By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon best known as the host of TV’s “Dr. Oz Show,” says he is running for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat as a Republican. In a video message on social media, Oz, casts himself as a sort of champion for
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Ted Barrett and Daniella Diaz, CNN Lawmakers are pushing the federal government to the brink of a shutdown as they struggle to finalize a stopgap measure before funding runs out Friday at midnight. The failure of congressional leaders to lock in a deal by now means that the
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Fox and Jen Christensen, CNN Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted 13-10 Tuesday to recommend emergency use authorization of a pill made by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics to help treat Covid-19. Members of the FDA’s Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee were split in their vote to recommend molnupiravir, which can reduce
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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Newcastle’s agonizing wait for a first win in the Premier League this season is heading into December. It’s 14 games and counting without a victory for the northeast club after a 1-1 draw at home to Norwich that pitted the bottom two teams in the league against each other.
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices across the US have seen stratospheric increases within the past year as demand for homes spiked and inventory tanked. And those higher prices have pushed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to raise the limits of government-backed loans to a record level for 2022, with the maximum
Continue Reading Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A former football player at the University of Central Florida was fatally shot during an altercation with his father. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that Otis Anderson Jr. was killed late Monday during the fight with his father, Otis Anderson Sr., at his parents’ home. Authorities say the
Continue Reading Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A former football player at the University of Central Florida was fatally shot during an altercation with his father. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that Otis Anderson Jr. was killed late Monday during the fight with his father, Otis Anderson Sr., at his parents’ home. Authorities say the
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health advisers have endorsed an antiviral drug from Merck to treat COVID-19. It sets the stage for an expected authorization of the first pill that Americans could take at home for the coronavirus. A Food and Drug Administration panel voted that the drug’s benefits in
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health advisers have endorsed an antiviral drug from Merck to treat COVID-19. It sets the stage for an expected authorization of the first pill that Americans could take at home for the coronavirus. A Food and Drug Administration panel voted that the drug’s benefits in
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Scott Carr has been hired as FIU’s athletic director. He comes to the Panthers after nearly six years in the athletic department at UCF. It’s the first step toward what FIU hopes is a revamping of athletics. That process will begin with the hiring of a
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Villarreal and Granada have cruised past sixth-division teams in the opening round of the Copa del Rey. Villarreal trounced Victoria CF 8-0 and Granada routed Club Deportivo Laguna 7-0 to advance to the second round. Celta Vigo got past fourth-division club Ebro 5-0. This season’s edition of the Copa includes teams from
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed The Biden administration has suffered three major court losses since Monday morning, with orders freezing key federal government Covid-19 vaccine rules in certain parts of the country and, in one case, nationwide. The latest blow came from a federal judge in Louisiana, whose order Tuesday afternoon halted across the country the administration’s
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Vancouver Whitecaps have made interim coach Vanni Sartini their permanent head coach. Sartini agreed to a two-year deal through the 2023 season. Sartini was named interim coach on Aug. 27 after the Whitecaps dismissed Marc Dos Santos. The team fell to last place in the Western Conference in early August
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN An appeals court hearing Tuesday on former President Donald Trump’s claim to keep January 6 documents from his presidency private showed that Trump faces an uphill battle to keep the documents out of the hands of House investigators. The case is before the US Court of Appeals for
Continue Reading By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and RYAN KRYSKA Associated Press OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three students, including a 16-year-old boy who died in a deputy’s patrol car on the way to a hospital. Eight other people were wounded, some critically. Oakland
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada is banning foreign nationals from three more countries because of concerns with the omicron COVID-19 variant and all air travelers coming to the country apart from the United States will have to be tested for COVID-19 upon arrival and will have to isolate themselves until they
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Evander Kane has reported for his first day in the minors focused on doing what it will take to get back to the NHL instead of rehashing the allegations that led to one of the league’s top forwards being relegated to the AHL. Kane’s
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Evander Kane has reported for his first day in the minors focused on doing what it will take to get back to the NHL instead of rehashing the allegations that led to one of the league’s top forwards being relegated to the AHL. Kane’s
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Police say a 15-year-old boy has been arrested after allegedly shooting another high school student in west Phoenix following a gun sale gone bad. They say a 16-year-old student brought a handgun to Cesar Chavez High School on Monday to sell to the younger teen. After the transaction in one of the
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de Bolivia acusó este martes a la expresidenta Jeanine Áñez Chávez de asumir la presidencia de “forma inconstitucional” y sin cumplir con las leyes de su país, cuando gobernó por un año a partir de noviembre de 2019. El anuncio fue hecho en conferencia de prensa por
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