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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland has joined other Nordic countries in suspending or discouraging the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in certain age groups because of an increased risk of heart inflammation, a rare side effect associated with the shot. The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare said Thursday that authorities won’t give the shot
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland has joined other Nordic countries in suspending or discouraging the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in certain age groups because of an increased risk of heart inflammation, a rare side effect associated with the shot. The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare said Thursday that authorities won’t give the shot
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING, ALAN FRAM and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has dodged a U.S. debt disaster by approving legislation to lift the federal limit on new borrowing by nearly a half-trillion dollars. The bill, likely to be approved by the House as well, should temporarily avert an unprecedented U.S. default
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING, ALAN FRAM and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has dodged a U.S. debt disaster by approving legislation to lift the federal limit on new borrowing by nearly a half-trillion dollars. The bill, likely to be approved by the House as well, should temporarily avert an unprecedented U.S. default
Continue Reading COLLIER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — A federal official says a former neighbor of a U.S. Postal Service worker in Pennsylvania confessed that he fatally shot him because he believed the mail carrier previously poisoned him and his family with cyanide. The acting U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania says in a release that
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian police say that at least 187 people including babies have been freed in the country’s troubled north, one of the country’s largest liberations of kidnap victims. Zamfara state police spokesman Mohammed Shehu issued a statement saying that security forces rescued the hostages from a forest
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has posted the fastest time ahead of title rival Max Verstappen in the first practice session for the Turkish Grand Prix. This season’s narrow championship leader was .43 seconds ahead of the Red Bull driver. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was .48 behind Hamilton in third spot. There is
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN France completed a famous comeback against Belgium on Thursday, overcoming a two-goal deficit to win 3-2 and reach the final of the UEFA Nations League. Goals from Yannick Carrasco and Romelu Lukaku appeared to have put the hosts in total control after the first half but the current world champions fought
Continue ReadingCNN By Marianne Garvey, CNN Adele is opening up about making her upcoming album and finding happiness. The singer appears on the November 2021 cover of Vogue magazine, where she talks about returning to the studio to record her first album in six years. “It’s sensitive for me, this record, just in how much I
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Adele is opening up about making her upcoming album and finding happiness. The singer appears on the November 2021 cover of Vogue magazine, where she talks about returning to the studio to record her first album in six years. “It’s sensitive for me, this record, just in how much I love
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Giant panda twins born at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo in June now have their names. The female is Lei Lei, and her brother Xiao Xiao. They were chosen from hundreds of thousands of suggestions sent from fans around Japan. The twin cubs, which were palm-size pink creatures when
Continue Reading OSLO (AP) — The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia. The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited their fight for freedom of expression, stressing that it is vital in promoting peace. Ressa in 2012 co-founded Rappler, a news website that has focused “critical attention
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — People familiar with the planning say FIFA plans to postpone the Club World Cup until early next year due to hosting challenges linked to the pandemic. The people say FIFA is now exploring staging the event in January or February. They spoke on condition of
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets have risen as investors wait for U.S. jobs data that might influence a Federal Reserve decision on when to roll back stimulus. That comes after lawmakers in Washington averted a possible government debt default. London and Frankfurt opened higher. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets have risen as investors wait for U.S. jobs data that might influence a Federal Reserve decision on when to roll back stimulus. That comes after lawmakers in Washington averted a possible government debt default. London and Frankfurt opened higher. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong
Continue Reading By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The trial of a leading philanthropist and civil rights activist who has been behind bars for nearly four years has resumed in Istanbul. Osman Kavala, 64, remains imprisoned despite repeated calls by the European Court of Human Rights for his release. The 47-member Council of Europe,
Continue Reading By KATHY GANNON Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Pakistan are meeting in difficult talks over the path forward in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. The negotiations Friday between Washington’s deputy secretary of state and Pakistani leaders came amid an array of unsettled issues. Those include the level of engagement with Taliban leaders, the ongoing
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Donald Trump siempre parece salirse con la suya. Y está intentando hacerlo de nuevo. El expresidente y sus apologistas republicanos en el Congreso están poniendo en marcha un nuevo esfuerzo para amortiguar las consecuencias de sus crímenes contra la democracia, enterrando la verdad sobre lo que ahora puede denominarse objetivamente un
Continue ReadingBy Jonathan Hawkins, CNN On a wild, woodland hilltop in northeastern Tennessee, a man in a gold jacket and matching cowboy hat paces a broad patch of dirt, gesturing up to an increasingly moody sky. “Are y’all ready for some racing?” he bellows into the microphone in his hand. In front of him sit three
Continue ReadingCNN By Jonathan Hawkins, CNN On a wild, woodland hilltop in northeastern Tennessee, a man in a gold jacket and matching cowboy hat paces a broad patch of dirt, gesturing up to an increasingly moody sky. “Are y’all ready for some racing?” he bellows into the microphone in his hand. In front of him sit
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