US & World News
Biden to Allow Eviction Moratorium to Expire Saturday
BOSTON (AP) - The Biden administration will allow a nationwide ban on evictions to expire Saturday. The end of the moratorium comes as advocates and some lawmakers call for it to be extended in the face of rising coronavirus cases…
Man Charged With Sending Threatening Emails to Dr. Fauci
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A man has been arrested and charged in federal court with sending emails that threatened to harm and kill Dr. Anthony Fauci, National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, and their families, federal prosecutors in…
CDC Expected to Backpedal on Some Masking Guidelines
(AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was expected to backpedal Tuesday on its masking guidelines and recommend that even vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging, a federal official…
US Star Simone Biles Exits; Roc Wins Women's Gymnastics
TOKYO (AP) - The Russian Olympic Committee has won the gold medal in women’s gymnastics after U.S. star Simone Biles exited with a medical issue. The ROC posted a team score of 169.528, ahead of the U.S. in second place…
Nearly 3 Dozen Athletes With Wisconsin Ties In Tokyo Games
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Nearly three dozen athletes with ties to Wisconsin will be going for the gold as the Olympics get underway in Tokyo. The Badger State athletes will represent Team USA…
Amazon’s Mission: Getting a ‘Key’ to Your Apartment Building
NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon is pushing landlords around the country to give its drivers the ability to unlock apartment building front doors whenever they need to leave packages in the lobby instead of the street. The service, called Amazon…
US Jobless Claims Rise to 419,000 From a Pandemic Low
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic, even as the job market appears to be rebounding on the strength of a reopened economy. Jobless claims increased to…
Tokyo New Virus Cases Near 2,000 a Day Before Olympics Open
TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo has hit another six-month high in new COVID-19 cases one day before the Olympics begin, as worries grow of a worsening of infections during the Games. Thursday’s 1,979 new cases are the highest since 2,044 were…
COVID-19 Cases in US Triple Over 2 Weeks
MISSION, Kan. (AP) - COVID-19 cases have tripled in the U.S. over two weeks amid an onslaught of vaccine misinformation. The spike in infections is straining hospitals, frustrating doctors, and pushing clergy into the fray. Across the U.S., the seven-day…
US Extends COVID-19 Travel Restrictions With Canada and Mexico Through August 21
(CNN) - The Biden administration is extending non-essential travel restrictions for the US northern and southern borders until August 21. The US has been limiting non-essential travel along both borders since the start of the pandemic and extending those restrictions…
Trump Inaugural Committee Head Accused of Being UAE Agent
NEW YORK (AP) - The chair of former President Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday in California on charges alleging that he and others conspired to influence Trump’s foreign…
Blue Origin’s Bezos Reaches Space on 1st Passenger Flight
VAN HORN, Texas (AP) - Jeff Bezos has blasted into space on his rocket company’s first flight with passengers. He’s the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft.…
Capitol Rioter Who Breached Senate Gets 8 Months for Felony
(AP) - A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag has received an eight-month prison term, the first resolution for a felony case in the Capitol insurrection. Prosecutors wanted Paul Allard Hodgkins to serve…
Canada to Let Vaccinated U.S. Citizens Into Canada on Aug. 9
TORONTO (AP/Fox 9) - Canada will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into Canada on Aug. 9, and those from the rest of the world on Sept. 7. Those that wish to cross the border will need to show a…
American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Universal Masking in Schools for Everyone Older Than 2
(CNN) - The American Academy of Pediatrics released new Covid-19 guidance for schools on Monday that supports in-person learning and, among other things, recommends universal masking in schools for everyone over the age of 2. "The AAP believes that, at…
FOX NEWS HEADLINES
- UK to build national Holocaust memorial beside Parliament
- China expects Taliban to play 'important' role in Afghan peace
- Australian man accused of punching police horse at COVID protest refuses virus test
- Earthquake recorded off Alaska, tsunami advisories lifted
- Russian police raid home of investigative journalist
- Hero granny catches baby who dangled, fell 15 feet from window
- Mexico vigilante group abducts 21, burns homes in raid on town, officials say
- Indian teenager beaten to death, hanged for wearing jeans
- Republicans join 'free Cuba' protesters outside U.S. Capitol: 'Liberty will prevail'
- Tunisia's president announces new restrictions, denies accusations of a power grab
CNN HEADLINES
- Chinese officials meet with Taliban as US exits Afghanistan
- Blinken warns talks with Iran can't go on indefinitely
- Malta's government must bear responsibility for journalist's assassination, inquiry finds
- 12-year old Palestinian boy killed by Israeli gunfire in West Bank, Palestinian health ministry says
- UK is reopening and scientists are confused to what's happening
- The Porsche dynasty is taking on Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in space
- Corporate America to workers: Get vaccinated or get out
- Facebook doubles profit but braces for hit from Apple privacy changes
- Why rising coffee prices won't change what you pay for Starbucks drinks
- Disney World and Disneyland to again require masks indoors
