By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A state appeals court says Louisiana’s largest health system can’t fire or otherwise discipline employees who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 until the mandate’s legality is decided. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal ruled just a day before Ochsner Health’s Friday deadline. A state district
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By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A state appeals court says Louisiana’s largest health system can’t fire or otherwise discipline employees who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 until the mandate’s legality is decided. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal ruled just a day before Ochsner Health’s Friday deadline. A state district
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Philippe Coutinho is back in Brazil’s national team after being called up by coach Tite for two World Cup qualifiers in November. Coutinho hasn’t played for Brazil since October 2020 but was recalled despite only starting four of Barcelona’s 10 league games this season. Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino also returned to
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Witches and warlocks, ghosts and ghouls can breathe a little easier this Halloween: Coronavirus cases in the U.S. are generally on the decline, and trick-or-treaters can feel safer collecting candy. And while a new poll indicates Halloween participation is rebounding but still short of
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Witches and warlocks, ghosts and ghouls can breathe a little easier this Halloween: Coronavirus cases in the U.S. are generally on the decline, and trick-or-treaters can feel safer collecting candy. And while a new poll indicates Halloween participation is rebounding but still short of
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK, ZEKE MILLER and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — President Joe Biden says Pope Francis told him he’s a “good Catholic” and should keep taking Communion when the world’s two most prominent Roman Catholics met at the Vatican on Friday. Some conservatives have called for Biden to be denied the sacrament
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has extended the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the disputed Western Sahara for a year, expressing concern at the breakdown of the 1991 cease-fire between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front and calling for a revival of U.N.-led negotiations. The vote on
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Sergi Barjuan will get his first chance to lead Barcelona from the Camp Nou dugout when it hosts Alavés at the weekend. It might also be his last chance. The reserve team coach was promoted to act as caretaker coach for the first team following the
Continue Reading By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A growing number of state prison systems are outfitting guards with body-worn cameras even in environments already covered by thousands of stationary cameras. The George Bureau of Prisons piloted the concept last year and plans to outfit guards in two prisons this year and another two
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The opening four rounds of Women’s World Cup qualifying in Europe have shown UEFA’s head of women’s football Nadine Kessler why a format change is needed to cut down on one-sided results that have accentuated the gulf in financial resources and number of professional
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Merriam-Webster has added 455 new words to its venerable dictionary. The list includes a number of abbreviations and slang terms that have become ubiquitous on social media. Among them are dad bod, amirite, TBH and FTW. The coronavirus pandemic also contributed new terms to the lexicon, such as super-spreader, long COVID
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday that Pope Francis told the President that he should continue receiving communion, and the Pope is happy that Biden is a “good Catholic.” The revelation of the Pope’s words to Biden come after American bishops moved forward with a plan that tried to permit individual bishops
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Skies are clear and conditions are mild today, we’ll be back in the lower 90s for highs this Friday afternoon. A front is moving toward SoCal that will bring some partly cloudy skies along with Northwesterly breezes and also cooler temps for the weekend. Drier conditions will prevail, despite that front sliding through, so the
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Mariana Toro (CNN) — Mientras los zombis son grotescos, los hombres lobo no son sofisticados y las momias no tienen cabeza, los vampiros sedientos de sangre tienen estilo, inteligencia y potencial narrativo en abundancia. Durante siglos, los chupasangres nos han fascinado y asustado, ocupando los rincones más macabros de nuestro imaginario colectivo. Hay una razón
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una poderosa tormenta en el área de Washington y Baltimore podría causar importantes inundaciones durante los próximos dos días, según los pronósticos. “Uno de los eventos de inundación por marea más grandes de los últimos 10 a 20 años (posiblemente desde el huracán Isabel en algunos lugares), se espera el
Continue ReadingBy Robert Patrick Click here for updates on this story ILLINOIS (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — The Illinois Prisoner Review Board on Thursday voted 12-1 to approve parole for Paula Sims, the Alton woman who admitted killing her two infant daughters in the late 1980s. The sole “no” vote was from board member Jared Bohland, Sims’
Continue Reading KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government is proposing a record budget for 2022 to bolster an economic recovery following the coronavirus pandemic, with industrial incentives and cash handouts for the poor and a one-time tax for high-income companies. Finance Minister Zafrul Aziz introduced the $80.2 billion proposed budget, up from $77.4 billion in the
Continue Reading KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government is proposing a record budget for 2022 to bolster an economic recovery following the coronavirus pandemic, with industrial incentives and cash handouts for the poor and a one-time tax for high-income companies. Finance Minister Zafrul Aziz introduced the $80.2 billion proposed budget, up from $77.4 billion in the
Continue Reading BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s anti-crime agency said Friday that four people have been detained on suspicion of stealing 22 high-performance bicycles belonging to the Italian national cycling team, worth an estimated 600,000 euros ($697,000). The Italian cyclists’ bikes went missing on Oct. 23 from a hotel in the French city of Lille where the
Continue ReadingBy Perry Backus Click here for updates on this story RAVALLI COUNTY, Montana (Ravalli Republic) — A Victor teenager was killed Monday when a firearm being handled by a friend was accidentally discharged, according to Ravalli County Sheriff Steve Holton. The two teenagers had been hunting over the weekend, Holton said. They were at a
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