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Moderna Says Updated COVID Shot Boosts Omicron Protection
(AP) -- Moderna’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine that combines its original shot with protection against the omicron variant appears to work, the company announced Wednesday. COVID-19 vaccine makers are studying updated boosters that might be offered in the fall to better…
4th Grade Uvalde Survivor: ‘I Don’t Want It To Happen Again’
WASHINGTON (AP) — An 11-year-old girl who survived the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, recounted in video testimony to Congress on Wednesday how she covered herself with a dead classmate’s blood to avoid being shot and “just stayed…
Simone Biles, Other Women Seek $1B-Plus From FBI Over Nassar
DETROIT (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and dozens of other women who say they were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar are seeking more than $1 billion from the FBI for failing to stop the sports doctor when the agency first…
Target Is Cutting Prices To Get Rid Of Excess Inventory
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Retail giant Target is cutting prices in an effort to get rid of excess inventory, the company said Tuesday. The Minneapolis-based retailer is taking a set of actions to "right-size its inventory for the balance of the year and…
Figure Skating Minimum Age Rises To 17 Before 2026 Olympics
PHUKET, Thailand (AP) — No 15-year-old figure skaters will be allowed to compete at the 2026 Olympics following the controversy surrounding Russian national champion Kamila Valieva at this year’s Beijing Games. A new age limit for figure skaters at senior international events…
Biden Orders Emergency Steps To Boost U.S. Solar Production
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered emergency measures Monday to boost crucial supplies to U.S. solar manufacturers and declared a two-year tariff exemption on solar panels from Southeast Asia as he attempted to jumpstart progress toward his climate change-fighting…
Police: Tennessee Shooting Leads to 3 Dead, 14 Injured
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A shooting near a Tennessee nightclub early Sunday led to three deaths and 14 people suffering gunshot wounds and other injuries, police said. Fourteen…
Biden Evacuated after Plane Entered Airspace Near Beach Home
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) - The White House says a small private airplane entered restricted airspace near President Joe Biden’s Delaware vacation home on Saturday, and that led to the brief evacuation of the president and first lady. The White…
Stocks Sink As Wall Street Eyes Downside Of Solid Jobs Data
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell broadly Friday and pulled major indexes into the red for the week as Wall Street focused on the downside of the still-strong U.S. jobs market. A report showed employers hired more workers last month than…
Families Of Uvalde, Buffalo Victims To Testify In Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Parents of victims and survivors of the mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde will appear before a House committee next week in an effort to bring home the devastation of America’s gun violence epidemic. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., the chairwoman of…
US Added 390,000 Jobs In May As Hiring Remained Robust
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 390,000 jobs in May, extending a streak of solid hiring that has bolstered an economy under pressure from high inflation and rising interest rates. Last month’s gain reflects a resilient job market that has…
Student Loan Debt Wiped Clean For Former Corinthian Students
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of students who attended the for-profit Corinthian Colleges chain will automatically get their federal student loans canceled, the Biden administration says, aiming to bring closure to one of the most notorious cases of fraud in American…
Stocks Make Gains, Oil Prices Rise As OPEC Raises Production
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Thursday, but remained choppy amid wariness about economic growth and rising interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% as of 1:13 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Police: Tulsa Suspect Targeted Surgeon He Blamed For Pain
(AP) -- A man who blamed his surgeon for ongoing pain after a recent back surgery bought an AR-style rifle hours before opening fire at a Tulsa medical office, killing the surgeon and three other people before fatally shooting himself,…
House Panel Taking Up Gun Bill In Wake Of Mass Shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is beginning to put its stamp on gun legislation in response to mass shootings in Texas and New York by 18-year-old assailants who used semi-automatic rifles to kill 31 people, including 19 children. The House…
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