Month: November 2021

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The son-in-law of one of the 18 older women a man is charged with killing in the Dallas area over a two-year span told jurors that she was fun and generous, and loved giving out $2 bills. Billy Chemirmir is on trial for capital murder in the

By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Officials in a small city near the Canada border are calling the damage devastating after a storm that dumped rain for days caused flooding and mudslides. City officials in Sumas, Washington said Tuesday that hundreds of people had been evacuated and estimated that 75% of homes

By JIM MORRIS and ROB GILLIES Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The body of a woman has been recovered from a mudslide caused by extremely heavy rainfall in the Pacific coast Canadian province of British Columbia. Police said Tuesday that search and rescue personnel are continuing to look for other possible victims. The

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An influential U.S. advisory panel will discuss expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all adults Friday, a move that could make the shots available as early as this weekend. The panel advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in setting vaccination recommendations

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A ping-pong ball may have bounced in Republicans’ favor as a GOP-dominated court was selected at random to consider the fate of President Joe Biden’s mandate that larger employers require workers to be vaccinated. Republican-led states, businesses and conservative groups are challenging the rule, saying it’s not the role of

By ED WHITE Associated Press Hospitals in Michigan and Minnesota are reporting a wave of COVID-19 patients not seen in months. Beds are filling with unvaccinated people, and health care providers are warning that staff are being worn down by yet another surge. Michigan had slightly more than 3,000 COVID-19 patients in hospitals this week