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CDC to Ease up Guidance on Indoor Mask-Wearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is easing indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to safely stop wearing masks inside in most places. That’s according to a person briefed on the announcement, expected…
McDonald’s Raising US Workers’ Pay in Company-Owned Stores
(AP) — McDonald's is raising pay at 650 company-owned stores in the U.S. as part of its push to hire thousands of new workers in a tight labor market. The fast-food giant followed Chipotle, which also announced pay hikes this…
US Unemployment Claims Drop to 473,000, a New Pandemic Low
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low and the latest evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs as consumers ramp up spending and more businesses reopen. Applications declined…
CDC Mulls Advice for Pfizer Shots Age 12 and up
NEW YORK — Federal health advisers are meeting to issue recommendations on how to vaccinate kids as young as 12 with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. This week, the Food and Drug Administration cleared the expanded use of Pfizer’s shots, citing…
Report: Ellen Degeneres to End Her TV Talk Show Next Year
NEW YORK (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres is calling time on her longtime-running talk show. Reports say the daytime host, who has seen a ratings hit after allegations of running a toxic workplace, has decided that her upcoming season will be…
Whitmer Threatens Profit Seizure if Pipeline Keeps Operating
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is threatening to go after Enbridge's profits from a Great Lakes oil pipeline if it isn't shut down. The Democratic governor issued the warning…
Wisconsin to Vote on Requiring National Anthem
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The national anthem would have to be played before all sporting events held at Wisconsin venues that received any public funding under a bill up for a vote Tuesday in the state Assembly. The sweeping proposal…
Pfizer COVID-19 Shot Expanded to US Children As Young as 12
(AP) - COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as U.S. regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer’s shot to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect middle and high school students before they head…
Job Market for New Grads: Much Hiring but Much Competition
(AP) - This year’s graduating class of college seniors is poised for better prospects than were the 2020 graduates, who had the misfortune to graduate in the depths of the disastrous coronavirus recession. Though the competition will be stiff —…
Olivia and Liam Are Social Security’s Top Baby Names for 2020
(CNN) - Olivia and Liam are the two most popular baby names in America for the second year in a row. The Social Security Administration released its annual list of top baby names on Friday. The top ten girl names…
Reversing Trump, US Restores Transgender Health Protections
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration says the government will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care. That reverses a Trump-era policy that sought to narrow the scope of legal rights in sensitive situations involving medical…
Man Kills 6, Then Self, At Colorado Birthday Party Shooting
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A gunman opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado, slaying six adults before killing himself Sunday, police said. The shooting happened just after midnight in a mobile home park on the east side of…
US Job Growth Slows Sharply in Sign of Hiring Struggles
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added just 266,000 jobs last month, sharply lower than in March and a sign that some businesses are struggling to find enough workers as the economic recovery strengthens. With viral cases declining and states and…
Shooting at Idaho Middle School Injures 3; Student Captured
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Authorities say a shooting at an eastern Idaho middle school has injured two students and a custodian, and a student suspected of being the shooter has been taken into custody. The Jefferson County sheriff says the…
Peloton Recalls Treadmills, Halts Sales, After a Child Dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Peloton is recalling about 125,000 of its treadmills. The move comes less than a month after the company denied the machines were dangerous and said it would not pull them from the market, even though they…
FOX NEWS HEADLINES
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- LIVE UPDATES: Biden speaks with Abbas, Netanyahu as Israel-Hamas conflict escalates
- Israeli airstrike on Gaza home kills 10, mostly children
- China says it has landed its first probe on Mars
- China vows 'countermeasures' against US journalists as diplomatic dispute escalates
- US military out of Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan, official says
- LIVE UPDATES: Israel's Netanyahu says Hamas, terrorist groups taking a 'very bad beating'
- Israeli cities face rioting, violence as Jewish-Arab conflicts intensify
CNN HEADLINES
- A card exempted a gay man from serving in Iran's military. It may have cost him his life
- US condemns 'atrocities' in Tigray and calls for those responsible to be 'held to account' after CNN investigation
- Gnawed bones of 9 Neanderthals found in Italian cave in 'extraordinary' discovery
- Prince Harry compares Royal life to 'The Truman Show'
- People are panic buying homes as prices skyrocket around the world
- After months of hyping bitcoin, Elon Musk says Tesla will stop accepting it
- The UK economy still has a huge mountain to climb
- Why Americans are panic buying fuel -- and why you shouldn't
- India's Covid catastrophe could make global shortages even worse
- US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here's why it matters
