resonate across the country. The saga
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will not spend the weekend at his home in Delaware after all. The White House said Saturday that Biden would no longer travel to Wilmington as planned. No immediate explanation was given. The announcement from the White House came as Biden was scheduled to meet with his national security
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — A ranger at Saguaro National Park in southern Arizona has used social media to highlight a region that shaped his upbringing. Freddy Fernandez-Ramirez was recruited to the park years ago to help draw younger generations to the outdoors. His social media videos showing him eating prickly pear fruit, excavating a desert tortoise
Continue Reading By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A blast of festive trumpet flourishes and guitarrón bass breaks the solemn hush of Mass on a torrid August desert morning. Decked out in gold-embroidered suits, nine musicians pick, strum and trumpet the entrance hymn under tall stained-glass windows. After more than a year of silence
Continue Reading By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A blast of festive trumpet flourishes and guitarrón bass breaks the solemn hush of Mass on a torrid August desert morning. Decked out in gold-embroidered suits, nine musicians pick, strum and trumpet the entrance hymn under tall stained-glass windows. After more than a year of silence
Continue ReadingBy Adam Rife Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is now a minority owner of the Milwaukee Brewers. At a news conference Friday, Aug. 20, Antetokounmpo said, “I know Milwaukee invested a lot in me, and I want to invest a lot of myself back into the
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN What makes humans a successful species? We’ve been around for a long time, and we’re still here (unlike Neanderthals). But it hasn’t been an easy road — and we don’t always make great choices. Maybe it’s because we strive, we fail, and we learn. As my college photojournalism teacher Mark Johnson
Continue ReadingBy Alex Rogers, CNN Former President Donald Trump will rally the faithful in Alabama on Saturday, a boon to Rep. Mo Brooks, his favored Senate candidate, who is behind in the money race there and struggling to attract some Republicans unnerved by his brand of slash-and-burn politics. This year, the six-term congressman helped lead the
Continue ReadingBy Dianne Gallagher, CNN Texas House Democrats’ historic quorum break unexpectedly ended Thursday evening when at least three new Democrats returned to the floor, paving the way for state Republicans to pass restrictive voting legislation. The surprise turn of events quickly led to public accusations of betrayal among Democrats, as the House now has the
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Oren Liebermann, CNN US national security officials are working to account for more than 20 years worth of weapons provided to the Afghan military as images of Taliban fighters brandishing American-made rifles and riding in abandoned Humvees are raising concerns about what else was left behind. The Taliban’s newfound American arsenal
Continue Reading By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Healthy and in their 30s, Christina and Josh Tidmore figured they were low-risk for COVID-19. With conflicting viewpoints about whether to get vaccinated against the virus filling their social media feeds and social circles, they decided to wait. On July 20, Josh came home from work
Continue ReadingCNN By Chloe Melas, CNN It’s a concert to mark the resilience of a city. Some of music’s biggest names will descend on the Great Lawn at New York City’s iconic Central Park for the “We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert” on Saturday to perform for a vaccinated crowd of 60,000. The concert is meant
Continue Reading By JULIE PACE and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is facing a summer slump, with Americans taking a notably less positive view of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his job approval rating ticking down. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that
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