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US Troops in Afghanistan Begin Packing Gear as They Prep to Leave
KABUL, Afghanistan-A U.S. defense department official says the U.S. military has begun shipping equipment and winding down contracts with local service providers ahead of the May 1 start of the final phase of its military pullout from Afghanistan. The pullout…
At 'Moment of Peril,' Biden Opens Global Summit on Climate
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has convened a global climate summit - by livestream from around the world because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden started it out Thursday with an ambitious U.S. pledge to cut by at least one-half…
FDA Inspection Found Problems at Factory Making J&J Vaccine
(AP) - U.S. regulators say the Baltimore factory contracted to make Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine was dirty, didn’t follow proper manufacturing procedures, and had poorly trained staff. The problems resulted in contamination of a batch of material that was…
Biden Aims For Momentum as US Returns to Climate Fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is convening a coalition of the willing, the unwilling, the desperate-for-help, and the avid-for-money for a two-day summit aimed at rallying the world’s worst polluters to do more to slow climate change. Biden’s first…
Burning Man Mulling Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines for August
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Burning Man festival organizers are considering requiring attendees to prove they’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19 if they move forward with plans to hold this year’s counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert. But they backed off an…
Crowds React With Joy, Wariness To Verdict In Floyd’s Death
London Williams stood in Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., moments before the verdict was read in George Floyd’s murder trial Tuesday, wondering how he would cope if the white police officer who killed the Black man was acquitted.…
Duluth 'Black Lives Matter' Protesters March Celebrating Chauvin Guilty Verdict
DULUTH, Minn.- For perhaps the first time in the year since George Floyd was killed, a Black Lives Matter protest through the streets of Duluth was filled with hope and celebration, after the…
Biden, Harris to Speak After Floyd Case Verdict
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver remarks Tuesday evening after the conviction of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. Biden, Harris and first lady Jill Biden called members of…
Biden Praying For ‘Right Verdict’ in Chauvin Trial
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden says he is "praying the verdict is the right verdict" in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin and that he believes the case to be "overwhelming." Biden told reporters at the…
Police Trying to Identify Gunman, Motive in FedEx Shooting
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say they have not yet identified the gunman of a motive in a mass shooting at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport. Deputy Chief Craig McCartt of the Indianapolis police said the suspect started randomly…
Police: 8 Dead in Shooting at FedEx Facility in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Eight people were shot and killed in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, and the shooter killed himself, police said. Several other people were injured Thursday night when gunfire erupted at the facility near…
Homeless Americans Finally Getting a Chance at COVID-19 Shot
(AP) - Homeless Americans who have been left off priority lists for coronavirus vaccinations — or even bumped aside as states shifted eligibility to older age groups — are finally getting their shots as vaccine supplies increase. While the U.S.…
Us Jobless Claims Plunge to 576,000, Lowest Since Pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to 576,000, a hopeful sign that layoffs are easing as the economy recovers from the pandemic recession. The Labor Department said Thursday that applications plummeted…
AP Source: Ponzi Schemer Bernie Madoff Dies in Prison
NEW YORK (AP) — Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, has died in prison. A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that Madoff died early Wednesday at the…
US Recommends ‘Pause’ for J&J Vaccine Over Clot Reports
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in the administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. In a joint statement Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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