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Gender-Neutral Toy Sections To Be Required in California Stores
(FOX 9) - Large stores in California will be required to create a section for gender-neutral children's toys. Gov. Newsom signed a bill into law Saturday that orders stores with at least 500 employees to maintain gender-neutral sections. The requirement…
Merck Asks US FDA To Authorize Promising Anti-COVID Pill
WASHINGTON (AP) - Drugmaker Merck has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its promising antiviral pill against COVID-19, setting the stage for a decision within weeks. If cleared by the Food and…
Texas Clinics Cancel Abortions after Court Reinstates Ban
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas abortion clinics are canceling appointments they had booked during a 48-hour reprieve from the nation’s most restrictive abortion law. The White House on Saturday had no immediate comment after a federal appeals court reinstated the…
US Employers Add a Weak 194,000 Jobs as Delta Maintains Hold
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added just 194,000 jobs in September, a second straight tepid gain and evidence that the pandemic still has a grip on the economy with many companies struggling to fill millions of open jobs. Friday’s report…
US Jobless Claims Fall to 326,000, First Drop In Four Weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, another sign that the U.S. job market and economy continue their steady recovery from last year’s coronavirus recession. The Labor Department said Thursday that unemployment claims…
Agreement on Short-term Debt Ceiling Fix, Averting Crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says an agreement has been reached with Republicans to extend the government’s borrowing authority into December. That temporarily averts a debt crisis. Schumer made the…
Judge Orders Texas To Suspend New Law Banning Most Abortions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A federal judge has ordered Texas to suspend a new law that has banned most abortions in the state since September. The order Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman freezes, for now, the strict abortion…
Pfizer Asks US To Allow COVID Shots for Kids Ages 5 to 11
(AP) - Pfizer is asking the U.S. government to allow the use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11. If regulators agree, shots could begin within a matter of weeks. Pfizer already had announced that a lower…
Los Angeles OKs One of Strictest Us Vaccination Mandates
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles leaders have voted to enact one of the nation’s strictest vaccine mandates. The sweeping measure requires the shots for everyone entering bars, restaurants, nail salons, gyms, and even a Lakers game. The City Council…
Student Taken Into Custody Hours After Texas School Shooting
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Police in Texas have arrested a student suspected of opening fire during a fight at his Dallas-area high school, leaving four people injured. Police say 18-year-old Timothy…
Texas High School on Lockdown Amid Reports of Shooting
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A Dallas-area school district said Wednesday that law enforcement was responding to reports of an “active shooter situation” at a high school. The Mansfield Independent School District said in a news release that Timberview High School…
Volvo Recalls Older Cars; Air Bag Inflators Can Explode
DETROIT (AP) - Volvo is recalling nearly 260,000 older cars in the U.S. because the front driver’s airbag can explode and send shrapnel into the cabin. The recall is in addition to one from November of 2020, which was done…
J&J Seeks US Clearance for COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses
WASHINGTON (AP) - Johnson & Johnson has asked U.S. regulators to allow booster shots of its COVID-19 vaccine as the U.S. government moves toward shoring up protection in more vaccinated Americans. J&J said Tuesday it filed data with the Food…
$699.8M Powerball Jackpot Won, Ticket Sold in California
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After 40 drawings without a big Powerball winner, a single ticket sold in California matched all six numbers and was the lucky winner of the nearly $700 million jackpot prize, officials said. The winning numbers…
Biden Lifts Abortion Referral Ban on Family Planning Clinics
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is reversing a ban on abortion referrals by federally funded family planning clinics. Monday's action by the Department of Health and Human Services lifts a Trump-era restriction…
FOX NEWS HEADLINES
- Former Pentagon official 'not surprised' by Chinese launch, says US is running out of time in AI race
- Russia, China back aid for Afghans in Taliban talks, say US should 'shoulder' costs
- French education minister declares war on American 'wokeism'
- Putin keeps Russian workers home for a week as COVID deaths soar
- Olympic flame arrives in Beijing despite calls for boycott
- Taliban to reward suicide bombers' families with cash, land
- China mulls law to punish parents for misbehaving kids
- British mother drives SUV into climate protesters blocking road: 'I'm not joking'
- Strike in Haiti over crime shuts down country amid search for missionaries
- Greta Thunberg dances, sings ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ during climate event
CNN HEADLINES
- London has more statues of animals than it does of women and people of color, a new study says
- UK government accused of being 'willfully negligent' as Covid cases mount
- 'She would never leave': Hear from mother of missing 4-year-old
- Canada launches proof of vaccination credential for international travel
- Everything you're waiting for is in these containers
- Samsung now lets you design your own flip smartphone
- The Ford Mustang Mach-E GT amps up the power in the company's electric lineup
- 'Ghost towns': Evergrande crisis shines a light on China's millions of empty homes
- Attacked, rejected and harassed: Asians around the world speak out on workplace discrimination
- US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here's why it matters
