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By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press A government advisory panel is reviewing new safety data about rare but potentially life-threatening blood clots linked to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The government has counted more of the unusual clots since a temporary pause in J&J vaccinations last spring, including nine confirmed deaths. Of
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press A government advisory panel is reviewing new safety data about rare but potentially life-threatening blood clots linked to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The government has counted more of the unusual clots since a temporary pause in J&J vaccinations last spring, including nine confirmed deaths. Of
Continue Reading By MARGERY A. BECK and MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say at least five people died when a powerful storm system swept across the Great Plains and Midwest, spawning hurricane-force winds and likely tornadoes in Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota. Officials say a 65-year-old man was killed Wednesday night when a 40-foot
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a bill raising the nation’s borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion, avoiding a potentially catastrophic default and resolving the turbulent issue until after the 2022 midterm elections. The House voted early Wednesday to raise the debt limit, amid urgent warnings from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that further delay
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a bill raising the nation’s borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion, avoiding a potentially catastrophic default and resolving the turbulent issue until after the 2022 midterm elections. The House voted early Wednesday to raise the debt limit, amid urgent warnings from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that further delay
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears appears to have welcomed a new addition to her family. The singer took to Instagram on Wednesday and teased her fans by posting a video of herself rocking what appeared to be a baby, with her back turned to the camera while holding a baby bottle. She captioned it,
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business A common New Year’s resolution is to be better with money. But you will miss some opportunities if you wait until January 1 to get started. With just a couple of weeks left to go in 2021, there are some deadline-driven financial moves you might want to make before the
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bill that posthumously awards a Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 US service members killed in a terrorist attack outside Kabul’s airport in August. Congress unanimously approved the legislation in November, sending it to the President’s desk for his signature. The medal — Congress’
Continue Reading RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry says it has identified its first three cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the occupied West Bank. The ministry says the cases were detected in three Palestinians who had recently returned from abroad. It added that medical teams are tracking down and testing
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica, CNN North Carolina state Sen. Jeff Jackson on Thursday bowed out of the race to be the Tar Heel state’s next US senator, largely clearing the Democratic primary field for former state Supreme Court chief justice Cheri Beasley. The move is a boon for Democrats. Although other Democrats have declared primary campaigns,
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Italy and England have been drawn in the same Nations League group, setting up two rematches next year of their European Championship final. The group also includes Germany and Hungary, with teams playing each other at home and away between June and September. The next edition of the UEFA competition will
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden bestowed the Medal of Honor, the most prestigious decoration in the US military, to three Army soldiers on Thursday afternoon. The medal was awarded posthumously to Army Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe and Army Sergeant First Class Christopher Celiz, as well as Army Master Sergeant Earl D. Plumlee.
Continue Reading By BRANDON GDULA numberFire Tua Tagovailoa draws a top-level streaming matchup against the New York Jets, who are 32nd in numberFire’s adjusted pass defense metrics. Tagovailoa had 273 yards and two touchdowns against them in a Week 11 matchup. He has had only two other full games against bottom-10 adjusted pass defenses. Across that full
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has given final approval to a bill barring all imports from China’s Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove they were produced without forced labor. In doing so they overcame initial hesitation from the White House and what supporters say was opposition from
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has given final approval to a bill barring all imports from China’s Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove they were produced without forced labor. In doing so they overcame initial hesitation from the White House and what supporters say was opposition from
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it is responding to reports of a shooting attack at a West Bank settlement. It said the shooting on Thursday night took place near the settlement of Homesh, in the northern West Bank, but gave no further details.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Boston Bruins have placed forwards Anton Blidh and Trent Frederic and goalie Jeremy Swayman in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. With the number of coronavirus cases and game postponements rising across the league, the addition of Blidh, Frederic and Swayman gave the Bruins six players in the protocol. Coach Bruce Cassidy,
Continue ReadingBy Geneva Sands, Sean Lyngaas and Gregory Wallace, CNN Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday that he’s “extraordinarily concerned” about a newly revealed critical flaw in widely used software that is roiling the internet and caused the US Patent and Trademark Office to temporarily shut down external access to its computer systems. “It’s uppermost
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three men have been arrested in connection with the drug overdose deaths of two unconscious women who were dumped at Southern California hospitals. The Los Angeles Police Department say one man was arrested for investigation of manslaughter and the other two on suspicion of being accessories to manslaughter. Cristy Giles was
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The Betty Ford Center announced Thursday morning that Tessa Voss will head the organization as the fourth administrator and first woman to lead the Rancho Mirage institution co-founded by former First Lady Betty Ford. Tessa Voss Photo Courtesy of Betty Ford Center Voss, who takes the helm on Monday, December 20, also will serve as vice president
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